Comparison

Ruddarr vs RandomFunny

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

RandomFunny

This app delivers a constant stream of jokes and puns at random intervals throughout your day. It runs in the background, offering customizable joke frequency and offline functionality for continuous, unexpected humor.

Highlights
  • Hundreds of jokes and puns
  • Customizable joke frequency
  • Random timing mode
  • Background operation
  • Offline functionality
  • CarPlay integration
  • Voice selection
Features
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RandomFunny - Your Pocket Comedian on a Timer Ever wished someone would randomly interrupt your day with terrible dad jokes? Well, wish granted! RandomFunny is the app nobody asked for but everyone secretly needs. It speaks eye-rolling jokes at random intervals while you're driving, working, cooking, or pretending to listen to your boss on that Zoom call. This thing keeps running in background and in standby so you won't miss any crummy jokes! Features that'll make you groan: o Hundreds of hand-picked groaners, puns, and knee-slappers o Customizable joke frequency (1 to 120 minutes - we won't judge) o Random timing mode for surprise chuckles o Works in the background - jokes follow you everywhere o Perfect for CarPlay - comedy on the road! o No internet required - offline hilarity guaranteed o Choose your favorite voice - Daniel (British) is particularly charming Why you need this: o Awkward silence at work? BOOM. Joke. o Long commute getting boring? WHAM. Punchline. o Forgot how to smile? BAM. Dad joke to the rescue. Warning: May cause unexpected snort-laughing in public places. Your coworkers will think you've finally lost it. Your passengers will question your life choices. Your dog will give you that look. Your cat won't care. Download now and let the randomness begin. Your day is about to get 47.2% sillier. Note: App does not actually improve your own joke-telling abilities. That's still on you. RandomFunny can also be driven by Apple Shortcuts. With Shortcuts you can create Automation to have your iPhone speak a random joke at a time of day, or when you arrive someplace, or when your iPhone connects to CarPlay, and on many other events. With Shortcuts you can connect RandomFunny to Siri and say "Hey Siri, RandomFunny". You can also say "Hey Siri, Tell me a RandomFunny joke", or "Hey Siri, Say a funny from RandomFunny".

Screenshots

Ruddarr4 screens
RandomFunny2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: RandomFunny at none against Ruddarr's 1. RandomFunny also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs monthly) and review sentiment (100% vs 90%). Ruddarr's advantage is ratings volume (696 vs 3). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Ruddarr sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $5.99 per year. RandomFunny 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 RandomFunny. 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. Written reviews are what separate them: 90% of Ruddarr's written reviews are positive against 100% of RandomFunny's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ruddarr ships an update monthly, RandomFunny every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Ruddarr versus RandomFunny: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRuddarrRandomFunny
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (696 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews90.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings696 — better3
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB4 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperRuddarrStewart French

Customer experience

Ruddarr

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

RandomFunny

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 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

RandomFunny

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Ruddarr

Subscriptions1
  • Ruddarr+$5.991 Year
None

RandomFunny

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ruddarr free?
Ruddarr is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RandomFunny free?
RandomFunny is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ruddarr or RandomFunny?
RandomFunny is rated higher. Ruddarr averages 4.9 out of 5 from 696 ratings, while RandomFunny averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Ruddarr or RandomFunny have ads?
Neither Ruddarr nor RandomFunny shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ruddarr or RandomFunny?
Ruddarr ships an update monthly, and RandomFunny every 8 days. Most recently, Ruddarr was updated on October 15, 2026 and RandomFunny on October 7, 2026.

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