Comparison

Leaf Player vs Elan Player

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

Head to head
About

Leaf Player

Features
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Leaf Player brings audio and video together in a refined, meticulously crafted player. Enjoy fluid playback, effortless access across sources, offline freedom, and an experience that stays completely free from ads. VIDEO PLAYBACK - Play MP4, MOV, M4V, MKV, AVI, and more - Enjoy smooth, immersive fullscreen playback - Open the full playlist at any moment - Jellyfin supported AUDIO PLAYBACK - Enjoy music, audiobooks, podcasts, lectures, and more - Move seamlessly through a complete playback queue - Settle into long, uninterrupted listening sessions EVERY SOURCE IN ONE PLACE - Play directly from local folders - Connect One Drive, Google Drive, Jellyfin, SMB, and WebDAV, move remote sources are coming soon - Browse folders and start playing instantly - Send audio and video from a computer with Wi-Fi Transfer - Move between local, cloud, and network media effortlessly OFFLINE, ANYTIME - Download folders for offline playback - Keep watching and listening without a connection - Follow download progress at a glance - Bring entire collections anywhere CONTINUE INSTANTLY - Automatically remember playback progress - Return through Continue Watching and Continue Listening NO ADS, EVER - No ads for all users LOCALIZATION - 16+ language supported Leaf Player does not include media, ads, tracking, or a developer-run media server. Your files remain yours. LEGAL LINKS Privacy Policy: https://leafplayer.cuixiaochen.com/privacy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Elan Player

Features
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Elan Player is a video player for iPhone, iPad and Mac that plays MKV, AVI, HEVC and many other formats with external SRT, ASS and SMI subtitles. Find the videos on your device and your NAS in one place and pick up where you left off. Videos and subtitles • MKV, MP4, AVI, MOV, TS, FLV, WMV and more (FFmpeg-based decoding) • External SRT, ASS/SSA, VTT and SMI (SAMI) subtitles with automatic encoding detection • Adjust subtitle size, position and timing • Burn subtitles into a new MP4 (your original stays untouched) Find your videos and pick up where you left off • Open videos from the Files app, your photo library or folders • Recents, resume playback, playlists and bookmarks • Playback speed, aspect ratio and A-B repeat • Picture in Picture and background audio (iPhone and iPad) Network playback • Browse SMB and FTP shares on your NAS and play right away • Play HTTP and HLS stream URLs Elan Player does not provide any video content. It plays only your own files and videos on servers you have access to. Whether a file plays, and how well, depends on its codec, your device and your network.

Screenshots

Leaf Player4 screens
Elan Player3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Elan Player at none against Leaf Player's 1. Leaf Player's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, device support 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. Leaf Player sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Elan Player asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Leaf Player ships an update every 5 days, Elan Player every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 10, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
Leaf Player versus Elan Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLeaf PlayerElan Player
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size171 MB92 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperXIAOCHEN CUIELAN(KR)

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Leaf Player

Subscriptions1
  • Leaf Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
None

Elan Player

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Leaf Player free?
Leaf Player is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Elan Player free?
Elan Player is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Leaf Player or Elan Player have ads?
Elan Player shows ads; Leaf Player does not.
Which is updated more often, Leaf Player or Elan Player?
Leaf Player ships an update every 5 days, and Elan Player every 2 weeks. Most recently, Leaf Player was updated on November 10, 2026 and Elan Player on November 10, 2026.

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