Comparison

iControlAV vs Ruddarr

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

Head to head
About

iControlAV

Control your Pioneer AV receiver and Blu-ray player from your iPhone or iPod Touch. Adjust sound settings, switch inputs, and manage playback with intuitive touch controls. Experience enhanced audio with unique virtual motion adaptive functions.

Highlights
  • Control AV receiver functions
  • Control Blu-ray player functions
  • Sound tuning and switching
  • Precision sound enhancement
  • Virtual motion adaptive balance
  • Virtual motion adaptive emphasis
Features
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iControlAV is the first app. of its kind from Pioneer Home Electronics that allows you to literally control your new Pioneer AV Receiver and BD Player with your iPhone or iPod Touch! Friends and family will be truly amazed as you take full control of your home theater sound in a whole new way! 4 screen modes allow you complete control of your Pioneer receivers sound tuning and switching capabilities. “Control” mode provides the basic functions of the AV Receiver such as Power on/off, volume up and down, input select, and surround sound modes .Basic functions such as Play, Stop, Forward, and Reverse are supported for the BD Player. Other functions include Pioneer's “Precision” mode for sound enhancement screens that also includes demo video clips to explain the benefits of these unique sound features. “Balance” and “Emphasis” modes are virtual motion adaptive functions that allow you to change the "sweet-spot" of your home theater, independently adjust the volume of your center speaker or subwoofer just by tilting your iPhone or iPod Touch!

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

iControlAV4 screens
Ruddarr4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ruddarr at 90% against iControlAV's 31%. Ruddarr also leads on rating (4.9 vs 1.8) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). iControlAV's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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. iControlAV asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ruddarr holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ruddarr has 696 ratings behind it against 54, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 31% of iControlAV's written reviews are positive against 90% of Ruddarr's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iControlAV ships an update every 3 months, Ruddarr monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
iControlAV versus Ruddarr: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriControlAVRuddarr
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.8 (54 ratings)4.9 (696 ratings) — better
Positive reviews31.4% of reviews90.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings54696 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS7.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB42 MB
Age rating4+12+
Developer11 Trading Company LLCRuddarr

Customer experience

iControlAV

All ratings54 ratings
Positive20.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative79.6%
Written reviews296 reviews
Positive31.4%
Neutral12.8%
Negative55.7%

Ruddarr

All ratings696 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral0.7%
Negative2.6%
Written reviews221 reviews
Positive90.0%
Neutral2.7%
Negative7.2%

User reviews

iControlAV

From 54 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Cool app
  • 🚀 Works flawlessly
  • 🚀 Automatically connects
  • 💡 Great idea
  • 👍 Useful app

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Needs updating
  • 🐛 Not working with new iOS
  • 🐛 Stopped working
  • 🐛 Doesn't work
  • 🐛 Needs update for iOS 14

Ruddarr

From 696 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Nice app
  • 👍 Good all
  • 👍 Love it
  • 👍 Looking good!
  • 👍 Great for managing your media library on the go!

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Import functionality
  • 🐛 Doesn't work on iOS 18.4
  • 🐛 If it didn't crash all the time it be awesome.
  • 🐛 Good app, but constantly freezes

Bugs and requests

iControlAV

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Doesn't connect to receiver
  • Stopped working with iOS update
  • Incompatible with newer iOS versions

Requested features

6 requests
  • Update this app
  • Update for new iOS
  • Update to work with old receivers
  • Add more control features
  • Add support for iPad
Show 1 more
  • Add more functionality

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

iControlAV

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Ruddarr

Subscriptions1
  • Ruddarr+$5.991 Year

Questions

Is iControlAV free?
iControlAV 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, iControlAV or Ruddarr?
Ruddarr is rated higher. iControlAV averages 1.8 out of 5 from 54 ratings, while Ruddarr averages 4.9 from 696 ratings.
Do iControlAV or Ruddarr have ads?
Neither iControlAV nor Ruddarr shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iControlAV or Ruddarr?
iControlAV ships an update every 3 months, and Ruddarr monthly. Most recently, iControlAV was updated on October 16, 2026 and Ruddarr on October 18, 2026.

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