Comparison

ZimPlayer vs Sampurn Player

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

Head to head
About

ZimPlayer

Features
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Zimplayer is your all-in-one media hub: play videos, music, and browse photos in one place. Organize everything with playlists and albumsβ€”including nested albumsβ€”so you stay in control. VIDEO β€” Play videos with a clean player and Picture-in-Picture (PiP). Add videos from gallery or files into playlists. MUSIC β€” Build audio playlists with repeat modes. Use the in-app mini player and tune sound with the equalizer, bass, and 7D spatial effects in Settings. PHOTOS & ORGANIZATION β€” Create image playlists and organize them in albums and sub-albums. Set custom album covers or use the first image/video in the album. View your library in list or grid. LIBRARY β€” One place for albums and playlists. Create albums and sub-albums, add playlists to them, and move playlists between albums as you like. IMPORT & EXPORT β€” Import playlists from JSON and export to share or back up. QUICK VIEW β€” Open a video or image from gallery or files without adding it to a playlist. No account required. Your data stays on your device. Your media, your way.

About

Sampurn Player

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Ever wondered why we require 3 different players for Songs, Videos, and Audiobooks? This is the exact issue "Sampurn" player solves. We want songs to start from start during each play, but we want our audiobooks to resume from last position, right? "Sampurn" player can do this - It has folder based "resume" function in which you can enable "resume" for audiobooks, and keep it disabled for songs. "Sampurn" Player is a powerful, all-in-one media player for iPhone and iPad that plays virtually every audio and video format β€” right from your device, with no streaming required. Features: VIDEO PLAYER: - Full-featured player with gesture controls for volume (right side) and brightness (left side) - Resume carousel β€” instantly continue watching from the last 20 videos you paused - Multiple aspect ratio modes: Fit, Fill, Stretch, 4:3, and 16:9 - Subtitle support with embedded track selection and external SRT/VTT/ASS file loading - Multiple audio track selection for multilingual video files - Variable playback speed from 0.25x to 3.0x - Picture-in-Picture (PiP) support - Screen lock to prevent accidental touches - Double-tap to seek forward or backward - Playlist and auto-play next video support - Hardware-accelerated decoding for smooth playback AUDIO PLAYER: - Full-screen player with album artwork, lyrics display, and Up Next queue - Equalizer presets: Flat, Bass Boost, Treble Boost, Vocal, Rock, Pop, Jazz, Classical, Electronic, Late Night - Sleep timer with preset durations or end-of-track option - A-B repeat to loop any section of a track - Shuffle and repeat modes (Off, Repeat All, Repeat One) - Variable playback speed from 0.5x to 3.0x - Gapless playback and crossfade support - "All Songs" view to browse every audio file across all folders in one place - Hide songs or entire folders from the All Songs view for a clutter-free library FILE MANAGEMENT: - Folder-based browsing with breadcrumb navigation - Import files directly from the iOS Files app - Create, rename, and organize folders - Search across your entire library - Per-folder settings for playback behavior and resume preferences SUPPORTED FORMATS: - Audio: MP3, AAC, FLAC, ALAC, WAV, AIFF, OGG, OPUS, WMA, M4A, M4B, DTS, AC3, APE, WavPack, and more - Video: MP4, MKV, MOV, AVI, WMV, FLV, WebM, MPEG, TS, VOB, HEVC, H.264, H.265, and more - Subtitles: SRT, VTT, ASS, SSA, SUB, SMI SETTINGS & CUSTOMIZATION: - Configurable skip forward/backward durations for both audio and video - Default playback speed and aspect ratio preferences - Default subtitle language selection - Adjustable subtitle font size - Light, Dark, or System appearance - All settings and resume positions persist across app updates New features will be added in each new update.

Screenshots

ZimPlayer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: ZimPlayer at 3 against Sampurn Player's β€”. ZimPlayer also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

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

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

ZimPlayer costs $2.99 and Sampurn Player $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
ZimPlayer versus Sampurn Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZimPlayerSampurn Player
Price$2.99$2.99
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksβ€”
AdsYesβ€”
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betterβ€”
Requires iOS15.0 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size42 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGlobalburg Infotech Private LimitedMahesh Jagtap

In-app purchases

None

ZimPlayer

No in-app purchases

None

Sampurn Player

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ZimPlayer free?
ZimPlayer costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sampurn Player free?
Sampurn Player costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.

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