Crate for Plex
Music for the library you own.
$3.99 · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
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.
Ratings & Reviews
The developer, Darren Ebbing, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Darren Ebbing
- Size
- 7.9 MB
- Category
- Music
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 26.4 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 26.4 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 26.4 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 26.4 or later. - Apple Watch
Requires watchOS 26.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026 Darren Ebbing
