Comparison

My Clever Client vs Now Playing for Plex

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

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About

My Clever Client

Features
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My Clever Client is an unofficial mobile dashboard for Clever Cloud, the European Platform-as-a-Service. Bring your apps with you β€” check status, restart, redeploy, scale, and tail logs from your iPhone, iPad, or Mac. WHAT YOU CAN DO β€’ Switch between your personal space and any organization you belong to β€’ See every application and add-on in one place, with live status β€’ Tail application logs and add-on logs in real time β€’ Browse deployment history and trigger restart or redeploy β€’ Edit environment variables and application configuration β€’ View live metrics β€” CPU, memory, instance count β€” powered by Warp10 β€’ Manage custom domains (vhosts) and TLS β€’ Inspect Network Groups, peers, and grab WireGuard configs β€’ Scale instances and flavors on the fly DESIGNED FOR APPLE PLATFORMS β€’ Native SwiftUI on iOS 18+ β€” fast, fluid, accessible β€’ iPad: three-column layout with sidebar, list, and detail β€’ Mac: runs as a "Designed for iPad" app on Apple Silicon β€’ OAuth 1.0a with HMAC-SHA512 β€” your tokens stay in the iOS Keychain on your device PRIVACY FIRST No tracking. No analytics. No ads. No telemetry. The app's only network activity is talking to Clever Cloud's official API. Read the full privacy policy at the link below. OPEN SOURCE The project is open source. File issues, request features, and read the code on GitHub. WHO IT'S FOR Developers and DevOps engineers who already host on Clever Cloud and want a fast, focused mobile companion to the official console β€” for on-call duty, quick restarts, deployment monitoring, or just keeping an eye on production while away from a laptop. NOT AFFILIATED WITH CLEVER CLOUD This is an unofficial, third-party app. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Clever Cloud SAS. "Clever Cloud" is a trademark of Clever Cloud SAS. REQUIREMENTS β€’ A Clever Cloud account (free signup at clever-cloud.com) β€’ iOS 18.0 or later β€’ Internet connection QUESTIONS? Email frederic.alix@fredalix.com or open an issue on GitHub.

About

Now Playing for Plex

Features
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Now Playing for Plex is a clean, lightweight dashboard for your own Plex Media Server. Open the app and instantly see what is currently playing, including artwork, playback status, progress, remaining time, estimated end time, player name, and active user. It is designed for quick local monitoring with a simple, modern interface. The app can search your local network for a Plex server automatically, or you can enter the server address manually. If your Plex server requires authentication, you can add your Plex token securely. Features: - View current Plex playback in real time - See poster artwork, title, year, user, and player - Track playback progress and remaining time - Check the estimated end time - Automatic local Plex server discovery - Optional Plex token support - Adjustable refresh interval - Clean dark interface designed for iPhone - Multiple app languages Now Playing for Plex is ideal if you want a simple way to monitor your home Plex server from your iPhone. Now Playing for Plex does not provide or host any media content. The app only connects to the user’s own Plex Media Server on the local network and displays playback metadata, artwork, progress, player name, and user name returned by that server. All content is provided by the user’s own Plex setup. This app is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Plex. Plex is a trademark of its respective owner.

Screenshots

My Clever Client4 screens
Now Playing for Plex3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: My Clever Client at Free against Now Playing for Plex's $0.99. Now Playing for Plex's advantage is iOS requirement (16.1 vs 18.0). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

My Clever Client is free to download; Now Playing for Plex costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
My Clever Client versus Now Playing for Plex: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy Clever ClientNow Playing for Plex
PriceFree β€” better$0.99
Update frequencyWeeklyβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.016.1 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size24 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFREDERIC ALIXJaroslav Safar

In-app purchases

None

My Clever Client

No in-app purchases

None

Now Playing for Plex

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is My Clever Client free?
My Clever Client is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Now Playing for Plex free?
Now Playing for Plex costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do My Clever Client or Now Playing for Plex have ads?
Neither My Clever Client nor Now Playing for Plex shows ads.

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