Comparison

LiquidFin vs tofa

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

LiquidFin

Stream your Jellyfin media library with a fast and elegant client. Enjoy movies, TV shows, music, audiobooks, and live TV with offline downloads and built-in admin tools. Designed for Apple devices.

Highlights
  • Stream movies, TV shows, music, and audiobooks
  • Live TV streaming
  • Offline downloads for playback
  • Jellyseerr integration for media requests
  • Built-in server administration tools
  • Dedicated viewing modes for different media types
  • Seamless switching between multiple Jellyfin servers
Features
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LiquidFin delivers a fast, elegant, and powerful way to stream your Jellyfin media across iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV. Built for both viewers and server administrators, LiquidFin combines a beautiful, native playback experience with administration tools. Watch & stream everything: - Movies, TV shows, and collections - Live TV streaming - Full music and audiobook support - Books library browsing - Picture-in-Picture & background playback Built for music & audiobooks: - Dedicated music mode & library view - Dedicated audiobooks mode - Playlist support - Chapter support for audiobooks - Seamless background playback Offline downloads: Take your media anywhere with download support for offline playback. Jellyseerr integration: Search, discover, and request new media directly from your server. Built-in admin tools: Refresh libraries, start tasks, disable users, see storage details and more Focused viewing modes: Switch between dedicated experiences for Movies & TV, Music, Books or Live TV Effortless server switching: Quickly switch between multiple Jellyfin servers. Even more: Small quality of life features like support for preroll plugins, ... Designed for Apple devices - iPhone & iPad - Apple TV - macOS - Apple Watch - Liquid Glass design LiquidFin is free to download, with optional premium features to unlock the full experience. Terms of service: https://bcnlab.org/legal/tos

About

tofa

Access your personal media library on any device. Stream movies and shows you own, with progress syncing across screens. Organize and enjoy your collection with rich metadata and advanced playback features.

Highlights
  • Stream owned movies and shows
  • Cross-device progress syncing
  • Automatic media organization
  • High-quality picture and sound
  • Subtitle support
  • Share libraries with trusted users
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tofa plays the movies and shows you already own. You run a tofa server on a computer at home and point it at your media folders. Sign in to this app with your tofa account and your server is there, with your libraries, your artwork, and your place in every episode. WATCH ON EVERY SCREEN Your progress follows you. Start a film on Apple TV, finish it on your phone on the train. There is nothing to copy across and nothing to sync by hand. BUILT FOR YOUR LIBRARY Movies and shows are organized automatically, with posters, backdrops, descriptions, and cast. Seasons and episodes land in the right order. When something is named unusually, you can correct the match yourself and it stays corrected. PLAYS YOUR FILES AS THEY ARE Most of your library plays exactly as it sits on disk, which means the best picture your device can show. When a file needs converting, your server handles it and playback keeps up. PICTURE AND SOUND Dolby Vision, HDR10, and 4K on the hardware that supports them. Surround audio passes through to your receiver. Pick the audio track and subtitles you want, and tofa remembers the choice. SUBTITLES THAT WORK Text and image subtitles both render, including styled subtitles. Sidecar files sitting next to your media are picked up automatically. SHARE WITH PEOPLE YOU TRUST Give family or friends access to some or all of your libraries. Everyone gets their own profile, their own watch history, and their own place in each show. YOUR MEDIA STAYS YOURS tofa does not host any content. It plays the files on the server you run. We do not track you across apps or websites, we do not serve ads, and we do not sell your data. You need a tofa server to use this app. Setting one up takes about ten minutes.

Screenshots

LiquidFin4 screens
tofa4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: tofa at 5.0 against LiquidFin's 3.7. tofa also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6) and update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). LiquidFin's advantage is device support (5 vs 3). On price, ratings volume, ads and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. LiquidFin sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. tofa asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

tofa holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 6 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LiquidFin ships an update fortnightly, tofa every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
LiquidFin versus tofa: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLiquidFintofa
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (6 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings66
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, Apple TV
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size168 MB68 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperANDREAS WACKLERTofa Software ehf.

Customer experience

LiquidFin

All ratings6 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral33.3%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral41.7%
Negative8.3%

tofa

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

LiquidFin

Subscriptions3
  • Pro Monthly2 variants$1.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly$9.991 Year
  • Pro Yearly$12.991 Year
One-time2
  • Pro Lifetime$29.99
  • Pro Lifetime$39.99
None

tofa

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LiquidFin free?
LiquidFin is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is tofa free?
tofa is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, LiquidFin or tofa?
tofa is rated higher. LiquidFin averages 3.7 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while tofa averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do LiquidFin or tofa have ads?
Neither LiquidFin nor tofa shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LiquidFin or tofa?
LiquidFin ships an update fortnightly, and tofa every 4 days. Most recently, LiquidFin was updated on October 30, 2026 and tofa on November 13, 2026.

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