LYNX Player vs XPlay HD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LYNX Player
Access and manage a variety of content like DVDs, videos, audiobooks, music, and ebooks on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. This application facilitates downloading, transferring, and playback of your digital media library.
- Download content
- Transfer content
- Access DVDs
- Play videos
- Listen to audiobooks
- Manage music
- Read ebooks
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With Lynx Player you can use your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch for download, transfer and access of content such as DVDs, videos, audio books, music, ebooks and packaged content
XPlay HD
This professional video player supports all video formats, including 4K and HD. It transforms your device into a media hub, offering features like subtitle support, picture-in-picture, and adjustable playback speed. Easily manage, share, and control your video playback.
- Supports all video formats
- 4K and HD playback
- Subtitle support
- Picture-in-picture
- Adjustable playback speed
- Background playback
- Easy volume and progress control
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The XPlay HD video player is a professional video playback tool. It supports ALL video formats, including 4K/ and HD video files. Turn your phone or desktop device in to a media player content hub. KEY FEATURES: ● HD video player, support 4K. ● Watch videos on mobile, desktop or TV. ● Support subtitles ● Picture in Picture functionality ● Supports Dark mode skins, Mute & Playbacks Speed. ● Manage or share videos easily. ● Easy to control volume and playing progress. ● Multi playback option: auto-rotation, aspect-ratio, screen-lock etc. Video Player with speed control This player helps you enjoy full hd playback with slow motion & fast motion advanced settings. You can change media speeds easily with the XPLAY video Player. Background Video Player Enjoy video on the background just like a music playback. Video Player for IOS, IPADS Support all devices, watch videos on both IOS tablets and phones. Easy to use Easy to control volume, brightness and playing progress by sliding on playback screen.
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Verdict
LYNX Player and XPlay HD both sit at 3.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 27% of XPlay HD's written reviews are positive against 17% of LYNX Player's. LYNX Player's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.4 for LYNX Player against 3.4 for XPlay HD. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 30 and 57 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 17% of LYNX Player's written reviews are positive against 27% of XPlay HD's.
LYNX Player ships an update every 3 months, XPlay HD every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LYNX Player | XPlay HD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (30 ratings) | 3.4 (57 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | 27.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 30 | 57 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 120 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | VSG, Inc | Jevonta Godwin |
Customer experience
LYNX Player
XPlay HD
In-app purchases
LYNX Player
No in-app purchases
XPlay HD
No in-app purchases
