Comparison

Plex Dash vs BabyBuddy

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

Head to head
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.

About

BabyBuddy

Easily monitor your child's sleep, feeding, and crying patterns. Track nursing sessions and food intake with simple start/stop functionality. Visualize your baby's data daily or monthly, with iCloud syncing and sharing options.

Highlights
  • Track sleep, feeding, and crying
  • Monitor nursing and food intake
  • Unlimited baby profiles
  • Daily and monthly data visualization
  • Automatic iCloud syncing
  • Share data with partners
  • PDF export
Features
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BabyBuddy will help you track your child’s falling asleep, sleeping, eating and crying time. You can also track which breast side was used when it was suckled and what was fed. Features: - add unlimited babys - start/stop tracking with a simple tap (up to 30 entries are free) - add events to track fundamental changes (new bed, moved to antoher location, etc.) - see how long your baby is awake and how long your baby was sleeping, eating, crying and falling asleep - see tracked data in a list or visually per day - see daily sleep frequencies per month - automatic iCloud syncing to all your devices - you can share your baby inlcuding all data with your partner (or more people), so both of you can track your baby sleep (via In-App-Purchase) - PDF-Export (via In-App-Purchase)

Screenshots

Plex Dash4 screens
BabyBuddy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Plex Dash at 81% against BabyBuddy's 0%. Plex Dash also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). On price, ads, monetization model 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. BabyBuddy sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Plex Dash asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Plex Dash holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Plex Dash has 2.2K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Plex Dash's written reviews are positive against 0% of BabyBuddy's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Plex Dash ships an update monthly, BabyBuddy every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Plex Dash versus BabyBuddy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlex DashBabyBuddy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (2.2K ratings) — better3.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews81.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2.2K — better1
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPlex Inc.Oleg Mueller

Customer experience

Plex Dash

All ratings2,151 ratings
Positive91.9%
Neutral2.5%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews592 reviews
Positive81.3%
Neutral5.7%
Negative13.0%

BabyBuddy

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

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

BabyBuddy

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Plex Dash

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

BabyBuddy

One-time3
  • Unlock Sharing$1.99
  • Unlock PDF-Export$1.99
  • Unlock Pro$2.99

Questions

Is Plex Dash free?
Plex Dash is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BabyBuddy free?
BabyBuddy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Plex Dash or BabyBuddy?
Plex Dash is rated higher. Plex Dash averages 4.6 out of 5 from 2.2K ratings, while BabyBuddy averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Plex Dash or BabyBuddy have ads?
Neither Plex Dash nor BabyBuddy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Plex Dash or BabyBuddy?
Plex Dash ships an update monthly, and BabyBuddy every 2 months. Most recently, Plex Dash was updated on October 16, 2026 and BabyBuddy on October 1, 2026.

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