Saisei Player vs Jellyboxd
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
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! ā (CC) Blender Foundation | studio.blender.org Spring ā 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.
Jellyboxd
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Jellyboxd is a cinematic client for your own Jellyfin server. Big artwork, a clean, immersive design and smooth native playback bring the movies and TV shows of your personal library, the way a streaming service would. ⢠Home with featured titles and "Continue Watching" ⢠Movies, series, seasons and episodes with posters, plots and details ⢠Fast search across your whole library ⢠Native playback with Picture in Picture and background audio ⢠Choose the streaming quality to save data ⢠Multiple servers and accounts, with instant switching ⢠Favorites and watched state synced with your server ⢠English and Italian, following your phone's language (or your choice in Settings) ⢠Your credentials stay in the device Keychain; no analytics, no tracking You need your own Jellyfin server (or access to one). Jellyboxd does not provide any content. Jellyboxd is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Jellyfin project. Jellyfin is a trademark of its respective owners.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Jellyboxd at 16.4 against Saisei Player's 26.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Saisei Player | Jellyboxd |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | ā |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad ā better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 16.4 ā better |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 148 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Codingmiao PTE. LTD. | Matteo Mezzatesta |
In-app purchases
Saisei Player
No in-app purchases
Jellyboxd
No in-app purchases









