SuperWatcher
SuperWatcher app icon

Video player for iPhone and iPad

Watch everything you own.

SuperWatcher plays nearly any video file, from MKV and HEVC to HDR, with every subtitle format. It feels right in your hands, and it remembers the moments that matter.

Join the beta Coming soon to theApp Store

Your first 10 movies are free. Then once. No subscription.

SuperWatcher playing the film Sintel at sunset, with the playback controls showing.

Plays nearly anything

If it’s a video, it plays.

SuperWatcher is built on mpv and FFmpeg, the engines trusted by video enthusiasts everywhere. No converting, no “unsupported format”.

  • Containers

    MKV, MP4, MOV, AVI, WebM, TS, M2TS, WMV and more

  • Video

    H.264, HEVC, VP9, AV1, and HDR on HDR screens

  • Audio

    Every track in the file: AAC, AC3, DTS, FLAC, Opus

  • Subtitles

    SRT, ASS/SSA, VTT, and image subtitles like PGS

Notes

Keep the moments that matter.

Tap Add Note while you watch. SuperWatcher saves the exact frame and the exact second, so your thought is pinned to the scene.

  1. 1CaptureThe frame and the time are saved the instant you tap.
  2. 2Write or talkType a note, or just say it. Voice notes are transcribed for you.
  3. 3Jump backTap any note to land on that exact moment again.
  • See every note for a film, or across your whole library.
  • Export to Markdown with the images, ready for your notes app.
  • Great for film study, coaching, language learning, or remembering a favorite line.
The Notes tab in SuperWatcher's player, listing four timestamped notes on Sintel, each with a still from that moment.

Subtitles and audio

Subtitles, exactly how you like them.

Switch between every audio and subtitle track in the file. Add your own from Files or a link, or search OpenSubtitles.com right in the player with your free API key.

Tears of Steel playing with English subtitles in SuperWatcher.
Clean, readable subtitles
The audio and subtitle track menu, with English, Spanish and other subtitle tracks.
Every track, one tap away

  • Fix timing

    Out of sync? Shift subtitles in 0.1-second steps until they line up.

  • Two at once

    Show a second subtitle track, like your language and the one you’re learning.

  • Make them yours

    Choose the size, style and position, separately for portrait and landscape.

Gestures

Your fingers already know how.

The whole screen is a control. No tiny buttons, no menus mid-scene. Change or turn off any gesture in Settings.

  • Hold for 2×

    Press and hold anywhere to zip through at double speed. Let go to return.

  • Swipe to seek

    Slide left or right to scrub, and see exactly where you’ll land.

  • Double-tap to skip

    Double-tap the left or right edge to jump back or ahead.

  • Brightness and volume

    Swipe up or down on the left edge for brightness, on the right for volume.

  • Pinch to fill

    Pinch to zoom the picture and fill the whole screen, edge to edge.

  • Save a frame

    Swipe down with three fingers to save a clean still to Photos.

Library

Your videos, ready when you are.

Continue Watching picks up exactly where you stopped. Bring videos in from anywhere you keep them.

  • Wi-Fi Transfer. Open the address on your computer and drag videos in. No cable, no cloud.
  • Files and Photos. Import from iCloud Drive, a USB drive, a NAS, or your camera roll.
  • Your own server. Paste a stream link from Plex, Jellyfin or Emby and it plays, or save it for offline.
  • Share to SuperWatcher from Safari or any app to play a video link.
  • Home videos
  • Plex, Jellyfin, Emby
  • NAS and SMB shares
  • WebDAV
  • DRM-free purchases
  • Public-domain films
The SuperWatcher library with Continue Watching at the top and a grid of films below.
The import menu with Import from Files, Import from Photos, and Wi-Fi Transfer turned on, showing the address to visit.

And the rest

Everything a great player should do.

The playback panel with speed, playlist mode, spatial audio and volume boost, over a wide shot of a city.
Speed, boost and more, right in the player

  • AirPlay to your TV

    Send it to Apple TV. Files your TV can’t play on its own, like MKV, are converted as they stream.

  • Picture in Picture

    Keep watching in a small window while you reply to a message.

  • 0.25× to 4×

    Fine speed control in quarter steps, with pitch kept natural.

  • Volume boost

    Quiet dialogue? Turn it up past the usual maximum.

  • Chapters and playlists

    Jump between chapters, or let the next video play on its own.

  • Keeps playing

    Lock your phone and keep listening, with controls on the Lock Screen.

Pricing

Try it free. Buy it once.

No subscription and no surprises. Every feature works from the very first movie, so you’ll know exactly what you’re getting.

Start

10 movies free

Watch your first 10 videos with nothing locked. A video counts once it has played for a minute.

  • Every feature included
  • A movie you’ve started always plays to the end

Then

once

One purchase unlocks SuperWatcher forever, on all your iPhones and iPads.

  • Family Sharing included
  • Your library, notes and settings never lock
  • No subscriptionPay once, keep it
  • No adsEver
  • No accountJust open and watch
  • No trackingYour videos stay on your device
Join the beta Coming soon to theApp Store

Purchases are handled by Apple. Restoring a purchase takes one tap.

Press play on everything.

SuperWatcher is in public beta now. Join on TestFlight and tell us what you think.

Join the beta

Requires iOS 26 or later. iPhone and iPad.