Comparison

VideoSorter vs Continuous Player

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

Head to head
About

VideoSorter

Features
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VideoSorter reads videos from your photo library and automatically sorts them into folders based on rules you define. Designed for students and teachers who record lectures on specific days and times. SMART AUTO-SORTING Create folders with custom rules to automatically classify your videos: - Weekday filter — choose which days of the week - Time range — specify the hours of the day - Date range — set a start and end date - Duration filter — min and max video length - Per-weekday time ranges — different schedules for each day MANUAL ORGANIZATION Create directories yourself and manually pick videos to add. Every video that doesn't match a rule lands in the "Unclassified" folder so nothing is lost. VIDEO PLAYBACK & MANAGEMENT Browse sorted video lists per folder, play them directly in the app, pin important ones to the top, and remove videos you no longer need. PRIVACY FIRST VideoSorter only reads photo library metadata (creation date and duration). It does not access your camera, does not modify your photos, and does not upload any data. Available in English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Spanish, and Korean. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Continuous Player

This app automatically plays videos and photos from your selected album or custom playlist. It offers extensive playback customization, offline viewing, and a child-lock feature. Enjoy background playback and live captions with no ads or tracking.

Highlights
  • Automatic album playback
  • Custom playlist creation
  • Playback speed and timing control
  • Offline viewing
  • Child lock feature
  • Background playback
  • Live captions
Features
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Pick an album in your Photos library. Everything inside plays, one after another, without stopping. No tapping every clip to start it again, no black screen the moment a video ends. Made for showing your kids only the videos in one folder, looking back at a trip with its photos and videos together, or leaving your footage running while you work. PICK AN ALBUM, THAT'S IT - Play an album from Photos as it is. No importing, no converting - Videos and photos mixed together play as one queue (photos stay on screen for as long as you set) - Or build a playlist of just the items you want, in the order you want TUNE THE PLAYBACK - Sort: date taken (oldest or newest first), duration (longest or shortest first), random - Filter: everything, videos only, or photos only - Filter by date taken: today, the last 3, 7 or 30 days, or an exact range you pick - Timing: how long a photo stays on screen (1-30 sec), and when to move on from a video (play in full, or 3-60 sec) - Repeat: off, the whole album or playlist, or just the video you're on - Speed: 0.5x to 2.0x in 0.25 steps, plus 3x, 5x and 10x PLAY IT OFFLINE - Copy videos and photos onto the device and they play where there's no signal - Filter to "downloaded only" to play just what you saved, back to back - Keep it running on the move or on a plane, without watching your data A LOCK FOR HANDING IT TO A CHILD - Lock the playback screen so taps and swipes no longer interrupt anything - Unlocking takes a long press, so it won't come undone by accident - To keep them from leaving the app entirely, pair it with Guided Access in iOS Settings FIND YOUR WAY BACK - Pin favorite albums to the top of the list - The last video or photo you played is marked, so you know where you left off - Show the date taken on thumbnails and during playback (optional) - Calendar view: thumbnails sit on the days they were taken. Tap a day to play from there, jump to any month, or tap Today to come back WHILE IT PLAYS - Press and hold either edge of the screen to fast-forward at twice your chosen speed, only while held - Double-tap the right or left side to skip 10 seconds forward or back - Background playback: sound keeps going with the screen off, with controls on the Lock Screen and in Control Center - Picture in Picture: keep it running in a small window while you use other apps LIVE CAPTIONS - The audio is recognized as it plays and shown as captions over the video - Switch the language it listens for without stopping playback - it doesn't have to match the app's language - Recognition happens entirely on your device. No audio is sent anywhere - When it can't make anything out, it tells you why NO ADS, NO IN-APP PURCHASES, NO TRACKING Buy it once and it's yours. No ads. No in-app purchases. Nothing about you is collected or sent anywhere. Your videos and photos are read and played on your device. LANGUAGES Japanese, English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Portuguese (Brazil), Dutch, Polish. You can set the app's language separately from your device language. BEFORE YOU START - Access to your photo library is required. Limited access (selected photos only) works fine - Live captions need permission for speech recognition - Items kept in iCloud but not on your device are downloaded as they play, which uses data

Screenshots

VideoSorter3 screens
Continuous Player4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: VideoSorter at Free against Continuous Player's $4.99. Continuous Player's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 5 months) and chart position (#115 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

VideoSorter is free to download; Continuous Player costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VideoSorter ships an update every 5 months, Continuous Player weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
VideoSorter versus Continuous Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVideoSorterContinuous Player
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Paid
Best chart rank—#115 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer杰 李Suguru Yamada

In-app purchases

None

VideoSorter

No in-app purchases

None

Continuous Player

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is VideoSorter free?
VideoSorter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Continuous Player free?
Continuous Player costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do VideoSorter or Continuous Player have ads?
Neither VideoSorter nor Continuous Player shows ads.
Which is updated more often, VideoSorter or Continuous Player?
VideoSorter ships an update every 5 months, and Continuous Player weekly. Most recently, VideoSorter was updated on October 12, 2026 and Continuous Player on October 22, 2026.

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