Crate for Plex vs NostalgicPod

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.

Remember when a music player was just that: a player? You would scroll the wheel, pick a song and listen. No algorithms deciding for you. No notifications. No endless feed. Just your music, in your pocket, NostalgicPod brings that feeling back, rebuilt from scratch for iPhone. A retro music player for your personal library, home media servers, internet radio and podcasts built in. The soul of a classic music player, with the engine of a serious modern app. ALL YOUR MUSIC, ONE WHEEL Bring your library from anywhere and play it all in one place. Import your own files through the Files app, iCloud Drive or whole folders — played in place, with no duplicates. Pull in the music already synced to your iPhone, songs and playlists included, with no subscription needed. Stream from your own server, Plex, Navidrome, Subsonic, OpenSubsonic, Jellyfin and Emby. Your old M3U playlists import automatically. THE SOUND Underneath the nostalgia is a serious audio player. FLAC lossless playback up to 24-bit/192 kHz with an automatic Hi-Res badge, gapless playback, and support for MP3, AAC, ALAC, FLAC, WAV, M4A, OGG and more. Server streams direct-play whenever possible, so lossless stays lossless. Shuffle with no unwanted repeats, plus Shuffle Albums for full records. Albums keep playing like the classics did: the last track flows into the next album. Plus star ratings and automatic playlists. YOUR LIBRARY, YOUR RULES One-time purchase. No subscriptions required for your own music, no in-app purchases, no account, no advertising, no tracking, no personal data collection. Your library stays on your device, and your own files play 100% offline. Pay once and keep it forever. You choose the music — NostalgicPod simply gives you a better way to enjoy it. MORE THAN A PLAYER Internet radio with stations from around the world. A full podcast player with RSS support and playback progress. A sleep timer. Classic games including Snake and Brick. Available in English, Spanish, Italian, German, French and Japanese. More games, audiobook support, CarPlay and additional customization are planned for future updates. Your music. Your device. Press play. NostalgicPod is not affiliated with or endorsed by Apple Inc. or any media server project. No account is required, and the app does not collect personal data.