Comparison

Offline Media vs Files Player

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

Head to head
About

Offline Media

Easily play and manage videos, music, and images stored directly on your device. Organize your media into folders, playlists, and albums with a built-in file manager. Supports Chromecast and secure access with passcode lock.

Highlights
  • Play all iOS supported media formats
  • Chromecast support
  • Easy file import
  • iTunes File Sharing
  • Dropbox import
  • Built-in file manager
  • Playlist and album organization
  • Passcode lock with FaceID
Features
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Play, organize and edit your iPhone's videos and music with ease! Offline Media plays the videos, music and images stored locally on your iPhone and iPad - no internet connection needed. Import your files, organize them into folders, playlists and albums, and enjoy them anywhere. And now it does more than play: trim your videos and songs, turn any song into a ringtone, convert videos to audio, and tune the sound with the built-in equalizer. MUSIC PLAYER -> Play your music with the built-in music player. -> Equalizer with presets for Rock, Pop, Jazz, Classical, Hip Hop, Dance and more - or create your own custom sound with pre-amp control. -> Sleep Timer - choose how long to keep playing and fall asleep to your music. -> Organize your music into playlists and albums, and pick your own playlist artwork. -> Sort your songs by title, artist or date, or drag them into your own custom order. VIDEO LIBRARY -> A dedicated video library for all your movies and clips. -> Organize your videos into folders. -> Import videos straight from your device's photo library. EDITING TOOLS -> Trim Video - cut any video down to the part you want. -> Trim Audio - cut any song into a new track. -> Ringtone Maker - turn your favorite part of a song into a ringtone. -> Convert to Audio - extract the soundtrack of any video and add it to your music. IMPORT AND MANAGE -> Play all iOS supported video, audio and image formats. -> Easily import videos, music, images and documents from your device. -> Import files from Dropbox. -> Supports File Sharing - connect your iPhone or iPad to your computer and copy files with Finder or iTunes. -> Built-in File Manager to create and manage your media library: move, rename, select and sort your files. AND MORE -> Connect to your Chromecast device and play your videos, music or pictures on the big screen. -> Passcode lock with Face ID to protect your privacy. -> Available in 30 languages.

About

Files Player

Features
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For years, I have been collecting countless audio and video files on my hard drives that I want to listen to and watch in between or on the go. No streaming, no subscription, no cloud, no cover art – and no annoying risk of Wi-Fi dropouts or mobile network playback glitches – just copy the files over and take them with you offline. But with “memory”: the app remembers which files I have already played (incl. position). And it works in standby mode and can be conveniently operated from Lock Screen, Apple Watch and AirPods. THE THREE MOST IMPORTANT FEATURES 1) Easy 2) Simple 3) Uncomplicated THE APP WILL BE USEFUL FOR 1) Tidying up 2) Sorting 3) Discovering A PLAYER LIKE A BIG MEMORY STICK For the price of a veeeery small memory stick. The app shares its Documents folder. So you can upload and delete files and folders directly via the Finder. TRANSFER AUDIO/VIDEO FILES 1) Connect your iPhone/iPad to your Mac. 2) Select it on the desktop or in the Finder sidebar. 3) In the “Files” tab, expand the “Files Player” app with >. 4) Drag & drop audio/video files into the app. 5) Delete files / folders with context menu. Can also be done in the app with the “Trash” button. 6) Refresh the list using the “Refresh” button or “Pull to refresh”. 7) HandOff active? Then alternatively copy files to the clipboard and transfer them to the device using the “Folder” button. 8) On a PC use iTunes. 9) Formats: mp3, m4a, aiff (audio), mp4, m4v, mov (video). The free app is limited to 5 files. If you support me in the development of the app by purchasing it, you can not only manage as many files as you like, but also choose your favorite color for icon & interface via button “Settings” button.

Screenshots

Offline Media4 screens
Files Player4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Files Player at none against Offline Media's shown. Files Player also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Offline Media sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Files Player sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Offline Media ships an update every 3 weeks, Files Player weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Offline Media versus Files Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOffline MediaFiles Player
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (137 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews48.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings137 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.5 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB5 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperRima VikardIvo Wessel

Bugs and requests

Offline Media

Reported bugs

18 issues
  • Videos don't work
  • Loses connection while playing in the background
  • Video casting stops every half a second to buffer
  • Video playback is awful
  • Doesn't work
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  • С Chromecast не соединяется, выдаёт ошибку.
  • Фильмы, лежащие в Video Player'е, не видит.
  • App never worked for trying to cast videos to chromecast that are saved to my iPad.
  • Won't let me do anything except create a folder name that of course is empty
  • Its locked as soon as I downloaded its locked
  • Not good for video casts because the video will not play continues frame .
  • Keeps losing the connection to the Chromecast.
  • Didn't work with videos stored on iPad to Chromecast
  • Video without sound - if that - and some Videos didn't project at all.
  • Crashes and then loses the connection and then it doesn't reconnect.
  • Able to import videos fro library now nothing
  • Received errors when importing music, which the app labeled videos.
  • Importing a video from my camera did work, but was slower than expected and didn't show a progress bar, so I wasn't sure it was doing anything. Once imported playback was slow and had no sound.

Requested features

5 requests
  • Improve video playback
  • Add vast updates for video
  • Add remote facility
  • Add internal video player
  • Separate videos and music when adding

Files Player

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Offline Media

One-time1
  • Free from Ads$1.99
1 purchases

Files Player

One-time1
  • Unlimited$6.99

Questions

Is Offline Media free?
Offline Media is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Files Player free?
Files Player is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Offline Media or Files Player have ads?
Offline Media shows ads; Files Player does not.
Which is updated more often, Offline Media or Files Player?
Offline Media ships an update every 3 weeks, and Files Player weekly. Most recently, Offline Media was updated on October 24, 2026 and Files Player on October 30, 2026.

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