Comparison

Nestrr vs Sodalite

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

Head to head
About

Nestrr

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Nestrr brings discovery, requests and playback together in one elegant app for Seerr, Plex and Jellyfin. Discover trending films and series, browse by genre or network, request missing titles through Seerr, and explore your Plex or Jellyfin library. Pick up films and episodes where you left off, with your playback progress synced to your connected media server. YOUR SERVERS, ONE APP Sign in with your Plex account in your browser and connect to your server. Watch available media in Nestrr's built-in player or choose a compatible external player, including Plex, Jellyfin, VLC or your server's web player. The options depend on your connected server and installed apps. MORE WAYS TO ENJOY YOUR LIBRARY • Keep your picks in My List without a Trakt account • Browse your Trakt favorites and personal release calendar with a linked Trakt account • Sort your lists by title, filter by availability and revisit recent searches • Manage Continue Watching on this device without changing your server progress • Skip intros and credits when your server provides markers • Optionally link Trakt for personalized recommendations and synced lists, watchlist and favorites • Save eligible films and episodes for offline viewing when your server permits downloads • Use Infuse on iOS or send playback to compatible AirPlay and Google Cast devices • Receive optional request-status notifications after administrator pairing and your consent IMPORTANT — SERVERS REQUIRED Nestrr does not provide, host, sell or include any media. You need: • A Seerr server configured with Plex or Jellyfin, or a compatible Jellyseerr server connected to Jellyfin • Access to that Plex or Jellyfin server and media you are authorized to use • A valid account with permissions controlled by the server administrator Plex sign-in requires a Seerr instance configured for Plex. Nestrr does not receive your Plex password. Nestrr is an independent client for privately managed servers. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by Plex, Jellyfin, Seerr, Jellyseerr, Trakt, TMDB, Apple or Google.

About

Sodalite

Access your Jellyfin media library, live TV channels, and request new content. Enjoy direct playback of various codecs, advanced audio/subtitle support, and seamless streaming to external devices. Manage your media, track requests, and personalize your viewing experience with robust parental controls.

Highlights
  • Direct Play for multiple codecs
  • HDR10, Dolby Vision, HLG support
  • Dolby Atmos, 5.1/7.1 audio
  • All subtitle formats decoded
  • Live TV with pause and rewind
  • Media request management
  • Parental controls and watch stats
Features
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Your Jellyfin library, live TV, and Seerr, on your iPhone and iPad. Watch what is already on your server, tune into your live channels, and request what is missing. AirPlay it, or send it full screen to a TV over HDMI. WATCH • Direct Play for almost every codec: H.264, HEVC, AV1, VP9, VC-1 and MPEG-2, plus older DivX, XviD and WMV files, so your server rarely has to transcode • HDR10, HDR10+, Dolby Vision and HLG on the built-in display, over AirPlay and over HDMI • Dolby Atmos via EAC3+JOC as Dolby MAT 2.0 over AirPlay or HDMI, plus 5.1 and 7.1 with correct channel layout • Every subtitle format decoded on the device: SRT, ASS, SSA, WebVTT, PGS, DVB and DVD, so they appear instantly • Forced captions show even with subtitles off, like on a disc player • The audio and subtitle track you pick is remembered, per movie and per series • Two subtitle tracks at once, and a search for missing ones through your server's subtitle plugin • Scrub previews generated on the device, even when your server has none • Chapters, intro, recap and credits skip, next-episode autoplay with a countdown you set, resume, shuffle, trailers, version picker IPHONE & IPAD • AirPlay to any Apple TV or AirPlay 2 receiver • Picture in Picture while you use other apps • Full-screen HDMI out to an external display, subtitles included • Touch transport, swipe to scrub, edge swipes for brightness and volume, rotation lock • A child lock that ignores every touch until you press and hold to unlock LIVE TV & DVR • Full guide with a live now-line, favorite channels first and current-show highlighting • Pause live TV and rewind, with a buffer depth you choose • Record a show or a whole series, manage timers, play back recordings REQUEST WHAT'S MISSING • Browse trending and popular media from Seerr without leaving the app • Request movies, whole series or single seasons, and follow each request's status • Single sign-on, plus an admin view with optional alerts when a request needs you • Film collections with each part's availability, and one action to request what is missing • Search finds people too, with what your library holds first, then the full filmography MORE • Your Jellyfin music, browsable by album with a native Now Playing screen • Multiple servers with home and away addresses, plus end-to-end encrypted iCloud sync of servers, accounts and settings • Servers with a self-signed certificate work once you check its fingerprint and accept it • Parental controls with a Guardian PIN and per-profile locks, plus Watch Stats for your totals and top genres • Sort any library by title, date, rating or runtime, with optional format badges on posters • Spoiler protection blurs episode images and descriptions until you have watched, for everything or just the series you choose • 26 languages, three accent colors and two backgrounds; the optional Supporter Pack adds more palettes and animated backgrounds OPEN SOURCE, END TO END GPL-3.0 with an Apple Store / DRM Exception; the video engine, AetherEngine, is LGPL-3.0. No telemetry, no analytics, no third-party SDKs. REQUIREMENTS • iPhone or iPad on iOS or iPadOS 26.0 or later • Your own Jellyfin server (10.9+ recommended) • Optional: a Seerr instance (2.0+) for in-app requests Source, issues and roadmap: https://github.com/superuser404notfound/Sodalite

Screenshots

Nestrr4 screens
Sodalite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Nestrr at none against Sodalite's 4. Nestrr also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support 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. Sodalite sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Nestrr asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Nestrr versus Sodalite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNestrrSodalite
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, Apple TV
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size91 MB40 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperMarti GaucherVincent Herbst

In-app purchases

None

Nestrr

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Sodalite

One-time4
  • Coffee Tip$1.99
  • Beer Tip$4.99
  • Pizza Tip$9.99
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  • Supporter Pack$19.99

Questions

Is Nestrr free?
Nestrr is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sodalite free?
Sodalite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Nestrr or Sodalite have ads?
Neither Nestrr nor Sodalite shows ads.

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