RhoadsFlix vs Plex Photos
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RhoadsFlix
This app acts as a personal cloud for your digital media, allowing you to host music and videos. Family members can access these hosted resources remotely on their iOS and MacOS devices.
- Personal media server
- Host music and videos
- Remote access for family
- iOS and MacOS compatibility
- Digital resource hosting
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RhoadsFlix is a media server that serves as a personal cloud. Digital resources including music and video can be hosted off of RhoadsFlix so that they can be accessed by members of your family via iOS and MacOS devices.
Plex Photos
Access and view your personal photo libraries from anywhere. Relive your favorite moments with curated highlights, chronological timelines, and organized library browsing. Requires a Plex Media Server with a photos library.
- Recommended photo highlights
- Chronological timeline view
- Browse by folders and albums
- Access personal media libraries
- Seamless remote viewing
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Important: A Plex Media Server with access to at least one photos library is required to use this application. Plex Photos is your dedicated app for viewing your personal media photo libraries, providing a seamless and intuitive way to relive your favorite moments. Whether you're at home or on the go, Plex Photos lets you access your personal photo collection with ease. Currently Supported Features: - Recommended View: Discover curated highlights from your photo library, bringing your best moments to the forefront. - Timeline View: Explore your photos in a chronological format, making it easy to travel back in time and revisit memories from specific dates. - Library View: Browse through your entire photo collection organized by folders and albums, making it simple to find and view exactly what you're looking for. Note: This is the first Plex Photos release and will receive regular updates over the coming months. We're committed to adding new features, improving performance, and enhancing your overall experience. We value your feedback and encourage you to share your thoughts with us in the forums as we continue to develop and refine the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: RhoadsFlix at 100% against Plex Photos's 4%. RhoadsFlix also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.3) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). Plex Photos's advantage is update cadence (every 5 months vs every 33 months) and ratings volume (293 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
RhoadsFlix holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Plex Photos has 293 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of RhoadsFlix's written reviews are positive against 4% of Plex Photos's.
RhoadsFlix ships an update every 33 months, Plex Photos every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RhoadsFlix | Plex Photos |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 1.3 (293 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 3.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 293 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 33 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | JE Rhoads Company, LLC | Plex Inc. |
Customer experience
RhoadsFlix
Plex Photos
Bugs and requests
RhoadsFlix
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Plex Photos
Reported bugs
4 issues- Buttons not responding to touch
- Vertical videos shown in landscape
- Photos disappearing or not loading
- Rotation issues causing app freezes
Requested features
5 requests- Add ability to sync photos from mobile devices
- Implement HEIC format support
- Improve video playback controls
- Allow organizing photos into albums
- Integrate with cloud storage services
In-app purchases
RhoadsFlix
No in-app purchases
Plex Photos
No in-app purchases
