Comparison

AuraVideo vs PlanetLoopTimer

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

Head to head
About

AuraVideo

Organize, securely store, and play all your local videos with advanced privacy features. Supports multiple formats, custom collections, and various import methods, keeping your content private on your device.

Highlights
  • Local video playback and management
  • Secure password protection
  • Customizable video collections
  • Multiple import options (gallery, Files, LAN)
  • Detailed video technical information
  • Gesture-based playback controls
Features
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1. AuraVideo is a local video playback and management tool designed specifically for privacy protection. Tired of your videos being scattered across your photo gallery? AuraVideo lets you easily organize, securely store, and smoothly play all your local videos. 2. Powerful Playback Capabilities Supports multiple video formats such as MP4, MOV, and MKV, with automatic generation of cover thumbnails and video previews. View complete video technical details, including resolution, bitrate, frame rate, encoding format, and audio track information. 3. Flexible Video Management Create custom categories and collections, drag to reorder, and set personalized covers for your collections. Supports smart sorting by addition time, name, file size, and duration, allowing you to quickly locate target videos. 4. Multiple Import Methods - Batch import from the system photo gallery (supports selecting up to 9 videos at once) - Import from the Files app - LAN upload: On the same Wi-Fi network, scan a QR code or enter an address via a computer browser to upload videos — no data cable required 5. Privacy First Set a 4-digit or 6-digit numeric password. The app requires password verification each time it is launched, effectively protecting your private content. 6. Multi-language Support Supports Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, English, Japanese, and Korean, automatically following the system language. 7. Carefully Crafted Experience Dark theme design, smooth animated transitions, full-screen immersive playback, gesture-based fast forward and rewind, and long press for speed-up playback. All designed to provide you with the best viewing experience. 8. All video data is stored only locally on your device. AuraVideo does not upload any content to servers.

About

PlanetLoopTimer

Features
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■ "Break, break, always break." gets things moving "Just a quick break"—and 30 minutes are gone. Open a comic, and the rest of the day is over. The harder you say "do it," the more they freeze. PlanetLoopTimer is a visual timer that turns the break itself into your child's "next motivation switch." Launch a planet, orbit the sun—the orbit is the break time. Pulled into the sun, it ends. "I want another shot, and a better one"—that feeling pulls the next small step out of them. ■ Not "5 minutes ticking by," but "you launch your own break" A normal timer starts counting down the second you press the button. For a kid, time is leaving without their say—it just feels unfair. That's why "just a little more!" never stops. In PlanetLoopTimer, the break length is decided by your launch. Eye the angle and power on the guide line, then release at the right moment. Launch well: longer orbit. Miss: much shorter. Because they made the time themselves, the end feels easier to accept too. ■ Planets, around the sun, round and round Each planet has a different break length. The farther from the sun, the longer it orbits. "It's far, so it goes longer"—that's intuitive for kids. As the target time gets closer, the sun's gravity slowly grows, and the planet spirals in. Watching a planet stay in orbit feels nothing like a forced 5-minute countdown. It's a timer, but it plays a bit like a game. That's how "fun breaks" are born. ■ Three easy steps ① Pick a planet The number on each planet on the start screen is the break time guide. ② Look at the guide line, and launch Picture the angle and power, then fire. A clean launch orbits long, a miss falls short— it's a timer, but you'll find yourself wanting to get better. ③ When it's pulled into the sun, the break ends The moment it's swallowed up, "what's next?" rises naturally. ■ Pluto only: ∞ Challenge mode Pluto has no rising-gravity setup. With a clean enough launch, it just keeps orbiting. Use it as a "personal record" treat for your kid. ■ A great fit for these kids and families [For kids who…] · "5 more minutes" stretches on forever · Open a comic or a game and can't put it down · Have a strong sense of their own pace · Move on "I want to try" more than on reasons · Love breaks, but can't quite catch the cue to end one · Have ADHD, ASD, or time blindness traits [For families where…] · "Do it!" has become a daily refrain · You want kids to move because they're convinced, not because they're told · Timers tend to turn into arguments · You'd like a fun mechanism for daily routines "Launch" instead of "scold." Change the word that moves them, and the day gets a little lighter. ■ About ads To avoid disturbing the timer, the main planet modes (Mercury through Neptune) show no ads at all. Ads appear only once, at the end of the Pluto (∞ Challenge) bonus mode. · Regular planet modes are fully ad-free — during and after the timer · One ad only at the end of Pluto ∞ mode · No ads during the timer or while you're operating the screen · We configure AdMob not to receive the advertising identifier (IDFA) · Data stays on your device, never sent externally May your daily breaks become a little space adventure. ■ Sister apps "LastDays" — counts down the time left with your kid, in "how many more times." "TodoGatya" — for slow mornings — kids draw the next task from a gacha and start with a surprise.

Screenshots

AuraVideo4 screens
PlanetLoopTimer3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PlanetLoopTimer at none against AuraVideo's 1. PlanetLoopTimer also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.6). On price, update cadence and ads 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. AuraVideo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PlanetLoopTimer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AuraVideo ships an update every 2 months, PlanetLoopTimer every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
AuraVideo versus PlanetLoopTimer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAuraVideoPlanetLoopTimer
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer畅 刘Tatsuro Saito

In-app purchases

1 purchases

AuraVideo

One-time1
  • pro$1.99
None

PlanetLoopTimer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AuraVideo free?
AuraVideo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PlanetLoopTimer free?
PlanetLoopTimer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do AuraVideo or PlanetLoopTimer have ads?
Neither AuraVideo nor PlanetLoopTimer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AuraVideo or PlanetLoopTimer?
AuraVideo ships an update every 2 months, and PlanetLoopTimer every 6 weeks. Most recently, AuraVideo was updated on October 24, 2026 and PlanetLoopTimer on October 11, 2026.

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