# Chroma - Spatial Cinema — Your Media, Cinema-Grade

> Cinema-grade media player for personal libraries on iOS and Apple Vision Pro. (iPhone/iPad app by Snacks After Midnight.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chroma-spatial-cinema/id6478800800 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Snacks After Midnight](https://appshunter.io/developer/1733965301)
- Category: Entertainment, Photo & Video
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 26.0 · 29 MB
- Languages: American English, Arabic, French (France), German (Germany), Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Chinese (Simplified, China), European Spanish
- Released: 2024-03-29
- Data updated: 2026-09-24
- Monetization: freemium
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chroma-spatial-cinema/id6478800800/reviews.md

## What is Chroma?

Chroma turns your iPhone and iPad into a cinema-grade player for your own media library.

* Plex, Jellyfin, and Emby — multiple servers, one beautiful app
* Direct play for formats servers usually transcode, including MKV
* Dolby Vision, HDR, and multichannel audio
* Picture in Picture — keep watching while you do anything else
* Downloads and offline playback that remember where you left off
* Transcribe: on-device live subtitles for videos that have none
* Subtitle styling, audio track selection, and caption timing control
* Skip intros and credits (Plex Pass required by library owner)
* Home Screen widgets and deep links straight into playback

And if you have an Apple Vision Pro: Chroma is its premier personal cinema — immersive theater environments, AI 3D, spatial video, and VR180/360 playback, with the same libraries, picking up right where your iPhone left off.

I am actively developing this app and want it to be one of the best choices for your enjoyment. If you have feature suggestions or run into issues, let me know via the contact link so I can make sure they are on my radar!

** Chroma Pass **
Chroma Pass unlocks the full experience — no watch limit. It's available as a monthly or yearly auto-renewing subscription, each with a 7-day free trial, or as a one-time Lifetime purchase.

Chroma Pass includes:

* Removes the 5-minute watch time limitation.
* Syncs playback time with your media server to pick up where you last watched.

* Monthly: $2.99
* Yearly: $29.99 (7-day free trial)
* Lifetime: $59.99 one-time — yours forever, no renewal.

* For the subscription plans, payment is charged to your Apple Account at the end of the free trial unless cancelled, and auto-renews unless you disable auto-renewal at least 24 hours before the end of the current period in your Apple Account settings.
* The Lifetime purchase is a one-time charge and does not renew.


Privacy Policy: https://snacksaftermidnight.com/privacy/
End User License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

## Key features

- Plex, Jellyfin, Emby server support
- Direct play for MKV and other formats
- Dolby Vision and HDR support
- Offline playback and downloads
- Live on-device subtitle transcription
- Immersive theater environments (Apple Vision Pro)

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Chroma Pass - Monthly | $2.99 | per month |
| Chroma Pass - Yearly | $29.99 | per year |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Chroma Pass - Lifetime | $59.99 | one-time |


## Recent user reviews (10 of 11)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chroma-spatial-cinema/id6478800800/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Really good!

*2024-09-05*

All I wanted was an app where I could watch my mkv movie collection in a virtual cinema and this is that app. My only small gripe is the Spatial Audio doesn’t have head tracking and some of my movies won’t play. But overall this is the best app if you want to feel like you’re in a theater.

### 5/5 — Great app (with one piece of feedback)

*2024-08-12*

This is the only app that I found able to play my Plex library in a theater environment. It works great! One piece of feedback for the developer, when you move to another seat in the theater the animation is a bit nauseating. I’d like the ability to just teleport to the seat. Thanks for making such a great app.

### 4/5 — New feature advice

*2024-06-09*

One of the most important new features is the complete environment elements in a real cinema (such as people sitting in the seats, people talking and even some noise), with which you would feel you were really there and not alone and isolated. It is even better if you could invite your friends sitting beside you and watching the same movie.

**Developer response:** Thank you so much for the positive feedback. The rows will be adjusted as I agree with your statements. I think the custom seat picker idea is awesome, and have noted that feedback.

### 1/5 — Fails to connect and doesn’t show an error

*2024-06-08*

Tried to connect to my Plex server. Authenticated successfully, saw a loading screen, then the app showed the initial screen. No error message.

**Developer response:** Hi Jonathan,

I am sorry you had issues connecting. Were you connected to a VPN at the time? I have seen issues related to that. Feel free to email or contact me via the feedback form and I would be happy to help.

### 5/5 — Truly immersive, and even plays MV-HEVC!

*2024-06-07*

This app is a great way to watch my Plex content in an immersive environment. Works great on airplanes. I especially like that I can watch my converted 3-D films using MV-HEVC!

**Developer response:** I'm glad you are enjoying it!

### 1/5 — Broken app

*2024-06-02*

This app is broken. Doesn’t allow me to login. After successful login attempt, the app just goes back to the splash screen. Don’t buy this app until basic functionality is working.

**Developer response:** Hey StefCre4343,

Feel free to send me an email or use the contact form on the site to reach out so I can ensure you are able to log in. If there is an issue I am happy to troubleshoot with you.

### 4/5 — App is improving

*2024-05-19*

My original rating was 1-star as the app was plainly unusable due to an issue with login upon launch. I eventually discussed with the developer through Reddit and he was able to deliver an update which fixed the problem.

I've now modified to a 4-stars rating as many issues were fixed in the last weeks. Nonetheless it's not 100% yet but keep up the good work!

- I cannot launch some movie, not sure if the format (mkv, HDR, ...) is the issue or what (I don't own the library which I'm connected to)
- Please allow to use Thumbnails in the Home tab too
- I cannot use -15 +15 buttons, nor can I scroll in the timeline to go forward/backward (seems to be due to 'non paid' version but haven't seen it mentioned in the app)
- If I reopen a movie it starts from the beginning every time

**Developer response:** Hey LucaAltUS,

I think we were able to touch base via Reddit. I am glad we were able to get you logged in and get your library loading. I appreciate your thoughts on future improvements!

### 5/5 — Useful app worth trying

*2024-05-17*

If you enjoy watching movies from Plex, this app provides an Apple Cinema-like experience.  The virtual theater the developer created is second to none.  I recommend you try to 7 day free trial to see if the app works for you.  The app uses a subscription model ($2.99/month or $29/year).  I’m not a fan of subscriptions, but I understand that creating an app for a small market is both time consuming and does cost money / require learning new skills.  The app does have some bugs and needs, but I’ve been in contact with the developer and he is working on them and is very responsive.  I’m giving this app a shot to see what evolves.  I use it regularally to watch my Plex content.  I hope to see this app available for a one-time purchase as things settle down.  In any case, this is a useful app and I see it getting every better and more complete..  I find watching immersive content to be one of the “killer‘ app experiences for the Vision Pro at this time.  I’m willing to support developers who want to expand this type of functionality to users beyond Apple TV+ and IMAX, etc.

Update: 5/16/24 I have added a star to my original review.  Andrew, the developer, has worked hard to address virtually all of my original concerns.  He has released updates in TestFlight nearly every day or so and has also released several significant updates to the App Store. He added an additional environment, balcony seating, subtitles, local content access, search, thumbnails / artwork selection, and downloads, and addressed many of the original bugs. I look forward to the continued enhancements and really appreciate his efforts and willingness to communicate and make this app one of the best ways to view your Plex content when using the AVP. I’m hoping to see a one-time option for purchase as things settle out. I literally use this app every day.  The cinema experience in a theater environment for Plex content is second to none at this time.

**Developer response:** Thank you for your support! I hope to make the app better with each release.

### 1/5 — Cannot sign in with existing Google account

*2024-05-12*

Unable to sign in with existing Google account, the button for Google does not work

**Developer response:** Hi Andyhny,

I think we connected via email and I’m glad that we could get you logged in and using the app. If this is another user, I updated the app recently to resolve this issue and would appreciate you giving this another try!

### 5/5 — Great app for plex

*2024-04-25*

Overall great app, especially compared to what’s available right now in the App Store. Only reason its four stars out of five is because my download function is not working. I’ve tried downloading multiple things off my Plex server and it just does not work. It gives me an error symbol. Downloading through the Plex iPad app works fine so I know it’s not my server. Once the downloading function is fully resolved I’ll update my review to five stars.

**Developer response:** Thanks for reaching out. I am aware of this issue and although it won't help you resolve the issue, perhaps it will give clarity around the issue. The official Plex App uses a 3rd party video player that can handle basically any format you throw at it. However, this app is using the system video player at the present time. As a result, I lean on the Plex server to transcode files when necessary and sometimes it works, and sometimes there are errors. I am hopeful that I can dig in deeper and resolve those issues because I have noticed it as well and I want a smooth experience! I recently added local video playback as an alternative option to backup some media there (outside of app functionality).

Know that this issue is actively on my mind. I will be sure to come back and edit the response when I have more to report!

EDIT: Hey Mobious_Black, I just wanted to let you know that downloading should be in a better place now. Thank you for the feedback!

## Frequently asked questions about Chroma

### What is Chroma?

Chroma is an app that transforms your iPhone and iPad into a cinema-grade player for your personal media library. It supports multiple servers like Plex, Jellyfin, and Emby, and offers advanced playback features.

### Does Chroma have ads?

No, Chroma does not contain advertisements. The app is free to download and use with a watch time limitation, which can be removed with a subscription or one-time purchase.

### What are the Chroma Pass subscription options?

Chroma Pass is available as a monthly subscription for $2.99, a yearly subscription for $29.99, or a one-time Lifetime purchase for $59.99. All subscription plans include a 7-day free trial.

### How do I cancel my Chroma Pass subscription?

You can cancel your auto-renewing subscription by disabling auto-renewal at least 24 hours before the end of the current period in your Apple Account settings. The Lifetime purchase does not renew.

### What devices does Chroma support?

Chroma is supported on iPhone, iPad, and Apple Vision Pro. It offers a premier personal cinema experience on Apple Vision Pro with immersive theater environments and spatial video playback.

### Can I watch videos offline with Chroma?

Yes, Chroma offers downloads and offline playback that remembers where you left off. This feature is part of the Chroma Pass subscription, which removes the 5-minute watch time limitation.

### Does Chroma support advanced audio and video formats?

Yes, Chroma supports Dolby Vision, HDR, and multichannel audio. It also allows direct play for formats that servers usually transcode, including MKV.

### How often is Chroma updated?

Chroma was last updated on September 23, 2026, with version 2.6.0. The developer is actively developing the app and welcomes feature suggestions and bug reports.

## Version history (last 1 release)

### 2.6.0 — 2026-09-23

No release notes.

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