# Plexamp — Fall in love with your music!

> Dedicated Plex music player with audiophile features and visualizers. (iPhone/iPad app by Plex Inc..)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/plexamp/id1500797510 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Plex Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/383457676)
- Category: Music, Entertainment
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.70/5 from 9,958 App Store ratings · 1,555 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 13.0 · 44 MB
- Languages: British English, Czech, Dutch, Canadian French, German (Germany), Norwegian Bokmål, Latin American Spanish, Swedish
- Released: 2020-04-16
- Data updated: 2026-08-29
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/plexamp/id1500797510/reviews.md

## What is Plexamp?

** You'll need a Plex Media Server and a Plex account to use this app **

Plexamp is the answer to the question "what would happen if you gave a handful of Plex music and pixel nerds a few cocktails and free rein to create the app of their dreams?"

Plexamp is a beautiful, dedicated Plex music player with tons of goodies for audiophile purists, music curators, and music fans of all ages looking for their next aural fix.

SUPER AUDIO PLAYER
Loudness leveling, true gapless playback, Sweet Fades™, soft transitions, a configurable preamp, a 7-band EQ, and more. Perfection for golden ears, buttery smooth touches for the rest of us. Custom pre-caching so your music keeps playing, because sometimes life brings you through tunnels.

MUSIC TO YOUR EYES
Experience your music collection like you’ve never seen it before, with our UltraBlur backgrounds, over a dozen hypnotic visualizers, and four visual themes to satisfy every taste.

FIND YOUR FIX
Radios built from your library and your cooler friends' collections. Travel through time, pick a style or mood, or listen album-by-album like the purist you are. Use the Mix Builder to explore and craft your perfect blend. Explore your personal charts and see what you were into last Fall or your top albums from the 60s.

OFFLINE BLISS
Grab a few hours of your favorite playlist or stations with just a few taps. Download a custom mix or artist radio for the plane. Simple but powerful offline support for when you’re in the woods or run out of cellular data.

IT’S THE LITTLE THINGS
Powerful search. Playback activity history. Swipe-up play queue peeking. Fun artist explorations. As many settings and tweaks as our resident UXpert let us add.

ENTERPRISE CLASS CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT
Just kidding. It's a music player.

Follow us on Twitter @plexamp or Mastodon https://mstdn.social/@plexamp

See the terms of service at https://www.plex.tv/about/privacy-legal/plex-terms-of-service/

## Key features

- Audiophile-grade playback (gapless, EQ, loudness leveling)
- Hypnotic visualizers and UltraBlur backgrounds
- Personalized radio stations and Mix Builder
- Offline listening for playlists and stations
- Powerful search and playback history
- Customizable themes and artist exploration

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Yearly Plex Pass | $69.99 | per year |
| Monthly Plex Pass | $6.99 | per month |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Lifetime Plex Pass | $979.00 | one-time |


## What do users think of Plexamp?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 🚀 Best player ever
- 👍 Gorgeous cover flow
- 👍 Flexible, fun, and friendly
- 👍 Beautiful app that functions well
- 👍 Exceptional user interface
- 👍 Breathes life into music library
- 👍 Customizable and polished
- 👍 Reliable and stable
- 👍 Seamless integration with Plex
- 👍 Intelligent music discovery

**Cons**

- 🐛 List by folder is an insult
- 🐛 Offline music experience not great
- 🐛 Hopeless tagging
- 🐛 Can't download full playlists
- 🐛 Slow downloads
- 🐛 Buggy when offline
- 🐛 Limited browsing options for offline music

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Inconsistent behavior when offline
- Search function broken
- Slow library loading
- Unreliable downloads
- Incompatibility with certain car systems

**Most requested features**

- Repeat functionality
- Ability to edit metadata
- Better offline management and browsing
- Apple Watch app
- Airplay and casting support
- Customizable home screen and layout

## Recent user reviews (10 of 1,555)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/plexamp/id1500797510/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Goodbye Subscriptions!

*2026-08-21, version 4.12.4*

I was an early adopter of Plex about 10 years ago. Bought a lifetime pass and have never looked back. I appreciate owning my own personal media and being able to play it at will thank you developer’s.

### 4/5 — Update

*2026-08-21, version 4.12.4*

Any chance you’re gonna update the app soon?

### 3/5 — Stale

*2026-08-18, version 4.12.4*

Hasn’t been updated in a year. Too much focus on main app but removing focus from audio. Specially after losing TIDAL.

### 1/5 — No updates for over a year

*2026-08-18, version 4.12.4*

What is going on at plex? No roadmap, promised features that have gone under the radar for 3 years?! Where is streaming to multiple devices at once?

### 5/5 — Plexamp is Awesome!

*2026-08-18, version 4.12.4*

Perfect music player for your media needs.

### 5/5 — So much better than the regular plex app

*2026-08-16, version 4.12.4*

The plex amp app has more to offer than the original. It comes with many different radio playlists and like other apps, the app will create random playlists based off specific artists. It will compile an amazing “sonically” similar playlist to match that artist with other similar artists.

### 1/5 — They turned it stoopad

*2026-08-16, version 4.12.4*

Complicated for no fukn reason. Stop trying to do apples bs and give us fukn control.

### 5/5 — Great app

*2026-08-14, version 4.12.4*

Love using this app. Quality is fantastic.

### 5/5 — Nice!

*2026-08-13, version 4.12.4*

On the go ! Perfect !

### 5/5 — Incredible small form music app!

*2026-08-13, version 4.12.4*

Having a plex server is great for collectors but the problem with having so much music is that you don’t have enough time to listen to it all. Having this app on your mobile p hi one and being able to download it locally on your device helps you play it in the car or with your headphones. Love this addition to the Plex ecosystem!  Thanks y’all

## Frequently asked questions about Plexamp

### What is Plexamp?

Plexamp is a dedicated music player designed to enhance your experience with your Plex music library. It offers advanced audio playback features, visually engaging interfaces, and personalized music discovery tools.

### What are the key features of Plexamp?

Key features include audiophile-grade playback with gapless transitions, a 7-band EQ, loudness leveling, and customizable pre-caching. It also boasts stunning visualizers, personalized radio stations, a Mix Builder, and robust offline listening capabilities.

### How much does Plexamp cost?

Plexamp is free to download and use. However, it does offer in-app purchases, which may unlock additional features or customization options for users who wish to enhance their experience further.

### What do I need to use Plexamp?

To use Plexamp, you will need a Plex Media Server set up with your music collection and a Plex account. The app connects to your server to stream and manage your music.

### Can I listen to music offline with Plexamp?

Yes, Plexamp provides simple yet powerful offline support. You can download playlists, stations, or custom mixes for listening when you don't have an internet connection, perfect for travel or areas with poor signal.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 4.12.4 — 2025-07-14

*Fixed*

- In some cases, premium upsell wouldn't show spinner forever.
- When creating smart playlist, clarify that we're doing so.
- In some cases, downloaded items could end up displaying as empty.
- Downloading shared smart playlists with some filters could result in no tracks being downloaded.
- When downloading smart playlists under 5 hours of duration, only an hour at most would be downloaded.
- CarPlay: Don't reload screen when going offline/online.
- DSD files weren't playing gaplessly with strict sample rate matching.

### 4.12.3 — 2025-05-07

*Added*

- Downmixing to stereo (new playback setting).
- Preserving multi-channel audio when converting (new Downmix to Stereo conversion setting).
- Ability to star (highly rate) tracks from the lock screen.
- New visualizers: Aurora, Disco Ball and Hyper Paint.

*Fixed*

- Tracks could end prematurely.
- Playback start could be slower than normal in some cases.
- Seeking could lead to track skipping.
- Channel mapping for surround Opus modes was incorrect.
- Crash from misformed/missing port in server connection URI.
- Get rid of confusing incorrect sample/bit-rate display for audio output.
- Codec badge could incorrect show 24-bit.
- Editing playlist filters only worked on the playlist screen.
- Fix an issue when after seeking, a track could buffer indefinitely.
- DSD tracks could result in an inappropriately large mixer sample rate.
- DSD tracks wouldn't display properly with visualizers.
- Bump max RAM cache size to 16 MB.

### 4.12.2 — 2025-04-25

*Fixed*

- Improve reliability of sending offline plays/ratings to server.
- In some cases, transcoded Opus playback could end a track prematurely.
- Lack of explanation for sample rate quality setting.
- Update translations.
- Update EQ presets.

### 4.12.1 — 2025-04-16

*Added*

- When downloading media, don't duplicate existing downloads.
- Long press on library tab refreshes screen.
- When using track from "prefer downloaded media", don't copy it to cache.
- Setting for sample rate conversion quality (Plex Pass only).
- Setting for DSD gain.
- Consolidate loudness leveling settings.
- Link loudness leveling setting to enable/disable others to clarify behavior.
- plexamp:// scheme.

*Fixed*

- In some cases, player codec display could be missing.
- In some cases, offline plays could be reported multiple times to the server.
- Enhance mesh volume control to match the main player's.
- Add a bit of spacing to the codec text.
- Make sure we're not opening a stream while reconfiguring audio output.
- Avoid tracks playing simultaneously in some cases with strict sample rate matching.
- Rare issue where playback could fail after device error. 
- Race condition with Opus seeking which could lead to track ending.
- DSD bitrate display now displays correctly.
- Phrasing in remote quality setting text.
- Improve alignment of some settings text.
- When ducking audio, lower the volume a bit more.
- In some cases looping an Opus track would fail.
- Reset the audio device a bit harder when resuming in some cases.

### 4.12.0 — 2025-03-30

*Added*

- Disable Sweet Fades when strict sample rate matching and tracks have different sample rates.
- New 'Show Playlists from All Libraries' experience setting.
- 32-bit FLAC support.
- Second read head to cache to speed up playback start and improve caching.
- Use IPv6 connections to server when possible.
- Opus playback is truly gapless.
- Add /open-app as universal link for opening Plexamp on mobile.

*Fixed*

- When stopping playback, the next track could appear for a split second.
- Small title scrolling twitches in player.
- Rare crash when last track finished.
- Detection of caching completed for a file not always correct.
- Chromecast devices could go missing.
- In rare cases, playback could stop between tracks.
- Spurious playback failure toasts on slow networks.
- Seeking in transcoded Opus files could result in failures or incorrect behavior.
- Rare crash when stopping playback.
- Upgrade audio libraries.
- Downloaded albums incorrectly limited to one hour.
- Text truncation in DJ options text.
- Local play state could toggle between playing and paused when controlling remote player.

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