Comparison

Coax vs Kyber

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

Kyber

Experience the thrill of wielding an iconic laser sword with realistic motion controls. Hear and feel the buzzing and swings, deflect blaster fire, and choose from four unique sabers with distinct sound profiles and effects.

Highlights
  • Accurate motion controls for swinging and buzzing sounds
  • Blaster deflection via screen tap
  • Iconic ignition and retraction sound effects
  • Four distinct sabers with unique sound profiles
  • Supports iPhone and Apple Watch
Features
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A long time ago, from a developer far, far away… Kyber is a laser sword simulator for your iPhone and Apple Watch. Incredibly accurate motion controls let you hear and feel the warm hum and the swings of this iconic movie prop. Hold your iPhone like a hilt, or wear the saber on your wrist. SOUND THAT FOLLOWS YOUR EVERY MOVE • Smooth Swing: the hum rises, bends and roars as you move, following the speed and angle of every swing • Clash: stop a swing hard, as if the blade hit something • Blaster Deflect: tap the screen to send a bolt back where it came from • Iconic ignition and retraction sounds • 4 sabers, Graflex, Unstable, Survivor and Scavenger, each with its own sound font, effects and color • Sensitivity control, so effects fire at exactly the force you like FEEL IT IN YOUR HAND • On iPhone, haptics follow the sound: a constant buzz that swells as you swing, and a hit you can feel on every clash • The whole screen glows with your blade's color, at full brightness while it's lit NEW: FORCE ACTIVATION • Ignite your saber without touching your phone. Perfect party trick. SIMPLE CONTROLS • Tap the crystal or swipe up to ignite, swipe down to retract, tap to deflect • Shortcuts and Siri: "Ignite Saber" and "Retract Saber" • Use the Action button on iPhone, a Control Center control, or a Lock Screen widget to jump straight to your saber ON APPLE WATCH • A full saber on your wrist that works on its own, no iPhone needed • Your wrist's motion drives the swings, clashes and stabs • Ignite with a tap or Double Tap, and if available, the Action button • Stays running even if you lower your wrist • Watch face complications to launch it in a tap MADE FOR EVERYONE • Full VoiceOver support, including a walkthrough spoken in VoiceOver's own gestures and a Retract action whenever the blade is lit • Voice Control and Switch Control: every control can be reached and named • Dynamic Type, Reduce Motion, and Dim Flashing Lights, which softens every flash and flare THE FULL EXPERIENCE • An opening crawl and end credits worthy of the films • A hands-on walkthrough that teaches each move as you try it • And a secret or two, for those who look closely… PRIVATE BY DESIGN No accounts, no ads, no tracking, and no data collected. Everything happens on your device. All sound effects created by the legendary Kyberphonic. Requires iOS/watchOS 26.0 or later.

Screenshots

Coax4 screens
Kyber4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Kyber at 5.0 against Coax's 4.2. Kyber also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and review sentiment (100% vs 77%). Coax's advantage is device support (5 vs 2) and iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Kyber asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Kyber holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 40 and 18 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of Coax's written reviews are positive against 100% of Kyber's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Coax ships an update every 8 days, Kyber weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Coax versus Kyber: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCoaxKyber
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (40 ratings)5.0 (18 ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings40 — better18
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB172 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperOut to Lunch Productions, LLCRafael Conde

Customer experience

Coax

All ratings40 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive76.9%
Neutral3.8%
Negative19.2%

Kyber

All ratings17 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

Kyber

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Coax free?
Coax is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kyber free?
Kyber is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Coax or Kyber?
Kyber is rated higher. Coax averages 4.2 out of 5 from 40 ratings, while Kyber averages 5.0 from 18 ratings.
Do Coax or Kyber have ads?
Neither Coax nor Kyber shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Coax or Kyber?
Coax ships an update every 8 days, and Kyber weekly. Most recently, Coax was updated on November 8, 2026 and Kyber on November 6, 2026.

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