Comparison

Lenovo 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

Lenovo

Access comprehensive support for your Lenovo devices, including PCs, tablets, and data centers. Find solutions, check warranty status, troubleshoot issues, locate service providers, and track repairs. You can also explore and purchase Lenovo products directly through the app.

Highlights
  • Device support and troubleshooting
  • Warranty status checker
  • Service provider lookup
  • Repair status tracking
  • Product shopping and exploration
  • Lenovo ID account management
Features
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Your ‘One-Stop’ Lenovo app Lenovo app brings you support for your Lenovo PC, tablet, and data center products. Find solutions, view your warranty status, troubleshoot and optimize your Lenovo products, find your nearest service provider, check your repair status, and more. Lenovo app can be installed on any iOS device. Service • Use our Service Provider Lookup feature to find your nearest service provider’s contact and location information. Then use the app to open a service ticket (available for select countries and products). • Check your product repair status (available for select countries, PC products only). • Check your Lenovo device’s warranty status, and update your warranty end date by scanning proof of purchase documentation and submitting to our agents (available for select countries and products). • Chat with one of our knowledgeable agents from within the app (India only). • Find solution articles and videos to help you use your device more effectively and troubleshoot problems. • Access Lenovo’s Support website and Community Forums. Shop • Now you can explore, search, and purchase Lenovo products in your app! • Check our picks of Lenovo products and special campaigns. • Explore all Lenovo products by categories, brands, and series. • Filter and sort by product specs to easily find exactly the product you need. • Browse a list of bestsellers and sales. • The shopping feature is only available in limited countries and regions. We're now working hard to expand it to more regions. My account • Log in with Lenovo ID to access your unified Lenovo account. • Your history orders and shopping cart. • Your saved products from Lenovo’s Support website. • Manage your Lenovo profile, wallet, and address book.

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

Lenovo4 screens
Plex Dash4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Plex Dash at 81% against Lenovo's 18%. Plex Dash also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.7) and ratings volume (2.2K vs 126). Lenovo's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). 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 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Plex Dash has 2.2K ratings behind it against 126, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 18% of Lenovo's written reviews are positive against 81% of Plex Dash's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lenovo ships an update every 3 months, Plex Dash monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Lenovo versus Plex Dash: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLenovoPlex Dash
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (126 ratings)4.6 (2.2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews17.5% of reviews81.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1262.2K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size84 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLenovo(Beijing) LimitedPlex Inc.

Customer experience

Lenovo

All ratings126 ratings
Positive62.7%
Neutral8.7%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews57 reviews
Positive17.5%
Neutral5.3%
Negative77.2%

Plex Dash

All ratings2,151 ratings
Positive91.9%
Neutral2.5%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews593 reviews
Positive81.3%
Neutral5.7%
Negative13.0%

User reviews

Lenovo

From 126 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 User friendly design (older reviews)
  • 👍 Helpful for products (older reviews)
  • 👍 Easy to use (older reviews)
  • 👍 Useful tool (older reviews)

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Login issues (frequent)
  • 🐛 App crashes/freezes
  • 🐛 Slow performance
  • 🐛 Poor UI/UX
  • 🐛 App links to web page

Plex Dash

From 2.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Useful for monitoring server status
  • 🚀 Convenient mobile access to server information
  • 💡 Ability to change artwork remotely
  • 🔒 Works seamlessly with Plex account
  • 👍 Easy to set up and use

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes or bugs
  • 🔍 Limited functionality compared to web interface
  • 🔍 Clunky navigation and user interface
  • 🔍 Lacking advanced server management features
  • 🔍 Slow to update or refresh server information

Bugs and requests

Lenovo

Reported bugs

21 issues
  • Cannot log in through the app
  • Login off automatically when accessing my products section
  • Unable to use Google to sign in the app
  • App keeps loading and asking login again
  • App stops working at verification process
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  • Web and app are not linked
  • Products from browser are not displayed in app
  • Cart items disappear after closing app
  • Constant network errors, shows offline even with connection
  • Cannot check warranty via QA or serial number
  • Product info is incorrect for iOS
  • Missing SSO login for Microsoft Outlook
  • Orders and rewards link gives an error message
  • Access denied when trying to look at orders or profile
  • App exits immediately on launch
  • No support for Watch 9
  • Terrible warranty support, no status updates
  • Works in portrait mode only
  • App quits when attempting to scan QR code
  • Repeated money withdrawal for the same order
  • Internal server error during login

Requested features

13 requests
  • Scrap the app and start over
  • Fix login issues
  • Improve app stability
  • Ensure web and app synchronization
  • Add support for Google login
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  • Add support for Microsoft Outlook SSO
  • Fix cart functionality
  • Improve network error handling
  • Enable warranty check via serial number
  • Fix product info for iOS
  • Improve portrait mode support
  • Fix QR code scanning
  • Provide accurate shipping dates

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

Lenovo

No in-app purchases

None

Plex Dash

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lenovo free?
Lenovo 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, Lenovo or Plex Dash?
Plex Dash is rated higher. Lenovo averages 3.7 out of 5 from 126 ratings, while Plex Dash averages 4.6 from 2.2K ratings.
Do Lenovo or Plex Dash have ads?
Neither Lenovo nor Plex Dash shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lenovo or Plex Dash?
Lenovo ships an update every 3 months, and Plex Dash monthly. Most recently, Lenovo was updated on October 24, 2026 and Plex Dash on October 25, 2026.

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