Comparison

HD Video Player vs PlainPlay

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

Head to head
About

HD Video Player

This media player automatically scans your device for videos and music, offering smooth HD playback with hardware decoding. It supports a vast array of formats and includes features like touch screen zoom and Wi-Fi file transfer.

Highlights
  • Automatic video scanning
  • Smooth HD playback
  • Hardware decoder support
  • Touch screen zoom gestures
  • Wi-Fi file transfer
  • Supports numerous formats
Features
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HD Player Pro - the best choice of phone player. Can play any type video music and pdf txt word excel. Video Player Pro is one of the most popular and powerful player for all iPhone devices. It is easiest iPhone phone player . This player support many formats and can play any video,film,music,MTV that stored on your phone. The main function characteristics: A) Automatically scan all videos on your phone. B) The video play very HD and smoothly. C) With the latest hardware decoder.Many videos will benefit from the latest hardware decoder. D) Touch screen zoom gesture.You can use variety of gestures on the screen , zoom in or out is very easily . E) Transfer file to you phone by wifi.You can transfer video file to your phone by browser.Also you can transfer video on you phone to other iPhone by wifi。 F) Play FLV files smoothly, no need to install the Flash Player plugin; G) delete video operation H)Thumbnail display the contents of the video file Supported file formats: AIFF、AMR、AMV、ASF、AU、AVC、AVI、AVS Video、BDAV、CDXA/MPEG-PS、DV、FLAC、Flash Video、GXF、IVF、k3g1、kddi、LXF、Matroska、MIDI、MLP、mobi、Monkey's Audio、MPEG Audio、MPEG Video、MPEG-4、MPEG-4 Visual、MPEG-PS、MPEG-TS、mqt、Musepack SV7、Musepack SV8、MXF、OGG、QuickTime、RealMedia、Shorten、SKM、TTA、TwinVQ、VC-1、Wave、Wave64、WavPack、WebM、Windows Media video formats: 601P、AMV Video、AVC、AVS Video、avs2、Cinepack、Dirac、DV、FLC、FLI、H.263、H.264、Indeo 4、JPEG、mp4v、MPEG-1 video、MPEG-2 video、MPEG-4 AVC、MPEG-4 part 2、MPEG-4 part 10、MPEG-4 Visual、On2 VP3、On2 VP5、On2 VP6、On2 VP7、On2 VP8、MTS2、QCELP/PureVoice、raw video、RealVideo 2、RealVideo 3、RealVideo 4、Sorenson 3、Theora、tiff、TrueMotion S、VC-1、VC-3、VDOWave、WMV2 music formats: AAC、AAC LATM、ACELP、ADPCM IMA WAV、ADPCM EA R2、AMR、Cooker、COOK、DCA、EVRC、FLAC、GSM 6.10、MIDI、MLP、Monkey's Audio、MP2 Audio、MP3、Musepack SV7、Musepack SV8、PCM、QCELP、Qdesign 2、Shorten、sqcp、TTA、VQF TwinVQ、Vorbis、Voxware、VP6、WavPack、WMA subtitle formats: SubRip(*.srt),SSA/ASS(*.ssa,*.ass)

About

PlainPlay

This app is a versatile media player and file manager that supports numerous formats for offline learning. It allows for easy import of course materials, offers playback customization, and provides robust file organization and privacy features.

Highlights
  • Full-format media playback
  • Offline course import
  • Variable speed and loop playback
  • File classification and sorting
  • Gesture lock and fingerprint ID
  • Background audio playback
  • Web content download
Features
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My file manager – supports almost all file formats. Online courses downloaded from the web or shared by teachers are easy to import. With full-format playback, you can watch them anytime, anywhere with no data usage — with loop playback, sequential playback, and variable-speed support. A convenient learning video player that makes your study easier. Import files to your phone in multiple ways (iTunes file sharing via cable, LAN Wi-Fi web transfer, and phone-to-phone transfer) for fast management of local files. Supports file classification, sorting, editing, searching, and quick browsing and playback. • Classification: Video, Audio, Photos, Documents • Sorting: Name, manual order, file size, modification date, creation date • Edit: Select all, delete, compress • Search: Search by file name • Privacy: Gesture lock, fingerprint & Face ID; file hiding and file encryption Video and audio support continuous playback and single-loop playback; audio supports background playback, skipping intros and outros. File management: Create folders and move or import files directly. Web download: Download and manage web content directly. TV live streaming: HD live streams of major TV channels. Markdown preview and editing supported. 【Auto-Renewable Membership】 1. Service name: Auto-renewing membership. 2. Price: $1.49/month, $6.99/year, $12.99 lifetime (one-time purchase). 3. Payment is charged to your iTunes account 24 hours before each renewal period ends, extending the membership for one month. 4. To cancel: open "Settings" → "iTunes Store & App Store" → tap "Apple ID" → "View Apple ID" → "Account Settings" → "Subscriptions", and cancel the PlainPlay membership subscription. If not cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends, the subscription renews automatically. 5. Terms of Use: https://xiaodev.com.cn/terms.html 6. Privacy Policy: https://xiaodev.com.cn/privacy.html If you find bugs, infringements, unmet needs, or have other opinions or suggestions about the service, please contact us — we will do our best to improve these issues in the next version. Contact: xiaodeve@163.com .

Screenshots

HD Video Player4 screens
PlainPlay4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PlainPlay at 4.5 against HD Video Player's 3.6. PlainPlay also leads on review sentiment (80% vs 45%) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). HD Video Player's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ratings volume (209 vs 31). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. PlainPlay sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. HD Video Player asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PlainPlay holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HD Video Player has 209 ratings behind it against 31, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of HD Video Player's written reviews are positive against 80% of PlainPlay's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HD Video Player ships an update every 3 weeks, PlainPlay weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
HD Video Player versus PlainPlay: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHD Video PlayerPlainPlay
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (209 ratings)4.5 (31 ratings) — better
Positive reviews45.1% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings209 — better31
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB130 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer亮 郭景元 肖

Customer experience

HD Video Player

All ratings210 ratings
Positive61.4%
Neutral11.0%
Negative27.6%
Written reviews51 reviews
Positive45.1%
Neutral5.9%
Negative49.0%

PlainPlay

All ratings31 ratings
Positive87.1%
Neutral3.2%
Negative9.7%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

HD Video Player

Reported bugs

20 issues
  • App installed in Chinese
  • No English option to change language
  • App asks questions in Chinese
  • App does not work
  • App is trash
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  • App is invasive
  • App does not need location
  • App is defective
  • App doesn't work
  • App shows white screen
  • App doesn't load videos
  • App is garbage
  • App doesn't scan phone for video
  • App crashes after update
  • Ads cover entire screen
  • Ads pop up constantly
  • App prompts in Chinese
  • Ads every 5 seconds
  • File management is poor
  • Too many ads blocking screen

Requested features

5 requests
  • Option to change language to English
  • Paid version without ads
  • Save downloaded videos to camera roll
  • Load subtitles
  • Plays 3gp format

PlainPlay

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

HD Video Player

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

PlainPlay

Subscriptions3
  • 月会员$1.491 Month
  • 季度会员$3.993 Months
  • Annual membership$6.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Membership$12.99

Questions

Is HD Video Player free?
HD Video Player is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PlainPlay free?
PlainPlay is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, HD Video Player or PlainPlay?
PlainPlay is rated higher. HD Video Player averages 3.6 out of 5 from 209 ratings, while PlainPlay averages 4.5 from 31 ratings.
Do HD Video Player or PlainPlay have ads?
Both HD Video Player and PlainPlay show ads.
Which is updated more often, HD Video Player or PlainPlay?
HD Video Player ships an update every 3 weeks, and PlainPlay weekly. Most recently, HD Video Player was updated on November 6, 2026 and PlainPlay on November 7, 2026.

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