Comparison

VelaPlay vs Downsize

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

Head to head
About

VelaPlay

This app is a private, ad-free local media player for personal files. It supports a wide range of video, audio, and subtitle formats, offering flexible import and simple file management. A private encrypted vault protects sensitive content.

Highlights
  • Supports common video, audio, and subtitle formats
  • Ad-free, clean interface
  • Convenient playback gestures
  • Flexible file import options
  • Simple file management
  • Private encrypted vault
  • Subtitle and audio track management
Features
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VelaPlay is a clean, elegant, ad-free local media player built for your personal files. It supports common video formats, subtitles, and audio tracks, with flexible import options, simple file management, and a private encrypted vault. Key Features 【Supported Formats】 Video: MP4, M4V, MOV, MKV, AVI, WebM, FLV, TS, M2TS, MTS, MPG, MPEG, VOB, WMV, ASF, 3GP, and 3G2. Audio: MP3, M4A, AAC, FLAC, ALAC, WAV, AIFF, OGG, Opus, and WMA. Subtitles: SRT, ASS, SSA, VTT, SUB, and IDX. Playlists: M3U and M3U8. Actual playback compatibility may vary by codec, profile, file integrity, and device capabilities. 【Clean Interface, No Ads】 A clear, intuitive interface keeps the focus on your videos. There are no banner ads, pre-roll ads, pop-ups, or other advertising interruptions. 【Convenient Playback Gestures】 Use swipes, taps, and double taps to quickly access common playback controls and make seeking or adjusting playback feel natural. 【Flexible File Import】 • Import from the Files app • Copy with Finder, Apple Devices, or iTunes File Sharing • Open files through AirDrop or the system share sheet • Upload from a browser on the same Wi-Fi network 【Simple File Management】 Organize your personal media library with folders, search, and sorting. Rename, move, or delete files, and easily continue watching with recent items and saved playback positions. 【Private Encrypted Vault】 Move sensitive videos into an encrypted vault. Protected content can be viewed only after unlocking it with a password or Face ID. 【Subtitles and Audio Tracks】 Import and manage subtitle files, and switch between available subtitles or audio tracks for foreign-language videos, courses, and multi-track media. VelaPlay focuses on local playback, personal file management, and private viewing. It does not provide an online video catalog or unauthorized media downloads. Only import content that you own or have permission to use. Privacy Statement: https://yongxiaoshao-sudo.github.io/velaplay/privacy/ License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Downsize

Features
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Downsize shrinks your videos and photos to fit any size limit — email attachments, WhatsApp, Discord, upload forms — without killing the quality. Set a target like 25 MB and Downsize does the math for you: it picks the right bitrate, compresses, then checks the real file size and automatically tries again if it's still too big. You get a file under your limit. Every time. Everything runs 100% on your iPhone. Your videos and photos never leave your device — no uploads, no cloud, no account, no waiting on a server. COMPRESS TO AN EXACT SIZE • Pick a target: 10 MB, 25 MB, 50 MB, or your own custom limit • Guaranteed under your target — we measure the output and re-compress if needed • See the estimated size before you start BUILT FOR QUALITY • Modern HEVC (H.265) encoding — same quality at a smaller size • H.264 option for maximum compatibility • Choose resolution, bitrate and frame rate yourself in Expert mode • Proper HDR & Dolby Vision handling — tone-mapped to SDR so your video never comes out washed out PHOTOS TOO • Compress photos to HEIC or JPEG • Control quality and target size • Smart downscaling keeps images sharp BATCH CLEANUP • Select many videos at once and compress them in one queue • Review before and after side by side • Free up storage: keep the smaller copy and remove the original — only when you confirm YOUR ORIGINALS ARE SAFE • Downsize always creates a copy first • Nothing is deleted or overwritten unless you explicitly say so WHY DOWNSIZE • Private by design — fully offline, nothing uploaded • No subscription — pay once, keep it forever • Fast native compression using Apple's own video engine • Clean, simple interface Download Downsize and stop fighting with "file too large" errors. — Free: unlimited single-file compression, preset target sizes (10/25/50 MB). Downsize Pro (one-time purchase): batch compression, custom target sizes, expert controls (resolution / bitrate / frame rate / codec) Privacy Policy: https://yyds2327146024.github.io/doc/dsprivacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

VelaPlay3 screens
Downsize4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: VelaPlay at none against Downsize's 1. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Downsize sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. VelaPlay asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level
VelaPlay versus Downsize: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVelaPlayDownsize
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer永晓 邵邦忠 肖

In-app purchases

None

VelaPlay

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Downsize

One-time1
  • pro$2.99

Questions

Is VelaPlay free?
VelaPlay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Downsize free?
Downsize is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do VelaPlay or Downsize have ads?
Neither VelaPlay nor Downsize shows ads.

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