Comparison

Arcastash vs ScreenOff Player

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

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About

Arcastash

Features
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Arcastash is a privacy-first media manager for saving and organizing video, audio, and images. SAVE Open the share sheet on any page in Safari or another app and choose "Arcastash." The app scans the page, finds video, audio, and image candidates, and lets you pick what to save — including saving several items at once (Pro). REOPEN IN THE IN-APP BROWSER If nothing is found in the share sheet, or the page requires you to be logged in, tap "Open in In-App Browser" to continue inside Arcastash and save from there. The browser is free to use (the free version allows 5 saves in total from the browser). ORGANIZE Sort saved media into folders. Anything you'd rather keep private can go into the Hidden folder, protected by Face ID / Touch ID (Pro). PLAY Everything you save plays back anytime, with no network needed — video with a custom scrubber, images with pinch-to-zoom, and audio playback, all built in. EXPORT TO PHOTOS Save your videos and images straight to the iOS Photos app with one tap. (Audio files can't be exported, since Photos doesn't support standalone audio.) PRIVACY Arcastash contains no advertising SDK and no analytics SDK of any kind. Everything you save, your browsing history, and your Face ID / Touch ID authentication results stay on your device — none of it is ever sent anywhere. As the one exception: when on-device analysis alone can't find anything to save, you can tap "Analyze in the cloud" yourself to try cloud-assisted analysis. This is entirely optional and never runs automatically. Only the URL of the page you're viewing is sent, along with an anonymous device identifier used to track your free usage allowance — never your name, email, or any other information that identifies you. See the Privacy Policy for details. ARCASTASH PRO (one-time purchase, price varies by region) Unlimited saves from the in-app browser, plus the Hidden folder, multi-item batch saving, and no limits on saved items and folders. The free version allows 5 saved items, 5 folders, and 5 saves in total from the in-app browser. Arcastash is a general-purpose tool for saving media from pages you've chosen to open yourself. It does not work with DRM-protected or streaming-protected content, and should not be used in a way that violates a site's terms of service. You're responsible for checking the copyright and terms of anything you save.

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ScreenOff Player

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Press play on a web page, lock your phone and keep listening. ScreenOff Player is a web browser made for video and audio: it keeps playing with the screen off, or floats the video over your other apps in Picture in Picture. KEEPS PLAYING, SCREEN OFF • Video and audio keep playing when you lock your phone or switch apps • Control playback from the Lock Screen and Control Center • Picture in Picture: tap PiP, or go fullscreen and swipe home, and the video floats over your other apps • AirPlay to your TV or speakers • The Timer stops playback after 5 to 90 minutes, or at the end of the video, so you can fall asleep listening A PLAYER THAT STAYS CLOSE • The Now Playing bar keeps play/pause and PiP one tap away, in the browser and on Home • The Now Playing screen has large artwork, a scrubber, skip back and forward (10, 15 or 30 seconds), speed from 0.5Ɨ to 2Ɨ, the Timer and Loop • Pick a speed once and it's remembered for that website • Video and audio of 5 minutes or more reopen where you left off, and Continue Listening on Home takes you straight back • Muted video? One tap unmutes it A CALM, SIMPLE BROWSER • Home brings together your shortcuts, Continue Listening and recently visited pages • Bookmarks and history live together in the Library, with search • Search with the search engine you choose • Switch between the desktop and mobile versions of a site • On iPhone, widescreen video turns to landscape in fullscreen • Light and dark appearance YOURS, ON YOUR DEVICE • No account needed • Your history, bookmarks and shortcuts stay on your device • Clear your history or website data at any time in Settings FREE, WITH OPTIONAL PRO ScreenOff is free, with one banner ad at the bottom of Home and of the Library. Ads never cover web pages, fullscreen video or Picture in Picture. ScreenOff Pro is a one-time purchase, not a subscription. It removes the ads and lets you make ScreenOff your own with five more accent colors and three alternate app icons. Background playback, Picture in Picture, AirPlay and the Timer are always free. GOOD TO KNOW ScreenOff plays the video and audio on the websites you visit. It doesn't download or save media. Websites run their own players, so a few may behave differently. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://australianapps.com/screenoff/privacy/

Screenshots

Arcastash4 screens
ScreenOff Player4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Arcastash at none against ScreenOff Player's shown. On price, in-app purchases, 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. Arcastash sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and ScreenOff Player sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
Arcastash versus ScreenOff Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArcastashScreenOff Player
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB12 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperMasaki NaitoPOORNA S JAYASINGHE

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Arcastash

One-time1
  • Arcastash Pro$5.99
1 purchases

ScreenOff Player

One-time1
  • ScreenOff Pro$5.99

Questions

Is Arcastash free?
Arcastash is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ScreenOff Player free?
ScreenOff Player is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Arcastash or ScreenOff Player have ads?
ScreenOff Player shows ads; Arcastash does not.

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