# Plex & Plexamp Players in Apple App Store **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussions\ **Tags:** plexamp, player-mac\ **Created:** [September 17, 2021, 1:33am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-plexamp-players-in-apple-app-store/743853 "2021-09-17T01:33:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![triks\_melb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/triks_melb/32/107894_2.png) [@triks\_melb](https://forums.plex.tv/u/triks_melb)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2021, 1:33am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-plexamp-players-in-apple-app-store/743853/1 "2021-09-17T01:33:56Z")
Not sure if there is a cost associated with this but shouldn’t Plex & Plexamp be added to the Apple App Store? One benefit I can think of is automatic updates when new releases come out. ---
**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2021, 10:19am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-plexamp-players-in-apple-app-store/743853/2 "2021-09-17T10:19:38Z")
Plexamp is in the app store. ---
**Author:** ![triks\_melb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/triks_melb/32/107894_2.png) [@triks\_melb](https://forums.plex.tv/u/triks_melb)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2021, 9:24pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-plexamp-players-in-apple-app-store/743853/3 "2021-09-17T21:24:52Z")
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**Author:** ![Divideby0](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/74df32/32.png) [@Divideby0](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Divideby0)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2021, 9:12pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-plexamp-players-in-apple-app-store/743853/4 "2021-09-18T21:12:53Z")
For those of us not “in the know” about apple, but is the “app store” for macs a different store than what is used on iphones and ipads? I have plex and Plexamp on my phone, and the plex app on my ipad (didn’t bother with plexamp). That interface looks like a Mac computer UI. Maybe the Mac app store does not include iphone/ipad apps (for obvious reasons, such as no touch screen on most computers and varying resolutions). ---
**Author:** ![triks\_melb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/triks_melb/32/107894_2.png) [@triks\_melb](https://forums.plex.tv/u/triks_melb)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2021, 10:13pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-plexamp-players-in-apple-app-store/743853/5 "2021-09-18T22:13:31Z")
App Store for macOS works on the same principal as App Store for iOS devices. Plex release a Plex, Plex Server and Plexamp app for macOS but they have to be found/installed/downloaded manually hence my suggestion to add these apps to the App Store for macOS. Not a big task to get them approved by Apple since they already do it with iOS App Store but perhaps there is another reason they haven’t done that i.e. cost ---
**Author:** ![Divideby0](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/74df32/32.png) [@Divideby0](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Divideby0)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2021, 6:34pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-plexamp-players-in-apple-app-store/743853/6 "2021-09-19T18:34:31Z")
Well, the mobile versions of the app are feature-locked unless you either pay a $5 in-app purchase to buy, or have a plex-pass subscription on the account you log in as. It’s possible that having the app in a store costs the developer per download, so they must charge a fee to recoup the cost (and to serve as a income stream or incentive to buy a pass). They do not have similar play-restrictions on non-mobile stores, so cannot charge the fee. Also, side-loading of apps on MacOS and Windows is possible. I guess my point is that they either want to get money from mobile users but not from desktop users, or there is a cost with the iOS app store and need to recover money from THAT. _shrug_ I’m not arguing against putting this in the MacOS store. Just saying why they might have a reason not to. ---
**Author:** ![triks\_melb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/triks_melb/32/107894_2.png) [@triks\_melb](https://forums.plex.tv/u/triks_melb)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2021, 1:10am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-plexamp-players-in-apple-app-store/743853/7 "2021-09-20T01:10:55Z")
My understanding is Plexamp is only available to Plex Pass account holders - which is determined at login. Plex is also free with Plex Pass features only activated when Plex Pass user logs in. Apple only charge an annual developer fee (US$99) so I don’t think thats the issue. Would be nice to hear from Plex devs if there are plans to add the apps to the macOS App Store. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2021, 1:11am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-plexamp-players-in-apple-app-store/743853/8 "2021-12-19T01:11:11Z")
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