Handyverse vs Ruddarr
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Handyverse
This app has been discontinued and is no longer available on mobile. Users are directed to the web version for the original experience or a separate onboarding app for iOS device configuration.
- Discontinued mobile application
- Web-based experience available
- Separate iOS onboarding app
- Configuration for Handy devices
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Handyverse has been discontinued as a mobile app. The original Handyverse experience is still available on the web. For configuring your Handy on iOS, please use the Handy Onboarding app, where all current features and future updates are available.
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.
- 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
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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/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ruddarr at 90% against Handyverse's 33%. Ruddarr also leads on rating (4.9 vs 2.5) and ratings volume (696 vs 26). Handyverse's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 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
Both are free to download. Ruddarr sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $5.99 per year. Handyverse asks for nothing beyond the download.
Ruddarr holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ruddarr has 696 ratings behind it against 26, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Handyverse's written reviews are positive against 90% of Ruddarr's.
Handyverse ships an update every 5 weeks, Ruddarr monthly. The most recent releases landed on July 5, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Handyverse | Ruddarr |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (26 ratings) | 4.9 (696 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 89.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 26 | 696 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Sweet Tech as | Ruddarr |
Customer experience
Handyverse
Ruddarr
Bugs and requests
Handyverse
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
Handyverse
No in-app purchases
Ruddarr
- Ruddarr+$5.991 Year
