Folder Video+ vs Gloss+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Folder Video+
This app is a video player that allows you to stream videos from cloud storage or play them offline. It helps free up smartphone space and offers background audio playback for music videos. You can choose to play entire folders or individual files with various looping options.
- Cloud video playback
- Offline video playback
- Free up smartphone space
- Background audio playback
- Folder and individual file selection
- Looping options (none, repeat all, repeat one)
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Cloud folder Video player. (Video image related files) This app is a video player that plays videos in the cloud. Video Player can free up space on your smartphone. You can select a folder and watch the entire video in the folder. You can also select and watch each video in the folder. When listening to music videos in the background, you can save battery by playing only the sound. Use the folder video app. You can select a folder and play the entire video in the folder. Or you can select and run each video in the folder. You can also select No loop, Repeat all videos, or Repeat 1 video. Play videos quickly and easily with this folder video app. Background playback function has been added.
Gloss+
This video player allows you to watch content from various sources, including your device, network shares, and media servers. It offers live AI-powered subtitle translation for foreign-language videos and supports casting to larger screens.
- Live AI-translated subtitles
- Local video playback
- SMB network playback
- Media server support
- AirPlay support
- Chromecast support
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Live AI-Translated Subtitles, match the voice accurately Watch videos in the language you know best. Gloss+ can provide live AI-powered subtitle translation while you watch, making foreign-language content easier to enjoy. Gloss+ is a powerful video player built for people who keep their media in different places. Play videos directly from your device, connect to SMB network shares, or access videos from your media server—all from one simple player. Play From Anywhere • Play videos stored locally on your iPhone or iPad • Connect directly to SMB network shares • Access videos from supported media servers • Keep your media where it already lives—no need to copy everything to your device Watch on the Big Screen Send your videos to a larger display when you want to sit back and watch. • AirPlay support • Chromecast support • Easily move playback from your device to your TV One Player for Your Video Library Whether your videos are on your device, a computer or NAS on your local network, or a media server, Gloss+ gives you one convenient place to watch them. No complicated file transfers. Just connect, choose your video, and start watching. Gloss+ Highlights • Local video playback • SMB network playback • Media server support • AirPlay • Chromecast • Live AI-translated subtitles • Designed for iPhone and iPad Your videos. Your sources. One player. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Gloss+ at 5.0 against Folder Video+'s 4.3. Gloss+ also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs fortnightly). Folder Video+'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ratings volume (7 vs 1). On price 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. Gloss+ sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Folder Video+ asks for nothing beyond the download.
Gloss+ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Folder Video+ has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Folder Video+ ships an update fortnightly, Gloss+ daily. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Folder Video+ | Gloss+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 42.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Daily — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | EONSOFT | xiaopeng ji |
In-app purchases
Folder Video+
No in-app purchases
Gloss+
- Monthly Subscription for Gloss+7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Yearly Subscription for Gloss+7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- 1 hour premium live subtitle$0.99
- 5 hours premium live subtitle$3.99
- 20 hours premium live subtitle$14.99
