Plex & Kodi (XBMC) remote vs Dashboarr
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Plex & Kodi (XBMC) remote
Control your media playback on Kodi and Plex with this intuitive remote app. Manage playback, volume, and navigation directly from your device, including Apple Watch support.
- Automatic installation discovery
- Play/pause control
- Volume control
- Apple Watch control
- Full navigation options
- Works with Kodi and Plex
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Features: • Automatic installation discovering • Easy play pause control access • Volume control • Apple Watch control • Every navigations options controls • Work with Kodi and Plex • and more
Dashboarr
This app provides a unified dashboard to control and monitor your self-hosted media server stack. Manage downloads, automation, streaming, and server health from a single, native application. It offers a privacy-first, open-source experience with no accounts, subscriptions, or ads.
- Unified dashboard for all services
- Control downloads, automation, and streaming
- Monitor server health (CPU, RAM, disk)
- Push notifications for events
- Wake-on-LAN functionality
- Encrypted API key storage
- Local/remote URL switching
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Dashboarr is the open-source mobile companion for your self-hosted media server. Control your entire stack — downloads, automation, requests, streaming, and server health — from a single fast,native app. No accounts. No subscriptions. No ads. No tracking. Just a clean, dark-mode interface that talks directly to the services you already run. SUPPORTED SERVICES • qBittorrent — manage torrents, pause/resume, set limits, monitor speeds • Radarr — search, add, and monitor movies; browse queue and missing • Sonarr — search, add shows, track episodes, view airing schedule • Overseerr — browse, search, and request movies or TV shows; approve or decline • Tautulli — live streams, bandwidth, playback history • Prowlarr — indexer status, global search, grab releases, stats • Plex — now playing, recently added, on deck, library browser • Bazarr — manage missing subtitles • Glances — live CPU, RAM, disk, and network monitoring KEY FEATURES • Unified dashboard — every service at a glance • Dark mode native UI, built with React Native • Pull-to-refresh and haptic feedback everywhere • Local vs remote URL switching based on WiFi — seamless at home or away • SSL/TLS and reverse proxy support • Wake-on-LAN — wake your server from anywhere on your LAN • Calendar view of upcoming releases • Activity view across all services • Service health monitoring • Push notifications via optional self-hosted backend relay (completely optional) • Config export / import for easy migration and backup • Encrypted storage for API keys (iOS Keychain) PRIVACY-FIRST Dashboarr is a client-side app. It talks directly to the services on your own server using your own API keys. Nothing is routed through a third-party cloud, no analytics, no telemetry. Your data stays on your devices and your network. OPEN SOURCE Licensed under GPL-3.0. The full source code is on GitHub. No hidden monetization, no paywalls — pure functionality for people who host their own stack. REQUIREMENTS You need to already be running the services you want to manage (qBittorrent, Radarr, Sonarr, etc.). Dashboarr is a control interface — it does not host or stream content itself, and it does not provide any media. Built for self-hosters, home-lab enthusiasts, and anyone tired of juggling nine browser tabs to manage their home server.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Dashboarr at 100% against Plex & Kodi (XBMC) remote's 32%. Dashboarr also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.4) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). Plex & Kodi (XBMC) remote's advantage is ratings volume (133 vs 20) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.1). 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.
Dashboarr holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Plex & Kodi (XBMC) remote has 133 ratings behind it against 20, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 32% of Plex & Kodi (XBMC) remote's written reviews are positive against 100% of Dashboarr's.
Plex & Kodi (XBMC) remote ships an update every 2 months, Dashboarr weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Plex & Kodi (XBMC) remote | Dashboarr |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (133 ratings) | 4.9 (20 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 32.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 133 — better | 20 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Antoine Barrault | Renzo Beux |
Customer experience
Plex & Kodi (XBMC) remote
Dashboarr
Bugs and requests
Plex & Kodi (XBMC) remote
Reported bugs
47 issues- App did not find Kodi or Plex sessions
- App Support link goes to a broken web page
- No way to manually enter settings
- App doesn't work on app installations or web versions of Plex
- App is useless without manual settings
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- App does not find Plex installation
- App Support does not work
- App doesn't find any Plex installations on network
- App doesn't work
- App does not find Kodi
- App gives no option to configure manually
- App can't connect with Plex
- App only controls volume and stops playback
- App crashes as soon as I try to tap IP address or any other info
- Controls won't work unless I purchase apps
- Not possible to test before buy
- App did not work, lacked options & settings
- App doesn't work at all
- App doesn't see Kodi and gives no option to configure manually
- App is useless since I can't get it to connect with my plex
- App doesn't work with plex
- App crashes on tap
- App doesn't work with Plex install
- App doesn't work with plex even with instructions
- App not worth downloading
- Couldn't connect with XBMC
- Can't connect
- App didn't work for plex
- App doesn't work with Plex
- App has different port for remote control
- App doesn't work well enough to get to the point where you would push play
- App has an error when trying to enter IP
- App support won't open
- App has to pay for certain buttons to work
- App does not work with Boxee
- App has no instruction or help menu
- App has no support or instructions on setting up remote for plex
- App has an ad at the bottom
- App has ads
- App has ads that cover up buttons
- App has iAd blocking buttons
- App doesn't type for web surfing
- App only works for 2 secs before crashing
- App requires purchase of play button
- Ads won't go away even after paying
- Ads cover up info and play/pause buttons making them unusable
- Ads cover the bottom buttons
Requested features
6 requests- Needs more buttons
- Keyboard mode for text entry
- Option to configure manually
- Make it free or cost money
- Type for web surfing
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- More comprehensive controls
Dashboarr
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Plex & Kodi (XBMC) remote
No in-app purchases
Dashboarr
No in-app purchases
Questions
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