Streamyfin vs Canopy for Plex
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Streamyfin
Access and stream your entire media library from a Jellyfin server. Download content for offline viewing, cast to your television, and enjoy a seamless entertainment experience.
- Stream movies and TV shows
- Connect to Jellyfin instance
- Download media for offline viewing
- Cast to TV
- Manage media library
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Stream movies and TV-Shows from your Jellyfin instance. Download media to watch on the go, cast to your TV, and much more!
Canopy for Plex
This app provides a safe and distraction-free interface for families to enjoy their existing movie and TV show library. It offers age-appropriate browsing, parental controls, and screen time management, all while connecting to your Plex Media Server.
- Distraction-free interface
- Age-appropriate browsing
- PIN-protected parental controls
- Content rating filtering
- Offline viewing
- Screen time controls
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Your Plex library, built for families. Canopy for Plex gives your family a beautiful, distraction-free interface to watch the movies and shows you already own — without giving them access to everything in your library. A better viewing experience: - Simple, full-screen video player with big, easy-to-tap controls - Continue Watching — picks up right where they left off - Favorites — save their go-to shows - Age-appropriate browsing with no hidden surprises Parents stay in control: - PIN-protected parental controls — change settings only when you're ready - Filter your library by content rating so only approved content appears - Download videos for offline viewing — perfect for travel or no-Wi-Fi zones - Screen time controls to set daily limits Works with your existing Plex setup: Canopy connects directly to your Plex Media Server. No extra subscriptions. No new content to buy. Just a safer way for your family to watch what you already have. Requires an existing Plex Media Server. Plex Pass not required.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Streamyfin at Free against Canopy for Plex's $4.99. Streamyfin also leads on ratings volume (150 vs 1). Canopy for Plex's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.2) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). 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
Streamyfin is free to download; Canopy for Plex costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Canopy for Plex holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Streamyfin has 150 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Streamyfin ships an update every 3 weeks, Canopy for Plex weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Streamyfin | Canopy for Plex |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.2 (150 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 150 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 133 MB | 106 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fredrik Burmester | Ashton Lance |
Customer experience
Streamyfin
Canopy for Plex
Bugs and requests
Streamyfin
Reported bugs
6 issues- Crashes on launch
- Unable to connect to server
- Playback URI errors
- Subtitles not working with downloads
- Crashes when switching between videos
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- Downloading issues and lost downloads
Requested features
8 requests- Playback speed controls
- Picture-in-Picture mode
- Apple TV and Mac support
- OpenSubtitles integration
- Ability to delete media
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- Folder structure support in libraries
- Customizable UI colors
- Improved media metadata display
Canopy for Plex
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Streamyfin
No in-app purchases
Canopy for Plex
No in-app purchases
