Beatnik Audio vs Wristrax
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Beatnik Audio
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Beatnik Controller is a remote control for your Beatnik Pi or Snapcast multi-room audio server. It allows you to easily manage and control audio streams from any device.
Wristrax
Access and play your personal music library from your Apple Watch. Browse artists, albums, and playlists, then download and transfer tracks for offline listening without needing your phone.
- Offline Plex music playback
- Browse artists, albums, playlists
- Download tracks to phone
- Transfer music to Apple Watch
- Play music with connected AirPods
- Supports Play Now widget
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** Requires a Plex Media Server and a Plex account. Wristrax displays music from your own Plex library; no content is provided by the app. ** Plex and Plexamp are great. But what if you want to have your music on your Apple Watch? At the gym or while running, carrying your phone just to listen to music is not great. Wristrax finally brings offline playback to your Plex library. Browse artists, albums and playlists, download tracks to your phone, and transfer them to your Apple Watch. Here, you can browse your tracks and play them, for example with connected AirPods. Supports the Play Now widget. Files can be transcoded server-side for saving pace, or transferred as is. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Beatnik Audio at none against Wristrax's 2. Beatnik Audio also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Wristrax's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Wristrax sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per year. Beatnik Audio asks for nothing beyond the download.
Beatnik Audio ships an update every 6 weeks, Wristrax weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Beatnik Audio | Wristrax |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Byrds & Bytes GmbH | Holger Schueler |
In-app purchases
Beatnik Audio
No in-app purchases
Wristrax
- Annual Unlocked$8.991 Year
- Lifetime Unlimited$24.99
