Astrysk vs Arrcade
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Astrysk
This open-source application provides a unified remote control for self-hosted services. It currently supports managing Proxmox servers and running Large Language Models via Ollama, with more features planned.
- Unified remote control
- Open-source
- Self-hosted manager
- Proxmox management
- Ollama LLM support
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Experience the power of control with Astrysk, your ultimate open-source self-hosted manager. Available Applets: - Proxmox (For managing Proxmox servers) - Ollama (For running Large Language Models - LLMs) Applets and more features coming soon! Please note: Astrysk is purely a remote control application and does not offer any functionality without the accompanying software installed on a server.
Arrcade
Manage your self-hosted media collection with a unified interface. Browse your library, track releases, and control downloads from one app. Discover new content and optimize your storage.
- Unified dashboard for media software
- Release calendar and upcoming view
- Live download queue management
- Cross-service search
- Movie and TV discovery
- Push notifications
- Disk space optimization
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Arrcade is a unified, native interface for managing your self-hosted media library software. Browse your collection, view your release calendar, manage your download queue and stay on top of upcoming releases, all from one app on iPhone, iPad and the web. Arrcade does not provide any media. It is a controller that connects to open-source software you have already installed on your own server. SUPPORTED SERVICES • Sonarr and Radarr for TV and films • Lidarr for music and Listenarr for audiobooks • Prowlarr for indexer management • Bazarr for subtitles • Seerr for requests and discovery • Tautulli for streaming statistics DOWNLOAD CLIENTS • SABnzbd, NZBGet, qBittorrent, Transmission and Deluge FEATURES • A single dashboard for your whole stack • Release calendar and upcoming view • Live download queue and activity • Search across your connected services • Movie and TV discovery powered by TMDB • Connect multiple instances of each service • Push notifications for grabs, downloads and health alerts • Make space: find the old films and TV seasons taking up your disk and delete them safely Arrcade requires Sonarr, Radarr, Prowlarr or another supported open-source service running on your own hardware to function. It is a companion app for software you host yourself. This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB. Arrcade is free to use with two connections. A one-time Pro purchase adds unlimited connections, push notifications and Make space.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Astrysk at 3.7 against Arrcade's 1.0. Astrysk also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Astrysk sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Arrcade sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Astrysk holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
Astrysk ships an update every 8 days, Arrcade every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Astrysk | Arrcade |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Abayomi Ikuru | Benjamin Morton |
In-app purchases
Astrysk
- Buy Me A Soda$0.99
- Buy Me A Coffee$2.99
- Buy Me A Beverage$4.99
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- Buy Me A Meal$9.99
Arrcade
- Arrcade Pro$5.99









