Crate for Plex vs Codafy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Crate for Plex
A native, unofficial music player for your Plex Media Server, designed for iPhone and Apple Watch. Enjoy your owned music library with features like offline listening, crossfade, and queue management without subscriptions or ads.
- Plex music library browsing
- Offline listening
- Apple Watch app
- Crossfade playback
- Queue management
- Smart caching
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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, and hearts - Discover view to rediscover albums you'd forgotten you loved - Download albums for offline listening - Smart caching keeps recently-played tracks ready offline - Light and dark modes that actually look like iOS 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 - Crossfade between tracks - Shuffle with no repeats - Hearts to track what you love - Queue management you can actually use - Lossless playback on iPhone (Apple Watch auto-transcodes for compatibility) 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.
Codafy
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Bring your Plex music library to life. Designed exclusively for iPhone using SwiftUI and Apple's latest design language, Codafy transforms your Plex music library into a fast, beautiful, and deeply personal listening experience. Enjoy motion artwork, synchronized lyrics, Apple Watch playback, offline downloads, iCloud Backup, and seamless integration across your Apple devices. ► REDISCOVER YOUR MUSIC - Beautiful native interface designed exclusively for iPhone - Personalized Home experience - Cinematic Cover Flow player - Motion artwork throughout the app and Lock Screen - Custom album and playlist artwork - Powerful search across your Plex music library ► PROTECT YOUR LIBRARY Available with Codafy+ Never lose your personal music experience again. - Automatic iCloud Backup - Playlist backup and restore - Play history backup - Likes and ratings backup - Custom artwork and motion artwork backup - Portable backup files Built to help preserve your library, even after moving to a new device or rebuilding your Plex server. ► TAKE YOUR LIBRARY ANYWHERE - Download albums, artists, playlists, or individual songs - Offline playback with artwork and metadata - Apple Watch sync and phone-free listening - CarPlay support - AirPlay support - Prefer Downloads for uninterrupted playback ► BUILT FOR MUSIC LOVERS - Time-synchronized lyrics - External lyric providers - 10-band equalizer - Crossfade playback - Lossless audio support - Detailed codec, bitrate, sample rate, and bit depth information ► MADE FOR YOUR PLEX MUSIC LIBRARY - Official Plex authentication - Intelligent caching - Automatic library updates - Infinity Radio - Recently Added, Most Played, and personalized Home sections Whether you're at home, on the road, or listening from your Apple Watch, Codafy delivers a premium music experience built exclusively for Plex users and designed to feel right at home on Apple's ecosystem. Codafy is free to use. Upgrade to Codafy+ to unlock premium features such as iCloud Backup, offline downloads, Apple Watch sync, motion artwork, and more. Some features depend on capabilities provided by your Plex server and may require an active Plex Pass subscription. Privacy Policy: https://codafy.app/privacy Terms of Service: https://codafy.app/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Codafy at Free against Crate for Plex's $3.99. Codafy also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months). On ads, in-app purchases, 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
Codafy is free to download; Crate for Plex costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Crate for Plex ships an update every 2 months, Codafy every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Crate for Plex | Codafy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 26.4 | 26.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Darren Ebbing | Bryant Ordonez |
In-app purchases
Crate for Plex
No in-app purchases
Codafy
No in-app purchases









