Coax vs Gildy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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/
Gildy
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Turn your awards-night tradition into a live game. Gildy lets you create a party, invite friends, lock in predictions, and track points as winners are announced—so your living room turns into a mini awards show leaderboard (with way fewer commercials). How it works: - Create a Party in seconds - Invite your friends and family with a link or code - Pick your winners (and lock picks before the show starts) - Watch scores update live as categories are awarded - Crown the champion and save bragging rights for next year Built for the vibe: Whether it’s a two-person couch ballot or a full-on watch party, Gildy makes predictions feel like a game—simple to join, satisfying to win. Not affiliated with or endorsed by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. “Oscar” and related marks belong to their respective owners.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Coax at none against Gildy's shown. Coax also leads on device support (5 vs 1). Gildy's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.6). On price, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Coax sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Gildy sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Coax ships an update every 8 days, Gildy every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Coax | Gildy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (40 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 76.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 40 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Vision Pro — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Out to Lunch Productions, LLC | Michael Colman |
In-app purchases
Coax
- Monthly - 1st Week Free7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Annual - 1st Week Free7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Lifetime$74.99
Gildy
- Premium Party$4.99









