Plexamp vs VBAN Talkie
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Plexamp
A dedicated music player for your Plex library, offering audiophile-grade playback features, stunning visuals, and personalized radio stations. Enjoy your music collection with advanced customization and offline listening options.
- Audiophile-grade playback (gapless, EQ, loudness leveling)
- Hypnotic visualizers and UltraBlur backgrounds
- Personalized radio stations and Mix Builder
- Offline listening for playlists and stations
- Powerful search and playback history
- Customizable themes and artist exploration
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** You'll need a Plex Media Server and a Plex account to use this app ** Plexamp is the answer to the question "what would happen if you gave a handful of Plex music and pixel nerds a few cocktails and free rein to create the app of their dreams?" Plexamp is a beautiful, dedicated Plex music player with tons of goodies for audiophile purists, music curators, and music fans of all ages looking for their next aural fix. SUPER AUDIO PLAYER Loudness leveling, true gapless playback, Sweet Fades™, soft transitions, a configurable preamp, a 7-band EQ, and more. Perfection for golden ears, buttery smooth touches for the rest of us. Custom pre-caching so your music keeps playing, because sometimes life brings you through tunnels. MUSIC TO YOUR EYES Experience your music collection like you’ve never seen it before, with our UltraBlur backgrounds, over a dozen hypnotic visualizers, and four visual themes to satisfy every taste. FIND YOUR FIX Radios built from your library and your cooler friends' collections. Travel through time, pick a style or mood, or listen album-by-album like the purist you are. Use the Mix Builder to explore and craft your perfect blend. Explore your personal charts and see what you were into last Fall or your top albums from the 60s. OFFLINE BLISS Grab a few hours of your favorite playlist or stations with just a few taps. Download a custom mix or artist radio for the plane. Simple but powerful offline support for when you’re in the woods or run out of cellular data. IT’S THE LITTLE THINGS Powerful search. Playback activity history. Swipe-up play queue peeking. Fun artist explorations. As many settings and tweaks as our resident UXpert let us add. ENTERPRISE CLASS CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT Just kidding. It's a music player. Follow us on Twitter @plexamp or Mastodon https://mstdn.social/@plexamp See the terms of service at https://www.plex.tv/about/privacy-legal/plex-terms-of-service/
VBAN Talkie
Transform your mobile device into a high-quality wireless microphone or headset. Send your audio input to VBAN receivers and listen to VBAN streams simultaneously, enabling local network intercom functions. Ideal for use with virtual audio mixers.
- Wireless microphone/headset functionality
- VBAN audio streaming
- Compressor with auto make-up
- Noise gate
- 3-band equalizer
- Adjustable gain and samplerate
- Push-to-talk function
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VB-AUDIO Software / VBAN-Talkie allows to send your voice (Audio Input) to any VBAN Receptor and in the mean time, listen to a VBAN Streams, turning your mobile device in High Quality Wireless Microphone or Headset. Typically connected to Voicemeeter, the VBAN Talkie will offer outstanding local network intercom functions... VBAN protocol is made to transport audio in native PCM format (16 kHz to 48 kHz - 8 to 24 Bits) on any local network (LAN or WLAN). VBAN Stream can be managed and mixed by Voicemeeter Application, the Virtual Audio Device Mixer (www.voicemeeter.com) HELP: How to send VBAN Stream to Mobile Devices: https://forum.vb-audio.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=443 Additional Features: - ON / OFF Button. - Mute / PTT button (Push To Talk). - Compressor (with Auto make up). - Gate Knob (for noisy environments). - 3 Bands Equalizer (Bass, Medium, Treble). - General Gain (for input device only). - VBAN Stream Name and Target IP-Address field. - VBAN Output Stream Samplerate Selector (16 kHz to 48 kHz). - VBAN Output Stream Format Selector (mono or stereo, 8, 12, 16 or 24 bits). Other functions in menu: - Display mobile device IP-Address. - Setup VBAN Protocol UDP port. - Setup Network Quality (to optimize latency). - Setup VBAN incoming stream (optional). - Delay (0 - 500ms) to synchronize several devices.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Plexamp at 75% against VBAN Talkie's 28%. Plexamp also leads on price (Free vs $8.99) and rating (4.7 vs 3.7). VBAN Talkie's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). 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
Plexamp is free to download; VBAN Talkie costs $8.99 up front. Plexamp sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. VBAN Talkie asks for nothing beyond the download.
Plexamp holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Plexamp has 10K ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Plexamp's written reviews are positive against 28% of VBAN Talkie's.
Plexamp ships an update every 2 weeks, VBAN Talkie every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Plexamp | VBAN Talkie |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $8.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (10K ratings) — better | 3.7 (14 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.4% of reviews — better | 27.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10K — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Plex Inc. | Vincent Burel |
Customer experience
Plexamp
VBAN Talkie
Bugs and requests
Plexamp
Reported bugs
5 issues- Inconsistent behavior when offline
- Search function broken
- Slow library loading
- Unreliable downloads
- Incompatibility with certain car systems
Requested features
6 requests- Repeat functionality
- Ability to edit metadata
- Better offline management and browsing
- Apple Watch app
- Airplay and casting support
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- Customizable home screen and layout
VBAN Talkie
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Plexamp
- Monthly Plex Pass$6.991 Month
- Yearly Plex Pass$69.991 Year
- Lifetime Plex Pass$979.00
VBAN Talkie
No in-app purchases









