Comparison

Ruddarr vs FMCU

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

FMCU

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FMCU Button of the Cowards is the ideal button for those (like me) who do not dare to make a physical one. It makes it easy to control your lab remotely using MQTT. Enter your Lab ID once, then tap the toggle button to send messages over MQTT. • Instant feedback • Connection status indicator • Lab online/offline indicator • Haptic and system-click audio on tap • Built-in countdown • Shows time remaining until your lab session expires (12 hours from last ON) • Simple configuration • Store your Lab ID in a dedicated settings page FMCU is a straightforward companion for any FMCU-enabled lab or person.

Screenshots

Ruddarr4 screens
FMCU4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FMCU at none against Ruddarr's 1. FMCU also leads on iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). Ruddarr's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). 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. FMCU asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ruddarr ships an update monthly, FMCU every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Ruddarr versus FMCU: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRuddarrFMCU
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (696 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews89.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings696 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB6 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperRuddarrFrancisco Sanchez Arroyo

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

FMCU

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Ruddarr

Subscriptions1
  • Ruddarr+$5.991 Year
None

FMCU

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ruddarr free?
Ruddarr is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FMCU free?
FMCU is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Ruddarr or FMCU have ads?
Neither Ruddarr nor FMCU shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ruddarr or FMCU?
Ruddarr ships an update monthly, and FMCU every 2 months. Most recently, Ruddarr was updated on September 23, 2026 and FMCU on September 9, 2026.

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