Arnage vs Crucible for Plex

Arnage is a warm, cinephile player for the media library you already own. Follow a series, and every new episode downloads itself in the background — ready to watch even with no signal. Connect it to your home server and open your films and shows in a calm, photographic interface — on your iPhone and your iPad. And if your server carries live channels, Arnage brings them along too — with a full programme guide and a player made for live. — Follow a series, never miss an episode — Follow a show and Arnage downloads each new episode for you, quietly, in the background. Board the plane with the next three already on your iPhone, no Wi-Fi required. — Live TV, with a real programme guide — If your server carries live channels, they are in Arnage too. Browse the guide by channel and by hour, jump to tonight or to another day, see what is on right now, and open any programme for its details before you tune in. While you watch, pause the broadcast and — wherever your server keeps a buffer — step back through what has already aired, then return to live in one tap. (Requires the Pass.) — Made for people who curate their own collection — A quiet, photographic interface that treats your library like the collection it is — continue watching, recently added, and a hero that highlights what's worth your evening. Looking for something in particular? The filters in the Library tab get you there fast, with artwork sized right for every screen. — Playback that respects the file — • Every file plays directly by default — never re-encoded — with HDR tone-mapped on the spot so it looks right even on an SDR screen. • On a weak or metered connection, set a quality cap and your server scales the stream down to fit — so you keep watching. • PGS subtitles and TrueHD audio. • Your audio and subtitle track choices are remembered for each film and series. — A player built for watching — Swipe across to seek, slide along the edges to set volume and brightness, double-tap to skip — and scrub with live thumbnail previews to land on the exact moment. Pop the video into Picture-in-Picture to keep an eye on it while you get on with something else. — iPhone and iPad, each its own — Designed for each screen rather than stretched between them. — Free to watch, and a Pass for more — Browsing and playing your library is free. The Pass — monthly, yearly, or once for life — adds downloads and followed series, live TV, and connecting more than one server. — Compatibility — Arnage works with Jellyfin and Plex today — point it at the server you already run. More are on the way. — A word on privacy — Arnage is not an advertising surface. We collect two things, both anonymous and both optional: crash reports, so we can fix what breaks, and usage analytics, so we know which features matter. You'll find both switches during onboarding — before you connect to anything — and any time in Settings → Privacy. Nothing is ever sold, shared with advertisers, or tied to your identity. Your library, your viewing history, and your credentials are never sent to us — and your watch progress lives on your own media server, never on ours. — Status — Arnage is in active development. Expect rough edges, expect care.

Crucible is a native client for your Plex Media Server on iPhone, iPad and Apple TV. It is built to feel like part of the system: the system player, native menus and context menus, Liquid Glass on the newest software, and a library that opens exactly where you left off. PICK UP WHERE YOU LEFT OFF Home opens on a Resume hero, then Continue Watching, Up Next and Recently Added. Library grids have filters for Unwatched and In Progress, genre and sort, an A–Z scrubber and folder browsing for unindexed content. Search groups results by type with a Top Result. A PLAYER THAT RESPECTS YOUR TIME Skip Intro and Skip Credits from Plex markers, audio and subtitle menus, adjustable speed, lock screen controls and Up Next that rolls the next episode as the credits start and carries on through the end of a season. On iPhone and iPad: Picture-in-Picture and background audio. Direct play when your device can handle the file, automatic transcoding when it can't. MADE FOR IPAD A sidebar with every Plex library, layouts that fit every window from Slide Over to a full 13-inch screen, and several windows at once: open any title in its own window from its menu, or drag its card to the edge of the screen. With a Magic Keyboard, a full menu bar and shortcuts: Command-1 to 4 for the tabs, Command-F to search, Space to play, S to skip the intro, N for the next episode. Posters lift under the trackpad and Apple Pencil, and right-click opens every menu. MADE FOR THE COUCH The Apple TV app is built for the Siri Remote: a cinematic Home that follows focus, one tab per library, native context menus, search, and Top Shelf with Continue Watching and Up Next. Liquid Glass on tvOS 26. TAKE IT OFFLINE On iPhone and iPad, download movies, seasons or single episodes in the quality you pick. Transfers continue in the background, stay on Wi-Fi by default and, on iPhone, show a Live Activity on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. Offline playback uses the same player. KNOW YOUR VIEWING Watch History grouped by day, Statistics with streaks, heatmaps, binges and taste built from your own Plex history, and a Year in Review poster you can share. FREE TO USE, CRUCIBLE PRO TO GO FURTHER Browsing, search and playback are free on iPhone, iPad and Apple TV, and so is the Statistics view for the last week. Crucible Pro unlocks unlimited offline downloads, the full Statistics screen with every range and library filter, the Year in Review poster and Top Shelf. Pay once for lifetime access, or subscribe yearly. One purchase covers iPhone, iPad and Apple TV, and Family Sharing is on. TRY IT WITHOUT A SERVER No Plex server yet? Choose Try the demo on the welcome screen to explore a fictional library with everything unlocked, guided by a short tour. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No sign-up, no ads, no analytics. Crucible talks to plex.tv and the server you choose, and records Crucible Pro purchases with an anonymous Midgar ID, with no sign-up. OPEN SOURCE Crucible is free software under GPL-3.0: https://github.com/guitaripod/Crucible Crucible needs a Plex Media Server. Plex requires a Plex Pass or Remote Watch Pass to stream from your server away from home. Crucible is an independent app and is not made by, endorsed by or affiliated with Plex, Inc. Plex is a trademark of Plex, Inc. Crucible Pro Annual: billed yearly at the price shown in the app. The subscription renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage it in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://midgarcorp.cc/crucible/privacy