Comparison

Coax vs MiruXR

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

Head to head
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/

About

MiruXR

Transform your AR glasses and phone into a personal theater and a spatial workspace. Enjoy a giant virtual screen for browsing, watching videos, and viewing your media anywhere. Experience immersive 360° content and manage multiple floating windows.

Highlights
  • Giant virtual cinema screen
  • Stream from home media servers
  • Immersive 360° and VR video
  • Multiple spatial window modes
  • Glanceable AR widgets
  • iPhone as a spatial controller
Features
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Your screens, floating in front of you. MiruXR turns your XREAL glasses into floating screens: a giant movie theater, windows all around you, and a HUD with what you need as you walk. Free, with no ads or subscriptions. THEATER • A giant movie screen for your videos • Your files and the videos on your network (SMB, Jellyfin, Plex) • Immersive 360° videos • Your video and streaming sites in a desktop browser SPATIAL • Windows pinned around you: turn your head and they stay in place • Move and resize them; when you reopen the app, they're right where you left them • With XREAL One, choose Screen (one fixed screen, ultrawide too, with your windows side by side) or Space (windows free all around you) • Eight environments to enjoy your screens in: beach, mountains, night sky, cinema, and more • With the XREAL Eye camera, see your room with your windows on top HUD • At-a-glance widgets: time, weather, calendar, notes, activity, and more • Walking directions, with your next turn and a minimap at the edge of your view 3D (EXPERIMENTAL) • Switch a window to 3D, with depth calculated by AI on your iPhone. CONTROLS • Your iPhone is the controller: trackpad, laser pointer, and keyboard • The glasses keyboard: point to type, in English, Spanish, or Korean • Apple Watch as a controller: swipe, tap, and turn the Digital Crown • Bluetooth mouse or trackpad (with AssistiveTouch) and XREAL gesture control • A short guide to get you started, plus tips the first time you use something YOUR GLASSES • Works with all XREAL glasses: One, One Pro, 1S, Air, Air 2, Air 2 Pro, Air 2 Ultra, and X by XREAL • With XREAL One, head tracking and Spatial all around you • Also works with other video glasses that connect over USB-C • Fit the picture size to your glasses in Settings • The app is available in English, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese, and Korean WHAT YOU NEED • Video glasses with USB-C: MiruXR is built and tested with XREAL glasses • An iPhone with USB-C (iPhone 15 or newer) MiruXR is free, and I build it together with the XREAL community. Your feedback on Discord helps me a lot.

Screenshots

Coax4 screens
MiruXR4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: MiruXR at 5.0 against Coax's 4.3. MiruXR also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and review sentiment (100% vs 77%). Coax's advantage is ratings volume (42 vs 9) and device support (5 vs 2). On price, update cadence, 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. MiruXR asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MiruXR holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 42 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of Coax's written reviews are positive against 100% of MiruXR's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Coax ships an update weekly, MiruXR every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Coax versus MiruXR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCoaxMiruXR
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (42 ratings)5.0 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings42 — better9
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.616.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB113 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperOut to Lunch Productions, LLCFelipe Mansilla

Customer experience

Coax

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

MiruXR

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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
None

MiruXR

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Coax free?
Coax is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MiruXR free?
MiruXR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Coax or MiruXR?
MiruXR is rated higher. Coax averages 4.3 out of 5 from 42 ratings, while MiruXR averages 5.0 from 9 ratings.
Do Coax or MiruXR have ads?
Neither Coax nor MiruXR shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Coax or MiruXR?
Coax ships an update weekly, and MiruXR every 4 days. Most recently, Coax was updated on October 30, 2026 and MiruXR on October 24, 2026.

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