Comparison

MyTubeSync vs Swiftly Player

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

Head to head
About

MyTubeSync

Features
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MyTubeSync makes it easy to save and manage your favorite YouTube videos. Key Features: -YouTube Video Search -Save Favorites with one tap -Organize videos with custom categories -Automatic Watch History -Channel Subscriptions -iCloud Sync across devices Search for videos by keyword and add them to your favorites instantly. Organize with custom categories like Cooking, Music, and Study. Your watch history is recorded automatically for easy access later. Subscribe to your favorite channels and stay updated. All your data syncs seamlessly across iPhones via iCloud. Simple and intuitive design makes your YouTube experience more convenient.

About

Swiftly Player

Stream your Jellyfin media library without transcoding. Seamlessly resume playback across devices, download content for offline viewing, and enjoy features like skip intro and picture-in-picture.

Highlights
  • No transcoding required
  • Cross-device playback resume
  • Offline downloads
  • Picture-in-picture support
  • Multiple server support
  • Skip intro/credits
Features
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Swiftly plays the films on your Jellyfin server just as they are. Most apps have the server rebuild a film while you're watching. Swiftly leaves it alone — and tells you beforehand that it will. If something ever does have to be converted, you'll see which part of the file was responsible. Picture in Picture is built in, so a film can carry on in the corner while you get on with something else. RESUME ON THIS DEVICE Something playing on the Apple TV turns up as a button on your iPhone. One tap and it carries on here, at the second you left it. It works in every direction between iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV. SERVERS AND ACCOUNTS Add more than one Jellyfin, stay signed in to all of them, and switch from your profile without typing a password again. DOWNLOADS Take episodes and films with you. Swiftly downloads the original file, so what you watch offline is the same quality as what you stream. MORE • Request what your server doesn't have yet, through Seerr, without leaving the app • Skip Intro and Skip Credits, via the Jellyfin plugin • People pages: tap a name in the cast for a biography and everything of theirs you own • Your home screen in your order — rows off, rows moved, genres as rows or as chips • Custom headers per server, for Jellyfin behind Cloudflare Access, Authelia, Authentik or Pangolin • Collections and each library, straight from the Movies and Shows title • Sign in with a Quick Connect code instead of a password • Lock screen and headphone controls, plus background audio • Your audio and subtitle language, chosen once • Next episode on its own, sleep timer, playback speed • Watchlist, filters and search • English and German Swiftly brings no films of its own — it simply shows what's already on your server. And it collects nothing: no analytics, no advertising, no account with us. Your viewing position goes to your server and nowhere else. You'll need a Jellyfin server of your own, 10.8 or newer, on a secure (https) address, and an iPhone or iPad with iOS 18. Uses VLCKit and libVLC by VideoLAN under the LGPL 2.1 or later. Licenses and source code: https://swiftlyplayer.com/licenses/

Screenshots

MyTubeSync4 screens
Swiftly Player4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Swiftly Player at every 6 days against MyTubeSync's fortnightly. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MyTubeSync ships an update fortnightly, Swiftly Player every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
MyTubeSync versus Swiftly Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMyTubeSyncSwiftly Player
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS17.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB55 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMakoto KishinaPaul Herter

In-app purchases

None

MyTubeSync

No in-app purchases

None

Swiftly Player

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MyTubeSync free?
MyTubeSync is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Swiftly Player free?
Swiftly Player is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MyTubeSync or Swiftly Player have ads?
Neither MyTubeSync nor Swiftly Player shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MyTubeSync or Swiftly Player?
MyTubeSync ships an update fortnightly, and Swiftly Player every 6 days. Most recently, MyTubeSync was updated on October 6, 2026 and Swiftly Player on October 7, 2026.

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