Icarus vs Valutix
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Icarus
Organize and discover your movies, TV shows, music, and books in a single native app. Access recommendations, manage your library, and play media from connected servers and services. Enjoy a private, ad-free experience with all features included.
- Unified media library browsing
- Media discovery and recommendations
- Library management and request tracking
- In-app media playback
- Push notifications for events
- Direct service connection or Hades server pairing
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Your media. Your rules. Free to use. Every feature included. Icarus brings your movies, TV shows, music, and books together in one native app for Apple devices. Find a familiar favorite, discover your next obsession, and keep your media organized without jumping between apps. Divine by name. Unreasonably useful by nature. • Your library, together Browse media, requests, and activity from your connected servers and services in one place. • Discover more Explore recommendations, browse collections, and search for movies, shows, and people. Meet the cast and get the details behind the poster. • A little divine order See what’s available, upcoming, or requested. Manage supported library details and requests, and keep track of what comes next. • Press play Enjoy movies, music, and audiobooks through compatible connected services. Check playback activity and use supported playback controls from your device. • Stay in the loop Get push notifications for supported events, including media availability, requests, and playback activity. • Your setup, your choice Connect Icarus directly to supported services, or pair it with Hades, our optional self-hosted server. Access your setup away from home when your services are configured for remote access. FREE TO USE No subscriptions. No paid feature tiers. No ads. Every Icarus feature is included. HADES Icarus for iOS includes optional support for 'Hades - Media Server' which includes more robust features and permissions. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your media and server data stay with the devices and systems you control. We do not sell your data or use it for advertising. Essential account, connection, and notification-routing data are handled as described in our Privacy Policy. BRING YOUR OWN MEDIA Icarus is a client for your existing media servers and services. It does not provide or host movies, TV shows, music, books, or other media. You need your own media library and compatible services. Some connected services may require their own accounts or subscriptions. Features vary by platform and integration. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://myicarus.app/privacypolicy.html
Valutix
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Convert any currency to Romanian leu using official rates published daily by the National Bank of Romania (BNR). Track trends with 20+ years of historical data, set custom alerts, and convert anywhere — even offline. KEY FEATURES • Official BNR rates — the same reference rates your bank uses, updated every business day after 1 PM. • 20+ years of history — chart any currency from 2005 to today. Spot trends, find highs and lows, see how the leu has moved over weeks, months, or decades. • Custom rate alerts — get notified when EUR drops below 4.95, USD crosses 5.00, or any currency hits the threshold you care about. • Quick converter — type an amount, see the result instantly. Swap directions with one tap. Save conversions for later. • 40+ supported currencies — EUR, USD, GBP, CHF, JPY and most major and minor world currencies, plus gold (XAU) and IMF Special Drawing Rights (XDR). • Interactive charts — day, week, month, six-month, year, and all-time views. Tap a point to see the exact rate on that date. • Favorites — pin the currencies that matter to you. Reorder them anytime. • Statistics — high, low, average, volatility, and consecutive trend days for every currency. • Works offline — the app ships with two decades of historical rates pre-loaded. Network is used only to fetch the latest rates when available. • Two languages — full Romanian and English support. PRIVACY-FIRST This app does not collect personal information. No analytics, no advertising SDKs, no tracking. Favorites, conversions, and alerts stay on your device. DATA SOURCE All rates come from the National Bank of Romania. This app is an independent project and is not affiliated with the National Bank of Romania. Conversions are calculated from the most recent available rates and are intended for personal and informational use. They should not be used for accounting, tax filings, or other purposes that require certified values — consult bnr.ro or your bank directly for those.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Icarus at 4 against Valutix's 2. On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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.
| Parameter | Icarus | Valutix |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lantea LLC | Bogdan Ionescu |
In-app purchases
Icarus
No in-app purchases
Valutix
No in-app purchases









