Comparison

Emby vs gatherPlux

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Personal media aggregation
  • On-the-fly media conversion
  • Elegant media organization
  • Media sharing with friends/family
  • Parental controls
  • Cloud-synced media streaming
Features
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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/

About

gatherPlux

Features
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GatherPlux is a next-generation event booking platform. We noticed how stressful it can be to search for reliable event services whether it is booking a photographer, hairstylist, or local venue—and we set out to change that.

Screenshots

Emby1 screens
gatherPlux4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: gatherPlux at none against Emby's 3. Emby's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and device support (5 vs 3). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Emby sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. gatherPlux asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Emby ships an update every 3 weeks, gatherPlux every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Emby versus gatherPlux: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEmbygatherPlux
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.1 (660 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews30.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings660 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size126 MB55 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEmby MediaChristopher Adebajo

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

gatherPlux

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Emby

Subscriptions1
  • Emby Premiere$6.991 Month
One-time1
  • Unlock Playback2 variants$4.99
None

gatherPlux

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Emby free?
Emby is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is gatherPlux free?
gatherPlux is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Emby or gatherPlux have ads?
Neither Emby nor gatherPlux shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Emby or gatherPlux?
Emby ships an update every 3 weeks, and gatherPlux every 4 months. Most recently, Emby was updated on November 6, 2026 and gatherPlux on November 8, 2026.

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