Comparison

Remote for Tautulli vs Calibre Sync

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

Head to head
About

Remote for Tautulli

Access and manage your Plex Media Server data remotely. Monitor streams, view media details, and track user activity. Offers advanced features like notifications and statistics in its Pro version.

Highlights
  • Monitor current streams
  • View media details
  • Terminate streams
  • Watch history
  • Tautulli notifications (Pro)
  • Server update monitoring (Pro)
  • User statistics (Pro)
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Remote for Tautulli connects to your existing Tautulli server installation and gives you easy access to all data. WHAT IS TAUTULLI? Tautulli is a monitoring application that you can run alongside your Plex Media Server and tracks what has been streamed, who streamed it, when and where they streamed it, and how it was streamed. For further information please refer to tautulli.com. Remote for Tautulli is not affiliated with Plex Inc. or Tautulli itself. FEATURES - Universal app for iPhone and iPad - App for Apple Watch - Easy initial setup using qr code scanner - List of current streams incl. details like user, player, quality, eta - Option to terminate streams with optional message - All details to media e.g. summary, file size, bitrate, audio/video/subtitle tracks, duration, release date, rating and more - Watch history for media items - Cross linking between related media, track/album/artist, episode/season/tv show - Cross linking to the official Plex app (if installed) - iCloud keychain sync for connection info (if enabled in system) - Dark Mode / Light Mode (requires iOS 13) ADDITIONAL FEATURES OF PRO VERSION - Tautulli notifications for all events that are supported by Tautulli* - Easy Tautulli notification setup process - Plex Media Server update monitoring - Tautulli update monitoring incl. release notes - Option to trigger Tautulli update - Playback history incl. search and stream details - Recently added media - User list incl. details like playback statistics, recently watched, last known ip address incl. map*, and user's playback history - Statistics e.g. most streamed movie/tv show/artist or most active users - Statistics graphically represented as charts - List and details of all libraries incl. search with access to all media details without having those streamed - Plex Media Server logs* - Tautulli logs - Tautulli notification logs - Tautulli newsletter logs - Siri Shortcuts (requires iOS 12) - Widgets (requires iOS 14) - Lockscreen Widgets (requires iOS 16) - Today widget for easy and fast overview of current streams and updates - Management of multiple Tautulli servers incl. fast switch - Number of current streams as app icon badge USE CONDITIONS Remote for Tautulli requires an already configured installation of Tautulli v2.1.20 or higher that is connected to your Plex Media Server and reachable from outside your local network. * This feature requires a corresponding configuration in Tautulli

About

Calibre Sync

Access and manage your Calibre ebook libraries from various cloud services or wirelessly connect to your desktop. Browse, search, download, and organize your books on your device. Supports multiple libraries and accounts.

Highlights
  • Access Calibre libraries on cloud services
  • Wireless connection to Calibre
  • Supports multiple libraries and accounts
  • Browse, search, and download books
  • Organize books with filters and sorting
  • Send books to Kindle
Features
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Lifetime support, no extra charge, no subscription fee. Calibre Sync can: - help you access full Calibre libraries on most popular personal cloud services, including Google Drive, Dropbox, Microsoft OneDrive, Box, pCloud, MEGA, iCloud, WebDav, Nextcloud, OwnCloud, and TeraBox - simply the most supported for cloud services. - transform your device to a smart device emulator that connects to Calibre wirelessly. It even supports Calibre libraries on your external storage and from Calibre Content Server or Calibre-web with amazing performance. Move your Calibre libraries to your favourite cloud providers and access those libraries via Calibre Sync to browse, sort, search, download and read books on your device. Calibre Sync also supports multiple libraries across multiple Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, Box, pCloud, MEGA, iCloud, WebDav, Nextcloud, OwnCloud, and TeraBox accounts simultaneously. Features: - Unlimited Calibre libraries - Wireless connect to Calibre effortlessly as Smart device - Easy switch between multiple libraries across multiple accounts - Automatic check and update libraries when launching the app - Pull, Refresh or Remove a library from Calibre Sync - Support different book list layouts: List - detailed and simple, Grid, and Carousel - View your library statistics - Send books to Kindle with ease - Search across all of your available libraries - Search books by title, authors, and even in comments and custom columns - Filter books on authors, series, tags, language, publishers, formats and in custom columns - Sort libraries by title, author, ratings, and several Date options - ascending and descending - Filter downloaded books - Configuration for each library download location - Support for custom columns in book details view - Quick access to book download and share via slideable list view - Zoom the book cover - Support "swipe from book to book" in book details view - Email or share a copy of downloaded book - Open downloaded book in your book reader application to read a book - View the file size of each book format - Show book identifiers and link to source (like ISBN, Amazon, Google Books, Goodreads, etc) - Dark/light themes - And many more features... To move your Calibre library to cloud services: 1) Open Calibre on your Laptop/PC/Desktop 2) Select "Switch/create library..." from the Calibre menu 3) Select an empty folder on your Cloud drive in "New Location" drop down 4) Select "Move current library to new location", then press OK 5) Wait for cloud sync to complete. 6) Then you are ready to use Calibre Sync. To move your Calibre library to your phone storage, just copy the library directory to your phone storage. Notes: - Calibre Sync is not a reader app. You must install and use one of the many excellent reader apps available. - Only Microsoft OneDrive for Personal accounts (shared) are supported. Please email us if you observe any inconsistencies. - Due to restriction in Box API, Calibre Sync must acquire write permission in order to download files, download is not a read action on Box. Calibre Sync guarantees that it will not perform any write actions against your data in Box cloud account. - Calibre Sync use WebDav API of Nextcloud and OwnCloud services, and it requires case sensitive file system to work properly. Therefore, you must make sure that your libraries are set up on case sensitive file system (Linux, recent MacOS, Windows NTFS with case sensitive enabled). Please leave your reviews and suggestions to help us improve the app. For more information see https://calibresync.bitbucket.io Calibre is © Kovid Goyal - calibre-ebook.com Drive is © Google LLC. Dropbox is © Dropbox inc. OneDrive is © Microsoft Box is © Box inc. pCloud is © pCloud AG Nextcloud is © Nextcloud GmbH OwnCloud is © OwnCloud MEGA is © MEGA iCloud is © Apple Inc TeraBox © Flextech Inc

Screenshots

Remote for Tautulli4 screens
Calibre Sync4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Remote for Tautulli at Free against Calibre Sync's $4.99. Remote for Tautulli also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.9) and review sentiment (91% vs 62%). Calibre Sync's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On ads 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

Remote for Tautulli is free to download; Calibre Sync costs $4.99 up front. Remote for Tautulli sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Calibre Sync asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Remote for Tautulli holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Remote for Tautulli has 2.3K ratings behind it against 54, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of Remote for Tautulli's written reviews are positive against 62% of Calibre Sync's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Remote for Tautulli ships an update every 2 months, Calibre Sync weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Remote for Tautulli versus Calibre Sync: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRemote for TautulliCalibre Sync
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.8 (2.3K ratings) — better3.9 (54 ratings)
Positive reviews90.7% of reviews — better62.4% of reviews
Number of ratings2.3K — better54
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB136 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTobias FonfaraDUONG THUY PHAM

Customer experience

Remote for Tautulli

All ratings2,267 ratings
Positive97.0%
Neutral1.0%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews289 reviews
Positive90.7%
Neutral1.7%
Negative7.6%

Calibre Sync

All ratings54 ratings
Positive70.4%
Neutral9.3%
Negative20.4%
Written reviews85 reviews
Positive62.4%
Neutral7.1%
Negative30.6%

Bugs and requests

Remote for Tautulli

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Restore purchase functionality not working
  • Notifications not working as expected
  • Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to view server resource utilization
  • Improved remote access and offline support
  • More customization options for notifications

Calibre Sync

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Remote for Tautulli

One-time4
  • Coffee Tall$0.99
  • Coffee Grande$2.99
  • Remote for Tautulli Pro$3.99
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  • Coffee Venti$4.99
None

Calibre Sync

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Remote for Tautulli free?
Remote for Tautulli is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Calibre Sync free?
Calibre Sync costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Remote for Tautulli or Calibre Sync?
Remote for Tautulli is rated higher. Remote for Tautulli averages 4.8 out of 5 from 2.3K ratings, while Calibre Sync averages 3.9 from 54 ratings.
Do Remote for Tautulli or Calibre Sync have ads?
Neither Remote for Tautulli nor Calibre Sync shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Remote for Tautulli or Calibre Sync?
Remote for Tautulli ships an update every 2 months, and Calibre Sync weekly. Most recently, Remote for Tautulli was updated on September 23, 2026 and Calibre Sync on September 24, 2026.

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