Plexamp vs Ampwall
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/
Ampwall
Discover, buy, and sell music directly from independent artists and labels. This community-focused platform bypasses algorithms and middlemen, ensuring every purchase directly supports creators. Build your digital library and stay updated on new releases from your favorite underground artists.
- Direct artist purchases
- Discover new music
- Browse by genre
- Support independent artists
- Build digital library
- Track new releases
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Ampwall is where independent music communities buy, sell, and discover music directly from the artists and labels who create it. Founded by DIY musicians and formed as a Public Benefit Company, Ampwall is a marketplace and community platform designed for the underground. No algorithms pushing paid content, no AI permitted, no corporate middlemen. Just real music from real communities all over thew world. Purchase digital albums, vinyl records, cassettes, apparel, and more directly from independent artists and labels. Every dollar goes further when you buy direct. Browse by genre, dig through label catalogs, and find new artists the way it's meant to happen: through the communities and scenes you're already part of. Buy direct from artists -- no fractions of pennies royalties. Every dollar you spend directly supports the people making the art you love. Through the Ampwall app, you can build your digital library, revisit past purchases, and keep track of what's dropping next from artists you follow. We started Ampwall because independent music deserves a platform that puts communities first. We're not backed by venture capital looking for an exit. We're a Public Benefit Company built to serve independent music for the long haul. Questions or feedback? Reach us at support@ampwall.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ampwall at none against Plexamp's 3. Ampwall also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 75%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Plexamp's advantage is ratings volume (10K vs 9) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, update cadence, 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. Plexamp sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Ampwall asks for nothing beyond the download.
Ampwall holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Plexamp has 10K ratings behind it against 9, 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 100% of Ampwall's.
Plexamp ships an update every 2 weeks, Ampwall monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Plexamp | Ampwall |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (10K ratings) | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10K — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Plex Inc. | Ampwall Inc |
Customer experience
Plexamp
Ampwall
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
Ampwall
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
Ampwall
No in-app purchases









