DVDFab Remote vs Plex Dash
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DVDFab Remote
Monitor DVDFab client tasks remotely from your smartphone. Get real-time progress updates on copies, rips, and conversions, and receive push notifications for important dialogs or updates.
- Remote task monitoring
- Real-time progress updates
- Task queue status
- Push notifications for dialogs
- DVDFab update alerts
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DVDFab Remote is a handy mobile app designed for DVDFab users to monitor on their smart phone screens what is happening in DVDFab client, when they are not sitting in front of their computer screens while DVDFab is doing its own jobs, no matter in what modules, Copy, Ripper, Converter or Creator. Users can check real-time task progress on their smart phone screens, like which task has completed successfully, which has failed, which is still waiting in the task queue, along with other detailed information like complete percentage, and estimated time remaining etc. When there is a popup dialog appearing in DVDFab client and certain actions are required, DVDFab Remote will immediately receive a push notification telling users what is happening. At this point, users will have to go to their computers to perform certain actions accordingly. In addition, the notifications may also include DVDFab 10 update and promotion information.
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.
- Real-time playback status
- DVR recording monitoring
- Bandwidth and resource graphs
- Top media and user history
- Artwork management
- Library refresh
- Server log inspection
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Plex Dash at 81% against DVDFab Remote's 23%. Plex Dash also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.1) and ratings volume (2.2K vs 31). DVDFab Remote's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Plex Dash holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Plex Dash has 2.2K ratings behind it against 31, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 23% of DVDFab Remote's written reviews are positive against 81% of Plex Dash's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DVDFab Remote | Plex Dash |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (31 ratings) | 4.6 (2.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 22.7% of reviews | 81.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 31 | 2.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DVDFab | Plex Inc. |
Customer experience
DVDFab Remote
Plex Dash
Bugs and requests
DVDFab Remote
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
DVDFab Remote
No in-app purchases
Plex Dash
No in-app purchases









