ReCast Player vs Hattrick Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ReCast Player
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Recast — Your Radio, Replayed Play your recorded radio shows from local storage, iCloud Drive, or SMB network shares — all in one app. Smart Date Detection Automatically extracts dates from filenames and organizes episodes chronologically. Supports multiple date formats including ISO 8601, Japanese dates, and more. Per-Folder Playback Tracking Remembers your last playback position for each folder. Instantly see which show you were listening to and pick up right where you left off. Network Playback Connect directly to SMB shares on your home server or NAS. Browse folders, select shows, and stream without copying files to your device. Built for Radio Listeners - Background playback with lock screen controls - Sleep timer, playback speed control, shuffle & repeat - Mark episodes as played/unplayed - Sort by date or filename
Hattrick Pro
This media player allows you to organize and watch content from your own M3U playlists or supported provider accounts. It offers a modern TV-style interface with features like category browsing, episode playback, and user profiles for shared devices.
- M3U playlist support
- Provider account login
- Category-first browsing
- Episode playback flow
- User profiles
- Content restriction controls
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Hattrick Pro is a media player client for users who already have authorized access to their own playlist or provider service. Use your own M3U playlist or supported provider account to browse content, organize playback, and watch with a modern TV-style interface. Key features: - M3U playlist support - Provider account login (where supported) - Category-first browsing for Live, Movies, and Series - Episode playback flow for series - Profiles for shared devices - Profile PIN and Content Lock PIN - Restriction controls for protected viewing - Playback settings, cache controls, and refresh interval options Important disclaimer: Hattrick Pro does not provide, sell, host, or include any TV channels, movies, series, playlists, subscriptions, or other media content. Users are responsible for using only content and services they are authorized to access.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hattrick Pro at none against ReCast Player's 1. Hattrick Pro also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 6 weeks). On price 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. ReCast Player sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Hattrick Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.
ReCast Player ships an update every 6 weeks, Hattrick Pro every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ReCast Player | Hattrick Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 82 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Takahiro Machida | AHMAD AL OTHMAN |
In-app purchases
ReCast Player
- Recast Pro$1.99
Hattrick Pro
No in-app purchases









