Plex Dash vs Portius
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Real-time playback status
- DVR recording monitoring
- Bandwidth and resource graphs
- Top media and user history
- Artwork management
- Library refresh
- Server log inspection
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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.
Portius
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Portius – Professioneller SSH-Manager Verbinde dich sicher mit deinen Servern, wo immer du bist. Portius ist der moderne SSH-Manager für iPhone und iPad, gebaut für Entwickler, Admins und alle, die ihre Server im Griff behalten wollen. ZERO-KNOWLEDGE-VERSCHLÜSSELUNG Deine Hosts, SSH-Keys und Zugangsdaten werden lokal mit AES-256 verschlüsselt, bevor sie synchronisiert werden. Niemand außer dir kann deine Daten lesen – auch wir nicht. NAHTLOSER SYNC Ein Vault für alle Geräte: Windows, Mac und iPhone/iPad. Änderungen sind sofort überall verfügbar. SSH-KEY-VERWALTUNG Erstelle, importiere und verwalte Ed25519-, RSA- und ECDSA-Schlüssel direkt in der App. JUMP HOSTS & BASTION Verbinde dich über mehrere Hops hinweg – ideal für abgesicherte Infrastrukturen. SFTP-DATEIBROWSER Dateien direkt auf dem Server durchsuchen, hoch- und runterladen. SNIPPETS Häufig genutzte Befehle speichern und mit einem Tap ausführen. ZWEI-FAKTOR-AUTHENTIFIZIERUNG Schütze deinen Account zusätzlich mit TOTP (Google Authenticator, Authy & Co.). TEAM-FUNKTIONEN Teile Hosts und Zugangsdaten sicher mit deinem Team – verschlüsselt und nachvollziehbar. LIVE-SESSION-SHARING Teile eine aktive SSH-Sitzung in Echtzeit mit Kollegen – perfekt für Pair-Debugging und Support. FÜR WEN IST PORTIUS? • Entwickler, die unterwegs auf Server zugreifen müssen • Sysadmins, die viele Hosts verwalten • Teams, die Zugangsdaten sicher teilen wollen Portius ersetzt Passwort-Zettel, unsichere Notiz-Apps und unverschlüsselte Config-Dateien durch eine einzige, sichere Lösung. Jetzt herunterladen und deine Server-Verwaltung neu denken.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Portius at weekly against Plex Dash's monthly. Plex Dash's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Plex Dash ships an update monthly, Portius weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Plex Dash | Portius |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (2.2K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 81.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2.2K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Plex Inc. | Alexander Gummenscheimer |
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
Portius
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Plex Dash
No in-app purchases
Portius
No in-app purchases









