Comparison

Sampurn Player vs Knotless

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

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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 โ€” 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 โ€” 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.

About

Knotless

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Knotless is a small app where you simply tap glowing knot tiles and watch them turn. There are no rules. No scores. No ads. No words on the screen. Tap a tile, and the strand changes direction. Tap again, and the colors shift. The pattern feels like it is almost tangled, almost untangled, always moving. Knotless is not an app for achieving anything. It is just something to tap.

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Knotless at Free against Sampurn Player's $2.99. Knotless also leads on device support. On in-app purchases and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Knotless is free to download; Sampurn Player costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Sampurn Player versus Knotless: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSampurn PlayerKnotless
Price$2.99Free โ€” better
Update frequencyโ€”Every 4 days
Adsโ€”No
In-app purchasesNoNo
Devicesโ€”iPhone, iPad โ€” better
Requires iOS17.0 โ€” better18.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size4 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMahesh JagtapMakoto Fukuoka

In-app purchases

None

Sampurn Player

No in-app purchases

None

Knotless

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sampurn Player free?
Sampurn Player costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Knotless free?
Knotless is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

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