Dragon Media Manager vs Cinero

REQUIRES YOUR OWN SOFTWARE AND SERVER Dragon Media Manager is a remote-control companion for Radarr, Sonarr, SABnzbd, and Unraid running on servers you own or are authorized to access. You must install and configure the services you want to use separately, then connect the app using their server addresses and API keys. The app does not run these services or perform their work on its own. Library management, downloads, and server actions are carried out by your connected software and server. No server software, hosting, movies, TV episodes, or streaming subscription is included. Your movies, shows, downloads, and server health—together in one place. Dragon Media Manager connects to your own Radarr, Sonarr, SABnzbd, and Unraid services, giving you a convenient way to manage your media setup from iPhone and iPad, with companion experiences on Apple Watch and Apple TV. DISCOVER YOUR NEXT MOVIE OR SHOW Browse popular and top-rated titles, explore movie and TV details, and open trailers. See what's already in your library, then search for and add titles to Radarr or Sonarr. ADD MEDIA YOUR WAY Choose quality profiles and folders, adjust monitoring and search options, and save add defaults and presets for quicker additions. Shared preferences help keep additions consistent across Discover, Siri shortcuts, and Apple Watch. SEE WHAT'S COMING Release Radar and the calendar bring upcoming movies and episodes together. Home Screen widgets put upcoming releases within easy reach. KEEP DOWNLOADS MOVING Check your SABnzbd queue, follow progress, and pause or resume downloads without switching to a server dashboard. CHECK YOUR SERVER View Unraid server health, storage, Docker containers, and virtual machines alongside your media services. TAKE IT TO YOUR WRIST Use the Apple Watch companion to check library counts, upcoming releases, downloads, and services. Find & Add lets you search for movies or TV shows and add them using your saved iPhone preferences. Watch features use your configured iPhone connection. SHORTCUTS FOR EVERYDAY TASKS Use Siri and the Shortcuts app to add movies and shows, check downloads and upcoming releases, and request library or server status. KEEP YOUR SETTINGS TOGETHER Optional iCloud sync keeps supported settings and server credentials together through encrypted private iCloud storage. Back up and restore settings, with encryption for included API keys and tokens. REQUIREMENTS Server features require your own compatible services, their addresses and API keys, and network access to them. Access away from home depends on your network setup. Apple Watch requires the companion iPhone app. For iPhone and Apple TV settings sync, use version 2.12 or later on both devices and the same iCloud account. Dragon Media Manager is a management companion. It does not include movies, TV episodes, media servers, or a streaming subscription. FREE BROWSING AND LIFETIME FULL CONTROL Connect and configure your servers, browse movies and shows, and view calendars, download queues, history and server status for free. A one-time Lifetime Full Control in-app purchase unlocks adding, editing, monitoring and deleting media, starting downloads, managing queues, controlling Unraid containers and virtual machines, and restoring server backups. No subscription. Family Sharing is supported. Existing customers who acquired the app before the free-download transition keep full access without buying again.

Cinero is a local-first companion app for browsing your own movies and series and controlling playback on Cinero Screen. Pair with a TV on your local network, browse your library, open movie and series details, choose tracks, and start playback from the couch. Cinero can also connect to supported private media sources that you configure. Cinero does not use a Cinero account, advertising SDK, or Cinero-operated analytics backend.