Plezy vs Dusk 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.
Dusk for Plex
A native, ad-free client for managing and playing media from your own Plex servers. Offers extensive format support, smart playback features like intro skipping and offline downloads, and robust library browsing.
- Plays all media formats
- Subtitle and audio track control
- Smart playback features
- Offline playback support
- Browse and search libraries
- Multi-server connection
- Privacy-focused, no tracking
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A native Plex client for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV. A fast, focused player for people who run their own Plex servers and want a client that gets out of the way. Your libraries, front and center. No ads, no promoted content, no upsells. PLAYS EVERYTHING A playback engine handles virtually any format — MKV, HEVC, 4K, DTS, TrueHD, PGS subtitles, SRT, ASS, and more. All direct play, zero transcoding overhead on your server. SUBTITLE & AUDIO CONTROL Switch tracks on the fly during playback. Set preferred languages globally so Dusk auto-selects the right tracks every time. Supports forced-only subtitle mode. SMART PLAYBACK - Skip Intro & Credits with a single tap or auto-skip - Continuous playback with auto-play next episode - "Are you still watching?" passout protection - Offline Playback (Downloads) - AI Upscaling - TVOS App - Resume anywhere, synced through your Plex server - Picture in Picture on iOS and iPadOS BROWSE YOUR LIBRARY - Continue Watching and Recently Added on the home screen - Genre filtering and sorting - Cross-library search with real-time results - Full metadata: movies, shows, seasons, episodes, cast MULTI-SERVER SUPPORT Connect to multiple Plex servers and switch between them. PRIVACY FIRST Dusk collects nothing. No analytics, no telemetry, no tracking. The app talks only to your Plex server. OPEN SOURCE Fully open-source under GPLv3. Inspect the code, build it yourself, contribute, or fork it. Dusk is an independent project and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or associated with Plex, Inc. in any way. Plex and all related trademarks are the property of Plex, Inc. EULA Dusk Supporter is an optional auto-renewing subscription. Monthly and yearly options are available; the price is shown in the app before purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings → Apple Account → Subscriptions. Every feature in Dusk stays free either way. Privacy Policy: https://getdusk.app/privacy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Dusk for Plex at Free against Plezy's $5.99. Plezy's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and rating (4.5 vs 4.2). On review sentiment, 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
Dusk for Plex is free to download; Plezy costs $5.99 up front. Dusk for Plex sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Plezy asks for nothing beyond the download.
Plezy holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Plezy has 117 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 75% and 75% positive.
Plezy ships an update weekly, Dusk for Plex every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.
| Parameter | Plezy | Dusk for Plex |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (117 ratings) — better | 4.2 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.5% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 117 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #4 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 122 MB | 82 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Edvard Wikhall | Marvin von Rappard |
Customer experience
Plezy
Dusk 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
Dusk for Plex
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Plezy
No in-app purchases
Dusk for Plex
- Monthly Supporter$2.991 Month
- Yearly Supporter$24.991 Year
- Coffee$2.99
- Generous$9.99
- Legendary$19.99
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- Patron$49.99








