Comparison

Tromme vs PlumFM

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

Head to head
About

Tromme

Stream your music library from Plex without needing a Plex Pass. Enjoy features like CarPlay support, infinite playlists, and synced lyrics. It offers lossless transcoding and cellular streaming options.

Highlights
  • Plex music streaming
  • CarPlay support
  • Magic Mix infinite playlists
  • Lossless ALAC transcoding
  • Synced lyrics
Features
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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 - 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 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 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. 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 with a featured section and recently played music - 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 - Dynamic mode downloads only the songs coming up in your queue, 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 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: - 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 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/

About

PlumFM

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Your Last.fm history is a diary. Every track you've scrobbled, going back years: the chapters of your life, and the music that went with each one. PlumFM brings it to your iPhone. Not just the last few tracks — your whole scrobble history syncs to the device, so the app can look back through all of it. INSIGHTS • Overview — your headline numbers and a rolling scrobble chart • Streaks — your current and longest consecutive-day scrobbling streaks • Milestones — scrobble and artist ladders, plus listening anniversaries • Rediscover — the artists you've drifted away from, through One Scrobble Wonders, One Hit Wonders and Blasts from the Past • Year in Review — a full recap of a year: totals, highlights, top artists, albums and tracks, day coverage, and the new artists that stuck around PLUS EVERYTHING YOU'D EXPECT • Your recent scrobbles • Top charts — artists, albums and tracks, by time period • Artist, album and track pages that put your own history next to Last.fm's global numbers • The tracks you've loved, and the friends you follow • Search, with the artists and albums you looked at recently APPLE MUSIC SCROBBLING (EXPERIMENTAL) PlumFM can list songs you've recently played in Apple Music, so you can pick the ones to scrobble to Last.fm. This part is experimental: Apple Music doesn't tell apps exactly when a song was played, so some times are estimates — and the time shown is the time Last.fm will record. Check it before you scrobble. YOUR DATA Your scrobbles stay on your iPhone and in your Last.fm account. No servers of mine, no analytics, no ads, no tracking. PlumFM is free, with nothing to buy. Requires a Last.fm account. PlumFM isn't affiliated with Last.fm or Deezer.

Screenshots

Tromme4 screens
PlumFM4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PlumFM at none against Tromme's 3. PlumFM also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Tromme's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 days) and ratings volume (8 vs 1). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Tromme sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. PlumFM asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PlumFM holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tromme has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tromme ships an update every 2 days, PlumFM every 6 days. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Tromme versus PlumFM: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrommePlumFM
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (8 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 6 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS27.026.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size110 MB9 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperKyle McClainRomani Khomasuridze

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Tromme

Subscriptions2
  • Tromme Plus$0.991 Month
  • Tromme Plus - Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Icon Pack$0.99
None

PlumFM

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tromme free?
Tromme is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PlumFM free?
PlumFM is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tromme or PlumFM?
PlumFM is rated higher. Tromme averages 4.6 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while PlumFM averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Tromme or PlumFM have ads?
Neither Tromme nor PlumFM shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tromme or PlumFM?
Tromme ships an update every 2 days, and PlumFM every 6 days. Most recently, Tromme was updated on October 29, 2026 and PlumFM on October 29, 2026.

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