Ruddarr vs Streamyfin
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ruddarr
This open-source companion app allows you to manage your movie and TV series collections remotely. Browse upcoming releases, receive notifications, and automate actions. It requires a separate Radarr or Sonarr instance to function.
- 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
- Automate actions with Siri Shortcuts
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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/
Streamyfin
Access and stream your entire media library from a Jellyfin server. Download content for offline viewing, cast to your television, and enjoy a seamless entertainment experience.
- Stream movies and TV shows
- Connect to Jellyfin instance
- Download media for offline viewing
- Cast to TV
- Manage media library
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Stream movies and TV-Shows from your Jellyfin instance. Download media to watch on the go, cast to your TV, and much more!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Ruddarr at 4.9 against Streamyfin's 4.2. Ruddarr also leads on review sentiment (90% vs 71%) and ratings volume (771 vs 156). Streamyfin's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (16.4 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. Streamyfin asks for nothing beyond the download.
Ruddarr holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 771 and 156 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of Ruddarr's written reviews are positive against 71% of Streamyfin's.
Ruddarr ships an update monthly, Streamyfin every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 4, 2026.
| Parameter | Ruddarr | Streamyfin |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (771 ratings) — better | 4.2 (156 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 90.1% of reviews — better | 70.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 771 — better | 156 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 133 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ruddarr | Fredrik Burmester |
Customer experience
Ruddarr
Streamyfin
User reviews
Ruddarr
From 771 App Store ratingsWhat 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
Streamyfin
From 156 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast and responsive experience
- 👍 Great UI and design
- 💡 Excellent Jellyseerr integration
- 🚀 Smooth playback performance
- 👍 Chromecast support
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes and stability issues
- 🐛 Playback issues with some media files
- 🐛 Subtitles not working correctly
- 🐛 Offline mode not fully functional
- 🐛 Rotation and fullscreen bugs
Bugs and 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
Streamyfin
Reported bugs
6 issues- Crashes on launch
- Unable to connect to server
- Playback URI errors
- Subtitles not working with downloads
- Crashes when switching between videos
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- Downloading issues and lost downloads
Requested features
8 requests- Playback speed controls
- Picture-in-Picture mode
- Apple TV and Mac support
- OpenSubtitles integration
- Ability to delete media
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- Folder structure support in libraries
- Customizable UI colors
- Improved media metadata display
In-app purchases
Ruddarr
- Ruddarr+$5.991 Year
Streamyfin
No in-app purchases
