Comparison

SqueezePad vs Plexamp

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

Head to head
About

SqueezePad

Control your Logitech Squeezebox with a fast and intuitive interface on your iPad. An optional upgrade allows you to stream music directly to your device, turning it into a standalone player. Enjoy gapless playback and synchronized audio for a seamless listening experience.

Highlights
  • Instant player selection
  • Cached menus and album art
  • Preloaded playlist
  • Drag and drop playlist reordering
  • Screensaver mode with large cover art
  • Music streaming to iPad
  • Gapless playback and synchronization
Features
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SqueezePad is the preeminent controller for your Logitech Squeezebox. This smooth operating, fast and intuitive controller for your Squeezebox will provide you with complete remote control from your iPad. An upgrade allows music streaming directly to your iPad as well. An unbeatable price tag to get full control of your Squeezebox! Watch on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZxbumV0Wao http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIzgUOuZtmE ◆◆◆ SqueezePad is … FAST! ◆◆◆ - instant player selection: a simple touch on the player in the top left shows an instant popup menu. Experience how fast player switching can really be. - cached menus and album art: when you browse the artist or albums menu, their content (with images) is saved. On every subsequent visit the lists are instantly available until the next rescan automatically invalidates the cache. - preloaded playlist: a big chunk of your playlist is preloaded and available on the right hand side of the screen. No waiting times when you want to take a peek at the future songs. - instant alphabetical index and smooth scrolling: the alphabetical index updates the album and artist list already when you just drag your finger over it. - shortcuts to most used functions: on the bottom bar you have buttons for artist, albums, internet radio and favorites menu. Also common playlist function have their own buttons. ◆◆◆ SqueezePad is … SMOOTH! ◆◆◆ - awesome looks: obvious when you look at the screenshots - smooth transitions and animations: As to be expected from a real iPad App, SqueezePad supports menu transitions and smooth scrolling. - volume + progress popups: when changing volume or progress of a song, you get popups telling you the actual values. So stop guessing your desired values today! - drag+drop for playlist entries: playlist entries can be reordered with drag and drop. A quick swipe shows a delete button. - screensaver mode: Tap the big cover-art and SqueezePad switches to a screensaver mode working in portrait and landscape orientation. Now you get even bigger cover art on your iPad. This makes SqueezePad a great information screen for your next party. ◆◆◆ SqueezePad has … PLAYBACK! * ◆◆◆ - stream music to your iPad: now your iPad becomes a small player on its own, and is able to stream your local music or internet radio stations. You’ll find this feature as an in app purchase in the players menu. - many supported formats: SqueezePad has native suport for mp3, FLAC, aac, alac, wav, aiff, pcm. With the help of your Squeezebox Server you can also stream OGG-files to your iPad (it will convert them automatically to either WAV or MP3). If your Squeezebox Server runs on a Windows machine, even WMA-files are supported! - gapless playback and synchronization: SqueezePad will preload the next song in the playlist, so that it will start without any delay. Also the full synchronization protocol of the Squeezeboxes are implemented. - many supported Apps: Last.FM, Deezer or WiMP are supported out of the box. Spotify works with the help of triodes plugin installed in Squeezebox-Server Rhapsody, Napster and Pandora are not working due to licensing issues issues * Please be aware that Logitech blocks direct streaming access to MySqueezebox.com. Squeezebox-Server required to use the playback feature. ◆◆◆ SqueezePad's got … EXTRAS! ◆◆◆ So many extras - please visit my web-site to get a full descriptions: - integrated browser for fast information retrieval - playlist modification mode - configure manual server for advanced networks/remote streaming - set up your alarms - automatically wake your server with Wake On LAN - much much more ... ◆◆◆ Requirements ◆◆◆ Compatible with SqueezeBox-Server from v7.4 to v7.9, to be downloaded from http://www.mysqueezebox.com/download. Also supports direct connection to MySqueezebox.com if you don't own a local server.

About

Plexamp

A dedicated music player for your Plex library, offering audiophile-grade playback features, stunning visuals, and personalized radio stations. Enjoy your music collection with advanced customization and offline listening options.

Highlights
  • Audiophile-grade playback (gapless, EQ, loudness leveling)
  • Hypnotic visualizers and UltraBlur backgrounds
  • Personalized radio stations and Mix Builder
  • Offline listening for playlists and stations
  • Powerful search and playback history
  • Customizable themes and artist exploration
Features
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** You'll need a Plex Media Server and a Plex account to use this app ** Plexamp is the answer to the question "what would happen if you gave a handful of Plex music and pixel nerds a few cocktails and free rein to create the app of their dreams?" Plexamp is a beautiful, dedicated Plex music player with tons of goodies for audiophile purists, music curators, and music fans of all ages looking for their next aural fix. SUPER AUDIO PLAYER Loudness leveling, true gapless playback, Sweet Fades™, soft transitions, a configurable preamp, a 7-band EQ, and more. Perfection for golden ears, buttery smooth touches for the rest of us. Custom pre-caching so your music keeps playing, because sometimes life brings you through tunnels. MUSIC TO YOUR EYES Experience your music collection like you’ve never seen it before, with our UltraBlur backgrounds, over a dozen hypnotic visualizers, and four visual themes to satisfy every taste. FIND YOUR FIX Radios built from your library and your cooler friends' collections. Travel through time, pick a style or mood, or listen album-by-album like the purist you are. Use the Mix Builder to explore and craft your perfect blend. Explore your personal charts and see what you were into last Fall or your top albums from the 60s. OFFLINE BLISS Grab a few hours of your favorite playlist or stations with just a few taps. Download a custom mix or artist radio for the plane. Simple but powerful offline support for when you’re in the woods or run out of cellular data. IT’S THE LITTLE THINGS Powerful search. Playback activity history. Swipe-up play queue peeking. Fun artist explorations. As many settings and tweaks as our resident UXpert let us add. ENTERPRISE CLASS CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT Just kidding. It's a music player. Follow us on Twitter @plexamp or Mastodon https://mstdn.social/@plexamp See the terms of service at https://www.plex.tv/about/privacy-legal/plex-terms-of-service/

Screenshots

Plexamp4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Plexamp at Free against SqueezePad's $4.99. Plexamp also leads on ratings volume (10K vs 24) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). SqueezePad's advantage is review sentiment (91% vs 76%) and iOS requirement (5.1.1 vs 13.0). On rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Plexamp is free to download; SqueezePad costs $4.99 up front. SqueezePad sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Plexamp sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for SqueezePad against 4.7 for Plexamp. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Plexamp has 10K ratings behind it against 24, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 91% of SqueezePad's written reviews are positive against 76% of Plexamp's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SqueezePad ships an update every 5 weeks, Plexamp every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
SqueezePad versus Plexamp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSqueezePadPlexamp
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (24 ratings)4.7 (10K ratings)
Positive reviews91.3% of reviews — better75.5% of reviews
Number of ratings2410K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS5.1.1 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB44 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperStefan Hansel Solutions UG (haftungsbeschraenkt)Plex Inc.

Customer experience

SqueezePad

All ratings24 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews277 reviews
Positive91.3%
Neutral2.9%
Negative5.8%

Plexamp

All ratings9,958 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral1.9%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews1,595 reviews
Positive75.5%
Neutral6.5%
Negative17.9%

User reviews

SqueezePad

From 24 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Intuitive and user-friendly interface
  • 🚀 Smooth and responsive performance
  • 💡 Excellent integration with Squeezebox ecosystem
  • 🔍 Useful information lookup features (e.g. Wikipedia)
  • 🔧 Reliable and trouble-free operation

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Landscape-mode only (no portrait support)
  • 🐛 Occasional crashes or freezes
  • 🔋 High battery consumption when used as a player

Plexamp

From 10K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Best player ever
  • 👍 Gorgeous cover flow
  • 👍 Flexible, fun, and friendly
  • 👍 Beautiful app that functions well
  • 👍 Exceptional user interface

Room to improve

  • 🐛 List by folder is an insult
  • 🐛 Offline music experience not great
  • 🐛 Hopeless tagging
  • 🐛 Can't download full playlists
  • 🐛 Slow downloads

Bugs and requests

SqueezePad

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Connectivity issues with some users
  • Playback problems with certain audio formats

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add portrait mode support
  • Improve performance for very large music libraries
  • Integrate more closely with Squeezebox server settings

Plexamp

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Inconsistent behavior when offline
  • Search function broken
  • Slow library loading
  • Unreliable downloads
  • Incompatibility with certain car systems

Requested features

6 requests
  • Repeat functionality
  • Ability to edit metadata
  • Better offline management and browsing
  • Apple Watch app
  • Airplay and casting support
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  • Customizable home screen and layout

In-app purchases

1 purchases

SqueezePad

One-time1
  • SqueezePad Playback$3.99
3 purchases

Plexamp

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Plex Pass$6.991 Month
  • Yearly Plex Pass$69.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Plex Pass$979.00

Questions

Is SqueezePad free?
SqueezePad costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Plexamp free?
Plexamp is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SqueezePad or Plexamp?
SqueezePad and Plexamp are both rated 4.7 out of 5 on the App Store, from 24 and 10K ratings respectively.
Do SqueezePad or Plexamp have ads?
Neither SqueezePad nor Plexamp shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SqueezePad or Plexamp?
SqueezePad ships an update every 5 weeks, and Plexamp every 2 weeks. Most recently, SqueezePad was updated on October 2, 2026 and Plexamp on October 12, 2026.

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