Comparison

Ruddarr vs Röst

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

Head to head
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/

About

Röst

Stream and manage your self-hosted audiobooks and podcasts from your Audiobookshelf server. Enjoy a fast, native iOS experience with instant streaming and cross-device progress syncing. Stay updated with real-time server changes.

Highlights
  • Connect to Audiobookshelf server
  • Stream audiobooks and podcasts
  • Sync progress across devices
  • Browse multiple library types
  • Real-time server updates
  • Native iOS experience
Features
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Röst - Audiobookshelf media player Connect to your Audiobookshelf server and enjoy your self-hosted media in a fast, native experience for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Stream instantly, sync listening progress across devices, browse multiple library types, and stay up to date with real-time server changes. Highlights: • CarPlay support for browsing and playing books, podcasts, series, continued listening, and downloads • Offline listening with downloadable audiobooks and podcast episodes • Siri, Shortcuts, and Spotlight integration for finding, opening, and playing your media • Support for multiple Audiobookshelf servers and accounts • Native apps for iPhone, iPad, and Mac Requires Audiobookshelf server version 2.26.0 or newer. Requires iOS 27 or later, iPadOS 27 or later, or macOS 27 or later.

Screenshots

Ruddarr4 screens
Röst4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Ruddarr at 4.9 against Röst's 4.0. Ruddarr also leads on ratings volume (696 vs 1). Röst's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 11 days vs monthly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Röst asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ruddarr holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ruddarr has 696 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ruddarr ships an update monthly, Röst every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Ruddarr versus Röst: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRuddarrRöst
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (696 ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews90.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings696 — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS26.0 — better27.1
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB16 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperRuddarrJames Harquail

Customer experience

Ruddarr

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

Röst

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Röst

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Ruddarr

Subscriptions1
  • Ruddarr+$5.991 Year
None

Röst

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ruddarr free?
Ruddarr is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Röst free?
Röst is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ruddarr or Röst?
Ruddarr is rated higher. Ruddarr averages 4.9 out of 5 from 696 ratings, while Röst averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Ruddarr or Röst have ads?
Neither Ruddarr nor Röst shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ruddarr or Röst?
Ruddarr ships an update monthly, and Röst every 11 days. Most recently, Ruddarr was updated on October 15, 2026 and Röst on October 16, 2026.

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