Comparison

Curatio Media Player vs YPlayer

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

Head to head
About

Curatio Media Player

Features
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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 — 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 — 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 — 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 — 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.

About

YPlayer

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YPlayer is a media player for the playlist you already have. It ships empty. There are no channels, no films and no series inside it, and no default playlist. Everything you see comes from the legal M3U link or Xtream Codes account you enter yourself, from a provider you already subscribe to. WHY IT PLAYS WHAT OTHERS WON'T Most players ship a single playback engine and give up when a format is unfamiliar. YPlayer carries two and moves between them on its own, so MKV, AC-3, DTS, HEVC and TS files play alongside ordinary HLS and MP4 streams. WHAT YOU GET • Two playback engines that switch automatically when a stream misbehaves • A TV guide with now-playing titles and a live progress bar • Parental controls — adult categories are hidden until you set a PIN • A separate profile for each playlist, so providers never mix • Resume where you stopped, favourites, Picture in Picture and AirPlay • Search across your films, series and channels at once YOUR DATA STAYS ON YOUR DEVICE There is no account and no analytics of our own. Playlists, watch history and credentials never leave your iPhone; Xtream passwords are held in the iOS Keychain. PREMIUM Premium removes ads. Without it, playback begins after a single rewarded ad, and if that ad cannot load the app lets you straight through rather than making you wait. Premium is an auto-renewable subscription offered weekly, monthly or yearly; payment is charged to your Apple Account and renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT YOU ADD We have no relationship with any provider and supply no content of any kind. You are responsible for adding only legal sources, and for holding the rights or a valid subscription to view them. Do not use YPlayer with content you are not authorised to access. Privacy Policy: https://yplayer.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://yplayer.app/terms

Screenshots

Curatio Media Player4 screens
YPlayer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Curatio Media Player at none against YPlayer's 3. Curatio Media Player also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. YPlayer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per 7 days. Curatio Media Player asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Curatio Media Player ships an update weekly, YPlayer every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
Curatio Media Player versus YPlayer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCuratio Media PlayerYPlayer
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.516.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB47 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperColin YoungZakariya Farah Sheikh

In-app purchases

None

Curatio Media Player

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

YPlayer

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly3 Days trial$0.497 Days
  • Monthly3 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • 1 Year3 Days trial$7.991 Year

Questions

Is Curatio Media Player free?
Curatio Media Player is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is YPlayer free?
YPlayer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Curatio Media Player or YPlayer have ads?
YPlayer shows ads; Curatio Media Player does not.
Which is updated more often, Curatio Media Player or YPlayer?
Curatio Media Player ships an update weekly, and YPlayer every 2 weeks. Most recently, Curatio Media Player was updated on October 25, 2026 and YPlayer on October 29, 2026.

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