Comparison

Plexamp vs Cloudtape

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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/

About

Cloudtape

Features
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Cloudtape turns the music folders in your Dropbox into a proper music library on your iPhone. Pick the folders, let it sync, and it all plays from the phone itself: on a plane, underground, anywhere. Nothing streams. Every track is downloaded before it plays, so there's no buffering and no data used while you listen. PLAYS FROM YOUR PHONE • Syncs only the folders you pick, and keeps them up to date in the background • Notices when you move or rename a folder in Dropbox, instead of downloading it all again • Plays MP3, AAC, M4A, ALAC, FLAC, WAV, AIFF and audiobooks (M4B) • Disconnect Dropbox or let the trial run out, and everything already on the phone keeps playing PLAYS PROPERLY • Browse by album, artist and song, the way the Music app does • Picks up where you left off in long DJ sets and audiobooks, per file • A scrubber drawn from the track's own waveform • Playlists, lyrics from your files, a sleep timer and volume levelling STAYS OUT OF YOUR WAY • Only reads your Dropbox. It never writes, moves or deletes anything there • Shows the music already on your iPhone in the same library • Scrobbles to Last.fm if you want it, including plays made offline • No account, no ads, no tracking PRICE Free for 14 days, counted from your first sync. After that, one payment keeps syncing on for good. There's no subscription, and Family Sharing is included.

Screenshots

Plexamp4 screens
Cloudtape4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Cloudtape at every 5 days against Plexamp's every 2 weeks. Plexamp's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Plexamp sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and Cloudtape sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Plexamp ships an update every 2 weeks, Cloudtape every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Plexamp versus Cloudtape: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlexampCloudtape
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (10K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings10K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPlex Inc.Believe Labs

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

Cloudtape

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Plexamp

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Plex Pass$6.991 Month
  • Yearly Plex Pass$69.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Plex Pass$979.00
1 purchases

Cloudtape

One-time1
  • Lifetime Unlock$2.99

Questions

Is Plexamp free?
Plexamp is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cloudtape free?
Cloudtape is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Plexamp or Cloudtape have ads?
Neither Plexamp nor Cloudtape shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Plexamp or Cloudtape?
Plexamp ships an update every 2 weeks, and Cloudtape every 5 days. Most recently, Plexamp was updated on November 3, 2026 and Cloudtape on October 31, 2026.

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