# Varys for Plex — user reviews > 255 indexed App Store user reviews of Varys for Plex by Tobias Fonfara, rated 4.80/5 from 1,417 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/varys-for-plex/id1450380518/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/varys-for-plex/id1450380518.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 1,279 · 4★ 99 · 3★ 13 · 2★ 5 · 1★ 21 ## What do users think of Varys for Plex? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Efficient monitoring - 👍 Clean and intuitive UI - 🔒 Remote access without VPN - 💡 Tautulli integration - 👍 Comprehensive server stats - 👍 Easy to use - 👍 Helpful for managing Plex server - 👍 Useful widgets - 👍 Better than Plex Dash - 👍 Excellent companion app for Plex **Cons** - 🐛 Occasional crashes - 🐛 Restore purchase issue - 🔒 Limited functionality without Plex Pass - 🐛 Incorrect audio channel detection - 🐛 Unreliable notifications - 🐛 Abandoned by developer **Commonly reported bugs** - Restore purchase window keeps appearing - Connectivity issues when not on local network - Incorrect audio channel detection **Most requested features** - GPU usage monitoring - DVR recording status - Ability to manage users and devices - Ability to edit metadata - Ability to rate watched content - Support for multiple servers ## Newest reviews (16 of 255) ### 3/5 — Good *2026-03-03, version 1.16.1* Its a very good app, keeps track of does everything Plex Dash does, why I wanted it is to be able to add users and remove users on the fly and that does not work. ### 5/5 — Great App *2025-09-15, version 1.16.1* Love the app, I use it everyday! Is there going to be an update for this app for iOS 26? ### 5/5 — Varys is amazing *2025-09-07, version 1.16.1* This is my single most used Plex app beyond when viewing my content. It does everything I need and more. One bit of developer feedback: I’d love to see my GPU load as well as CPU load. Please and thank you. ### 5/5 — Does its job *2025-09-06, version 1.16.1* Tells me info when media is played from plex. Can’t beat it ### 5/5 — It’s great *2025-07-29, version 1.16.1* Works well and I’ve never had a problem. ### 5/5 — Great app *2025-05-31, version 1.16.1* Love the data this app provides ### 2/5 — Doesn’t do much *2025-05-21, version 1.16.1* The app doesn’t do much different from the native Plex Dash app for me. Also, every time I open it I have to restore my Pro purchase. This happens across devices and is very annoying. ### 5/5 — Good *2025-05-17, version 1.16.1* Does what it says on the tin. Some stuff is a little hidden or unclear but overall great ### 3/5 — Paywall *2025-05-13, version 1.16.1* Not sure if it’s great or not because it seems like the most basic functions of the app are locked behind a paywall. From the looks of it, for $4 you get access to some useful stuff ### 5/5 — Excellent! *2025-05-11, version 1.16.1* Exact details I want, easy set up. Works great ### 5/5 — Great app! *2025-04-30, version 1.16.1* Exactly what I need to see what is being watched on my plex. Better then tautulli app ### 5/5 — Such a sick app *2025-04-28, version 1.16.1* Honestly incredibly well made and simple! Works brilliantly ### 5/5 — Have Plex? You need this app! *2025-04-26, version 1.16.1* This is an awesome addition to the plex server to check the CPU usage, viewing history and more. This is great. ### 5/5 — Awesome app *2025-04-24, version 1.16.1* Great way to see what’s playing on my Plex server at any time!! Also has an Apple Watch app! ### 5/5 — Perfect for what I wanted *2025-04-07, version 1.16.1* Very happy someone recommended this app - it’s exactly what I wanted all in one place ### 5/5 — Simple and clear *2025-02-20, version 1.16.1* Great app, simple to use and observe server activity. Thanks for your work! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Promising but ultimately disappointing *2026-03-24, version 1.16.1* The developer is certainly a homelab user. Feature rich and would likely be better than the plex app if it worked. I get repeated error messages and I haven’t heard back from the support team/developer. App is useless with most basic functions dysfunctional. ### 1/5 — Junk *2026-01-09, version 1.16.1* I tried the 7 day trial. It’s junk. tautulli is free and way better. ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work *2025-09-20, version 1.16.1* This use to be great but now it doesn’t work for new tv shows on plex and there is no way to get support. It says go to his website but nothing there. ### 1/5 — Great App but please update *2025-08-01, version 1.16.1* This is a great app for Plex but currently the app is broken. The restore purchase window keeps on coming up every time you open up the program . The App still works great but the developer, who is MIA and doesn’t reply to email requests, just needs to update the app to fix the purchase issue. We are in desperate need of an update. ### 1/5 — Years? *2024-04-06, version 1.15.0* Years since any update? Why did I pay for this app if it’s not being developed. ### 1/5 — garbage *2023-09-07, version 1.15.0* not one single feature unless paying. mention that in the profile so I don’t go through the trouble of downloading and messing with it. ### 1/5 — Only useful if you buy pro version *2021-10-27, version 1.14.4* Useless compared to Plex Dash app, unless you pay for pro version. ### 1/5 — Gives you less for more money *2021-09-21, version 1.14.3* Tautulli is better and free… This app is not worth the money If your not looking at running an additional program on your Plex server and don’t own a domain Plex Dash is another great Free option. The price of this app is not justified ### 1/5 — Great *2021-03-06, version 1.14.1* Loved it ### 1/5 — App crashes *2020-03-12, version 1.9.0* New update just crashes the app as soon as you launch it.. needs pulling.. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Awesome! *2026-07-31, version 1.16.1* Been using it for years. It’s great and love the widgets. ### 5/5 — Superior to Plex Dash in every way that matters *2026-05-17, version 1.16.1* I’ve used both Plex Dash and Varys for a little while now, and Varys just outperforms Plex Dash entirely. It loads quicker, the history page is *actually* consistent and accurate (by far my biggest frustration with the Plex Dash app), and the server statistics are more readily accessible and easy to read, with more metadata available to you in comparison. If you’re an avid Plex server manager, the Pro price of $4 (at time of writing) should be an easy decision. A no brainer, superior alternative to the stock Dash app. ### 5/5 — Great! *2026-03-14, version 1.16.1* It’s got all the features of a service like Tautulli but without having to set up a third party service! Well done I can’t believe this isn’t built into the official plex app ### 5/5 — Great app! *2026-02-20, version 1.16.1* I decided to get Varys because I crave all the information I can get about how my Plex Media Center is performing! Edit: 05-06-22. This app is awesome!❤️ ### 5/5 — Best way to monitor server!! *2026-02-19, version 1.16.1* I love to be able to see cpu usage and recently added. Great app!! ### 5/5 — Perfect Plex Companion App *2025-12-13, version 1.16.1* It allows me to manage my server while on the go without laptop access and does it much better than Plex Dash. ### 5/5 — Very good *2025-11-26, version 1.16.1* Very good ### 5/5 — Amazing App, Completely Worth Cost *2025-10-19, version 1.16.1* Worth it. ### 5/5 — Great app *2025-10-08, version 1.16.1* This little app works perfectly with my Plex server ### 5/5 — Very good App but only recognises DD+ 7.1 as 5.1 *2025-10-07, version 1.16.1* This is a really useful app to use with Plex media Server, particularly if you are sharing content friends to actually check how it is serving content and at what quality. However, it consistently identifies Dolby Digital plus (EAC3) 7.1 channel content as 5.1 even though Sonos connected to my TV correctly decodes & identifies it as 7.1. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-26.*