Ruddarr vs Encore Connect
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/
Encore Connect
Connect with live musicians in real-time. Scan an artist's QR code at a venue to request songs and send tips directly. Track your requests and receive automatic refunds if your song isn't played.
- Request songs in real-time
- Send direct tips to artists
- Track song requests
- Receive auto-refunds for unplayed songs
- Find artists performing nearby
- Go live with one tap (for artists)
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Encore Connect brings fans and live artists together in real-time. At any live venue, scan the artist's QR code to request songs and send tips directly, no cash, no awkward requests, just music. FOR FANS: - Find artists performing live nearby - Request any song with a tap - Tip artists directly and 90% goes to the performer - Track your request in real-time with a 30-minute countdown - Auto-refund if your song isn't played - Pay with Apple Pay, Google Pay, or card FOR ARTISTS: - Go live at any venue with one tap - Receive song requests and tips instantly - Audio verification confirms you played the song - Get paid directly to your bank via Stripe - Set your own minimum request amount - View earnings and fan stats in real-time HOW IT WORKS: 1. Artist goes live and shares their QR code 2. Fan scans the code and picks a song 3. Artist plays the song, then payment is verified and released 4. If not played within 30 minutes, the fan is automatically refunded Secure payments powered by Stripe. No hidden fees. No subscriptions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Encore Connect at none against Ruddarr's 1. Encore Connect also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). Ruddarr's advantage is ratings volume (750 vs 2). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Ruddarr sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $5.99 per year. Encore Connect asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Ruddarr against 5.0 for Encore Connect. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ruddarr has 750 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Ruddarr | Encore Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (750 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 90.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 750 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ruddarr | Alain De Armas |
Customer experience
Ruddarr
Encore Connect
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
Encore Connect
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Ruddarr
- Ruddarr+$5.991 Year
Encore Connect
No in-app purchases








