Crate for Plex

Name: Crate for Plex
Price: 3.99 USD
Rating: 4.7 (6 reviews)
Author: Darren Ebbing

Music for the library you own.

$3.99 · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.

6 Ratings
Age Rating

4+
Years
Category

Music
Developer

Darren Ebbing
Language

EN
English
Size

28.5
MB

Your Plex music, now in the car. Crate 2.5 adds a full CarPlay app, Siri, Stations built from your library, lyrics, and a new iPad layout. Pay once. No ads. No tracking. 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, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and CarPlay. 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, lyrics, and hearts - Stations built from your own library — Hits, Heart Beats, On Repeat, and more - Discover view to rediscover albums you'd forgotten you loved - Download albums for offline listening - Smart caching keeps recently-played tracks ready offline - Pick up where you left off — Crate restores your last session on launch - Light and dark modes that actually look like iOS IN THE CAR - Full CarPlay app — Home, Library, Discover, Stations, and Search - Top Picks and recent albums the moment you connect - Hands-free with Siri: "Hey Siri, play House in Crate" - Ask Siri for a playlist, an artist, or a station, or say "I like this song" to heart it ON IPAD - A layout built for the big screen, in both orientations - Lyrics alongside the artwork, the way they should be 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 - Gapless playback with crossfade between tracks - Volume matching, so quiet albums and loud ones sit at the same level - Lossless FLAC playback on iPhone (Apple Watch auto-transcodes for compatibility) - Stream quality control, with Data Saver and Low Data Mode respected automatically - Shuffle with no repeats - Hearts to track what you love - Queue management you can actually use 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

4.7

out of 5

6 Ratings

Outstanding Plexamp Alternative
Aug 11
Chrie89
One could say that Plexamp, as seamless as it is to setup, is a tad overwrought. There’s a lot of technical settings that the average joe wouldn’t care to use that detract from the cool features that said Joe would want to use. That’s where this is so valuable. Plex music in a much more efficient and entertaining package
Outstanding Plexamp Alternative
Aug 11
Chrie89

One could say that Plexamp, as seamless as it is to setup, is a tad overwrought. There’s a lot of technical settings that the average joe wouldn’t care to use that detract from the cool features that said Joe would want to use. That’s where this is so valuable. Plex music in a much more efficient and entertaining package
Good alternative to Plexamp
Sep 24
mega7766
I really like this, but there are some bugs (buffering when moving from data to wifi and vice versa, and app loading slowly even on the same network as the plex server are the main two) along with no star system or way to easily add song to said playlist when using plexamp on other devices hold me back from wanting to fully switch over. There is a lot of promise here though
Good alternative to Plexamp
Sep 24
mega7766

I really like this, but there are some bugs (buffering when moving from data to wifi and vice versa, and app loading slowly even on the same network as the plex server are the main two) along with no star system or way to easily add song to said playlist when using plexamp on other devices hold me back from wanting to fully switch over. There is a lot of promise here though

What's New in 2.5.0 for the version page: Crate now lives in your car. A full CarPlay app with Home, Library, Discover, Stations, and Search, plus Siri: ask for a playlist, an artist, or a station by name, or say "I like this song." Also new: - Stations, built from your own library - Lyrics on Now Playing, on iPhone and iPad - A new iPad layout for both orientations - Gapless playback, volume matching, and native FLAC on a rebuilt audio engine - Stream quality control that honors Data Saver and Low Data Mode - Session resume: Crate picks up where you left off - Redesigned album and playlist cards across iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch

Version 2.5.0 Oct 2

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Information

Seller: Darren Ebbing
Size: 28.5 MB
Category: Music
Compatibility: Requires iOS 26.4 or later.

iPhone
Requires iOS 26.4 or later.

iPad
Requires iPadOS 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.
Languages: English
Age Rating: 4+

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