Comparison

Ruddarr vs Nox Home

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

Nox Home

Features
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Nox Home is a app to connect with Home Assistant — it gives you a clean, customizable home screen for controlling and monitoring your smart home. Start with the easy onboarding: Connect to your Home Assistant instance (URL + token), then pick which entities to surface (weather, solar, car, cameras, people, rooms, etc.). Dashboard: A scrollable home screen with modular cards: Weather, Solar/energy, Car status, System health Cameras (1–4 tiled in the large size) People cards (GPS location, battery, steps, custom photo) — single, side-by-side pair, or 2×2 grid Rooms grid for quick room access Right now we have support for - Lights - Temperature - Weather - EV's - Solar + Battery - Energy prices - Camera - Mobil App / Phones, GPS, Steps

Screenshots

Ruddarr4 screens
Nox Home4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Ruddarr at Free against Nox Home's $7.99. Nox Home's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly). On 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

Ruddarr is free to download; Nox Home costs $7.99 up front. Ruddarr sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $5.99 per year. Nox Home asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ruddarr ships an update monthly, Nox Home every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Ruddarr versus Nox Home: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRuddarrNox Home
PriceFree — better$7.99
Rating4.9 (760 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews90.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings760 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB5 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperRuddarrHenrik Vejrup

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

Nox Home

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Ruddarr

Subscriptions1
  • Ruddarr+$5.991 Year
None

Nox Home

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ruddarr free?
Ruddarr is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Nox Home free?
Nox Home costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Ruddarr or Nox Home have ads?
Neither Ruddarr nor Nox Home shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ruddarr or Nox Home?
Ruddarr ships an update monthly, and Nox Home every 3 days. Most recently, Ruddarr was updated on October 25, 2026 and Nox Home on October 25, 2026.

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