Comparison

Nestrr vs Media Stack

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β€” 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 β€’ Keep your picks in My List without a Trakt account β€’ Browse your Trakt favorites and personal release calendar with a linked Trakt account β€’ Sort your lists by title, filter by availability and revisit recent searches β€’ Manage Continue Watching on this device without changing your server progress β€’ Skip intros and credits when your server provides markers β€’ Optionally link Trakt for personalized recommendations and synced lists, watchlist and favorites β€’ Save eligible films and episodes for offline viewing when your server permits downloads β€’ Use Infuse on iOS or send playback to compatible AirPlay and Google Cast devices β€’ Receive optional request-status notifications after administrator pairing and your consent IMPORTANT β€” SERVERS REQUIRED Nestrr does not provide, host, sell or include any media. You need: β€’ A Seerr server configured with Plex or Jellyfin, or a compatible Jellyseerr server connected to Jellyfin β€’ Access to that Plex or Jellyfin server and media you are authorized to use β€’ 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

Media Stack

Features
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Bring your media services together in a quiet, native home for iPhone and iPad. Connect as many Sonarr, Radarr, Lidarr, Prowlarr, Seerr and Tautulli services as you need. Keep each server distinct while browsing useful combined views. YOUR SERVICES, IN PERSPECTIVE Arrange Home around service health, upcoming releases, downloads, pending requests and current playback. Search your film, series and music libraries with filters and grid or list layouts. DAILY MANAGEMENT, CLOSE AT HAND Add and edit films, series or artists, choose profiles and folders, set monitoring, compare releases, manage downloads, preview file renames and match manual imports. Search every indexer at once through Prowlarr and send a release straight to a download client. Actions identify their originating service, and file deletion requires an explicit choice. A PLACE FOR WHAT’S NEXT See episode, film and album releases in Month or Upcoming calendar views. Add optional local release reminders. Follow requests and reported issues through Seerr, and view playback details, history and statistics through Tautulli. AT HOME ON YOUR DEVICE Upcoming-release and queue widgets show the last fetched information. Shortcuts open Home, Queue, Calendar, Requests or media search. Light and dark appearances, Dynamic Type, native navigation and an adaptive iPad sidebar make room for your way of working. Optional alerts tell you when a release is grabbed, a download finishes, a file is upgraded, Plex adds a title, a stream starts, a request arrives or a service needs attention. SIMPLY YOURS No ads, subscriptions or Managerr account. Services are stored locally on each device. API keys stay in device-only Keychain. Saved snapshots remain available offline; server changes require connectivity. Try the clearly labelled offline demo without a server. Managerr requires your own supported services for real management and does not supply, host or play media. Some actions depend on service capabilities and permissions. Widgets alerts and local reminders use the information last fetched by the app; there is no hosted push notification service.

Screenshots

Nestrr4 screens
Media Stack4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Media Stack at every 2 days against Nestrr's every 11 days. Nestrr's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nestrr ships an update every 11 days, Media Stack every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
Nestrr versus Media Stack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNestrrMedia Stack
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysEvery 2 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 β€” better26.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size78 MB16 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperMarti GaucherMann Badal

In-app purchases

None

Nestrr

No in-app purchases

None

Media Stack

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Nestrr free?
Nestrr is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Media Stack free?
Media Stack is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Nestrr or Media Stack have ads?
Neither Nestrr nor Media Stack shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nestrr or Media Stack?
Nestrr ships an update every 11 days, and Media Stack every 2 days. Most recently, Nestrr was updated on October 10, 2026 and Media Stack on October 3, 2026.

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