Streamyfin vs Pocket for Seerr
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!
Pocket for Seerr
This app allows you to manage your media server requests directly from your iOS device. Browse, search, and submit requests for movies and TV shows. Admins can also approve or decline requests on the go.
- Browse and search media
- Submit media requests
- Track request status
- Approve/decline requests (admins)
- Native iOS experience
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Pocket for Seerr is a native iOS companion for your Overseerr / Jellyseerr / Seerr server, built to make media requests fast and effortless from your phone. IMPORTANT: This app requires a self-hosted Seerr, Overseerr or Jellyseerr backend server. It does not function as a standalone application. Connect to your existing Seerr instance and: • Browse and search your media Quickly look up movies and TV shows available through your Plex, Jellyfin, or Emby libraries, with the same metadata and posters you see in Seerr on the web. • Request what you want to watch Send requests for movies, seasons, or full series in a few taps. See at a glance what’s already available, what’s pending, and what’s been approved or rejected. • Keep track of request status View your own request history and status updates in one place so you always know what’s coming to your server next. • Manage requests on the go (for admins) If you’re an admin or have request-management permissions in Seerr, you can approve or decline requests directly from Pocket, without opening a browser. Stay on top of your queue from anywhere. • Built for iOS Pocket for Seerr is a clean, responsive native app designed to feel at home on iPhone. Fast navigation, familiar patterns, and an experience tuned for quick actions make handling requests painless. Requirements Pocket for Seerr is an unofficial client and requires an existing Seerr / Jellyseerr / Overseerr server configured with your media stack (Plex, Jellyfin, or Emby, plus Radarr/Sonarr, etc.). No third-party accounts, subscriptions, or hosted services are included.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pocket for Seerr at 4.9 against Streamyfin's 4.2. Pocket for Seerr also leads on review sentiment (88% vs 72%). Streamyfin's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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.
Pocket for Seerr holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 125 and 184 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of Streamyfin's written reviews are positive against 88% of Pocket for Seerr's.
Streamyfin ships an update every 2 weeks, Pocket for Seerr every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on September 26, 2026.
| Parameter | Streamyfin | Pocket for Seerr |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (125 ratings) | 4.9 (184 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.7% of reviews | 88.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 125 | 184 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 108 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Fredrik Burmester | Miguel Piedrafita |
Customer experience
Streamyfin
Pocket for Seerr
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
Pocket for Seerr
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Streamyfin
No in-app purchases
Pocket for Seerr
No in-app purchases









