Comparison

GesturePlay vs Continuous Player

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

Head to head
About

GesturePlay

Features
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Transform the way you watch videos with GesturePlay - the intuitive video player designed for effortless control at your fingertips. Effortless Gesture Controls Navigate your videos naturally with simple, intuitive gestures: - Double-tap left to skip backward - Double-tap right to skip forward - Pinch to zoom in on any detail - Customize skip duration from 0-60 seconds Premium Video Experience - Picture-in-Picture Mode - Keep watching while using other apps - Variable Playback Speed - From 0.25x to 2.0x for slow-motion or quick viewing - Custom Thumbnails - Set any frame as your video thumbnail - Continue Watching - Pick up right where you left off - Precise Seeking - Jump to any moment with pixel-perfect accuracy Clean, Intuitive Design - Beautiful, distraction-free video player - Auto-hiding controls that stay out of your way - Sort videos by date, duration, or size - Group videos by time period for easy organization - Sleek interface that puts your content first Premium Features - Unlimited Continue Watching for all your videos - Custom Thumbnails for perfect organization - All future premium features included - One-time purchase - no subscription required Why GesturePlay? Built from the ground up for iOS, GesturePlay delivers a native, polished experience that feels right at home on your device. Whether you are reviewing recorded content, watching saved videos, or organizing your media library, GesturePlay makes it simple and enjoyable. Download GesturePlay today and experience video playback the way it should be - intuitive, powerful, and beautifully simple.

About

Continuous Player

This app automatically plays videos and photos from your selected album or custom playlist. It offers extensive playback customization, offline viewing, and a child-lock feature. Enjoy background playback and live captions with no ads or tracking.

Highlights
  • Automatic album playback
  • Custom playlist creation
  • Playback speed and timing control
  • Offline viewing
  • Child lock feature
  • Background playback
  • Live captions
Features
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Pick an album in your Photos library. Everything inside plays, one after another, without stopping. No tapping every clip to start it again, no black screen the moment a video ends. Made for showing your kids only the videos in one folder, looking back at a trip with its photos and videos together, or leaving your footage running while you work. PICK AN ALBUM, THAT'S IT - Play an album from Photos as it is. No importing, no converting - Videos and photos mixed together play as one queue (photos stay on screen for as long as you set) - Or build a playlist of just the items you want, in the order you want TUNE THE PLAYBACK - Sort: date taken (oldest or newest first), duration (longest or shortest first), random - Filter: everything, videos only, or photos only - Filter by date taken: today, the last 3, 7 or 30 days, or an exact range you pick - Timing: how long a photo stays on screen (1-30 sec), and when to move on from a video (play in full, or 3-60 sec) - Repeat: off, the whole album or playlist, or just the video you're on - Speed: 0.5x to 2.0x in 0.25 steps, plus 3x, 5x and 10x PLAY IT OFFLINE - Copy videos and photos onto the device and they play where there's no signal - Filter to "downloaded only" to play just what you saved, back to back - Keep it running on the move or on a plane, without watching your data A LOCK FOR HANDING IT TO A CHILD - Lock the playback screen so taps and swipes no longer interrupt anything - Unlocking takes a long press, so it won't come undone by accident - To keep them from leaving the app entirely, pair it with Guided Access in iOS Settings FIND YOUR WAY BACK - Pin favorite albums to the top of the list - The last video or photo you played is marked, so you know where you left off - Show the date taken on thumbnails and during playback (optional) - Calendar view: thumbnails sit on the days they were taken. Tap a day to play from there, jump to any month, or tap Today to come back WHILE IT PLAYS - Press and hold either edge of the screen to fast-forward at twice your chosen speed, only while held - Double-tap the right or left side to skip 10 seconds forward or back - Background playback: sound keeps going with the screen off, with controls on the Lock Screen and in Control Center - Picture in Picture: keep it running in a small window while you use other apps LIVE CAPTIONS - The audio is recognized as it plays and shown as captions over the video - Switch the language it listens for without stopping playback - it doesn't have to match the app's language - Recognition happens entirely on your device. No audio is sent anywhere - When it can't make anything out, it tells you why NO ADS, NO IN-APP PURCHASES, NO TRACKING Buy it once and it's yours. No ads. No in-app purchases. Nothing about you is collected or sent anywhere. Your videos and photos are read and played on your device. LANGUAGES Japanese, English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Portuguese (Brazil), Dutch, Polish. You can set the app's language separately from your device language. BEFORE YOU START - Access to your photo library is required. Limited access (selected photos only) works fine - Live captions need permission for speech recognition - Items kept in iCloud but not on your device are downloaded as they play, which uses data

Screenshots

GesturePlay4 screens
Continuous Player4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: GesturePlay at Free against Continuous Player's $4.99. Continuous Player's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ads, device support 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

GesturePlay is free to download; Continuous Player costs $4.99 up front. GesturePlay sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Continuous Player asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
GesturePlay versus Continuous Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGesturePlayContinuous Player
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Paid
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHoi Hei ChowSuguru Yamada

In-app purchases

1 purchases

GesturePlay

One-time1
  • Premium Unlock$2.99
None

Continuous Player

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GesturePlay free?
GesturePlay is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Continuous Player free?
Continuous Player costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do GesturePlay or Continuous Player have ads?
Neither GesturePlay nor Continuous Player shows ads.

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