IBO Player Smarter vs iBoxPlayer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
IBO Player Smarter
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IBO Player Smarter is a modern media playlist player designed for smooth performance and wide video compatibility. The app allows users to load and manage their own playlists to stream video content in supported formats. Free Trial Information The app includes a limited 10-day free trial period. After the trial expires, activation or a separate purchase may be required to continue using the application. Built for stability and ease of use, the player delivers high-quality playback with support for advanced video decoding technologies. Key Features • Support for user-provided M3U and Xtream Codes playlists • High-quality HD and 4K playback (device and stream dependent) • Compatible with a wide range of video formats • Support for modern codecs including H.265 (HEVC), H.264, VP9, and AV1 • Clean and easy-to-navigate interface • Parental control features • Support for external video players • Multilingual user interface Media Format Support The app supports many commonly used video formats, including: 3GP, AVI, FLV, MKV, MOV, MP4, MPG, TS, WMV, WEBM, and others depending on device capabilities. Easy Setup • Add your own playlist using an M3U link or Xtream Codes account • Organize your media inside the app • Start playback using the built-in or external player Important Notice IBO Player Smarter is a media player only. • The app does not provide, host, sell, or include any TV channels, media content, playlists, or streaming services • Users must supply their own content from legal sources • The developer is not responsible for the content played by users
iBoxPlayer
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iBoxPlayer is one video player for the videos you already have: in your iPhone's photo library, in your Telegram chats, in your Google Drive and in the Files app. Each video plays right where it already is, without re-uploading or converting it. There's no iBoxPlayer account to create, your videos never pass through a server of ours, and every video picks up where you left off. YOUR SOURCES • This iPhone: the videos in your photo library, organised by album • Telegram: connect your own Telegram account and play the videos in your chats. Playback starts right away and you can jump to any point • Google Drive: play the video files you choose to share with the app. Only the files you pick are visible to iBoxPlayer • Files and Share: open a video from the Files app or another app's share sheet and it plays in place A PLAYER BUILT FOR GESTURES • Swipe to change brightness and volume • Double-tap to skip back or forward • Press and hold to speed up, let go to return to normal • Pinch to zoom and fill the screen • Lock the controls so a stray touch doesn't interrupt • Playback speed and a sleep timer • Every video resumes where you stopped SUBTITLES AND AUDIO TRACKS • MKV, MP4 and other common formats • Switch between audio tracks in multi-language videos • Turn subtitles on or off and choose the track • Style subtitles: size, colour and background WATCH ON YOUR TV • Cast to a TV on your Wi-Fi • Picture in Picture for MP4 and MOV videos: keep watching in a small window while you use other apps YOUR LIBRARY, ALL IN ONE PLACE • Every video from every source in one grid, filtered by source • A Continue watching row on Home • Playlists that mix videos from any source • Search across your videos • Pin the chats you use most to the top OFFLINE AND MOBILE DATA • Keep videos available in the app for when you have no signal, with pause, resume and cancel • Set a streaming quality limit to save mobile data • Lower quality used automatically on a weak connection MAKE IT YOURS • Light, dark or system theme • 10 accent colours • Optional PIN lock for the app IBOXPLAYER PREMIUM (OPTIONAL) • No ads • Keep more than one video available offline at the same time Premium is an auto-renewing subscription, offered monthly, every 6 months or yearly. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless you cancel it at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. NO ACCOUNT, NO UPLOADS iBoxPlayer has no account system and no server that your videos pass through. Telegram connects directly from your iPhone to Telegram, and Google Drive shares only the files you pick. Your watch history, playlists, resume positions and PIN are stored on your device. AVAILABLE IN 10 LANGUAGES English, Hindi, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazil), Indonesian, Russian, Arabic, Turkish, Vietnamese and French. iBoxPlayer is a player for videos you already have access to. It doesn't include any movies, shows or other videos. Terms of Use: https://iboxplay.com/iboxplayer-app/terms Privacy Policy: https://iboxplay.com/iboxplayer-app/privacy iBoxPlayer uses the Telegram API and is part of the Telegram ecosystem. Google Drive is a trademark of Google LLC. iBoxPlayer is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Telegram or Google.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: IBO Player Smarter at none against iBoxPlayer's shown. IBO Player Smarter also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. IBO Player Smarter sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and iBoxPlayer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | IBO Player Smarter | iBoxPlayer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 days |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 101 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | YASSINE BELMOUS | Pradnyawant Bhimrao Kokate |
In-app purchases
IBO Player Smarter
- IBO Player Smarter Activation$8.99
iBoxPlayer
- Premium Monthly$0.991 Month
- Premium 6 months$2.996 Months
- Premium Yearly$4.991 Year
Questions
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