Features & Capabilities

Crate is here. An unofficial Plex music client for iPhone and Apple Watch. Your library. Your server. Pay once. Yours forever.

Your Plex music library, finally given the iOS music player it deserves.

Crate is a native, unofficial music player for your Plex Media Server, built for iPhone and Apple Watch. Pay once. No subscription. No ads. No tracking. Just your music, played beautifully.

ON IPHONE

  • Browse your entire library — albums, artists, playlists
  • Now Playing reimagined with crossfade, queue, and hearts
  • Discover view to rediscover albums you'd forgotten you loved
  • Download albums for offline listening
  • Smart caching keeps recently-played tracks ready offline
  • Light and dark modes that actually look like iOS

ON APPLE WATCH

  • A real watchOS app — browse, download, and play from your wrist
  • Doubles as a remote when your iPhone is the one playing
  • Download albums directly to your watch
  • Phone-optional playback with AirPods

THE FUNDAMENTALS, DONE RIGHT

  • Crossfade between tracks
  • Shuffle with no repeats
  • Hearts to track what you love
  • Queue management you can actually use
  • Lossless playback on iPhone (Apple Watch auto-transcodes for compatibility)

WHAT'S NOT INSIDE

  • No subscription
  • No ads
  • No tracking
  • No login wall to a service that isn't yours

Crate connects directly to your own Plex Media Server. Your music. Your server. Your player.

REQUIREMENTS Crate requires a Plex Media Server with a music library and a free Plex account. Plex Pass is not required.

Crate is an unofficial third-party application and is not made by, endorsed by, or affiliated with Plex Inc.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App
By:
Darren Ebbing
Rating:
5.00
(2)
Version:
1.0 Last updated: 2026-05-19
Version code:
885343565
Creation date:
2026-05-19
Compatible devices:
Size:
7.58MB
Price:
3.99
URLs:
Website ,Privacy policy
Full description:
See detailed description
Source:
Apple Apps Store
Data ingested on:
2026-06-13
Compare stats and ranking:

Contact the developer

Chrome-Stats does not own this Apple app. Please use these information below to contact the Apple app developer.
Developed by:
Darren Ebbing
Apple Apps Store
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/crate-for-plex/id6767005738
Website:
https://obairhaus.com

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