Comparison

Sauce+ vs Plezy

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

Head to head
About

Sauce+

Access exclusive original content, recordings from live events, and full video catalogs from your favorite creators. This ad-free platform is built by creators for creators and their fans.

Highlights
  • Ad-free viewing experience
  • Exclusive original content
  • Live event recordings
  • Full creator video catalogs
  • Creator-focused platform
Features
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Welcome to Sauce Plus! Sauce Plus gives you an ad-free, front-row seat to the content you already love and so much more. Enjoy exclusive originals, recordings from Open Sauce Live, and full video catalogs from your favorite creators. Sauce + was built by creators.

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

Sauce+4 screens
Plezy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Sauce+ at Free against Plezy's $5.99. Sauce+ also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.5). Plezy's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 3.5) and review sentiment (74% vs 55%). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Sauce+ is free to download; Plezy costs $5.99 up front. Plezy sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Sauce+ asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Plezy holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Plezy has 126 ratings behind it against 22, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of Sauce+'s written reviews are positive against 74% of Plezy's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sauce+ ships an update fortnightly, Plezy weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Sauce+ versus Plezy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSauce+Plezy
PriceFree — better$5.99
Rating3.5 (22 ratings)4.5 (126 ratings) — better
Positive reviews54.5% of reviews74.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings22126 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank—#5 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS13.4 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB127 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperFloatplane Media Inc.Edvard Wikhall

Customer experience

Sauce+

All ratings17 ratings
Positive64.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative35.3%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive54.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative45.5%

Plezy

All ratings126 ratings
Positive87.3%
Neutral4.8%
Negative7.9%
Written reviews116 reviews
Positive74.1%
Neutral7.8%
Negative18.1%

Bugs and requests

Sauce+

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

Sauce+

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Plezy

One-time1
  • Supporter$3.99

Questions

Is Sauce+ free?
Sauce+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Plezy free?
Plezy costs $5.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sauce+ or Plezy?
Plezy is rated higher. Sauce+ averages 3.5 out of 5 from 22 ratings, while Plezy averages 4.5 from 126 ratings.
Do Sauce+ or Plezy have ads?
Neither Sauce+ nor Plezy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sauce+ or Plezy?
Sauce+ ships an update fortnightly, and Plezy weekly. Most recently, Sauce+ was updated on November 4, 2026 and Plezy on November 14, 2026.

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