Comparison

Quant Player vs Curatio Media Player

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

Head to head
About

Quant Player

Features
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A powerful and easy-to-use media player built for seamless playback and content organization. The app allows users to play and manage media from their own authorized sources in a smooth, modern interface. With optimized performance and advanced playback controls, it provides a reliable viewing experience across a wide range of media formats. Designed for flexibility and simplicity, the player gives users full control over their media while delivering high-quality playback and an intuitive browsing experience. Key Features • Smooth and high-performance video playback • Clean and user-friendly interface • Support for multiple media formats • Advanced playback controls and customization • Fast content loading and organized browsing • Compatible with user-provided and authorized media sources Disclaimer This app does not provide any media content. Users must supply their own legally obtained media and are responsible for the content they play within the application.

About

Curatio Media Player

Features
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Your media, your way. Curatio is a premium player for the library you already own. Bring your own server and the sources you already use — Curatio gives them a beautiful, cinematic home on Apple TV, iPhone, and iPad. It hosts nothing and tracks nothing. Your library stays entirely yours. Powered by a custom mpv engine with HDR10 and HLG, Curatio plays your video the way it was mastered. On Apple TV it matches your TV's refresh rate and dynamic range automatically. On iPhone and iPad it matches ProMotion frame-for-frame. BUILT FOR YOUR LIBRARY • Cinematic home screen with hero art and title logos • Curated shelves and rich detail pages — story, cast, and similar titles • Fast search across everything you've connected PLAYBACK THAT LOOKS RIGHT • HDR10 & HLG high dynamic range • Automatic refresh-rate & dynamic-range matching on Apple TV • Hardware-accelerated decoding — HEVC, H.264, VP9, AV1 and more • Instant source switching with automatic failover PREMIUM BY DESIGN • Picture-in-Picture on iPhone & iPad • Skip Intro & Credits, detected automatically • Continue Watching, synced across all your devices • Up to 10 profiles, each with its own history and library • Offline downloads on iPhone & iPad • Top Shelf on Apple TV YOUR SERVER, YOUR SOURCES Connect your own media server and the addons you already use. Curatio is the player — what you watch, and where it comes from, is entirely up to you. Nothing is hosted for you, and nothing is tracked. ONE APP, EVERY SCREEN iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV, with your profiles, history, and watchlist always in sync via iCloud. Your media. Your way.

Screenshots

Quant Player4 screens
Curatio Media Player4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Quant Player at 15.1 against Curatio Media Player's 17.5. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Quant Player ships an update every 4 days, Curatio Media Player weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
Quant Player versus Curatio Media Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuant PlayerCuratio Media Player
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.5
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB52 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperRicardo Silva SantosColin Young

In-app purchases

None

Quant Player

No in-app purchases

None

Curatio Media Player

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Quant Player free?
Quant Player is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Curatio Media Player free?
Curatio Media Player is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Quant Player or Curatio Media Player have ads?
Neither Quant Player nor Curatio Media Player shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Quant Player or Curatio Media Player?
Quant Player ships an update every 4 days, and Curatio Media Player weekly. Most recently, Quant Player was updated on October 8, 2026 and Curatio Media Player on October 15, 2026.

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