Comparison

Pocket for Seerr vs Coax

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

Head to head
About

Pocket for Seerr

This app allows you to manage your media server requests directly from your iOS device. Browse, search, and submit requests for movies and TV shows. Admins can also approve or decline requests on the go.

Highlights
  • Browse and search media
  • Submit media requests
  • Track request status
  • Approve/decline requests (admins)
  • Native iOS experience
Features
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Pocket for Seerr is a native iOS companion for your Overseerr / Jellyseerr / Seerr server, built to make media requests fast and effortless from your phone. IMPORTANT: This app requires a self-hosted Seerr, Overseerr or Jellyseerr backend server. It does not function as a standalone application. Connect to your existing Seerr instance and: • Browse and search your media Quickly look up movies and TV shows available through your Plex, Jellyfin, or Emby libraries, with the same metadata and posters you see in Seerr on the web. • Request what you want to watch Send requests for movies, seasons, or full series in a few taps. See at a glance what’s already available, what’s pending, and what’s been approved or rejected. • Keep track of request status View your own request history and status updates in one place so you always know what’s coming to your server next. • Manage requests on the go (for admins) If you’re an admin or have request-management permissions in Seerr, you can approve or decline requests directly from Pocket, without opening a browser. Stay on top of your queue from anywhere. • Built for iOS Pocket for Seerr is a clean, responsive native app designed to feel at home on iPhone. Fast navigation, familiar patterns, and an experience tuned for quick actions make handling requests painless. Requirements Pocket for Seerr is an unofficial client and requires an existing Seerr / Jellyseerr / Overseerr server configured with your media stack (Plex, Jellyfin, or Emby, plus Radarr/Sonarr, etc.). No third-party accounts, subscriptions, or hosted services are included.

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

Pocket for Seerr3 screens
Coax4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Pocket for Seerr at 4.9 against Coax's 4.3. Pocket for Seerr also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and review sentiment (88% vs 77%). Coax's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks) and device support (5 vs 1). On price, ads 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

Both are free to download. Coax sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Pocket for Seerr asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pocket for Seerr holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pocket for Seerr has 238 ratings behind it against 42, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Pocket for Seerr's written reviews are positive against 77% of Coax's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pocket for Seerr ships an update every 3 weeks, Coax weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Pocket for Seerr versus Coax: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPocket for SeerrCoax
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (238 ratings) — better4.3 (42 ratings)
Positive reviews88.2% of reviews — better76.9% of reviews
Number of ratings238 — better42
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS26.018.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB58 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperMiguel PiedrafitaOut to Lunch Productions, LLC

Customer experience

Pocket for Seerr

All ratings184 ratings
Positive97.3%
Neutral2.2%
Negative0.5%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive88.2%
Neutral8.8%
Negative2.9%

Coax

All ratings41 ratings
Positive80.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative19.5%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive76.9%
Neutral3.8%
Negative19.2%

In-app purchases

None

Pocket for Seerr

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 Pocket for Seerr free?
Pocket for Seerr is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Coax free?
Coax is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pocket for Seerr or Coax?
Pocket for Seerr is rated higher. Pocket for Seerr averages 4.9 out of 5 from 238 ratings, while Coax averages 4.3 from 42 ratings.
Do Pocket for Seerr or Coax have ads?
Neither Pocket for Seerr nor Coax shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pocket for Seerr or Coax?
Pocket for Seerr ships an update every 3 weeks, and Coax weekly. Most recently, Pocket for Seerr was updated on October 30, 2026 and Coax on October 28, 2026.

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