Comparison

Röst vs Pocket for Seerr

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Röst

Stream and manage your self-hosted audiobooks and podcasts from your Audiobookshelf server. Enjoy a fast, native iOS experience with instant streaming and cross-device progress syncing. Stay updated with real-time server changes.

Highlights
  • Connect to Audiobookshelf server
  • Stream audiobooks and podcasts
  • Sync progress across devices
  • Browse multiple library types
  • Real-time server updates
  • Native iOS experience
Features
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Röst - Audiobookshelf media player Connect to your Audiobookshelf server and enjoy your self-hosted media in a fast, native experience for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Stream instantly, sync listening progress across devices, browse multiple library types, and stay up to date with real-time server changes. Highlights: • CarPlay support for browsing and playing books, podcasts, series, continued listening, and downloads • Offline listening with downloadable audiobooks and podcast episodes • Siri, Shortcuts, and Spotlight integration for finding, opening, and playing your media • Support for multiple Audiobookshelf servers and accounts • Native apps for iPhone, iPad, and Mac Requires Audiobookshelf server version 2.26.0 or newer. Requires iOS 27 or later, iPadOS 27 or later, or macOS 27 or later.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Browse and search media
  • Submit media requests
  • Track request status
  • Approve/decline requests (admins)
  • Native iOS experience
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Röst4 screens
Pocket for Seerr3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Pocket for Seerr at 4.9 against Röst's 4.0. Pocket for Seerr also leads on ratings volume (184 vs 1). Röst's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pocket for Seerr holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pocket for Seerr has 184 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Röst ships an update every 11 days, Pocket for Seerr every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Röst versus Pocket for Seerr: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRöstPocket for Seerr
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings)4.9 (184 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—88.2% of reviews
Number of ratings1184 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS27.126.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB33 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperJames HarquailMiguel Piedrafita

Customer experience

Röst

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Pocket for Seerr

All ratings184 ratings
Positive97.3%
Neutral2.2%
Negative0.5%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive88.2%
Neutral8.8%
Negative2.9%

In-app purchases

None

Röst

No in-app purchases

None

Pocket for Seerr

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Röst free?
Röst is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pocket for Seerr free?
Pocket for Seerr is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Röst or Pocket for Seerr?
Pocket for Seerr is rated higher. Röst averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Pocket for Seerr averages 4.9 from 184 ratings.
Do Röst or Pocket for Seerr have ads?
Neither Röst nor Pocket for Seerr shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Röst or Pocket for Seerr?
Röst ships an update every 11 days, and Pocket for Seerr every 3 weeks. Most recently, Röst was updated on October 16, 2026 and Pocket for Seerr on October 18, 2026.

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