Comparison

WELX vs Hathor Player

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

Head to head
About

WELX

Securely store, organize, and access all your creative content, including music, DJ playlists, production projects, and media, from any device. Designed for creators, it offers automatic synchronization and protection for your work, eliminating the need for multiple services.

Highlights
  • Automatic synchronization
  • Secure cloud storage
  • DJ playlist backup
  • Production project backup
  • Secure file sharing
  • Cross-device access
  • End-to-end encryption
Features
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Protect your music, production projects, playlists, photos, videos and memories with automatic synchronization, secure cloud storage and instant access from anywhere. Unlike traditional cloud storage, WELX is designed around the creative workflow. Everything you've created. One login away. Store and organize: Music libraries DJ playlists Production projects Photos & videos Event content Demo playlists Personal memories All protected, synchronized and available on every device you use. Built for creators WELX combines powerful creative tools in one platform: Automatic folder synchronization DJ playlist backup Rekordbox backup & sync Production project backup Demo Room for sharing music EVENTS workspace for productions and performances Secure file sharing Cross-device access End-to-end encryption Stop juggling multiple services No more lost USB drives. No more expired transfer links. No more forgotten backups. No more paying for multiple services that were never designed to work together. Everything stays organized, protected and ready whenever you need it. Whether you're preparing a DJ set, producing music, filming an event or simply protecting years of creative work, WELX keeps everything in one secure workspace.

About

Hathor Player

This app elevates your Plex music library with a beautiful and fast interface. Enjoy synced lyrics, offline downloads, CarPlay support, and explore new releases and discoveries. It also offers engaging music-based games and detailed listening statistics.

Highlights
  • Plex music library playback
  • Synced lyrics and crossfade
  • Offline listening downloads
  • CarPlay and podcast support
  • Music discovery games
  • Detailed listening stats
Features
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Hathor is a music player built for your Plex library: your albums, playlists and podcasts, in a beautiful, fast app made to last. YOUR MUSIC, BIG • Play from your Plex server, at home or away, FLAC included • Synced lyrics, waveform, crossfade, play queue • Downloads for offline listening • CarPlay, podcasts and radio stations from around the world • A lively Home: your artists, genres and decades on stage EXPLORE • New releases from your artists, as soon as they're out • The albums missing from your discography, and a Wishlist so you never forget one • Top podcasts and radio stations in your country COLLECTIONS • Billboard, Grammy, Oscars: every album in your library becomes a card • A Hall of Fame for your three favorite cards, card styles and finishes to unlock • Grading: send a card for inspection and get its grade out of 10, sealed in its slab • Binders to arrange your cards your way DISCOVERIES • A new album every 30 minutes, drawn at random from the 100,000 most-played albums • Each ticket is revealed with its rarity, and becomes a card once the album joins your library BLIND TEST • Intro, Mashup, Cover, Lyrics, Your library, Feat finder and By ear • Solo, or with friends on the same Wi-Fi: multiple choice or buzzer, from their own phones STATS & HISTORY • Your top artists, tracks, albums and genres, and how they move • Your listening profile, streaks and full history Everything about your Plex server stays free, forever: library, playlists, downloads, CarPlay, podcasts, radio, lyrics. No ads, no tracking. HATHOR+ AND HATHOR PASS Hathor+ (one-time purchase) unlocks for life 8 charts, all 7 Blind Test games, full stats and history, colors, app icons and library health. Hathor Pass (monthly or 6-month subscription) includes all of Hathor+, plus a ticket every 10 minutes (up to 30 in reserve), Chrome, Showcase and Pop card styles, 3 gradings at once, custom binders and the chart of the month, yours for life. After your 6th paid month, Hathor+ is yours for good. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Hathor requires a Plex Media Server with music. No server yet? "Try without a server" lets you explore everything with a demo library. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://bastiencah.github.io/hathor-app/privacy.html Hathor is not affiliated with Plex Inc.

Screenshots

WELX4 screens
Hathor Player4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: WELX at 5.0 against Hathor Player's 4.5. WELX also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and review sentiment (100% vs 67%). Hathor Player's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). On price, ratings volume and ads 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. Hathor Player sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. WELX asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

WELX holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of WELX's written reviews are positive against 67% of Hathor Player's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WELX ships an update weekly, Hathor Player every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
WELX versus Hathor Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWELXHathor Player
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAUGUSTO RIVAROLABastien Cahan

Customer experience

WELX

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Hathor Player

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

WELX

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Hathor Player

Subscriptions2
  • Hathor Pass monthly$3.991 Month
  • Hathor Pass 6 months$17.996 Months
One-time1
  • Hathor+$8.99

Questions

Is WELX free?
WELX is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hathor Player free?
Hathor Player is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, WELX or Hathor Player?
WELX is rated higher. WELX averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Hathor Player averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do WELX or Hathor Player have ads?
Neither WELX nor Hathor Player shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WELX or Hathor Player?
WELX ships an update weekly, and Hathor Player every 3 days. Most recently, WELX was updated on October 25, 2026 and Hathor Player on October 29, 2026.

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