SlowMo vs XPlayer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SlowMo
Analyze videos frame by frame with precise slow-motion playback and instant replay. Enhance your understanding with drawing tools, voiceovers, and remote coaching capabilities. Save and share your detailed video analysis easily.
- Slow-motion playback
- Frame-by-frame analysis
- Scrub wheel control
- Telestration tools
- Voiceover recording
- Remote coaching
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Watch, analyze, and save videos in slow motion with instant replay, just like on TV. Use the scrub wheel for precise control over playback speed. Review every moment, frame by frame, and share your videos with ease. Perfect for replaying goals, golf swings, martial arts techniques, dance moves, surveillance footage, and more. Scroll smoothly back and forth to catch every detail. Create telestrations with powerful drawing tools, add voiceovers, and coach remotely. Go further with a membership: Professional unlocks compare mode, the Precision tools (Angle, Angle Line, Timer, Text) and your own watermark. Coach adds everything in Professional plus a client list, so you can keep track of your students and share lessons with them. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.picobrothers.com/slowmo-privacy-policy.html
XPlayer
This app allows you to play and compare two videos simultaneously. It's ideal for activities like practicing dance or golf, enabling side-by-side analysis of your movements.
- Play two videos simultaneously
- Compare videos side-by-side
- Ideal for practice and analysis
- Supports various video formats
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XPlayer is a video player that lets you play two videos at the same time. You can place two videos side by side or overlay them, making it ideal for comparing movements during dance practice, golf swing analysis, and more. ## Features • Play two videos simultaneously. • Play a single video if you prefer. • Trim videos to a specific time range for playback. • Adjust playback speed (slow motion or fast playback). • Repeat playback. ## Video Layouts Two videos can be displayed in the following layouts: • Side by side • Top and bottom • Overlay with adjustable transparency • Single video display ## Use Cases Compare two videos to analyze movements, such as dance performances or golf swings, and improve your form. ## For Customers Who Purchased the "Remove Ads" Lifetime Version More than 10 years have passed since XPlayer was first released. To support its continued development and future updates, the "Remove Ads" lifetime version is no longer available for purchase starting with version 3.4 and has been replaced by the XPlayer Plus subscription. If you previously purchased the "Remove Ads" lifetime version, you will automatically receive lifetime access to XPlayer Plus at no additional cost. You can continue using the ad-free experience without paying for a subscription. Your purchase is normally restored automatically when the app starts. If it is not restore automatically, open Settings, select "Manage Subscription", and tap "Restore" to restore your purchase. ----------------- [Term Of Use] https://policies.reafo.io/terms/xplayer/en/ [Privacy Policy] https://policies.reafo.io/privacy/en/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SlowMo at 4.6 against XPlayer's 1.9. SlowMo also leads on review sentiment (62% vs 26%) and ads (none vs shown). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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
Both are free to download. SlowMo sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year and XPlayer sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
SlowMo holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SlowMo has 1.7K ratings behind it against 20, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of SlowMo's written reviews are positive against 26% of XPlayer's.
SlowMo ships an update weekly, XPlayer every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SlowMo | XPlayer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.7K ratings) — better | 1.9 (20 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 61.7% of reviews — better | 25.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.7K — better | 20 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pico Brothers | REAFO CO., LTD. |
Customer experience
SlowMo
XPlayer
Bugs and requests
SlowMo
Reported bugs
5 issues- Videos not saving properly
- App crashes during video rendering
- Slow motion playback not working as expected
- Annotations/drawings not behaving as intended
- Compatibility issues with certain devices/cameras
Requested features
6 requests- Add pinch-to-zoom functionality
- Allow adjusting position and size of drawn lines/annotations
- Improve video rendering and saving reliability
- Support higher frame rates (120fps, 240fps)
- Add option to mute audio during playback
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- Improve landscape mode support, especially for iPad
XPlayer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SlowMo
- Professional$9.991 Year
- Coach$69.991 Year
- Edit / Remove watermark$5.99
- Precision Pack$5.99
- Slowmo Ultra$19.99
XPlayer
- PlayerGear Plus (1 Month)$3.991 Month
- PlayerGear Plus (3 Months)$9.993 Months
- PlayerGear Plus(1 Year)$29.991 Year
- Remove Ad$99.99








