Comparison

Coax vs GoLlyGee

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

GoLlyGee

Features
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A simple visualization of the classic Conway's Game of Life (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conway's_Game_of_Life) for iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch.

Screenshots

Coax4 screens
GoLlyGee3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Coax at Free against GoLlyGee's $0.99. GoLlyGee's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On update cadence, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Coax is free to download; GoLlyGee costs $0.99 up front. Coax sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. GoLlyGee asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Coax ships an update weekly, GoLlyGee every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Coax versus GoLlyGee: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCoaxGoLlyGee
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.2 (41 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews76.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings41 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB5 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperOut to Lunch Productions, LLCBrett Terpstra

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

GoLlyGee

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Coax free?
Coax is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GoLlyGee free?
GoLlyGee costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Coax or GoLlyGee have ads?
Neither Coax nor GoLlyGee shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Coax or GoLlyGee?
Coax ships an update weekly, and GoLlyGee every 5 days. Most recently, Coax was updated on October 14, 2026 and GoLlyGee on October 2, 2026.

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