Emby vs 1x
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Emby
Unite your personal videos, music, and photos into a single, accessible library. Stream your media to any device with automatic on-the-fly conversion and elegant organization. Share with friends and family, and manage access with robust parental controls.
- Personal media aggregation
- On-the-fly media conversion
- Elegant media organization
- Media sharing with friends/family
- Parental controls
- Cloud-synced media streaming
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Bringing all of your personal media together into one place has never been easier! Emby unites your personal videos, music, and photos and streams them to your devices. Get the free Emby Media Server from the Emby website (required as part of your Emby install). • Emby automatically converts your media on-the-fly to play on any device. • Emby organizes your media into an elegant display with artwork, rich metadata and related content. • Easily share your media with friends and family. • Rich parental control and management features allow the Emby Server administrator to easily control access for your entire family. • Stream your cloud-synced media (with installed cloud sync providers) The app is free to browse your media collection, and free to cast media to other devices. Playback requires a small one-time in-app purchase, or an active Emby Premiere subscription, also available in-app. Emby Premiere is available in-app as a monthly subscription for $6.99 USD per month. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account upon confirmation of purchase. The subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and the renewal cost is $6.99 USD. Subscriptions may be managed and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to your Account Settings after purchase. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active subscription period. Our privacy policy can be found at https://emby.media/privacy. Please also see our terms of use at https://emby.media/terms. All content displayed here is licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license. The videos displayed are available on the Open Movie Project, found at http://www.blender.org/
1x
Discover and curate exceptional photography from around the globe. This online art gallery showcases top-tier images and supports emerging talent. Become a curator and help artists gain recognition.
- Curate world-class photography
- Discover emerging photographers
- Online art gallery
- Support artist recognition
- Browse top photography
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1x is an online art gallery that gathers the best photography in the world in one place. Become a curator and help us in our quest to help emerging photographers to be discovered
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Emby at 3.1 against 1x's 1.0. Emby also leads on review sentiment (31% vs 0%) and ratings volume (647 vs 1). 1x's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On price and ads 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
Both are free to download. Emby sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. 1x asks for nothing beyond the download.
Emby holds the better App Store score, 3.1 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Emby has 647 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 31% of Emby's written reviews are positive against 0% of 1x's.
Emby ships an update every 3 weeks, 1x every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Emby | 1x |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (647 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 30.5% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 647 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 131 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Emby Media | 1x Innovations AB |
Customer experience
Emby
1x
Bugs and requests
Emby
Reported bugs
7 issues- Playback errors
- Inability to play certain file formats
- Disconnection issues
- Syncing problems
- Crashes on launch
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- Orientation issues
- Transcoding problems
Requested features
7 requests- Picture-in-picture mode
- Swipe gestures for navigation
- Improved music management
- Offline playback enhancements
- Chromecast improvements
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- Faster server scanning/indexing
- Better codec/format support
1x
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Emby
- Emby Premiere$6.991 Month
- Unlock Playback2 variants$4.99
1x
No in-app purchases









