Comparison

Arrcade vs Quartermaster

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

Head to head
About

Arrcade

Manage your self-hosted media collection with a unified interface. Browse your library, track releases, and control downloads from one app. Discover new content and optimize your storage.

Highlights
  • Unified dashboard for media software
  • Release calendar and upcoming view
  • Live download queue management
  • Cross-service search
  • Movie and TV discovery
  • Push notifications
  • Disk space optimization
Features
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Arrcade is a unified, native interface for managing your self-hosted media library software. Browse your collection, view your release calendar, manage your download queue and stay on top of upcoming releases, all from one app on iPhone, iPad and the web. Arrcade does not provide any media. It is a controller that connects to open-source software you have already installed on your own server. SUPPORTED SERVICES • Sonarr and Radarr for TV and films • Lidarr for music and Listenarr for audiobooks • Prowlarr for indexer management • Bazarr for subtitles • Seerr for requests and discovery • Tautulli for streaming statistics DOWNLOAD CLIENTS • SABnzbd, NZBGet, qBittorrent, Transmission and Deluge FEATURES • A single dashboard for your whole stack • Release calendar and upcoming view • Live download queue and activity • Search across your connected services • Movie and TV discovery powered by TMDB • Connect multiple instances of each service • Push notifications for grabs, downloads and health alerts • Make space: find the old films and TV seasons taking up your disk and delete them safely Arrcade requires Sonarr, Radarr, Prowlarr or another supported open-source service running on your own hardware to function. It is a companion app for software you host yourself. This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB. Arrcade is free to use with two connections. A one-time Pro purchase adds unlimited connections, push notifications and Make space.

About

Quartermaster

Manage your self-hosted media and home infrastructure from a single, native iOS application. Browse, request, and monitor your entertainment stack, alongside servers, containers, and smart home devices. Offers a private, direct connection to your services without any cloud intermediaries.

Highlights
  • Unified media management
  • Server and container monitoring
  • Automated network switching
  • Diagnostic tools
  • Customizable interface
  • Private notifications
Features
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Quartermaster is a native iOS control centre for your self-hosted stack. Browse your library, request films and shows, watch what is downloading and control your servers from one app on iPhone, iPad and Apple silicon Mac. Entertainment brings your media servers, arr apps and downloaders together. Command Centre puts your servers, containers, network, storage and smart home within reach. KEY FEATURES - Your media, connected. Discover films and shows, request them through Seerr, manage titles in Radarr and Sonarr, and follow downloads into your library. Pro routing rules send requests to the right server. - Browse and watch. Now Playing, Continue Watching, Next Up and Recently Added for Jellyfin, Emby and Plex. Play films and episodes in the app, with audio and subtitle selection, AirPlay and Picture in Picture. - Know your library. See upcoming releases in a unified calendar, explore library statistics and discover your Taste Profile, calculated on your device. - Take control. Manage Docker containers and virtual machines, check NAS and drive health, control DNS blocking and inspect network devices. Read live stats and logs, control Home Assistant by room, and use a full SSH terminal with saved commands. - The Doctor. Find the cause of stalled downloads and blocked imports in plain English, with suggested fixes you can review and apply. - Home and away. Add local and remote addresses and let Quartermaster switch as your network changes. Keep different setups in separate profiles and use optional encrypted iCloud sync across your devices. - Family and friends. Give your household a simpler way to browse and request, with owner controls protected by a PIN. Pro is needed to create a Family setup; joining does not require another purchase. - QM Companion. Scan to import discovered services from your own Companion server. Pro adds live views of containers, stacks, volumes and updates, with controls governed by the permissions you approve. - Stay informed. Choose alerts for imports, failures, requests and server thresholds, plus a daily release digest. - Make it yours. Choose icons and accent colours, arrange your tabs and Home shortcuts, add a one-handed corner button, and use light or true black dark mode. Explore with realistic sample data before connecting anything. SUPPORTED SERVICES Media: Radarr, Sonarr, Lidarr, Jellyseerr, Overseerr, Seerr, DroppedNeedle, Shelfarr, ReadMeABook, Prowlarr, Jackett, NZBHydra2, Bazarr, SABnzbd, NZBGet, qBittorrent, Transmission, Deluge, qui, Jellyfin, Emby, Plex, Tautulli, Jellystat, Streamystats, Tracearr, Maintainerr, Wizarr, Tdarr, Dispatcharr, Immich, Audiobookshelf, Shelfmark, BookOrbit, Komga and Kavita. Infrastructure: Portainer, Dockhand, Komodo, Coolify, Arcane, Glances, Beszel, Scrutiny, Dozzle, Unraid, TrueNAS, Synology DSM, UGREEN NAS, Proxmox VE, Home Assistant, AdGuard Home, Pi-hole, Technitium, NextDNS, Control D, UniFi, Gluetun, Cloudflare, CrowdSec and SSH. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Quartermaster connects directly to your services. Credentials are protected in the system Keychain, and no Quartermaster account is required. Optional iCloud sync and backups encrypt your setup with your passphrase. Push notifications use an optional relay, or connect your own ntfy server for instant alerts. Apple and RevenueCat handle purchase validation. QUARTERMASTER PRO Use one service for free. Unlock unlimited services and all Pro features with a one-time lifetime purchase, an annual subscription or a monthly subscription. No feature tiers or add-ons. Available in English, French, Spanish and German. You need your own servers or service accounts. Quartermaster does not supply media and is not affiliated with the services it supports. Website: https://qmstack.com Support: https://qmstack.com/support Privacy Policy: https://www.qmstack.com/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Arrcade4 screens
Quartermaster4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Quartermaster at 5.0 against Arrcade's 1.0. Quartermaster also leads on ratings volume (42 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. Arrcade sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Quartermaster sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Quartermaster holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Quartermaster has 42 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Arrcade ships an update every 10 days, Quartermaster every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Arrcade versus Quartermaster: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArrcadeQuartermaster
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (42 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—92.6% of reviews
Number of ratings142 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB106 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBenjamin MortonLewis Egley

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Arrcade

One-time1
  • Arrcade Pro$5.99
5 purchases

Quartermaster

Subscriptions4
  • Quartermaster Pro (Monthly)$4.991 Month
  • Pro Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Continued Support2 variants$9.991 Month
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  • Pro Annual$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Quartermaster Pro$29.99

Questions

Is Arrcade free?
Arrcade is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Quartermaster free?
Quartermaster is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Arrcade or Quartermaster?
Quartermaster is rated higher. Arrcade averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Quartermaster averages 5.0 from 42 ratings.
Do Arrcade or Quartermaster have ads?
Neither Arrcade nor Quartermaster shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Arrcade or Quartermaster?
Arrcade ships an update every 10 days, and Quartermaster every 2 weeks. Most recently, Arrcade was updated on October 21, 2026 and Quartermaster on October 18, 2026.

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