Dusk for Plex vs Voca Player

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/

Voca is a beautifully simple audiobook player for your own media server. Connect to Audiobookshelf, Plex or files on your device and start listening in seconds, at home or on the go. Stream from your own server Voca connects directly to your Audiobookshelf or Plex server, or plays audiobooks stored on your device. No third-party cloud. No subscriptions. Your library, your way. Pick up where you left off Home shows what you're listening to, the next book in each series you're reading, your downloads, your Reading List, recent additions, a few discoveries, and the books you've finished. Your Reading List syncs across your iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV. Live captions Turn on captions to see the narration as it's read, scrolling like lyrics with the sentence being spoken highlighted, in place of the cover on iPhone and beside the player on iPad and Mac. The text is made on your device as the book plays, so your audio never leaves it. Extras built in Companion files stored alongside the audio, such as maps, liner notes, author commentary, or the full text of the book as a PDF or EPUB, appear with your audiobook. Open them beside the player and read along while you listen. Take it offline Unlock unlimited downloads with a single one-time purchase. Download your audiobooks, with their chapters and extras, and listen anywhere with no internet connection. You can even send books to your Apple Watch and leave your phone at home. Built for listening • Gapless playback across multi-file audiobooks • Lock Screen, Control Centre and CarPlay controls • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, and a Play or Pause control for Control Centre and the Action button • Bluetooth headphone support: single press to skip 30 seconds, double press to jump chapters • Playback speed from 0.5× to 3.0× • A scrubber that follows the current chapter, with a tap to switch to the whole book • Sleep timer by time, at the end of a chapter, or after any number of chapters • Double-tap the cover art to move between chapters Every screen Voca adapts to iPhone, iPhone Duo, iPad and Macs with Apple silicon, putting the player beside your chapters or documents when there's room. On Mac and on iPad with a keyboard, Playback and Go menus come with shortcuts. On Apple Watch, play books sent from your iPhone and follow along from your watch face. On Apple TV, browse your library while you listen, with your current book in the Top Shelf. Your whole library, beautifully organised Browse thousands of books in a fast, searchable grid, arranged A to Z, by author, series, genre and collection. With Audiobookshelf, a Series tab shows the series you're in the middle of, the next book in each, and every series in reading order. Privacy first Voca collects nothing. Everything stays between your device and your own server. Requirements Voca needs your own Audiobookshelf or Plex server, or audiobooks stored on your device. It includes no audiobook content. Offline downloads, and sending books to Apple Watch, require a one-time in-app purchase. Live captions need iOS 27 or later on a device that supports on-device transcription.