Tromme vs Crate for Plex

Tromme is a beautiful music player for your Plex library on iPhone, iPad and Mac. Point it at your Plex server and start listening in seconds. No Plex Pass required. PLAYBACK THAT SOUNDS RIGHT - Lossless streaming: FLAC files are converted to Apple Lossless (ALAC) for accurate, drift-free playback - Gapless playback, or crossfade with a length you choose - Sound Check keeps volume consistent using track or album gain - Optional cellular transcoding to save mobile data - An optional codec and bitrate badge shows exactly what you are hearing - A full queue with shuffle, repeat and Playing Next controls - Ask Siri to play any artist, album or song in Tromme MUSIC THAT KEEPS GOING - Magic Mix builds an endless playlist from the style and genre of the song you are playing - Infinite Mode automatically extends your queue so the music never stops, blending similar artists with matching styles and moods LYRICS YOU CAN FOLLOW - Lyrics light up word by word in time with the song, with synced line-by-line lyrics as a fallback. Choose left-aligned or centered text. - Lyrics are saved with your downloads, so they work offline too A LIBRARY THAT LOOKS GREAT - Artist, album and playlist pages take their color from the artwork - Album details show format, bit depth and genre - Popular track indicators help you find the hits - A customizable Home screen: choose which Plex hubs appear and reorder them in Settings - Upcoming concerts on artist pages - Fast search across your whole collection TAKE IT OFFLINE - Download songs, albums and playlists in their original quality - Download Library saves everything, including new additions - Music Cache keeps the playing song and the next songs in your queue on your device, so you save space - Offline mode keeps your downloaded Artists, Albums and Songs at your fingertips YOURS TO ORGANIZE - Create, rearrange and edit playlists - Edit song and album metadata, genre, style and mood tags, and change artwork right from the app - Your preferences sync through iCloud, so a new device feels like home CARPLAY AND MAC - Browse Home, Artists, Albums and Playlists in the car, with alphabet jump navigation. Tromme also runs natively on your Mac. TROMME PLUS Tromme is free to use. Tromme Plus is an optional subscription that adds: - AutoMix: smart crossfades timed from the last lyric of one song to the first lyric of the next - Premium app icons - Animated album artwork on album pages, Now Playing and the Lock Screen - Advanced playback options, including track trim to skip intros and outros - Higher bitrate downloads Tromme is an independent app and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Plex, Inc. Plex is a trademark of Plex, Inc. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Your Plex music library, finally given the iOS music player it deserves. Crate is a native, unofficial music player for your Plex Media Server, built for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and CarPlay. Pay once. No subscription. No ads. No tracking. Just your music, played beautifully. ON IPHONE - Browse your entire library — albums, artists, playlists - Now Playing reimagined with crossfade, queue, lyrics, and hearts - Stations built from your own library — Hits, Heart Beats, On Repeat, and more - Discover view to rediscover albums you'd forgotten you loved - Download albums for offline listening - Smart caching keeps recently-played tracks ready offline - Pick up where you left off — Crate restores your last session on launch - Light and dark modes that actually look like iOS IN THE CAR - Full CarPlay app — Home, Library, Discover, Stations, and Search - Top Picks and recent albums the moment you connect - Hands-free with Siri: "Hey Siri, play House in Crate" - Ask Siri for a playlist, an artist, or a station, or say "I like this song" to heart it ON IPAD - A layout built for the big screen, in both orientations - Lyrics alongside the artwork, the way they should be ON APPLE WATCH - A real watchOS app — browse, download, and play from your wrist - Doubles as a remote when your iPhone is the one playing - Download albums directly to your watch - Phone-optional playback with AirPods THE FUNDAMENTALS, DONE RIGHT - Gapless playback with crossfade between tracks - Volume matching, so quiet albums and loud ones sit at the same level - Lossless FLAC playback on iPhone (Apple Watch auto-transcodes for compatibility) - Stream quality control, with Data Saver and Low Data Mode respected automatically - Shuffle with no repeats - Hearts to track what you love - Queue management you can actually use WHAT'S NOT INSIDE - No subscription - No ads - No tracking - No login wall to a service that isn't yours Crate connects directly to your own Plex Media Server. Your music. Your server. Your player. REQUIREMENTS Crate requires a Plex Media Server with a music library and a free Plex account. Plex Pass is not required. Crate is an unofficial third-party application and is not made by, endorsed by, or affiliated with Plex Inc.