6 alternativesSofa: Free to start
The best Sofa alternatives
For most people the best alternative to Sofa is VLC, and the best free one is Infuse.
VLCPick it if you want 1 free player that opens any file on your Mac, iPhone and iPad.Free, open sourceCompare at a glance
Sofa is highlighted, so you can see what you give up and what you gain.
| App | Price | How you pay | Mac | iPhone | iPad | Watch | App Store | Developer | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sofa | Free to start | Free, with paid upgrades | 4.7 | ||||||
| VLC | Free, open source | Free | 3.7 | ||||||
 Infuse | Free to start | Free, with paid upgrades | 4.7 | ||||||
 IINA | Free, open source | Free | Too few ratings | ||||||
 Callsheet | From $1 | Subscription | 4.9 | ||||||
 Play | Free to start | Free, with paid upgrades | 4.7 | ||||||
 Binge | Free to start | Free, with paid upgrades | 4.2 |
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The alternatives, in order
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Pick it if you want 1 free player that opens any file on your Mac, iPhone and iPad.
The free, open-source player that opens almost any video file and streams from your home server or cloud drive.
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Pick this if your movies live on a NAS or Plex server and you watch on Apple TV or iPad.
Plays MKV and almost any other video file on Apple TV, iPad and iPhone, straight from your NAS or Plex server.
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Pick it if you watch on a Mac and want a free player that looks and behaves like a Mac app.
A free, open-source video player that handles almost any file and still feels like a native Mac app.
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Pick this if you pause shows to look up actors and want answers without ads or spoilers.
Look up any actor, their age at release and where a film streams, without ads, logins or spoilers.
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Pick it if you save more YouTube videos than you watch and want them in one tidy queue on every device.
A personal watchlist for videos from any app, with an algorithm-free YouTube feed synced over iCloud.
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Pick it if you track everything you watch and want ratings from 3 sites without opening 3 tabs.
A movie and TV tracker with 3 review scores, post-credits alerts and jumpscare timelines, made by one developer.
When Sofa is still the right pick
You lose track of which episode you are on, or which book or game you meant to return to.
Sofa prices and verdictFree to start