Comparison

GPlayer vs PlainPlay

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

Head to head
About

GPlayer

A versatile media player for iOS devices that supports a wide range of video and audio formats. It offers background playback, customizable playlists, and convenient playback controls like screen lock and gesture adjustments. Enjoy your media with features like dark mode and password protection for enhanced privacy.

Highlights
  • Supports MKV, FLV, RMVB, MP4, MOV, and more video formats
  • Plays audio files in background mode
  • Create and manage custom playlists
  • Resume playback from where you left off
  • Gesture controls for playback adjustments
  • Password protection for privacy
  • Adjustable playback speed (0.25x to 2.0x)
Features
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GPlayer is a local video and audio player for iPhone and iPad, designed to make your personal media easy to import, organize and play. Keep movies, course videos, music, recordings and files transferred from your computer in one convenient place. 【PLAY VIDEO AND AUDIO FORMATS】 Play popular media formats including MP4, MOV, MKV, RMVB, AVI, FLV, 3GP, MP3, WAV, WMA and OGG. Whether you are watching a movie, studying with a course, listening to music or reviewing a recording, GPlayer keeps playback simple. 【PRACTICAL VIDEO CONTROLS】 Adjust playback speed, manage subtitles, switch between audio tracks and resume from where you left off. Watch courses, foreign-language videos, movies and personal footage at your own pace. 【FOCUSED VIEWING】 A clean playback interface keeps distractions out of the way, so you can focus on your local video. 【EASY FILE IMPORT】 Import media from the Files app, the Share sheet, Open In or your computer. Imported files are automatically organized into video and audio lists for faster access. 【WI-FI TRANSFER】 No cable needed. While your devices are on the same Wi-Fi network, open a browser on your computer to upload media to your iPhone or iPad. You can also browse and download files already stored in the app. 【AUDIO PLAYLISTS】 Create and manage playlists for courses, podcasts, recordings and music albums. Choose repeat all, repeat one or shuffle to match the way you listen. 【BACKGROUND AND LOCK SCREEN PLAYBACK】 Keep audio playing in the background and control it from the Lock Screen or Control Center, without keeping the app open on screen. 【PRIVACY PROTECTION】 Enable a passcode when opening the app to add another layer of access protection for your personal media. 【POWER-EFFICIENT PLAYBACK】 Hardware decoding is used by default to balance smooth playback and battery use during longer viewing or listening sessions. GPlayer helps you import, organize and enjoy local media with less effort. Privacy Policy: https://f.n-years.com/docs/gplayer/privacy_statement Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

PlainPlay

This app is a versatile media player and file manager that supports numerous formats. It allows offline playback of downloaded courses with features like loop and variable speed, and offers robust file management with privacy options. It also includes web downloading and TV live streaming capabilities.

Highlights
  • Full-format media playback
  • Offline course viewing
  • Loop and variable speed playback
  • Multiple file import methods
  • File classification and sorting
  • Gesture lock and fingerprint/Face ID
  • Web content downloading
Features
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My file manager – supports almost all file formats. Online courses downloaded from the web or shared by teachers are easy to import. With full-format playback, you can watch them anytime, anywhere with no data usage — with loop playback, sequential playback, and variable-speed support. A convenient learning video player that makes your study easier. Import files to your phone in multiple ways (iTunes file sharing via cable, LAN Wi-Fi web transfer, and phone-to-phone transfer) for fast management of local files. Supports file classification, sorting, editing, searching, and quick browsing and playback. • Classification: Video, Audio, Photos, Documents • Sorting: Name, manual order, file size, modification date, creation date • Edit: Select all, delete, compress • Search: Search by file name • Privacy: Gesture lock, fingerprint & Face ID; file hiding and file encryption Video and audio support continuous playback and single-loop playback; audio supports background playback, skipping intros and outros. File management: Create folders and move or import files directly. Web download: Download and manage web content directly. TV live streaming: HD live streams of major TV channels. Markdown preview and editing supported. 【Auto-Renewable Membership】 1. Service name: Auto-renewing membership. 2. Price: $1.49/month, $6.99/year, $12.99 lifetime (one-time purchase). 3. Payment is charged to your iTunes account 24 hours before each renewal period ends, extending the membership for one month. 4. To cancel: open "Settings" → "iTunes Store & App Store" → tap "Apple ID" → "View Apple ID" → "Account Settings" → "Subscriptions", and cancel the PlainPlay membership subscription. If not cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends, the subscription renews automatically. 5. Terms of Use: https://xiaodev.com.cn/terms.html 6. Privacy Policy: https://xiaodev.com.cn/privacy.html If you find bugs, infringements, unmet needs, or have other opinions or suggestions about the service, please contact us — we will do our best to improve these issues in the next version. Contact: xiaodeve@163.com .

Screenshots

GPlayer4 screens
PlainPlay4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: GPlayer at 5.0 against PlainPlay's 4.5. PlainPlay's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 10 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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. GPlayer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and PlainPlay sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GPlayer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 31 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of GPlayer's written reviews are positive against 80% of PlainPlay's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GPlayer ships an update every 10 months, PlainPlay weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
GPlayer versus PlainPlay: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGPlayerPlainPlay
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (14 ratings) — better4.5 (31 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1431 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB130 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer金 郭景元 肖

Customer experience

GPlayer

All ratings14 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

PlainPlay

All ratings31 ratings
Positive87.1%
Neutral3.2%
Negative9.7%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

GPlayer

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium$1.991 Month
  • Annual Premium$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$19.99
4 purchases

PlainPlay

Subscriptions3
  • 月会员$1.491 Month
  • 季度会员$3.993 Months
  • Annual membership$6.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Membership$12.99

Questions

Is GPlayer free?
GPlayer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PlainPlay free?
PlainPlay is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, GPlayer or PlainPlay?
GPlayer is rated higher. GPlayer averages 5.0 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while PlainPlay averages 4.5 from 31 ratings.
Do GPlayer or PlainPlay have ads?
Both GPlayer and PlainPlay show ads.
Which is updated more often, GPlayer or PlainPlay?
GPlayer ships an update every 10 months, and PlainPlay weekly. Most recently, GPlayer was updated on October 23, 2026 and PlainPlay on October 29, 2026.

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