Ruddarr vs Yarnz
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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/
Yarnz
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Turn your ideas into amazing stories — one line at a time. Yarnz is the collaborative story writing app where you create, share, and co-write fiction with friends or writers around the world. Romance, fantasy, mystery, thriller, horror, drama — every genre, every voice, every story waiting to be told. START A STORY Invite 1–3 co-authors to join your story. Each author takes turns adding lines while you stay in control — set the length, genre, content type, and visibility. Choose whether your story is readable while being written or only when it's complete. DISCOVER & RATE Browse stories from writers around the world. Vote up or down on individual lines or entire stories to help the best contributions rise to the top. Popular stories appear on the trending list and top authors are recognized on the leaderboard. COMPETE WEEKLY Join weekly themed writing competitions and let fans vote for their favorite stories. Earn badges, track your author rating, and see how your contributions stack up against writers worldwide. YOUR BOOKSHELF Keep your favorite stories in your personal bookshelf. Follow works in progress, reread completed tales, and never lose track of a story you love. EVERYTHING YOU NEED Chat with co-authors in real time. Track your rank on the leaderboard. Earn your place among Yarnz's top authors. Yarnz is for anyone who loves storytelling, collaboration, and discovering unique voices — whether you've written a thousand stories or you're starting your very first one. Start your next story today and see where the words take you. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Yarnz at 15.1 against Ruddarr's 26.0. 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. Ruddarr sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $5.99 per year and Yarnz sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Ruddarr ships an update monthly, Yarnz every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ruddarr | Yarnz |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (750 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 90.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 750 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Ruddarr | Chester Hawkins |
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
Yarnz
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Ruddarr
- Ruddarr+$5.991 Year
Yarnz
- Yarnz Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
- Yarnz Pro Annual$19.991 Year









