Comparison

Plex Dash vs Grooved

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

Grooved

Easily calibrate your turntable's speed using just your device's microphone and a record. This app analyzes the playback speed of your vinyl and tells you if it's running fast, slow, or perfectly accurate. Adjust your turntable based on the feedback until you achieve optimal playback.

Highlights
  • One-tap turntable speed calibration
  • Uses device microphone
  • Analyzes playback speed
  • Indicates fast, slow, or accurate speed
  • Free to use
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Grooved lets you calibrate the speed of your turntable by simply playing a record. Maybe you're the lucky owner of one of those turntables with the little strobe thingie that already lets you calibrate the speed visually. I'm not gonna lie to you, if that's your situation then maybe Grooved isn't going to be super helpful but hey, who knows maybe you want to double check. On the other hand if, like me, you didn't think you'd ever need that feature and now realized how strangely complicated it is to get the right RPM set up without it, then this app is for you. It truly is that simple: pick a song, play it out loud, tap the button. Grooved tells you if your turntable is running fast, slow, or perfectly. It uses your device's built-in microphone, so you don't need any additional equipment. If your turntable isn't running at the right speed, simply follow the manufacturer's instructions to adjust the speed, then check again with Grooved until just right. It's free, without ads nor limits, so you can keep checking and tweaking as long as you want to. I wish I had more to say about it, but the truth is that Grooved is a very simple app that does one thing, and it does it very well. I hope you enjoy using it as much as I enjoyed making it for you.

Screenshots

Plex Dash4 screens
Grooved3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Grooved at free against Plex Dash's free with in-app purchases. Grooved also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.6). Plex Dash's advantage is ratings volume (2.2K vs 124) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.2). On price, review sentiment, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Grooved holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Plex Dash has 2.2K ratings behind it against 124, 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 88% of Grooved's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Plex Dash versus Grooved: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlex DashGrooved
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (2.2K ratings)4.9 (124 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.1% of reviews87.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.2K — better124
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.2
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPlex Inc.Ivan Mathy

Customer experience

Plex Dash

All ratings2,151 ratings
Positive91.9%
Neutral2.5%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews588 reviews
Positive81.1%
Neutral5.8%
Negative13.1%

Grooved

All ratings124 ratings
Positive97.6%
Neutral0.8%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral6.3%
Negative6.3%

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

Grooved

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Plex Dash

No in-app purchases

None

Grooved

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Plex Dash free?
Plex Dash is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Grooved free?
Grooved is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Plex Dash or Grooved?
Grooved is rated higher. Plex Dash averages 4.6 out of 5 from 2.2K ratings, while Grooved averages 4.9 from 124 ratings.
Do Plex Dash or Grooved have ads?
Neither Plex Dash nor Grooved shows ads.

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