Comparison

Plesk Mobile vs Plex Dash

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Plesk Mobile

Manage your Plesk domains and servers on the go. This app provides mobile access for administrators and customers to control domains, view server status, and manage services. It offers essential tools for both basic domain tasks and advanced server administration.

Highlights
  • Domain management
  • File manager
  • Subscription statistics
  • Server information viewing
  • Server health monitoring
  • Service control
  • Log viewing
Features
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Access to your Plesk account anytime and anywhere from iOS device. Plesk Mobile gives Plesk administrators and their customers mobile access to management of their domains. If you are the administrator of a Plesk server, you can also access a number of server management features. The app requires Plesk 11.0 or higher - and it's free. See the full list of features below. Domain management features: * File manager with basic operations * Embedded simple text editor * Subscription statistics * Ability to open Plesk in embedded web view Server management features for administrators: * View the list of services on a server * View server information: OS, CPU, Plesk version and so on * View server health: CPU load average, memory consumption, swap usage, etc * Health monitor events on your smartphone * Subscribe to Plesk events * Secret key authentication * Roll back and retrieve Plesk license key * Restart a server * Stop and start services on a server * View Plesk access and error logs * Open Plesk in embedded web view

About

Plex Dash

Monitor your Plex Media Server in real-time. Track streams, DVR recordings, and server resources with detailed graphs. Manage media artwork and refresh libraries directly from your device.

Highlights
  • Real-time playback status
  • DVR recording monitoring
  • Bandwidth and resource graphs
  • Top media and user history
  • Artwork management
  • Library refresh
  • Server log inspection
Features
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** You'll need a Plex Media Server and an active Plex Pass to use this app ** ** From the same people who brought you the Plex app ** ** PS - If you’re new to Plex, download the Plex app first ** Pop quiz, hotshot: how many streams is your Plex Media Server dishing out RIGHT NOW? What’s your most-watched movie in the past month? Is that CPU you picked up from a sketchy eBay vendor up to the task? More importantly, are you sure that’s the best poster for Speed (1994)? Plex Dash is a tool created by obsessive Plex Media Server admins for obsessive Plex Media Server admins. Get real-time status of playbacks, DVR recordings, Sync conversions, and more. Monitor bandwidth and server resources with sexy graphs. Dig deeper and learn about top items or individual user history. Fix up artwork. Refresh libraries. Inspect nerdy media details. If it all goes south, check out the raw server logs. MASTER YOUR MEDIAVERSE Who’s streaming what right now? Plex Dash answers in spades. Gorgeous Now Playing tiles keep you apprised of all the latest shenanigans, across all of your servers. Put that giant iPad to great use by duct-taping it to the wall (landscape, duh); lean back, pet your hairless cat, and keep an eye on your empire. DIVE UNDER THE HOOD Server up to something? DVR recording? Media Optimizer doing its… optimizing? You get a chonky lightning bolt to make sure this doesn’t go unnoticed. ONE-HANDED CURATION Browse and change artwork from the palm of your hand while checking out at your local co-op. It’s like that other swipey app, but with less risk of disease.

Screenshots

Plesk Mobile4 screens
Plex Dash4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Plex Dash at 81% against Plesk Mobile's 36%. Plex Dash also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.2) and update cadence (monthly vs every 6 months). Plesk Mobile's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Plex Dash holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Plex Dash has 2.2K ratings behind it against 32, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of Plesk Mobile's written reviews are positive against 81% of Plex Dash's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Plesk Mobile ships an update every 6 months, Plex Dash monthly. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Plesk Mobile versus Plex Dash: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlesk MobilePlex Dash
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (32 ratings)4.6 (2.2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews35.6% of reviews81.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings322.2K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWebPros International GmbHPlex Inc.

Customer experience

Plesk Mobile

All ratings32 ratings
Positive56.3%
Neutral6.3%
Negative37.5%
Written reviews73 reviews
Positive35.6%
Neutral16.4%
Negative47.9%

Plex Dash

All ratings2,151 ratings
Positive91.9%
Neutral2.5%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews588 reviews
Positive81.1%
Neutral5.8%
Negative13.1%

Bugs and requests

Plesk Mobile

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Plex Dash

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Difficulty connecting to server or finding servers
  • Crashes when viewing server graphs
  • Inaccurate or incomplete playback history

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add ability to manage users and permissions
  • Integrate more server administration functions
  • Improve library browsing and media details
  • Provide more detailed playback statistics
  • Add support for GPU monitoring
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  • Allow remote server control and updates

In-app purchases

None

Plesk Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

Plex Dash

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Plesk Mobile free?
Plesk Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Plex Dash free?
Plex Dash is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Plesk Mobile or Plex Dash?
Plex Dash is rated higher. Plesk Mobile averages 3.2 out of 5 from 32 ratings, while Plex Dash averages 4.6 from 2.2K ratings.
Do Plesk Mobile or Plex Dash have ads?
Neither Plesk Mobile nor Plex Dash shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Plesk Mobile or Plex Dash?
Plesk Mobile ships an update every 6 months, and Plex Dash monthly. Most recently, Plesk Mobile was updated on June 11, 2026 and Plex Dash on October 1, 2026.

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