Comparison

HM Explorer vs Coax

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

Head to head
About

HM Explorer

Features
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HM Explorer: Your Ultimate Tool for Discovering User Statistics. Stop the tedious searching! With HM Explorer, you can easily and quickly search for users and view detailed statistics. Keep track of progress or compare profiles effortlessly. What HM Explorer Offers: Lightning-Fast User Search: Find any user in an instant and dive deep into relevant stats. Smart Recent Searches: Instantly access profiles you've recently viewed. Need more history? Watch a short rewarded video to temporarily expand your list! Personalized Nicknames: Forget cryptic usernames! Assign custom nicknames to easily recognize users in your list. Your Style, Your App: Choose between a sleek light theme and a cool dark theme – whatever suits your taste. Your Language: Use the app interface in English, German, or Spanish for maximum comfort. Stop guessing, start exploring! Download HM Explorer today and get the insights you need.

About

Coax

Experience your Plex media library like a traditional cable TV experience. This app automatically generates channels from your existing content, allowing you to randomly discover movies and shows without the pressure of choosing.

Highlights
  • On-device Plex library channel surfing
  • Zero-setup integration
  • Automatic channel guide generation
  • Customizable channel categories (genre, decade, actor, etc.)
  • Create channels from Plex Collections
  • Unify TV and movie libraries
  • Adjustable number of channels
Features
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Demolish the tyranny of too much choice, say "NO" to BigAlgo, and just Relax with Coax. Within seconds, you'll be flipping through a schedule made entirely of your own home media server content. Jump right in with the on-screen cable guide and watch whatever's on, just like the old days. You can't pause, you can't skip forward, you can't rewind - all you can do is change the channel. Experience the joy of randomly happening upon a great scene in a movie you forgot you had, or a TV show marathon for an old favorite. Coax requires no setup at all - it uses the metadata your media library already has. If you want, you can create your own custom Lineups, with all sorts of simple yet powerful scheduling rules - create a Saturday Morning Cartoons Lineup for your inner (or actual) child, or a Late Night Thrillers Lineup for date night. Important: This app requires a Plex account and access to a Plex Media Server (or Jellyfin, or Emby). Coax does not provide or distribute any media; it only connects to content you already own. How to configure your Lineups: • Coax scans your home media libraries and generates a channel guide based on your content’s metadata. • Select which channel categories you want: Genre, Decade, Recent Additions, Actor, Studio, Director, and Collections. • Create 100% custom channels using Collections. • Unify your libraries to mix TV and movie channels. • Adjust the number of channels you want to generate. •  Customize the time between your programs with Gap Content - play Trailers, or content from another Library if you want! Coax is your personal “cable box” for your own content — no extra accounts, no third-party streaming, just your Plex library organized in a fun, nostalgic way. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

HM Explorer3 screens
Coax4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HM Explorer at none against Coax's 3. HM Explorer also leads on iOS requirement (13 vs 18.6). Coax's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 weeks). On price 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. Coax sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. HM Explorer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HM Explorer ships an update every 3 weeks, Coax every 8 days. Both last shipped on November 8, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
HM Explorer versus Coax: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHM ExplorerCoax
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.2 (40 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—76.9% of reviews
Number of ratings—40 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 8 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS13 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB61 MB
Age rating4+17+
Developerr-projects UG (haftungsbeschränkt)Out to Lunch Productions, LLC

In-app purchases

None

HM Explorer

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Coax

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly - 1st Week Free7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Annual - 1st Week Free7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$74.99

Questions

Is HM Explorer free?
HM Explorer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Coax free?
Coax is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do HM Explorer or Coax have ads?
HM Explorer shows ads; Coax does not.
Which is updated more often, HM Explorer or Coax?
HM Explorer ships an update every 3 weeks, and Coax every 8 days. Most recently, HM Explorer was updated on November 8, 2026 and Coax on November 8, 2026.

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