Comparison

Pixels vs Now Playing for Plex

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

Head to head
About

Pixels

Enhance your tabletop gaming experience with digital dice that offer customizable LED colors and animations. Set up unique profiles for specific rolls, add custom audio cues, and even integrate with smart home devices.

Highlights
  • Customizable LED colors and animations
  • Profile creation for specific rolls
  • Audible roll results
  • Custom audio clip integration
  • Web requests for smart home integration
  • Light and dark mode support
Features
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Light Up Your Game with Pixels Dice! Enjoy the analog feel of dice in your hand with all new digital features available when connected to this Pixels app. Use the Pixels app to customize LED colors and animations on your dice, using profiles and rules to make things happen exactly how you want to enhance your TTRPG session. Create a “Nat 20” profile that plays a unique animation of rainbow colors whenever you roll a natural 20, or a “Fireball” profile that plays a flickering orange color when your d6 rolls max damage. Use the app’s built-in Speak Numbers profile to make your roll results audible for the whole table! Or add your own audio clips to be played on rolls. Use web requests to communicate with external sites like IFTTT. Create rules that change the colors of your smart light bulbs based on your roll results. — COMING SOON: - ACCESSIBILITY: Improved navigation, screen reader compatibility, and new user settings. Switch between light and dark mode, increase contrast, adjust animation speeds, and more!

About

Now Playing for Plex

Features
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Now Playing for Plex is a clean, lightweight dashboard for your own Plex Media Server. Open the app and instantly see what is currently playing, including artwork, playback status, progress, remaining time, estimated end time, player name, and active user. It is designed for quick local monitoring with a simple, modern interface. The app can search your local network for a Plex server automatically, or you can enter the server address manually. If your Plex server requires authentication, you can add your Plex token securely. Features: - View current Plex playback in real time - See poster artwork, title, year, user, and player - Track playback progress and remaining time - Check the estimated end time - Automatic local Plex server discovery - Optional Plex token support - Adjustable refresh interval - Clean dark interface designed for iPhone - Multiple app languages Now Playing for Plex is ideal if you want a simple way to monitor your home Plex server from your iPhone. Now Playing for Plex does not provide or host any media content. The app only connects to the user’s own Plex Media Server on the local network and displays playback metadata, artwork, progress, player name, and user name returned by that server. All content is provided by the user’s own Plex setup. This app is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Plex. Plex is a trademark of its respective owner.

Screenshots

Pixels3 screens
Now Playing for Plex3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Pixels at Free against Now Playing for Plex's $0.99. On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Pixels is free to download; Now Playing for Plex costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Pixels versus Now Playing for Plex: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixelsNow Playing for Plex
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.6 (22 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings22 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.1
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSystemic Games, LLCJaroslav Safar

In-app purchases

None

Pixels

No in-app purchases

None

Now Playing for Plex

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pixels free?
Pixels is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Now Playing for Plex free?
Now Playing for Plex costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pixels or Now Playing for Plex have ads?
Neither Pixels nor Now Playing for Plex shows ads.

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