Comparison

Saisei Player vs SarmaPlayer

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

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About

Saisei Player

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Your libraries. One player. Stream your own videos, save them for offline viewing, and translate text in a paused frame without leaving the player. BRING YOUR SOURCES TOGETHER Connect Plex, Jellyfin, Emby, Kyoo and Seanime. Browse videos on your NAS or shared folders with SMB and WebDAV, or sign in to Telegram to watch videos from your chats and channels. You can also open local videos from Files. Switch between your sources in one familiar player. PAUSE. TRANSLATE. KEEP WATCHING. On iPhone and iPad, pause a video to recognize text within the scene: a chat on a phone screen, a sign or a document. Turn on translation to read it in the frame, then tap a highlighted region to see the original and translation. Choose a supported language or copy the text without leaving your video. TAKE YOUR VIDEOS WITH YOU Download from supported sources for offline viewing. Manage your queue, pause or retry downloads, and share completed files with other apps. EXPLORE A BIGGER VIEW Play compatible 180° and 360° VR videos directly from supported sources without downloading them first. KEEP YOUR CONTROLS CLOSE Move your favorite player controls toward one side for easier one-handed use. Browse folders, shuffle videos, and manage playlists where your source supports them. Connect a source, choose a video and make yourself at home. Saisei Player does not provide media content. Use your own accounts and media sources. Features vary by source. Text recognition and translation depend on device and language support; language downloads may be required. Film footage and stills: Sintel Ā© Blender Foundation | durian.blender.org. CC BY 3.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Edited, cropped and composited for app previews and screenshots. Additional preview footage: Wing It! — (CC) Blender Foundation | studio.blender.org Spring — Ā© Blender Foundation | cloud.blender.org/spring CC BY 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Edited, cropped and composited for the app preview.

About

SarmaPlayer

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SarmaPlayer is a media player only. It does not provide, include, host, supply or sell any channels, movies or other content — you bring your own playlist. Connect the Xtream Codes or M3U playlist you already own and watch Live TV, Movies and TV Shows on iPhone and iPad, in a clean, modern interface built for the couch and the commute. FEATURES • Live TV with a built-in EPG (now & next, full guide) and instant channel zapping • Movies and TV Shows with posters, seasons, resume and "continue watching" • Favorites across channels, movies and shows • Multiple playlists — switch and refresh right on the device • Dual playback engine (AVPlayer + VLC) for wide format support, plus AirPlay and Picture in Picture • Parental controls with a PIN and adult-category hiding • English, German and Croatian BRING YOUR OWN CONTENT SarmaPlayer supplies no channels or media of any kind, and none is bundled. You are solely responsible for the playlists and sources you choose to connect and for holding the rights to the material you access through them. The app is a neutral player, like a web browser for your own streams.

Screenshots

Saisei Player4 screens
SarmaPlayer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: SarmaPlayer at 17.0 against Saisei Player's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Saisei Player ships an update fortnightly, SarmaPlayer every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
Saisei Player versus SarmaPlayer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSaisei PlayerSarmaPlayer
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size148 MB112 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperCodingmiao PTE. LTD.Technabit e.U.

In-app purchases

None

Saisei Player

No in-app purchases

None

SarmaPlayer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Saisei Player free?
Saisei Player is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SarmaPlayer free?
SarmaPlayer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Saisei Player or SarmaPlayer have ads?
Neither Saisei Player nor SarmaPlayer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Saisei Player or SarmaPlayer?
Saisei Player ships an update fortnightly, and SarmaPlayer every 2 weeks. Most recently, Saisei Player was updated on October 15, 2026 and SarmaPlayer on October 20, 2026.

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