FinStream vs Curatio Media Player
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
FinStream
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FinStream is a native, modern client for your personal media server. Bring your movie and TV collection to your Apple devices with a clean interface. ⢠Connect to one or more media servers ⢠Browse libraries, movies, shows, seasons and episodes ⢠Resume playback across devices, with progress synced through your server ⢠Built-in player with subtitle and audio track selection ⢠Discover what is trending in your libraries ⢠Optional request-service integration to browse and request new content ⢠Designed for the latest SwiftUI APIs and Liquid Glass appearance You need your own compatible media server to use FinStream.
Curatio Media Player
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Your media, your way. Curatio is a premium player for the library you already own. Bring your own server and the sources you already use ā Curatio gives them a beautiful, cinematic home on Apple TV, iPhone, and iPad. It hosts nothing and tracks nothing. Your library stays entirely yours. Powered by a custom mpv engine with HDR10 and HLG, Curatio plays your video the way it was mastered. On Apple TV it matches your TV's refresh rate and dynamic range automatically. On iPhone and iPad it matches ProMotion frame-for-frame. BUILT FOR YOUR LIBRARY ⢠Cinematic home screen with hero art and title logos ⢠Curated shelves and rich detail pages ā story, cast, and similar titles ⢠Fast search across everything you've connected PLAYBACK THAT LOOKS RIGHT ⢠HDR10 & HLG high dynamic range ⢠Automatic refresh-rate & dynamic-range matching on Apple TV ⢠Hardware-accelerated decoding ā HEVC, H.264, VP9, AV1 and more ⢠Instant source switching with automatic failover PREMIUM BY DESIGN ⢠Picture-in-Picture on iPhone & iPad ⢠Skip Intro & Credits, detected automatically ⢠Continue Watching, synced across all your devices ⢠Up to 10 profiles, each with its own history and library ⢠Offline downloads on iPhone & iPad ⢠Top Shelf on Apple TV YOUR SERVER, YOUR SOURCES Connect your own media server and the addons you already use. Curatio is the player ā what you watch, and where it comes from, is entirely up to you. Nothing is hosted for you, and nothing is tracked. ONE APP, EVERY SCREEN iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV, with your profiles, history, and watchlist always in sync via iCloud. Your media. Your way.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Curatio Media Player at 17.5 against FinStream's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
FinStream ships an update every 6 days, Curatio Media Player weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FinStream | Curatio Media Player |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days ā better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV ā better | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.5 ā better |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Zabir Raihan | Colin Young |
In-app purchases
FinStream
No in-app purchases
Curatio Media Player
No in-app purchases
Questions
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Do FinStream or Curatio Media Player have ads?
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