Comparison

AMP Plus vs Matinee

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

Head to head
About

AMP Plus

Features
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Your media. One beautifully organized player. AMP Plus brings live TV, movies, series, music and personal media together on iPhone and iPad. Add media sources you are authorized to use, or choose Try Demo on first launch to explore the app immediately with license-cleared sample content—no account required. LIVE TV AND PROGRAM GUIDE • Browse channels in fast, visual grids • See current and upcoming programs with a detailed EPG • Switch channels without leaving the player • Open catch-up programs when your source supports an archive • Keep favorites and preferred audio or subtitle choices close TVHEADEND DVR Connect your authorized Tvheadend server to schedule events, record now, manage automatic recording rules and play retained recordings. Open the channel-scoped DVR Manager from the EPG or Live TV player menu. Recording controls depend on your server account, profile and permissions. Storage reporting reflects the server’s default recording disk. MOVIES AND TV SHOWS • Organize large libraries into clear folders and collections • Browse posters, descriptions, cast information and ratings when available • Resume where you stopped and track watched progress • Search, sort, group and favorite the content that matters to you MUSIC THAT LOOKS AS GOOD AS IT SOUNDS • Browse artists, albums and folders with matched artwork • Choose animated music visualizers and tune the equalizer • Turn music into a full-screen Ambient Mode with a clear visual, clock, player controls, or both • Use projectM presets and your own compatible .milk visual collections • Continue listening in the background or with the screen locked • Control music from the Lock Screen, Control Center, headphones and CarPlay audio YOUR FILES, ONLINE OR OFFLINE • Play compatible media opened from Files • Download supported media for offline playback • Browse saved network sources including SMB, FTP, SFTP, WebDAV and discovered DLNA servers • Keep downloaded movies and music visible in their natural library tabs BUILT FOR REAL-WORLD MEDIA AMP Plus uses the VLC playback engine for broad codec and streaming-protocol support. Choose Text, Icons, or Icons + Text for navigation and player controls. Playback controls include seeking, aspect options, tracks, subtitles, repeat, shuffle, autoplay and resume. Siri shortcuts help open key areas and supported media actions. AMP PLUS Start with a seven-day introductory trial, then choose monthly or annual Plus access. One Apple subscription can be linked to up to five of your devices. Payment and cancellation are managed securely through your Apple Account. Prices are shown in the app in your local App Store currency before purchase. AMP Plus does not provide television channels, movies, music or access credentials. The Plus subscription unlocks maintained player functionality; it does not include any media. You are responsible for the media sources you add and for having permission to use them. Feature availability depends on the metadata, formats and capabilities supplied by each source. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Matinee

Features
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Your own videos on your car’s screen while you’re parked — at the charger, at school pickup, between rides. Matinee is one player for the movies and shows on your home server, the channels in your IPTV playlist, the files in your network folders and the videos on your iPhone. Pick one of your videos and press play — it plays to the end, free. Everything you already have, in one player • Plex, Jellyfin and Emby: sign in and your libraries show up — movies, shows, seasons and episodes. • IPTV playlists: add an M3U link, a file or a QR code, or sign in with an Xtream login. • Network folders: SMB or WebDAV on your home network. • Videos on your iPhone, from Photos or Files. Matinee doesn’t include any channels, movies or shows. You add a server, playlist or folder you already have. On your car’s screen while parked Park, tap Matinee on the car screen, and what you were watching is first under Continue. Start driving and it keeps playing as audio; the picture comes back when you park. Pick up right where you stopped. A TV guide for your channels See what’s on now and next across your channels — from your playlist’s guide or a TV guide (XMLTV) link — and start a channel straight from the guide. Downloads for the road Download movies and episodes from your server or folders at home, queued in the order you want, then watch with no signal. Kids mode with a PIN Pick what kids can watch. Lists, the TV guide, search and the car screen show only those, and leaving kids mode takes your PIN. Search across your sources Movies, shows, channels and programs from all your sources in one search. Audio tracks, subtitles and subtitle timing are a tap away. Your logins stay on your iPhone No account to create. Server addresses and passwords are kept in the Keychain on your iPhone, and your sources and history stay there too. Away from home, your server needs a public address or a VPN — or download before you go. Matinee Pro Videos from Photos and Files play free on your iPhone, with no timer, and your first video on the car screen is free from start to finish. Matinee Pro plays everything else: your servers, playlists and folders, the car screen every time, the full TV guide, downloads and kids mode. Pro comes as a weekly or a yearly subscription, or as a one-time Lifetime purchase. Prices and the billing period are shown in the app before you confirm. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. A subscription renews automatically unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage or cancel your subscription anytime in Settings > [your name] > Subscriptions. Lifetime is a one-time purchase and never renews. What you need An iPhone with iOS 27 or later. For the car screen, a car whose CarPlay supports video — Matinee plays there while you’re parked, and on your iPhone anywhere. Terms of Use: https://great-apps-s.github.io/matinee/terms Privacy Policy: https://great-apps-s.github.io/matinee/privacy Screenshots show open films by Blender Studio (CC BY), studio.blender.org.

Screenshots

AMP Plus4 screens
Matinee4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: AMP Plus at 4 against Matinee's 1. AMP Plus also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 27.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. AMP Plus sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Matinee sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
AMP Plus versus Matinee: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAMP PlusMatinee
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better27.0
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB24 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperMRG'S SOLUTIONS, UABSERGIU SILOSIEV

In-app purchases

2 purchases

AMP Plus

Subscriptions2
  • AnyMediaPlayer Pro Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • AnyMediaPlayer Pro Annual7 Days trial$22.991 Year
3 purchases

Matinee

Subscriptions2
  • Matinee Pro Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Matinee Pro Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Matinee Pro Lifetime$11.00

Questions

Is AMP Plus free?
AMP Plus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Matinee free?
Matinee is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do AMP Plus or Matinee have ads?
Neither AMP Plus nor Matinee shows ads.

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