Comparison

Emby vs PewDecide

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

PewDecide

Features
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Can't pick where to eat? Who goes first? What movie to watch? Stop arguing & LET FATE DECIDE ! PewDecide turns every tough choice into an epic battle. Just type in your options, and watch as colored soldier teams clash in a fast, animated fight to the finish. The last team standing wins,and that's your answer. HOW IT WORKS Write your options Watch the soldiers battle it out The winning team decides for you Whether you're settling a debate with friends, picking a restaurant, or just need a fun way to make any decision - PewDecide has you covered. No sign-up. Just pure, chaotic decision-making.

Screenshots

Emby1 screens
PewDecide4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PewDecide at none against Emby's 3. PewDecide also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). Emby's advantage is device support (5 vs 2). 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. PewDecide asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Emby ships an update every 3 weeks, PewDecide weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Emby versus PewDecide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEmbyPewDecide
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.1 (654 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews30.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings654 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size126 MB34 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperEmby MediaEvyatar Kopans

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

PewDecide

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

PewDecide

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Emby free?
Emby is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PewDecide free?
PewDecide is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Emby or PewDecide have ads?
Neither Emby nor PewDecide shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Emby or PewDecide?
Emby ships an update every 3 weeks, and PewDecide weekly. Most recently, Emby was updated on October 17, 2026 and PewDecide on October 2, 2026.

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