Adblock Podcast vs Ruddarr
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Adblock Podcast
This app allows you to listen to podcasts without advertisements. It automatically detects and skips ads, offering a cleaner listening experience. A portion of the subscription fee supports podcast creators.
- Ad-free podcast listening
- Automatic ad detection and skipping
- Support for podcast creators
- Customizable ad-skip notifications
- Subscription plans available
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Listen to almost any podcast ad-free while supporting podcast creators! Adblock Podcast automatically detects and skips obtrusive podcast ads. You'll learn to love the little "ding" when it skips ahead to the content automatically. The current plan is $3.99/month for 50 ad-skips. For every purchased ad-skip, we set aside 4 cents to donate to podcast creators. Terms of Use: https://www.adblockpodcast.com/terms-of-use
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 rating: Ruddarr at 4.9 against Adblock Podcast's 3.7. Ruddarr also leads on review sentiment (90% vs 50%) and ads (none vs shown). Adblock Podcast's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Adblock Podcast sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Ruddarr sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $5.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Ruddarr holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ruddarr has 763 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Adblock Podcast's written reviews are positive against 90% of Ruddarr's.
Adblock Podcast ships an update every 2 months, Ruddarr monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Adblock Podcast | Ruddarr |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (15 ratings) | 4.9 (763 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 90.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 15 | 763 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 68 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Zeppelin Techologies LLC | Ruddarr |
Customer experience
Adblock Podcast
Ruddarr
Bugs and requests
Adblock Podcast
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
Adblock Podcast
- Alpha User Plan$3.991 Month
- 100 ad-skips (never expire)$5.99
Ruddarr
- Ruddarr+$5.991 Year
