Crates vs Wristrax
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Crates
This app enhances your music experience by organizing, listening to, and discovering your collection. It syncs your music library privately and offers optional audio file conversion for space-saving. Access Bandcamp, YouTube, and Soundcloud bookmarks, and stream local files from your desktop.
- Music collection management
- Private music library sync
- Optional audio file conversion
- Bandcamp, YouTube, Soundcloud integration
- Wi-Fi file transfer
- Remote desktop control
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Crates is a music app for dedicated listeners who truly care about their music collection. Build, organize, and explore your music library across local files and streaming sources - all in one place. Crates Mobile is a companion app to Crates Desktop (Mac & PC). It requires a desktop installation and currently works with Supporter accounts. Crates connects directly to your desktop and syncs your music library securely - no third-party uploads. Your collection stays yours. - Sync your full music library to mobile - Transfer audio files over Wi-Fi in one click - Automatically convert FLAC, WAV, AIFF and more to save space - Play everything from one app (local files + Bandcamp, YouTube, SoundCloud) - Stream your desktop library directly to your phone over Wi-Fi Crates is built for listeners who want control, quality, and a better way to manage their music beyond traditional streaming apps. Join our community on Discord to share feedback, report issues, and help define what comes next. Crates Team
Wristrax
Access and play your personal music library from your Apple Watch. Browse artists, albums, and playlists, then download and transfer tracks for offline listening without needing your phone.
- Offline Plex music playback
- Browse artists, albums, playlists
- Download tracks to phone
- Transfer music to Apple Watch
- Play music with connected AirPods
- Supports Play Now widget
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** Requires a Plex Media Server and a Plex account. Wristrax displays music from your own Plex library; no content is provided by the app. ** Plex and Plexamp are great. But what if you want to have your music on your Apple Watch? At the gym or while running, carrying your phone just to listen to music is not great. Wristrax finally brings offline playback to your Plex library. Browse artists, albums and playlists, download tracks to your phone, and transfer them to your Apple Watch. Here, you can browse your tracks and play them, for example with connected AirPods. Supports the Play Now widget. Files can be transcoded server-side for saving pace, or transferred as is. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Wristrax at 5.0 against Crates's 1.5. Wristrax also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). Crates's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Wristrax sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per year. Crates asks for nothing beyond the download.
Wristrax holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
Crates ships an update every 2 months, Wristrax weekly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Crates | Wristrax |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.5 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CRATES Ι.Κ.Ε. | Holger Schueler |
Customer experience
Crates
Wristrax
In-app purchases
Crates
No in-app purchases
Wristrax
- Annual Unlocked$8.991 Year
- Lifetime Unlimited$24.99









