Comparison

External Display Video Player vs Davvy

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

Head to head
About

External Display Video Player

Features
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External Display Video Player gives you full control over video playback on an external screen. Play movies and clips on your TV or monitor, control playback from your phone, and use a Bluetooth keyboard for fast shortcuts like play, pause, and seeking. It supports popular formats like MKV, MP4, AVI, and WMV. Freely reposition the video anywhere on the screen and resize it to best fit the display. Drag it with your finger, pinch to zoom, eliminate black bars, and get the most out of every inch of your external screen. By using this app, you agree to Apple's Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Davvy

Features
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Davvy is a free WebDAV video player for your own movies and TV shows. Browse your server as a library with posters, episode details and Continue Watching on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV. Requires access to a WebDAV server and your own video files. Davvy does not include films, TV subscriptions or server hosting. A LIBRARY THAT LOOKS THE PART • Posters, backdrops, ratings and synopses fetched automatically • TV shows organised into seasons with episode names, stills and runtimes • Recently Added, Continue Watching, and a Play button that always knows the next episode • Messy filenames, box sets and loose files cleaned up into proper titles PLAY MP4, MOV, MKV AND MORE • Native playback for MP4 and MOV with Picture in Picture and AirPlay • A built-in engine for MKV, AVI and more — no conversion, no transcoding server • Subtitle and audio-track selection, plus manual audio sync for wireless speakers • Resume positions sync between your devices through iCloud ONE LIBRARY, THREE ROUTES • Add a home address, a Tailscale address and a public address for the same server — Davvy picks the fastest one it can reach • Limit scans to the folders you choose and exclude the ones you don't PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account, no tracking, no analytics • Your server credentials and watch history live in your private iCloud, never on our servers Davvy requires a WebDAV server (Synology, QNAP, TrueNAS, Nextcloud, rclone serve, Apache or nginx DAV, and more) and does not provide any content of its own. Artwork and metadata by TMDb. This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.

Screenshots

External Display Video Player4 screens
Davvy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: External Display Video Player at none against Davvy's shown. Davvy's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price, in-app purchases 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. External Display Video Player sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per year and Davvy sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
External Display Video Player versus Davvy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExternal Display Video PlayerDavvy
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 3 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB126 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarian-Daniel FilipoviciPolyphasic Developers Ltd.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

External Display Video Player

Subscriptions1
  • Yearly3 Days trial$2.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$4.99
1 purchases

Davvy

One-time1
  • Davvy Pro$4.99

Questions

Is External Display Video Player free?
External Display Video Player is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Davvy free?
Davvy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do External Display Video Player or Davvy have ads?
Davvy shows ads; External Display Video Player does not.

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