Plezy vs Canopy for Plex
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Plezy
Enjoy your media library with a sleek, modern interface focused on superior playback and offline access. Stream, download, and watch with friends, all without needing a separate subscription.
- Wide codec and HDR playback support
- Download media for offline viewing
- Synchronized watch parties with friends
- Auto-skip intros and credits
- Resume playback across devices
- Browse libraries with rich metadata
- Connect to multiple Plex servers
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Plezy is a modern client for Plex, Jellyfin, and Emby, built for high-quality playback, effortless discovery, and offline access. Connect multiple servers at once and enjoy your media in one clean, native app—no subscription required. BROWSE & DISCOVER - Browse libraries, collections, playlists, folders, extras, and personalized recommendations - Search across every connected Plex, Jellyfin, and Emby server - Explore trending, popular, watchlist, and recommendation rows from Plex Discover, Trakt, MyAnimeList, AniList, Simkl, and Seerr - Match catalog titles back to your own libraries and request movies or shows through Seerr - See resolution, HDR, Dolby Vision, and audio-format badges at a glance PLAYBACK - Wide codec support including HEVC, AV1, VP9, and more - HDR playback, direct play, and configurable transcode quality - Switch between media versions with detailed file and stream information - Full ASS/SSA subtitles with styling controls and online subtitle search - Auto-play the next episode with skip intro and skip credits - Chapter navigation, thumbnail scrubbing, playback speed, audio sync, sleep timer, and video zoom - Picture-in-Picture, loudness normalization, and stereo downmix with center-channel boost - Resume progress and remembered audio/subtitle choices MUSIC - Browse artists, albums, and tracks with rich artwork - Gapless playback with a reorderable queue, Play Next, and Add to Queue - Synced lyrics, a persistent mini-player, and sleep timer - Background playback with lock-screen and media controls - Offline albums and tracks, plus selectable streaming quality LIVE TV & DVR - Browse and tune live channels with favorites and a full program guide - See what's on, browse show schedules, and manage DVR recording rules - Use Live TV across multiple supported servers DOWNLOADS & OFFLINE - Download movies, shows, albums, and tracks - Pause or resume the background queue - Create automatic download rules, including optional show specials - Browse offline and sync watch state when you reconnect PROFILES & INTEGRATIONS - Use multiple profiles with per-profile settings, downloads, and watch state - Switch Plex Home users with optional PIN protection - Discover Jellyfin and Emby servers locally and use Quick Connect - Sync watchlists, ratings, watched state, and scrobbles with connected services - Watch together with synchronized play, pause, and seeking - Control desktop and TV devices with Plezy Remote - Available in English plus 21 translations Some features require a supported server, media format, or connected service.
Canopy for Plex
This app provides a family-friendly interface for your existing Plex media library. It offers age-appropriate browsing, parental controls, and offline viewing, ensuring a safe and enjoyable experience for children without access to the entire library.
- Distraction-free viewing interface
- PIN-protected parental controls
- Content filtering by rating
- Offline video downloads
- Screen time limits
- Continue Watching feature
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Your Plex library, built for families. Canopy for Plex gives your family a beautiful, distraction-free interface to watch the movies and shows you already own — without giving them access to everything in your library. A better viewing experience: - Simple, full-screen video player with big, easy-to-tap controls - Continue Watching — picks up right where they left off - Favorites — save their go-to shows - Age-appropriate browsing with no hidden surprises Parents stay in control: - PIN-protected parental controls — change settings only when you're ready - Filter your library by content rating so only approved content appears - Download videos for offline viewing — perfect for travel or no-Wi-Fi zones - Screen time controls to set daily limits Works with your existing Plex setup: Canopy connects directly to your Plex Media Server. No extra subscriptions. No new content to buy. Just a safer way for your family to watch what you already have. Requires an existing Plex Media Server. Plex Pass not required.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Canopy for Plex at none against Plezy's 1. Canopy for Plex also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and price ($4.99 vs $5.99). Plezy's advantage is ratings volume (124 vs 1) and chart position (#6 vs unranked). 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
Plezy costs $5.99 and Canopy for Plex $4.99 up front. Plezy sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Canopy for Plex asks for nothing beyond the download.
Canopy for Plex holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Plezy has 124 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Plezy ships an update weekly, Canopy for Plex every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Plezy | Canopy for Plex |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99 | $4.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (124 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 74.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 124 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #6 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 124 MB | 106 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Edvard Wikhall | Ashton Lance |
Customer experience
Plezy
Canopy for Plex
Bugs and requests
Plezy
Reported bugs
2 issues- Crashes on clicking movies/TV shows
- Crashes within seconds of opening
Requested features
3 requests- Support for ripped extras
- Picture-in-picture or background playback
- Subtitle support
Canopy for Plex
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Plezy
- Supporter$3.99
Canopy for Plex
No in-app purchases







