Comparison

AiMaster vs Plex Dash

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

Head to head
About

AiMaster

Manage your network-attached storage devices remotely from your mobile device. This app offers comprehensive control over NAS setup, services, settings, and system monitoring. It also provides features for backup management and device location.

Highlights
  • One-click NAS initialization
  • Remote control of multiple NAS devices
  • Manage services and apps
  • Monitor system resources
  • Real-time system notifications
  • Backup job management
  • Find and wake up NAS
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AiMaster is ASUSTOR’s NAS management app for mobile devices that allows you to easily remote control all your NAS devices no matter if you are a home user or IT administrator. Key Features: - Initialize your NAS with one-click setup or a custom setup - Control multiple NAS devices from anywhere and at any time - Easily manage all services and apps in ADM - Easily change NAS and ADM Settings - Quickly review and monitor online users and system resources - Real-time control of system status - Receive real-time system event notifications - Manage all backup jobs and schedules - Helps you find your NAS (Find Me) - Supports One Touch Backup - Supports to wake up your NAS (WOL or WOW) Learn more: https://www.asustor.com/

About

Plex Dash

Monitor your Plex Media Server in real-time. Track streams, DVR recordings, and server resources with detailed graphs. Manage media artwork and refresh libraries directly from your device.

Highlights
  • Real-time playback status
  • DVR recording monitoring
  • Bandwidth and resource graphs
  • Top media and user history
  • Artwork management
  • Library refresh
  • Server log inspection
Features
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** You'll need a Plex Media Server and an active Plex Pass to use this app ** ** From the same people who brought you the Plex app ** ** PS - If you’re new to Plex, download the Plex app first ** Pop quiz, hotshot: how many streams is your Plex Media Server dishing out RIGHT NOW? What’s your most-watched movie in the past month? Is that CPU you picked up from a sketchy eBay vendor up to the task? More importantly, are you sure that’s the best poster for Speed (1994)? Plex Dash is a tool created by obsessive Plex Media Server admins for obsessive Plex Media Server admins. Get real-time status of playbacks, DVR recordings, Sync conversions, and more. Monitor bandwidth and server resources with sexy graphs. Dig deeper and learn about top items or individual user history. Fix up artwork. Refresh libraries. Inspect nerdy media details. If it all goes south, check out the raw server logs. MASTER YOUR MEDIAVERSE Who’s streaming what right now? Plex Dash answers in spades. Gorgeous Now Playing tiles keep you apprised of all the latest shenanigans, across all of your servers. Put that giant iPad to great use by duct-taping it to the wall (landscape, duh); lean back, pet your hairless cat, and keep an eye on your empire. DIVE UNDER THE HOOD Server up to something? DVR recording? Media Optimizer doing its… optimizing? You get a chonky lightning bolt to make sure this doesn’t go unnoticed. ONE-HANDED CURATION Browse and change artwork from the palm of your hand while checking out at your local co-op. It’s like that other swipey app, but with less risk of disease.

Screenshots

AiMaster4 screens
Plex Dash4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Plex Dash at 81% against AiMaster's 29%. Plex Dash also leads on rating (4.6 vs 2.3) and ratings volume (2.2K vs 32). AiMaster's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

Plex Dash holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Plex Dash has 2.2K ratings behind it against 32, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of AiMaster's written reviews are positive against 81% of Plex Dash's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AiMaster ships an update every 2 months, Plex Dash monthly. Both last shipped on October 1, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
AiMaster versus Plex Dash: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAiMasterPlex Dash
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (32 ratings)4.6 (2.2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews28.6% of reviews81.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings322.2K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperASUSTOR Inc.Plex Inc.

Customer experience

AiMaster

All ratings32 ratings
Positive28.1%
Neutral6.3%
Negative65.6%
Written reviews91 reviews
Positive28.6%
Neutral13.2%
Negative58.2%

Plex Dash

All ratings2,151 ratings
Positive91.9%
Neutral2.5%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews588 reviews
Positive81.1%
Neutral5.8%
Negative13.1%

Bugs and requests

AiMaster

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Plex Dash

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Difficulty connecting to server or finding servers
  • Crashes when viewing server graphs
  • Inaccurate or incomplete playback history

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add ability to manage users and permissions
  • Integrate more server administration functions
  • Improve library browsing and media details
  • Provide more detailed playback statistics
  • Add support for GPU monitoring
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  • Allow remote server control and updates

In-app purchases

None

AiMaster

No in-app purchases

None

Plex Dash

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AiMaster free?
AiMaster is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Plex Dash free?
Plex Dash is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, AiMaster or Plex Dash?
Plex Dash is rated higher. AiMaster averages 2.3 out of 5 from 32 ratings, while Plex Dash averages 4.6 from 2.2K ratings.
Do AiMaster or Plex Dash have ads?
Neither AiMaster nor Plex Dash shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AiMaster or Plex Dash?
AiMaster ships an update every 2 months, and Plex Dash monthly. Most recently, AiMaster was updated on October 1, 2026 and Plex Dash on October 1, 2026.

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