Comparison

Floatplane vs Pocket for Seerr

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Floatplane

This platform allows users to support content creators directly, offering an ad-free and high-quality video viewing experience. The mobile app extends this premium content access to users on the go.

Highlights
  • Ad-free viewing
  • High-quality video
  • Support content creators
  • Personal premium experience
  • Mobile access
Features
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Say hello to Floatplane! We believe in supporting both content creators and fans by providing a stable platform to grow on, with ad-free viewing and high-quality video for a personal, premium experience for all. Floatplane’s iPhone app lets you bring all this awesomeness with you wherever you go!

About

Pocket for Seerr

This app allows you to manage your media server requests directly from your iOS device. Browse, search, and submit requests for movies and TV shows. Admins can also approve or decline requests on the go.

Highlights
  • Browse and search media
  • Submit media requests
  • Track request status
  • Approve/decline requests (admins)
  • Native iOS experience
Features
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Pocket for Seerr is a native iOS companion for your Overseerr / Jellyseerr / Seerr server, built to make media requests fast and effortless from your phone. IMPORTANT: This app requires a self-hosted Seerr, Overseerr or Jellyseerr backend server. It does not function as a standalone application. Connect to your existing Seerr instance and: • Browse and search your media Quickly look up movies and TV shows available through your Plex, Jellyfin, or Emby libraries, with the same metadata and posters you see in Seerr on the web. • Request what you want to watch Send requests for movies, seasons, or full series in a few taps. See at a glance what’s already available, what’s pending, and what’s been approved or rejected. • Keep track of request status View your own request history and status updates in one place so you always know what’s coming to your server next. • Manage requests on the go (for admins) If you’re an admin or have request-management permissions in Seerr, you can approve or decline requests directly from Pocket, without opening a browser. Stay on top of your queue from anywhere. • Built for iOS Pocket for Seerr is a clean, responsive native app designed to feel at home on iPhone. Fast navigation, familiar patterns, and an experience tuned for quick actions make handling requests painless. Requirements Pocket for Seerr is an unofficial client and requires an existing Seerr / Jellyseerr / Overseerr server configured with your media stack (Plex, Jellyfin, or Emby, plus Radarr/Sonarr, etc.). No third-party accounts, subscriptions, or hosted services are included.

Screenshots

Floatplane4 screens
Pocket for Seerr3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Pocket for Seerr at 4.9 against Floatplane's 4.1. Pocket for Seerr also leads on review sentiment (88% vs 51%) and monetization model (free vs freemium). Floatplane's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 26.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pocket for Seerr holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 394 and 184 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 51% of Floatplane's written reviews are positive against 88% of Pocket for Seerr's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Floatplane versus Pocket for Seerr: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFloatplanePocket for Seerr
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (394 ratings)4.9 (184 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.7% of reviews88.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings394 — better184
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.4 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB33 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperFloatplane Media Inc.Miguel Piedrafita

Customer experience

Floatplane

All ratings389 ratings
Positive75.8%
Neutral6.4%
Negative17.7%
Written reviews229 reviews
Positive50.7%
Neutral23.6%
Negative25.8%

Pocket for Seerr

All ratings184 ratings
Positive97.3%
Neutral2.2%
Negative0.5%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive88.2%
Neutral8.8%
Negative2.9%

Bugs and requests

Floatplane

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Inconsistent video loading indicators
  • Unreliable login/sign-up process
  • Orientation issues on iPad
  • Casting/mirroring problems

Requested features

5 requests
  • Picture-in-Picture mode
  • Resume playback across devices
  • Notification settings
  • Offline video downloads
  • Improved video scrubbing

Pocket for Seerr

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Floatplane

No in-app purchases

None

Pocket for Seerr

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Floatplane free?
Floatplane is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pocket for Seerr free?
Pocket for Seerr is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Floatplane or Pocket for Seerr?
Pocket for Seerr is rated higher. Floatplane averages 4.1 out of 5 from 394 ratings, while Pocket for Seerr averages 4.9 from 184 ratings.
Do Floatplane or Pocket for Seerr have ads?
Neither Floatplane nor Pocket for Seerr shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Floatplane or Pocket for Seerr?
Floatplane ships an update every 3 weeks, and Pocket for Seerr every 3 weeks. Most recently, Floatplane was updated on October 7, 2026 and Pocket for Seerr on October 5, 2026.

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