Comparison

Ruddarr vs acubemy

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

acubemy

This app connects to your Bluetooth smart cube to analyze every solve, providing detailed breakdowns of your performance. It offers WCA-compliant scrambles, stats tracking, algorithm training, and competitive modes like PvP and tournaments.

Highlights
  • Bluetooth smart cube connectivity
  • Full solve reconstruction and analysis
  • WCA-compliant scrambles with countdown
  • Detailed stats and insights
  • Algorithm trainer with spaced repetition
  • Real-time PvP races
  • Online tournaments with prizes
Features
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Set your target time. acubemy tells you exactly what's holding you back. Connect your Bluetooth smart cube and get a full solve reconstruction after every attempt, based on 25M+ analyzed solves. acubemy breaks down every step with split times and separates recognition from execution so you know precisely where your seconds are going. Free to use. No ads. ------------ CONNECT YOUR CUBE Works with all Bluetooth smart cubes including GAN, MoYu, QiYi, GoCube and Giiker. Just connect and start solving. CUBE TIMER WCA-compliant random-state scrambles with inspection countdown. Every solve is saved with full move data for replay and analysis. STATS & INSIGHTS Track averages, personal bests, TPS and move counts over time. See which steps and algorithm cases cost you the most time and target them directly. ALGORITHM TRAINER Spaced repetition schedules reviews when you need them. Covers CFOP, Roux and ZZ. Jump from any case straight into targeted practice. PVP Race head-to-head against other cubers on the same scramble in real-time. TOURNAMENTS Biweekly online tournaments with multiple elimination rounds, global rankings and prizes. DAILY SCRAMBLE One scramble per day, shared globally. See where you rank on the leaderboard. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Ruddarr4 screens
acubemy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Ruddarr at 696 against acubemy's 21. acubemy's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs monthly) and review sentiment (100% vs 90%). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Ruddarr sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $5.99 per year and acubemy sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Ruddarr against 5.0 for acubemy. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ruddarr has 696 ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 90% of Ruddarr's written reviews are positive against 100% of acubemy's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ruddarr ships an update monthly, acubemy every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Ruddarr versus acubemy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRuddarracubemy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (696 ratings)5.0 (21 ratings) — better
Positive reviews89.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings696 — better21
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB67 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperRuddarrTan Grumser

Customer experience

Ruddarr

All ratings696 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral0.7%
Negative2.6%
Written reviews218 reviews
Positive89.9%
Neutral2.8%
Negative7.3%

acubemy

All ratings21 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
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

acubemy

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Ruddarr

Subscriptions1
  • Ruddarr+$5.991 Year
4 purchases

acubemy

Subscriptions4
  • Premium (Monthly)7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Supporter (Monthly)7 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Premium (Yearly)7 Days trial$49.991 Year
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  • Supporter (Yearly)7 Days trial$149.991 Year

Questions

Is Ruddarr free?
Ruddarr is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is acubemy free?
acubemy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Ruddarr or acubemy?
acubemy is rated higher. Ruddarr averages 4.9 out of 5 from 696 ratings, while acubemy averages 5.0 from 21 ratings.
Do Ruddarr or acubemy have ads?
Neither Ruddarr nor acubemy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ruddarr or acubemy?
Ruddarr ships an update monthly, and acubemy every 10 days. Most recently, Ruddarr was updated on September 23, 2026 and acubemy on September 18, 2026.

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