Ultimate Player Pro vs Davvy

Ultimate Player is a free minimal media player for iPhone and iPad. Import local videos, organize your library, browse WebDAV and HTTP folders, play direct streams, and use a clean fullscreen player designed for subtitles, speed control, AirPlay, Picture in Picture, and precise playback settings. The first release focuses on a stable iOS 26 foundation with no ads, no tracking, no subscription, no in-app purchases, and no forced account. Advanced codec, cloud, subtitle, and casting parity work is tracked in the product roadmap and will be enabled as implementation and licensing allow.

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.