Comparison

Interlude Music vs JellyBox Player

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

Head to head
About

Interlude Music

Stream your personal music collection from your Plex server. Enjoy offline playback, dark mode, and AirPlay support. Discover recently played and newly uploaded tracks easily.

Highlights
  • Stream Plex music libraries
  • Offline listening with smart caching
  • Dark mode support
  • AirPlay compatibility
  • Recently played and new music tabs
Features
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Your Plex music library deserves a player that feels at home on iPhone. Interlude is a focused, cover-led player for the music you own. Sign in with your Plex account, connect to your self-hosted Plex Media Server, and start listening—without rebuilding your library somewhere else. YOUR LIBRARY, BEAUTIFULLY PRESENTED • Connect to the Plex music libraries already on your server. • Browse albums, artists, newly added music, recently played music, and playlists. • Search across your library and jump straight to what you want to hear. • Enjoy artwork-first browsing and a Cover Flow Now Playing experience. • Build and sync regular or smart playlists with Plex. LISTEN ANYWHERE • Smart offline caching keeps previously played audio close and reduces repeat traffic to your server. • CarPlay brings your library, playlists, and queue to the road. • AirPlay sends music to compatible speakers and receivers. • Lock Screen controls and Now Playing keep playback within reach. BUILT FOR IPHONE • Home Screen widgets keep your current music visible. • Dark Mode follows your device. • Queue controls, shuffle, repeat, ratings, and favorites help shape every session. • No ads and no developer data collection. WHAT YOU NEED Interlude requires a Plex account and access to a Plex Media Server with a music library. Interlude is an independent app and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Plex, Inc.

About

JellyBox Player

Stream your local music library from your home server to your devices. This client application provides seamless playback of your entire music collection.

Highlights
  • Connect to Jellyfin server
  • Play local music library
  • Seamless music playback
  • Cross-device support
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JellyBox Player is a client application for Jellyfin server application. JellyBox allows you seamlessly play all your local music by simply connecting to your home server. This player can: * Browse and your local lib - artists, albums, songs, playlists * Show a time synced lyrics(when available) * Full offline mode, including a "plane" support * Downloads * Native Apple CarPlay app

Screenshots

Interlude Music3 screens
JellyBox Player3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Interlude Music at 76% against JellyBox Player's 40%. Interlude Music also leads on ratings volume (20 vs 6). JellyBox Player's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and rating (4.7 vs 4.3). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Interlude Music sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. JellyBox Player asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

JellyBox Player holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 6 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 76% of Interlude Music's written reviews are positive against 40% of JellyBox Player's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Interlude Music ships an update every 10 days, JellyBox Player every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Interlude Music versus JellyBox Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInterlude MusicJellyBox Player
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (20 ratings)4.7 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.5% of reviews — better40.0% of reviews
Number of ratings20 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS26.017.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAire Atelier LLCOleksandr Synelnykov

Customer experience

Interlude Music

All ratings20 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral15.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive76.5%
Neutral17.6%
Negative5.9%

JellyBox Player

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral26.7%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Interlude Music

One-time1
  • Playlist Creation — Lifetime$4.99
None

JellyBox Player

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Interlude Music free?
Interlude Music is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is JellyBox Player free?
JellyBox Player is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Interlude Music or JellyBox Player?
JellyBox Player is rated higher. Interlude Music averages 4.3 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while JellyBox Player averages 4.7 from 6 ratings.
Do Interlude Music or JellyBox Player have ads?
Neither Interlude Music nor JellyBox Player shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Interlude Music or JellyBox Player?
Interlude Music ships an update every 10 days, and JellyBox Player every 5 days. Most recently, Interlude Music was updated on October 11, 2026 and JellyBox Player on October 24, 2026.

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