Features & Capabilities

Demolish the tyranny of too much choice, say "NO" to BigAlgo, and just Relax with Coax.

Within seconds, you'll be flipping through a schedule made entirely of your own Plex Media Server content. Jump right in with the on-screen cable guide and watch whatever's on, just like the old days.

You can't pause, you can't skip forward, you can't rewind - all you can do is change the channel. Experience the joy of randomly happening upon a great scene in a movie you forgot you had, or a TV show marathon for an old favorite.

Coax requires no setup at all - it uses the metadata your media library already has. If you want, you can create your own custom Lineups, with all sorts of simple yet powerful scheduling rules - create a Saturday Morning Cartoons Lineup for your inner (or actual) child, or a Late Night Thrillers Lineup for date night.

Important: This app requires a Plex account and access to a Plex Media Server. Coax does not provide or distribute any media; it only connects to content you already own.

How to configure your Lineups:

•	Coax scans your Plex libraries and generates a channel guide based on your content’s metadata.
•	Select which channel categories you want: Genre, Decade, Recent Additions, Actor, Studio, Director, and Collections.
•	Create 100% custom channels using Plex Collections.
•	Unify your libraries to mix TV and movie channels.
•	Adjust the number of channels you want to generate.
    •       Customize the time between your programs with Gap Content - play Trailers, or content from another Library if you want!

Coax is your personal “cable box” for your own content — no extra accounts, no third-party streaming, just your Plex library organized in a fun, nostalgic way.

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User Growth & Download Statistics

App
By:
Out to Lunch Productions, LLC
Rating:
4.00
(32)
0.10
Version:
1.2.5 Last updated: 2026-05-18
Version code:
885763468
Creation date:
2026-02-11
Compatible devices:
Size:
9.39MB
URLs:
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Full description:
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Source:
Apple Apps Store
Data ingested on:
2026-06-06
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Developed by:
Out to Lunch Productions, LLC
Apple Apps Store
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Website:
https://coaxtheapp.com

User Reviews

Well worth the price of admission. We use it everyday. It’s a great app with consistent updates. The latest update (complete rebuild of the video engine) has completely exceeded my expectations. I can’t recommend this app enough. It’s not cheap. But I believe it’s worth the asking price.
by Mi*****, 2026-05-05

This app helps take the guess work out of what to watch or what to play when we have guess over now. It just runs and with channel select i can chose kids shows and not have to fiddle with plex shuffle. Just choose the channel and go.
by Ma*****, 2026-05-04

The price may be high, but for $3/mo you can give it a shot and see if it scratches your itch to view your Plex content in cable tv format on the apple ecosystem. The developer is incredibly responsive and is always looking for feedback etc. Theres nothing like it yet for iOS/MacOS/tvOS. Setting up and maintaining something like ErstatzTV on my plex server is too much work. This app does all the work for me. Now, if youll excuse me I have to go fill up the next 5tb on my server while I watch an endless stream of my own content complete with bumpers and commercials.
by Le*****, 2026-04-24
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