Tilus vs Leaf Player
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Tilus
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Forget formats. Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos and lossless 7.1 β from a USB drive, a NAS, Jellyfin, Plex or the cloud, on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV. Played by an engine of our own. Nothing converted. Frame for frame. 35 YEARS OF VIDEO. ONE ENGINE. β’ Dolby Vision profiles 5 and 8. Profile 7 from UHD Blu-ray is converted to 8.1 on the fly. β’ Dolby Atmos in Dolby Digital Plus plays as Atmos β in AirPods, on speakers that support it, on your TV over AirPlay. β’ Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD MA and FLAC β every channel up to 7.1, lossless, to your TV over AirPlay. β’ HDR10, HDR10+ and HLG. 4K and 8K, 120 fps, 10-bit. β’ H.264 and HEVC on Apple's hardware decoders. AV1 in hardware where the chip has it, in software up to 4K everywhere else. β’ Deinterlacing for broadcast recordings, DVDs and digitised tapes. WHEREVER YOUR FILMS LIVE β’ On your device: Files, Photos, USB drives, external SSDs, SD cards. β’ Network storage: SMB and WebDAV β Synology, QNAP, TrueNAS, Unraid, Nextcloud, ownCloud, Windows, macOS. Servers on your network are found automatically. β’ Media servers: Jellyfin, Emby, Plex. β’ Cloud: Dropbox, OneDrive, Google Drive, Yandex Disk, pCloud, Box, Mail.ru Cloud, Koofr β no full download first. β’ Links: direct links, HLS streams, live HLS. β’ Works with: OpenSubtitles, Simkl, TheTVDB, iCloud, Google Gemini. Your server stops transcoding: every file plays exactly as it is stored, and your NAS stays cool and quiet. EVERY SCREEN. NATIVE. System menus, gestures, Liquid Glass β Tilus looks and responds as if it came with the device. β’ iPhone: a season from your NAS, downloaded for the road. β’ iPad: Picture in Picture with any file β episode after episode, over your library or other apps. β’ Mac: keyboard, pointer and windows. β’ Apple TV: your TV matches each film's frame rate and HDR. Made for the Siri Remote, with Continue Watching on the Top Shelf. β’ AirPlay and HDMI: iPhone and iPad become the remote. Library, sources and progress sync through iCloud β pick up on any screen from the same frame. A LIBRARY THAT SORTS ITSELF Shows, seasons and episodes in order, with cover art and descriptions. Continue Watching gathers every source on one shelf. Skip Intro, chapters and bookmarks. Downloads resume from the last byte. SUBTITLES THAT WEREN'T THERE β’ From speech: no subtitles? Tilus transcribes the speech on device with Apple's latest models β a whole episode in about half a minute. β’ In your language: any track, translated. It appears right next to the others. β’ One tap: tap any word to see its translation β offline, on device. β’ Matched by ear: subtitles from another release line up with the speech. EVERY FORMAT, BY NAME Video: H.264, Hi10P, HEVC, ProRes, AV1, VP9, VP8, MPEG-4 (Xvid, DivX), DivX 3, MPEG-2, MPEG-1, VC-1, WMV, RealVideo, DV, MJPEG, Cinepak, Microsoft Video 1, H.263, Sorenson Spark, VP6. Picture: 4K, 8K, 120 fps, 10-bit, HDR10, HDR10+, HLG, Dolby Vision 5, 7 and 8, deinterlacing, anamorphic. Audio: up to 7.1, Dolby Atmos, APAC, Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby Digital, DTS-HD MA, DTS, FLAC, ALAC, PCM, G.711, AAC, HE-AAC, MP3, MP2, Opus, Vorbis, WMA, RealAudio, ATRAC3, AMR, QCELP, Nellymoser, ADPCM, GSM, separate audio files. Containers: MKV, MP4, MOV, M4V, AVI, TS, M2TS, WebM, MPEG, VOB, DVD, ASF, FLV, RealMedia, 3GP, DV, Blu-ray, ISO, Video CD. Subtitles: SRT, ASS/SSA, WebVTT, PGS, VobSub, DVB, Teletext, CEA-608, MicroDVD, MPL2, TMPlayer, SAMI, TX3G, separate subtitle files. Nothing plays like Tilus. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Leaf Player
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Leaf Player brings audio and video together in a refined, meticulously crafted player. Enjoy fluid playback, effortless access across sources, offline freedom, and an experience that stays completely free from ads. VIDEO PLAYBACK - Play MP4, MOV, M4V, MKV, AVI, and more - Enjoy smooth, immersive fullscreen playback - Open the full playlist at any moment - Jellyfin supported AUDIO PLAYBACK - Enjoy music, audiobooks, podcasts, lectures, and more - Move seamlessly through a complete playback queue - Settle into long, uninterrupted listening sessions EVERY SOURCE IN ONE PLACE - Play directly from local folders - Connect One Drive, Google Drive, Jellyfin, SMB, and WebDAV, move remote sources are coming soon - Browse folders and start playing instantly - Send audio and video from a computer with Wi-Fi Transfer - Move between local, cloud, and network media effortlessly OFFLINE, ANYTIME - Download folders for offline playback - Keep watching and listening without a connection - Follow download progress at a glance - Bring entire collections anywhere CONTINUE INSTANTLY - Automatically remember playback progress - Return through Continue Watching and Continue Listening NO ADS, EVER - No ads for all users LOCALIZATION - 16+ language supported Leaf Player does not include media, ads, tracking, or a developer-run media server. Your files remain yours. LEGAL LINKS Privacy Policy: https://leafplayer.cuixiaochen.com/privacy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
Tilus and Leaf Player are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters β price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them β neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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
Both are free to download. Tilus sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Leaf Player sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Tilus ships an update weekly, Leaf Player every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tilus | Leaf Player |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 5 days β better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV β better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 171 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kirill Ustiuzhanin | XIAOCHEN CUI |
In-app purchases
Tilus
- AI Services$2.991 Month
- Full Player$24.99
Leaf Player
- Leaf Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
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