Comparison

iBest vs PlexusTV Viewer

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

Head to head
About

iBest

Control your home's entertainment, lighting, and climate systems with this universal remote app. It offers comprehensive multi-zone control and scenario management for integrated smart home setups. Requires a specific smart home system to function.

Highlights
  • Multi-terminal A/V streaming control
  • A/V library browsing
  • Multi-zone lighting control
  • Curtain and motor control
  • Air conditioning control
  • Scenario management
  • User authentication
Features
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iBest is a universal remote control application, designed to provide you with a simple yet powerful control over your domotics, entertainment and surveillance system. The application is specifically targeted at Benetti's BEST(TM). The functions available on your iPhone, iPod and iPad depend on the hardware currently installed in your system, and include: - complete multi-terminal, multi-zone A/V streaming control - A/V library browsing directly on your iPhone / iPod / iPad - multi-zone domotics control for lighting (on/off, dimmers, RGB, RGBW, multi-white) - multi-zone domotics control for curtains and shaders, lifters and motors - multi-zone domotics control for air conditioning - comprehensive scenarios capturing the status of the entire system - user authentication with different pages and levels of functionality - easy access to all zones and terminals The application can be used only if you have a Benetti's BEST(TM) integrated system.

About

PlexusTV Viewer

Features
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The Plexus TV viewer app is part of the Plexus TV steaming platform which enables the use of iPad or iPhone devices to stream your hosted content. - An OmniAccess Broadbeam and Plexus TV subscription is required. - Plexus TV Viewer app does not replace the Plexus TV Set top Box (STB), this app is only intended for mobile access to hosted content. - Streaming is strictly limited to on only one simultaneous device (STB) or Viewing App

Screenshots

iBest2 screens
PlexusTV Viewer3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: iBest at Free against PlexusTV Viewer's $9.99. iBest also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). 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

iBest is free to download; PlexusTV Viewer costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iBest ships an update every 3 weeks, PlexusTV Viewer every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and May 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
iBest versus PlexusTV Viewer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriBestPlexusTV Viewer
PriceFree — better$9.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better9.3
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperneXtworks SrlOmniAccess S.L.

In-app purchases

None

iBest

No in-app purchases

None

PlexusTV Viewer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iBest free?
iBest is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PlexusTV Viewer free?
PlexusTV Viewer costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do iBest or PlexusTV Viewer have ads?
Neither iBest nor PlexusTV Viewer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iBest or PlexusTV Viewer?
iBest ships an update every 3 weeks, and PlexusTV Viewer every 4 months. Most recently, iBest was updated on October 4, 2026 and PlexusTV Viewer on May 16, 2026.

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