Röst vs Plezy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Röst
Stream and manage your self-hosted audiobooks and podcasts from your Audiobookshelf server. Enjoy a fast, native iOS experience with instant streaming and cross-device progress syncing. Stay updated with real-time server changes.
- Connect to Audiobookshelf server
- Stream audiobooks and podcasts
- Sync progress across devices
- Browse multiple library types
- Real-time server updates
- Native iOS experience
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Röst - Audiobookshelf media player Connect to your Audiobookshelf server and enjoy your self-hosted media in a fast, native experience for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Stream instantly, sync listening progress across devices, browse multiple library types, and stay up to date with real-time server changes. Highlights: • CarPlay support for browsing and playing books, podcasts, series, continued listening, and downloads • Offline listening with downloadable audiobooks and podcast episodes • Siri, Shortcuts, and Spotlight integration for finding, opening, and playing your media • Support for multiple Audiobookshelf servers and accounts • Native apps for iPhone, iPad, and Mac Requires Audiobookshelf server version 2.26.0 or newer. Requires iOS 27.1 or later, iPadOS 27.1 or later, or macOS 27 or later.
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: Röst at Free against Plezy's $5.99. Plezy's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (117 vs 1). On update cadence, 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
Röst is free to download; Plezy costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Plezy holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Plezy has 117 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Röst ships an update every 2 weeks, Plezy weekly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Röst | Plezy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $5.99 |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 4.5 (117 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 75.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 117 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #3 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 27.1 | 15.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 122 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | James Harquail | Edvard Wikhall |
Customer experience
Röst
Plezy
Bugs and requests
Röst
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
Röst
No in-app purchases
Plezy
No in-app purchases








