Comparison

NextPVR 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

NextPVR

This application serves as a client for the NextPVR personal video recorder software. It allows users to stream live TV, browse the TV guide, manage recordings, and watch recorded content from their NextPVR server on their local network.

Highlights
  • Watch Live TV
  • View TV Guide
  • Manage Recording Schedule
  • Watch Recordings
  • Network Streaming
Features
Currently charting
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This app is a client for the popular NextPVR software. NextPVR is a personal video recorder application for Microsoft Windows, Linux, Mac and Docker. It enables the use of ATSC / DVB / Analog TV tuners, and other supported video capture devices. With NextPVR installed somewhere on your network, this app lets you watch Live TV, view the TV Guide, manage your recording schedule, and watch recordings. NextPVR can be downloaded from http://www.nextpvr.com. Requirements: - NextPVR 4.2.1 or higher running on a PC on your local network. - TV Tuner or video capture device supported by NextPVR. This software supports most DVB-T / DVB-C / DVB-S / ATSC / QAM digital tv tuners, HDHomeRun, and SAT>IP tuners

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

NextPVR4 screens
Plex Dash4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Plex Dash at Free against NextPVR's $6.99. Plex Dash also leads on rating (4.6 vs 2.5) and review sentiment (81% vs 42%). NextPVR's advantage is chart position (#200 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (9.3 vs 13.0). On update cadence, 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

Plex Dash is free to download; NextPVR costs $6.99 up front. 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 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Plex Dash has 2.2K ratings behind it against 24, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of NextPVR's written reviews are positive against 81% of Plex Dash's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
NextPVR versus Plex Dash: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNextPVRPlex Dash
Price$6.99Free — better
Rating2.5 (24 ratings)4.6 (2.2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews41.9% of reviews81.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings242.2K — better
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#200 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.3 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNextPVR TechnologiesPlex Inc.

Customer experience

NextPVR

All ratings24 ratings
Positive29.2%
Neutral8.3%
Negative62.5%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive41.9%
Neutral12.9%
Negative45.2%

Plex Dash

All ratings2,151 ratings
Positive91.9%
Neutral2.5%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews592 reviews
Positive81.3%
Neutral5.7%
Negative13.0%

Bugs and requests

NextPVR

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

NextPVR

No in-app purchases

None

Plex Dash

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NextPVR free?
NextPVR costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Plex Dash free?
Plex Dash is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, NextPVR or Plex Dash?
Plex Dash is rated higher. NextPVR averages 2.5 out of 5 from 24 ratings, while Plex Dash averages 4.6 from 2.2K ratings.
Do NextPVR or Plex Dash have ads?
Neither NextPVR nor Plex Dash shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NextPVR or Plex Dash?
NextPVR ships an update monthly, and Plex Dash monthly. Most recently, NextPVR was updated on October 11, 2026 and Plex Dash on October 13, 2026.

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