Mad Scientist Controls vs Plezy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mad Scientist Controls
Control your JAWS Rover robot via Bluetooth for exciting adventures. Explore and maneuver your robot with an easy-to-use interface. Requires the JAWS Rover device.
- Bluetooth connectivity
- Robot control
- Exploration
- Maneuvering
- Easy-to-use interface
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Take control of your JAWS Rover! This app lets you connect to your robot via Bluetooth and guide it on exciting adventures. Explore, maneuver, and have fun with this easy-to-use interface. This app requires the JAWS Rover device built with the Mad Scientist Labs (Session at CodeMash 2025)
Plezy
Enjoy your media library with a sleek, modern interface focused on superior playback and offline access. Stream, download, and watch with friends, all without needing a separate subscription.
- Wide codec and HDR playback support
- Download media for offline viewing
- Synchronized watch parties with friends
- Auto-skip intros and credits
- Resume playback across devices
- Browse libraries with rich metadata
- Connect to multiple Plex servers
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Plezy is a modern client for Plex, Jellyfin, and Emby, built for high-quality playback, effortless discovery, and offline access. Connect multiple servers at once and enjoy your media in one clean, native app—no subscription required. BROWSE & DISCOVER - Browse libraries, collections, playlists, folders, extras, and personalized recommendations - Search across every connected Plex, Jellyfin, and Emby server - Explore trending, popular, watchlist, and recommendation rows from Plex Discover, Trakt, MyAnimeList, AniList, Simkl, and Seerr - Match catalog titles back to your own libraries and request movies or shows through Seerr - See resolution, HDR, Dolby Vision, and audio-format badges at a glance PLAYBACK - Wide codec support including HEVC, AV1, VP9, and more - HDR playback, direct play, and configurable transcode quality - Switch between media versions with detailed file and stream information - Full ASS/SSA subtitles with styling controls and online subtitle search - Auto-play the next episode with skip intro and skip credits - Chapter navigation, thumbnail scrubbing, playback speed, audio sync, sleep timer, and video zoom - Picture-in-Picture, loudness normalization, and stereo downmix with center-channel boost - Resume progress and remembered audio/subtitle choices MUSIC - Browse artists, albums, and tracks with rich artwork - Gapless playback with a reorderable queue, Play Next, and Add to Queue - Synced lyrics, a persistent mini-player, and sleep timer - Background playback with lock-screen and media controls - Offline albums and tracks, plus selectable streaming quality LIVE TV & DVR - Browse and tune live channels with favorites and a full program guide - See what's on, browse show schedules, and manage DVR recording rules - Use Live TV across multiple supported servers DOWNLOADS & OFFLINE - Download movies, shows, albums, and tracks - Pause or resume the background queue - Create automatic download rules, including optional show specials - Browse offline and sync watch state when you reconnect PROFILES & INTEGRATIONS - Use multiple profiles with per-profile settings, downloads, and watch state - Switch Plex Home users with optional PIN protection - Discover Jellyfin and Emby servers locally and use Quick Connect - Sync watchlists, ratings, watched state, and scrobbles with connected services - Watch together with synchronized play, pause, and seeking - Control desktop and TV devices with Plezy Remote - Available in English plus 21 translations Some features require a supported server, media format, or connected service.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Mad Scientist Controls at Free against Plezy's $5.99. Mad Scientist Controls also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and rating (5.0 vs 4.5). Plezy's advantage is ratings volume (121 vs 4) and chart position (#3 vs unranked). On update cadence, ads, monetization model 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
Mad Scientist Controls is free to download; Plezy costs $5.99 up front. Plezy sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Mad Scientist Controls asks for nothing beyond the download.
Mad Scientist Controls holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Plezy has 121 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Mad Scientist Controls ships an update every 5 days, Plezy weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mad Scientist Controls | Plezy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $5.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | 4.5 (121 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 74.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 121 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #3 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 124 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gregory Shayko | Edvard Wikhall |
Customer experience
Mad Scientist Controls
Plezy
Bugs and requests
Mad Scientist Controls
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Plezy
Reported bugs
2 issues- Crashes on clicking movies/TV shows
- Crashes within seconds of opening
Requested features
3 requests- Support for ripped extras
- Picture-in-picture or background playback
- Subtitle support
In-app purchases
Mad Scientist Controls
No in-app purchases
Plezy
- Supporter$3.99
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