Comparison

Plex Photos vs Streamplace

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

Head to head
About

Plex Photos

Access and view your personal photo libraries from anywhere. Relive your favorite moments with curated highlights, chronological timelines, and organized library browsing. Requires a Plex Media Server with a photos library.

Highlights
  • Recommended photo highlights
  • Chronological timeline view
  • Browse by folders and albums
  • Access personal media libraries
  • Seamless remote viewing
Features
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Important: A Plex Media Server with access to at least one photos library is required to use this application. Plex Photos is your dedicated app for viewing your personal media photo libraries, providing a seamless and intuitive way to relive your favorite moments. Whether you're at home or on the go, Plex Photos lets you access your personal photo collection with ease. Currently Supported Features: - Recommended View: Discover curated highlights from your photo library, bringing your best moments to the forefront. - Timeline View: Explore your photos in a chronological format, making it easy to travel back in time and revisit memories from specific dates. - Library View: Browse through your entire photo collection organized by folders and albums, making it simple to find and view exactly what you're looking for. Note: This is the first Plex Photos release and will receive regular updates over the coming months. We're committed to adding new features, improving performance, and enhancing your overall experience. We value your feedback and encourage you to share your thoughts with us in the forums as we continue to develop and refine the app.

About

Streamplace

Watch live development streams and receive notifications when broadcasts begin. This application provides access to ongoing project updates and ensures you don't miss live events.

Highlights
  • Watch development livestreams
  • Receive live broadcast notifications
  • Stay updated on project progress
  • Access video content
Features
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Streamplace is live video and on-demand video for the open social web. Watch, stream, and publish with an account you already own, on a platform nobody can lock you into. WATCH ANYWHERE Live streams and full video libraries, in cinema-grade quality that adapts to your phone, your tablet, and your connection. Fast on the subway, sharp on Wi-Fi, with playback that keeps up when everyone shows up at once. GO LIVE FROM YOUR PHONE Start a broadcast in seconds. Stream to Streamplace and multistream to other platforms at the same time, then keep every broadcast in your archive as on-demand video your audience can watch later. SIGN IN WITH THE OPEN SOCIAL WEB Streamplace is built on the AT Protocol, the open network behind Bluesky. Log in with the account you already have. Your identity, your followers, and your videos live on the open web, not inside our app. Follow creators, share streams, and take your audience with you wherever you go. EVERY VIDEO IS SIGNED Each stream and video carries a cryptographic record of who made it and how it was edited, from the moment it leaves the camera. In a feed full of synthetic content, Streamplace lets viewers verify that a video is real and lets creators prove their work is their own. NO LOCK-IN, EVER Streamplace is open source and self-hostable. Your content and your audience are portable. Move to another provider, or run the software yourself, and everything comes with you. FREE, WITH NO ADS Public video on Streamplace is free to watch and free to publish. Video is delivered across an open, decentralized network, so anyone can run a node and help serve the streams they care about. MADE FOR EVERY SCREEN The same open platform runs natively on iOS, Android, web, Mac, Windows, and Linux. Start watching on your phone and pick up on your desktop, with your identity and library intact. FOR CREATORS AND STUDIOS Streamplace is the same infrastructure independent filmmakers, musicians, and studios use to build their own branded video platforms. Whether you are streaming to a few friends or publishing a catalog to a paying audience, it starts here. Streamplace is built in the open by a small team that believes open social will win. Read the code, run a node, or file an issue at stream.place.

Screenshots

Plex Photos4 screens
Streamplace1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Streamplace at 5.0 against Plex Photos's 1.3. Streamplace also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). Plex Photos's advantage is ratings volume (292 vs 4). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Streamplace holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Plex Photos has 292 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Plex Photos ships an update every 5 months, Streamplace every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Plex Photos versus Streamplace: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlex PhotosStreamplace
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.3 (292 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews3.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings292 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB55 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperPlex Inc.Aquareum Inc.

Customer experience

Plex Photos

All ratings292 ratings
Positive5.1%
Neutral3.8%
Negative91.1%
Written reviews337 reviews
Positive3.9%
Neutral6.5%
Negative89.6%

Streamplace

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Plex Photos

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Buttons not responding to touch
  • Vertical videos shown in landscape
  • Photos disappearing or not loading
  • Rotation issues causing app freezes

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to sync photos from mobile devices
  • Implement HEIC format support
  • Improve video playback controls
  • Allow organizing photos into albums
  • Integrate with cloud storage services

Streamplace

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Plex Photos

No in-app purchases

None

Streamplace

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Plex Photos free?
Plex Photos is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Streamplace free?
Streamplace is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Plex Photos or Streamplace?
Streamplace is rated higher. Plex Photos averages 1.3 out of 5 from 292 ratings, while Streamplace averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Plex Photos or Streamplace have ads?
Neither Plex Photos nor Streamplace shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Plex Photos or Streamplace?
Plex Photos ships an update every 5 months, and Streamplace every 2 months. Most recently, Plex Photos was updated on September 18, 2026 and Streamplace on September 26, 2026.

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