Comparison

Ruddarr vs Plezy

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

Plezy

Enjoy your media library with a sleek, modern interface focused on superior playback and offline access. Stream, download, and watch with friends, all without needing a separate subscription.

Highlights
  • Wide codec and HDR playback support
  • Download media for offline viewing
  • Synchronized watch parties with friends
  • Auto-skip intros and credits
  • Resume playback across devices
  • Browse libraries with rich metadata
  • Connect to multiple Plex servers
Features
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Plezy is a modern client for Plex, Jellyfin, and Emby, built for high-quality playback, effortless discovery, and offline access. Connect multiple servers at once and enjoy your media in one clean, native app—no subscription required. BROWSE & DISCOVER - Browse libraries, collections, playlists, folders, extras, and personalized recommendations - Search across every connected Plex, Jellyfin, and Emby server - Explore trending, popular, watchlist, and recommendation rows from Plex Discover, Trakt, MyAnimeList, AniList, Simkl, and Seerr - Match catalog titles back to your own libraries and request movies or shows through Seerr - See resolution, HDR, Dolby Vision, and audio-format badges at a glance PLAYBACK - Wide codec support including HEVC, AV1, VP9, and more - HDR playback, direct play, and configurable transcode quality - Switch between media versions with detailed file and stream information - Full ASS/SSA subtitles with styling controls and online subtitle search - Auto-play the next episode with skip intro and skip credits - Chapter navigation, thumbnail scrubbing, playback speed, audio sync, sleep timer, and video zoom - Picture-in-Picture, loudness normalization, and stereo downmix with center-channel boost - Resume progress and remembered audio/subtitle choices MUSIC - Browse artists, albums, and tracks with rich artwork - Gapless playback with a reorderable queue, Play Next, and Add to Queue - Synced lyrics, a persistent mini-player, and sleep timer - Background playback with lock-screen and media controls - Offline albums and tracks, plus selectable streaming quality LIVE TV & DVR - Browse and tune live channels with favorites and a full program guide - See what's on, browse show schedules, and manage DVR recording rules - Use Live TV across multiple supported servers DOWNLOADS & OFFLINE - Download movies, shows, albums, and tracks - Pause or resume the background queue - Create automatic download rules, including optional show specials - Browse offline and sync watch state when you reconnect PROFILES & INTEGRATIONS - Use multiple profiles with per-profile settings, downloads, and watch state - Switch Plex Home users with optional PIN protection - Discover Jellyfin and Emby servers locally and use Quick Connect - Sync watchlists, ratings, watched state, and scrobbles with connected services - Watch together with synchronized play, pause, and seeking - Control desktop and TV devices with Plezy Remote - Available in English plus 21 translations Some features require a supported server, media format, or connected service.

Screenshots

Ruddarr4 screens
Plezy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Ruddarr at Free against Plezy's $5.99. Ruddarr also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.5) and review sentiment (90% vs 75%). Plezy's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On ads 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

Ruddarr is free to download; Plezy costs $5.99 up front. Ruddarr sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $5.99 per year. Plezy asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ruddarr holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ruddarr has 760 ratings behind it against 117, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of Ruddarr's written reviews are positive against 75% of Plezy's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ruddarr ships an update monthly, Plezy weekly. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard10 real differences · 1 level
Ruddarr versus Plezy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRuddarrPlezy
PriceFree — better$5.99
Rating4.9 (760 ratings) — better4.5 (117 ratings)
Positive reviews90.1% of reviews — better75.5% of reviews
Number of ratings760 — better117
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
Best chart rank—#4 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS26.015.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB122 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperRuddarrEdvard Wikhall

Customer experience

Ruddarr

All ratings760 ratings
Positive97.0%
Neutral0.7%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews222 reviews
Positive90.1%
Neutral2.7%
Negative7.2%

Plezy

All ratings114 ratings
Positive86.0%
Neutral5.3%
Negative8.8%
Written reviews106 reviews
Positive75.5%
Neutral6.6%
Negative17.9%

User reviews

Ruddarr

From 760 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

Plezy

From 117 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast and responsive
  • 👍 Clean and aesthetically pleasing UI
  • 🚀 Efficient and lightweight
  • 👍 Easy playback
  • 👍 Excellent Plex client

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Constant crashes
  • 🐛 Immediately crashes on opening
  • 🔍 Limited functionality (no watchlist, single library view)

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

Plezy

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes on clicking movies/TV shows
  • Crashes within seconds of opening

Requested features

3 requests
  • Support for ripped extras
  • Picture-in-picture or background playback
  • Subtitle support

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Ruddarr

Subscriptions1
  • Ruddarr+$5.991 Year
None

Plezy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ruddarr free?
Ruddarr is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Plezy free?
Plezy costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ruddarr or Plezy?
Ruddarr is rated higher. Ruddarr averages 4.9 out of 5 from 760 ratings, while Plezy averages 4.5 from 117 ratings.
Do Ruddarr or Plezy have ads?
Neither Ruddarr nor Plezy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ruddarr or Plezy?
Ruddarr ships an update monthly, and Plezy weekly. Most recently, Ruddarr was updated on October 25, 2026 and Plezy on October 25, 2026.

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