Comparison

Visorium vs HANAplay

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

Head to head
About

Visorium

Features
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Visorium is a video player built for NAS and personal media servers. Connect directly to your home storage and stream your collection — no downloads needed. Features: • Multi-protocol — WebDAV, SMB, FTP/SFTP, NFS, DLNA/UPnP • Media servers — Plex, Emby and Jellyfin support • Works out of the box with Synology, QNAP and more • Powerful player — MKV/AVI/FLV and more, live audio-track and subtitle switching • TMDB poster wall with automatic movie & TV metadata • Playlists & history — auto-resume, favorites, iCloud sync across devices • Native on iPhone, iPad and Apple TV Visorium Pro (optional in-app purchase) unlocks unlimited media-source accounts. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

HANAplay

Browse and play media from your personal servers on Apple devices. Enjoy a cinematic home screen, continue watching, and access rich metadata. Control playback natively on iPhone and iPad.

Highlights
  • Browse personal media servers
  • Cinematic home screen
  • Continue watching feature
  • Rich metadata and ratings
  • Select audio tracks and subtitles
  • Picture in Picture support
Features
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HANAplay is a native app for browsing and playing media from your personal media servers on iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV. Choose Plex or Silo directly from the first-run screen, or connect Jellyfin and Emby through More. Browse a cinematic home screen, continue watching, search your library, explore collections and curated rows, view rich metadata and ratings, and choose available media versions, audio tracks, and subtitles. On iPhone and iPad, play compatible media, use Picture in Picture on supported routes, view Live Activities, and control playback with native system controls. Playback capabilities depend on your media, server, device, display, and audio equipment. HANAplay does not provide, host, sell, or include media. You supply access to a compatible personal media server and are responsible for the media you access. HANAplay is an independent client and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Plex, Silo, Jellyfin, or Emby. All product names and trademarks belong to their respective owners.

Screenshots

Visorium3 screens
HANAplay2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HANAplay at none against Visorium's 3. HANAplay also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks). Visorium's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 27.0). On price, ads and device support 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

Both are free to download. Visorium sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. HANAplay asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Visorium ships an update every 2 weeks, HANAplay every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Visorium versus HANAplay: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVisoriumHANAplay
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, Apple TV
Requires iOS17.0 — better27.0
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB55 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer晗 林Manav Agarwal

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Visorium

Subscriptions2
  • Visorium Pro (Monthly)$0.991 Month
  • Visorium Pro (Yearly)7 Days trial$8.991 Year
One-time1
  • Visorium Pro Lifetime$49.99
None

HANAplay

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Visorium free?
Visorium is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HANAplay free?
HANAplay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Visorium or HANAplay have ads?
Neither Visorium nor HANAplay shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Visorium or HANAplay?
Visorium ships an update every 2 weeks, and HANAplay every 3 days. Most recently, Visorium was updated on October 17, 2026 and HANAplay on October 15, 2026.

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