Streamyfin vs Itchy for Scratch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Streamyfin
Access and stream your entire media library from a Jellyfin server. Download content for offline viewing, cast to your television, and enjoy a seamless entertainment experience.
- Stream movies and TV shows
- Connect to Jellyfin instance
- Download media for offline viewing
- Cast to TV
- Manage media library
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Stream movies and TV-Shows from your Jellyfin instance. Download media to watch on the go, cast to your TV, and much more!
Itchy for Scratch
This app provides a streamlined way to access and interact with the Scratch platform. Users can read messages, engage with projects, leave comments, and search for content within a user-friendly interface. It offers a free, ad-free experience for Scratch enthusiasts.
- Read messages
- Interact with projects
- Leave comments
- Search content
- Beautiful interface
- Easy to use
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Itchy is a third-party client for Scratch. Read messages, interact with projects, leave comments, search content, and more, all in a beautiful and easy-to-use interface. And best of all, it's completely free and without ads! Open-sourced here: https://github.com/micahlt/itchy-native
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Itchy for Scratch at every 3 days against Streamyfin's every 2 weeks. Streamyfin's advantage is ratings volume (125 vs 21). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for Streamyfin against 4.1 for Itchy for Scratch. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Streamyfin has 125 ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 72% of Streamyfin's written reviews are positive against 79% of Itchy for Scratch's.
Streamyfin ships an update every 2 weeks, Itchy for Scratch every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Streamyfin | Itchy for Scratch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (125 ratings) — better | 4.1 (21 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 71.7% of reviews | 79.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 125 — better | 21 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 108 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Fredrik Burmester | David Banziger |
Customer experience
Streamyfin
Itchy for Scratch
Bugs and requests
Streamyfin
Reported bugs
6 issues- Crashes on launch
- Unable to connect to server
- Playback URI errors
- Subtitles not working with downloads
- Crashes when switching between videos
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- Downloading issues and lost downloads
Requested features
8 requests- Playback speed controls
- Picture-in-Picture mode
- Apple TV and Mac support
- OpenSubtitles integration
- Ability to delete media
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- Folder structure support in libraries
- Customizable UI colors
- Improved media metadata display
Itchy for Scratch
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Streamyfin
No in-app purchases
Itchy for Scratch
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Streamyfin free?
Is Itchy for Scratch free?
Which has better reviews, Streamyfin or Itchy for Scratch?
Do Streamyfin or Itchy for Scratch have ads?
Which is updated more often, Streamyfin or Itchy for Scratch?
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