LYNX Player vs The Confessionals
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
The Confessionals
Connect with fellow listeners of a popular podcast. Stream episodes on demand, engage in live chat, and send private messages. Access exclusive blog content and submit your thoughts directly through the app.
- On-demand episode streaming
- Live chat community boards
- Private messaging
- Exclusive blog access
- Direct email submission
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The Confessionals members app is here to help build community amongst listeners of the show. Here as members, you will be able to listen to all your favorite episodes on demand! You will have access to live chat community boards and private messaging so you can communicate with others and talk about your favorite episodes and topics. You will also have access to The Confessionals blog to read our latest posts as you listen. Have you ever heard something on the show that you wanted to email about but then forget to once you are near a computer? You now can email us your stories and thoughts directly from the app! We hope you enjoy this user experience as we look into the dark to see what is staring back!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: The Confessionals at 85% against LYNX Player's 17%. The Confessionals also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.4) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). LYNX Player's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
The Confessionals holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Confessionals has 247 ratings behind it against 30, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of LYNX Player's written reviews are positive against 85% of The Confessionals's.
LYNX Player ships an update every 3 months, The Confessionals every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LYNX Player | The Confessionals |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (30 ratings) | 4.7 (247 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | 85.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 30 | 247 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | VSG, Inc | Merkel Media LLC |
Customer experience
LYNX Player
The Confessionals
Bugs and requests
LYNX Player
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
The Confessionals
Reported bugs
4 issues- Login issues
- Playback problems
- Freezing and crashes
- Unresponsive scrubbing
Requested features
6 requests- Sleep timer
- Simplified category buttons
- Larger text for mobile
- Cleaner episode layout
- Ability to track progress
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- Integrated podcast feed
In-app purchases
LYNX Player
No in-app purchases
The Confessionals
No in-app purchases
Questions
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