Comparison

Ruddarr vs SeraphIRC

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

SeraphIRC

A modern IRC client for iOS that syncs seamlessly with a Soju bouncer. Enjoy push notifications, shared history, and customizable themes across devices. Offers robust IRCv3 support and privacy-focused features.

Highlights
  • Soju bouncer integration
  • Push notifications
  • Cross-device history sync
  • 21 built-in color themes
  • Multiple presentation modes
  • IRCv3 support
  • FiSH encryption
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SeraphIRC is a native IRC client for iPhone and iPad, supporting direct IRC and ZNC/Soju bouncer connections. Notable features: - 21 built in color themes - 3 presentation modes: Chat bubbles, classic UI, Modern UI (default) - Pinned channel/query favorites at the top of your treebar - Extensive IRCv3 support - Push notifications even when app is in the background - Photo and file sharing through your Soju bouncer's file host - Thread replies, with plain-text fallback so they read correctly on every other client - Reactions & Message Redactions where server support exists - Every message and control is labeled and ordered for screen reader use - GIF search with your own Giphy key. SeraphIRC ships no key and does not see your searches - FiSH (Blowfish) encryption support using CBC or ECB for channels, queries, and channel topics - Privacy-first: no ads, no analytics, no third-party SDKs of any kind. Credentials live in the iOS keychain - Pairs with SeraphIRC for desktop on Linux, Windows, and macOS to synchronize user ignore lists via Soju.

Screenshots

Ruddarr4 screens
SeraphIRC4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Ruddarr at Free against SeraphIRC's $3.99. Ruddarr also leads on ratings volume (696 vs 3). SeraphIRC's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and chart position (#59 vs unranked). On rating, update cadence, 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; SeraphIRC costs $3.99 up front. Ruddarr sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $5.99 per year. SeraphIRC asks for nothing beyond the download.

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 SeraphIRC. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ruddarr has 696 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ruddarr ships an update monthly, SeraphIRC fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Ruddarr versus SeraphIRC: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRuddarrSeraphIRC
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating4.9 (696 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews90.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings696 — better3
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#59 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB17 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperRuddarrSeraph Technologies LLC

Customer experience

Ruddarr

All ratings696 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral0.7%
Negative2.6%
Written reviews221 reviews
Positive90.0%
Neutral2.7%
Negative7.2%

SeraphIRC

All ratings3 ratings
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

SeraphIRC

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Ruddarr

Subscriptions1
  • Ruddarr+$5.991 Year
None

SeraphIRC

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ruddarr free?
Ruddarr is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SeraphIRC free?
SeraphIRC costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ruddarr or SeraphIRC?
SeraphIRC is rated higher. Ruddarr averages 4.9 out of 5 from 696 ratings, while SeraphIRC averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Ruddarr or SeraphIRC have ads?
Neither Ruddarr nor SeraphIRC shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ruddarr or SeraphIRC?
Ruddarr ships an update monthly, and SeraphIRC fortnightly. Most recently, Ruddarr was updated on October 12, 2026 and SeraphIRC on October 1, 2026.

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