Comparison

Röst vs Plezy

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Connect to Audiobookshelf server
  • Stream audiobooks and podcasts
  • Sync progress across devices
  • Browse multiple library types
  • Real-time server updates
  • Native iOS experience
Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Röst4 screens
Plezy4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Röst is free to download; Plezy costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Röst ships an update every 2 weeks, Plezy weekly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Röst versus Plezy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRöstPlezy
PriceFree — better$5.99
Rating4.0 (1 ratings)4.5 (117 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—75.5% of reviews
Number of ratings1117 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank—#3 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS27.115.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB122 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJames HarquailEdvard Wikhall

Customer experience

Röst

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Plezy

All ratings114 ratings
Positive86.0%
Neutral5.3%
Negative8.8%
Written reviews106 reviews
Positive75.5%
Neutral6.6%
Negative17.9%

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

None

Röst

No in-app purchases

None

Plezy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Röst free?
Röst is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Plezy free?
Plezy costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Röst or Plezy?
Plezy is rated higher. Röst averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Plezy averages 4.5 from 117 ratings.
Do Röst or Plezy have ads?
Neither Röst nor Plezy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Röst or Plezy?
Röst ships an update every 2 weeks, and Plezy weekly. Most recently, Röst was updated on October 24, 2026 and Plezy on October 24, 2026.

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