Comparison

ReelFin vs Prismedia

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

Head to head
About

ReelFin

Features
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ReelFin turns your Jellyfin library into a native experience on iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV. Browse your movies and shows, find an episode, and pick up right where you left off. ReelFin connects to your own server, so your media library stays under your control. PLAYBACK MADE FOR APPLE โ€ข Playback with Apple technologies and Direct Play when your media and device are compatible. โ€ข Resume, skipping, seeking, and progress saved to your Jellyfin account. โ€ข Selection of available audio tracks and subtitles. โ€ข Home, Library, and Search help you quickly find the right title. โ€ข Quick Connect on Apple TV lets you approve sign-in from another device. YOUR SERVER, YOUR MEDIA You need a reachable Jellyfin server and an account on that server. ReelFin does not include, provide, or sell movies or shows. Playback formats and available features depend on your media, server, and device. ReelFin is an independent client and is not affiliated with the Jellyfin project.

About

Prismedia

Features
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Your media is already one collection. Prismedia gives it one private home. Connect the native app to the Prismedia server you host, then browse, watch, listen, and read without handing your library to an advertising platform. Movies, series, music, audiobooks, ebooks, comics, images, and galleries keep their own purpose-built experiences while sharing one identity, one account, and personal progress. WATCH IN FULL FIDELITY Prismedia uses a custom native player built around the codecs and playback capabilities of your Apple devices. Supported sources can direct-play at original quality, including lossless audio, while the server can remux or transcode when the device needs another format. Paused playback keeps title, timeline, stream state, resolution, audio, subtitles, and speed controls readable. READ YOUR WAY Open EPUB, PDF, and comic archives in a native reader. Choose typography, theme, margins, spacing, pagination, or continuous scrolling. A book can also carry an audiobook edition, keeping reading and listening progress together so you can move between text and narration. LISTEN NATIVELY Browse artists and albums, manage a queue, and control music or audiobooks with familiar native playback surfaces. Artwork, chapters, progress, shuffle, and repeat stay close at hand. BUILT FOR EVERY SCREEN Use touch-first browsing and reading on iPhone and iPad, then move to a focus-first living-room experience on Apple TV. Personal accounts keep playback and reading progress with the right member of the household. SELF-HOSTED BY DESIGN Prismedia connects to a server you operate. The server centralizes library scanning, metadata, files, requests, acquisition, streaming, and background work. The native app has no advertising, cross-app tracking, or developer analytics. Requires a reachable Prismedia server and a Prismedia account. Server software, installation instructions, and source are available from the Prismedia website.

Screenshots

ReelFin3 screens
Prismedia4 screens

Verdict

The call

ReelFin and Prismedia are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters โ€” price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ReelFin ships an update fortnightly, Prismedia every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
ReelFin versus Prismedia: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReelFinPrismedia
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightly โ€” betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TViPhone, iPad, Apple TV
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size94 MB82 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperFLORIAN DAMIEN TAFFINPaul Davis

In-app purchases

None

ReelFin

No in-app purchases

None

Prismedia

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ReelFin free?
ReelFin is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Prismedia free?
Prismedia is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ReelFin or Prismedia have ads?
Neither ReelFin nor Prismedia shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ReelFin or Prismedia?
ReelFin ships an update fortnightly, and Prismedia every 3 weeks. Most recently, ReelFin was updated on October 24, 2026 and Prismedia on October 25, 2026.

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