Comparison

ASUS Media Streamer vs Plex Dash

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

Head to head
About

ASUS Media Streamer

Stream your PC's music and movies to smart TVs and other devices. This digital hub brings your home theater and creative content anywhere you go. Requires specific ASUS hardware.

Highlights
  • Stream music from PC
  • Stream movies to smart TV
  • Access multimedia content anywhere
  • Digital PC hub for creativity
  • Home theater integration
Features
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A digital PC hub for creativity and home theater! Enjoy your PC’s multimedia content anywhere! Pipe music from your PC or stream a favorite movie to a smart TV. With ASUS Media Streamer, your entertainment goes wherever you go. ***Explore more with NFC EXPRESS 2 where movies are always ready and on-the-go!*** Requirements: 1.Media Streamer is exclusively supported on ASUS X99 series motherboards. Note: 1.Ensure to install Media Streamer driver/software on PC. 2.Ensure to install Media Streamer app on your Apple devices. 3.Ensure to set up the Wi-Fi/Internet connection for your PC and devices.

About

Plex Dash

Monitor your Plex Media Server in real-time. Track streams, DVR recordings, and server resources with detailed graphs. Manage media artwork and refresh libraries directly from your device.

Highlights
  • Real-time playback status
  • DVR recording monitoring
  • Bandwidth and resource graphs
  • Top media and user history
  • Artwork management
  • Library refresh
  • Server log inspection
Features
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** You'll need a Plex Media Server and an active Plex Pass to use this app ** ** From the same people who brought you the Plex app ** ** PS - If you’re new to Plex, download the Plex app first ** Pop quiz, hotshot: how many streams is your Plex Media Server dishing out RIGHT NOW? What’s your most-watched movie in the past month? Is that CPU you picked up from a sketchy eBay vendor up to the task? More importantly, are you sure that’s the best poster for Speed (1994)? Plex Dash is a tool created by obsessive Plex Media Server admins for obsessive Plex Media Server admins. Get real-time status of playbacks, DVR recordings, Sync conversions, and more. Monitor bandwidth and server resources with sexy graphs. Dig deeper and learn about top items or individual user history. Fix up artwork. Refresh libraries. Inspect nerdy media details. If it all goes south, check out the raw server logs. MASTER YOUR MEDIAVERSE Who’s streaming what right now? Plex Dash answers in spades. Gorgeous Now Playing tiles keep you apprised of all the latest shenanigans, across all of your servers. Put that giant iPad to great use by duct-taping it to the wall (landscape, duh); lean back, pet your hairless cat, and keep an eye on your empire. DIVE UNDER THE HOOD Server up to something? DVR recording? Media Optimizer doing its… optimizing? You get a chonky lightning bolt to make sure this doesn’t go unnoticed. ONE-HANDED CURATION Browse and change artwork from the palm of your hand while checking out at your local co-op. It’s like that other swipey app, but with less risk of disease.

Screenshots

ASUS Media Streamer1 screens
Plex Dash4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Plex Dash at 81% against ASUS Media Streamer's 0%. Plex Dash also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). ASUS Media Streamer's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 13.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ASUS Media Streamer ships an update every 2 months, Plex Dash monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
ASUS Media Streamer versus Plex Dash: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterASUS Media StreamerPlex Dash
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.6 (2.2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews81.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—2.2K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS7.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperASUSTekPlex Inc.

Customer experience

ASUS Media Streamer

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Plex Dash

All ratings2,151 ratings
Positive91.9%
Neutral2.5%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews593 reviews
Positive81.3%
Neutral5.7%
Negative13.0%

Bugs and requests

ASUS Media Streamer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Plex Dash

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Difficulty connecting to server or finding servers
  • Crashes when viewing server graphs
  • Inaccurate or incomplete playback history

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add ability to manage users and permissions
  • Integrate more server administration functions
  • Improve library browsing and media details
  • Provide more detailed playback statistics
  • Add support for GPU monitoring
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  • Allow remote server control and updates

In-app purchases

None

ASUS Media Streamer

No in-app purchases

None

Plex Dash

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ASUS Media Streamer free?
ASUS Media Streamer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Plex Dash free?
Plex Dash is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ASUS Media Streamer or Plex Dash have ads?
Neither ASUS Media Streamer nor Plex Dash shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ASUS Media Streamer or Plex Dash?
ASUS Media Streamer ships an update every 2 months, and Plex Dash monthly. Most recently, ASUS Media Streamer was updated on October 16, 2026 and Plex Dash on October 27, 2026.

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