Comparison

Satisfactory Helper vs Ruddarr

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

Head to head
About

Satisfactory Helper

This production planning tool helps users design and optimize their factory layouts. It features a refreshed interface with a Liquid Glass design and supports the latest iOS versions. Users can provide feedback and suggestions via a Discord community.

Highlights
  • Production planning
  • Factory layout design
  • Optimization tool
  • Updated Liquid Glass design
  • iOS support
Features
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Welcome to Satisfactory Helper! This app will help you to plan and design a factory in the Satisfactory video game. Want to make a mega-build and use all the resources on the map? Or you just stated and those screws are driving you crazy? With the Satisfactory Helper you can solve everything! Tired of building constructors and assemblers? Your perfect setup lack that one power shard? Open a Map and see where you can find your missing slug or somersloop. If you play on different saves or platforms, don't worry, Map has an infinite amount of profiles, so you can track each of your progress.

About

Ruddarr

Control your movie, documentary, and TV series collections remotely. Browse upcoming releases, manage your media library, and receive notifications. Customize the app's appearance and sync settings across devices.

Highlights
  • Manage movies and TV series
  • Browse upcoming releases calendar
  • Receive fine-grained notifications
  • View activity queue and history
  • Switch between multiple instances
  • Customize app appearance
  • Synchronize settings via iCloud
Features
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Ruddarr is a beautifully designed, open source, privacy-first companion app for Radarr and Sonarr instances. Manage your movies, documentaries and TV series from anywhere, anytime. Features: • Manage movies and TV series • Browse upcoming releases in the calendar • Receive fine-grained notifications • View activity queue tasks and history events • Switch between multiple instances • Customize the app color scheme and appearance • Synchronize settings/instances between devices (iCloud) • Automate actions using Siri Shortcuts • Connect to reverse proxies using custom HTTP headers • Use Spotlight search to quickly jump to media • Fully localized, ready to be translated Notifications require a subscription to Ruddarr+, because sending push notifications to devices requires reliable server infrastructure, which incurs monthly operating expenses for this free, open-source project. Alternatively, *arrs come with many notification integrations that can be self-hosted. Requirements: • Ruddarr does not provide any media and requires a Radarr or Sonarr instance to interact with. - - - Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Satisfactory Helper4 screens
Ruddarr4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Ruddarr at 4.9 against Satisfactory Helper's 4.1. Ruddarr also leads on ratings volume (750 vs 58) and review sentiment (90% vs 81%). Satisfactory Helper's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Ruddarr sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $5.99 per year. Satisfactory Helper asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ruddarr holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ruddarr has 750 ratings behind it against 58, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Satisfactory Helper's written reviews are positive against 90% of Ruddarr's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Satisfactory Helper ships an update fortnightly, Ruddarr monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Satisfactory Helper versus Ruddarr: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSatisfactory HelperRuddarr
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (58 ratings)4.9 (750 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.5% of reviews90.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings58750 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB42 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperViacheslav NahorniakRuddarr

Customer experience

Satisfactory Helper

All ratings58 ratings
Positive77.6%
Neutral8.6%
Negative13.8%
Written reviews54 reviews
Positive81.5%
Neutral7.4%
Negative11.1%

Ruddarr

All ratings750 ratings
Positive96.9%
Neutral0.7%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews222 reviews
Positive90.1%
Neutral2.7%
Negative7.2%

Bugs and requests

Satisfactory Helper

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Ruddarr

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Fails with error when trying to add any service
  • Crashes and freezes all the time

Requested features

3 requests
  • Support one time purchase
  • List view not just posters
  • Latest releases or trending lists that could be pulled from trakt or IMDb

In-app purchases

None

Satisfactory Helper

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Ruddarr

Subscriptions1
  • Ruddarr+$5.991 Year

Questions

Is Satisfactory Helper free?
Satisfactory Helper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ruddarr free?
Ruddarr is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Satisfactory Helper or Ruddarr?
Ruddarr is rated higher. Satisfactory Helper averages 4.1 out of 5 from 58 ratings, while Ruddarr averages 4.9 from 750 ratings.
Do Satisfactory Helper or Ruddarr have ads?
Neither Satisfactory Helper nor Ruddarr shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Satisfactory Helper or Ruddarr?
Satisfactory Helper ships an update fortnightly, and Ruddarr monthly. Most recently, Satisfactory Helper was updated on October 16, 2026 and Ruddarr on October 19, 2026.

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