# Friendspire: Movies, TV, Books — Discover Great Recommendations > Personalized entertainment recommendations for movies, TV, books, and podcasts. (iPhone/iPad app by FriendSpire INC..) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/friendspire-movies-tv-books/id1435691931 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [FriendSpire INC.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1435691930) - Category: Entertainment, Social Networking - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Rating: 4.57/5 from 545 App Store ratings · 79 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 12+ - Requires: iOS 12.0 · 404 MB - Languages: English - Released: 2018-12-14 - Data updated: 2026-06-10 - Monetization: free with in-app purchases - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/friendspire-movies-tv-books/id1435691931/reviews.md ## What is Friendspire? Existing recommendation apps pretty much all suck. Generic content, ugly design, fake reviews, and plastered with ads. So we created a better and more fun way to find great recommendations – all in one place. We call it Friendspire, and we think it’s pretty awesome. Join now for free, and start finding great movies, tv-shows, books, and podcast recommendations! * Start getting the best recommendations for movies, TV shows, books, podcasts No more endless scrolling on Netflix, browsing generic movie recommendations on IMDb, or having to look at Goodreads terrible UI (yes, we went there) * Find out which streaming service any movie or TV show can be found on, and filter for services you have! So whether you have Netflix, Amazon Prime Vide, Disney+, Hulu, HBO Max, Peacock, Funimation or even Crunchyroll you can search for great movies and TV shows you know you can stream! * Save all of your recommendations in one place. No more confusing notes on your phone! You will get a dynamic list that you can filter and sort with all the items you have saved for later! Looking for a great book for he beach? Check your saved! Are you the designated tv guide for family movie night? Check your saved! Want to discover a podcast for a long drive? You guessed it! Check your saved! * Rate all of your favorites, and we will give you even better recommendations! We believe the best recommendations are personalized. So we use your genre preferences, who you choose to follow, and what movies, tv shows, books, or podcasts you like (or dont like) to find the best things for you! * Discover curated lists and build your own, that can easily be shared in or out of Friendspire. This could be a list of “TV shows to watch with my love”, “Books I want to read this year”, or even just a great list like “Top Anime Shows You Will Love” * Connect with friends or even make new ones. Always have their recommendations handy when you need them! Does your friend Raquel always know the best books to read? You can find them on her Friendspire! Need to find that podcast your friend Pedro mentioned (who never answers texts by the way). You can find it on Friendspire! * Connect with inspiring tastemakers like Reese Witherspoon’s Book Club, IMDb, Screen Rant, BBC, Rotten Tomatoes, The Guardian Film Reviews, New York TImes Bestsellers, New York Times Movie Reviews, Emmy Awards, LA Review of Books, Oprah’s Book Club, Publishers Weekly, Amazon’s Bestsellers, Podcastreview, DiscoverPods and many many more! * Get your streak going, unlock badges like “Social Butterfly, Binge King, Moviebuff, and even win special (secret shhhhhh!!) rewards! Oh, hi there! Thanks for reading to the end. You are either pretty intrigued or a serious App Store description enthusiast. Either way, I am not sure what more there is to say... Other than A LOT… Including the best algorithms ever built, easily find amazing recommendations in any genre, connect your profile to Instagram, compete with others and climb the leaderboards! So whether you are a professional movie critique, a self-proclaimed binger, or just a casual bookworm we are excited to welcome you to our community! If you sign up for our premium version please note that the monthly subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. The payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. You can manage app subscriptions in your iTunes Account settings or through your iPhone settings. If you wish to read up on the terms of use (EULA) please follow this link: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Have fun! ## Key features - Personalized recommendations - Streaming service availability - Save and organize favorites - Curated and user-created lists - Connect with friends - Follow tastemakers - Gamified rewards ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **Subscriptions** | Subscription | Price | Period | | --- | --- | --- | | Premium | $2.99 | per month | ## What do users think of Friendspire? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - ⭐ Amazing app - 👍 User-friendly interface - 🤝 Helpful community - 🔍 Great recommendations - 📚 Useful for books/movies/shows - 💬 Genuine and trustworthy reviews **Cons** - 🐛 Buggy and laggy - 💰 Paywall for key features - 🇨🇦 Limited for non-US users - 🔍 Inconsistent search/filtering - 🔒 Login/account issues **Commonly reported bugs** - Freezes during onboarding - Inconsistent 'where to watch' information - Crashes when switching between screens **Most requested features** - Add video games category - Improve streaming service integration - Allow shared lists with friends - Provide more personalized recommendations - Add audio review option ## Recent user reviews (10 of 79) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/friendspire-movies-tv-books/id1435691931/reviews.md ### 5/5 — It’s not working? *2024-02-18* So basically, I downloaded the app because the review was good and all but then when I downloaded it and it said sign up on Google, I did it right and I kept pressing my account, pressing it and pressing it to go, and you know start using the app right and select pressing sign up with Google sign up with Google and then I press my user name I mean like my Google account and I kept doing it and doing it and doing it and doing it and then I kept kicking me out telling me to go back in the Google thing and then I’m just fed up now. I’m sorry if you guys are taking this harshly I just wanna know how to fix it, thank you for your time. Please give me advice, but I will give it a five cause I saw a good reviews ### 1/5 — Can’t log on *2023-11-20* Have tried so many times and can’t log onto this app even though I have signed on originally with my gmail it is now not recognised. Very infuriating as now I have no idea what I have read this year and all my lists have gone. There isn’t an option to just change my password, and when I type my email in manually it is also not recognised. I asked my friends about this and they said the same thing that they now can’t log in. ### 1/5 — please help *2023-11-11* app is broken and won't let me long back in. just keeps saying "oopsie something went wrong. let's try again" and it's the same on my friends phone ### 4/5 — Error when trying to use the app *2023-10-14* I really like the app but recently it’s not letting me use it, so I deleted logged out and tried again now it wont let me log back in and just keeps erroring. Iv done a report thing but the bug is still not fixed. ### 3/5 — Must pay $3/month to rate more movies? *2023-08-08* Nice app, but I shouldn’t have to pay $3/month just to rate movies / tv shows as I watch them. That’s the whole point of this app, and it helps you recommend content to me + all your other users. Instead, offer real features to Premium users, like the ability to create multiple lists, or more advanced recommendation options. ### 5/5 — The Ultimate Recommendation App with Unbeatable Support *2023-05-19* Shoutout to Morten 🙌 I have been using Friendspire for a while now and I have to say, it's easily one of the best apps out there for discovering and sharing recommendations. As a regular user, I rely on it heavily for finding new TV shows to consume, as well as for keeping track of my own recommendations to share with friends. Recently, I encountered an issue with the app that prevented me from accessing my account. I was worried I would lose all my saved recommendations, but the support team at Friendspire went above and beyond to help me resolve the issue. Their response time was incredibly fast and they were so helpful and understanding throughout the whole process. Thanks to their support, I was able to get back into my account and all of my saved recommendations were still there. I was so impressed with their level of customer service and their dedication to making sure their users have the best possible experience with the app. Overall, I would highly recommend Friendspire to anyone looking for a great recommendation app. It's user-friendly, intuitive, and has a fantastic support team that goes above and beyond to help their users. Five stars all around! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ### 5/5 — Best App to share Movies/Shows with friends! *2022-12-31, version 11.6* I’ve been trying to find one App that allows to create lists of movies/shows you’ve seen, but also see what your friends and other people are seeing and reviewing. IMDB or Rotten Tomatoes don’t let you do that, but Friendspire does! Plus it tells you where to watch based on your country, and many more things. While it still has some room for improvement in UX and it does get glitchy often, it works very well for it’s purpose. Thank you!! ### 1/5 — Can’t even use the app without a subscription *2022-11-01* When opening and setting up the app it says nothing about a paid subscription. However once the setup of you account is all done it only allows me to do a 7 day free trial without the option to skip the free trail. I personally never use free trails as I forget that I have them and end up paying money for something I don’t intend to so I always just settle for the free limited options. but there is no free version, at least not a free version that you can get to without having to proceed with the free trail. This really gets on my nerves as it doesn’t say anything about this before all of the setup and it doesn’t inform if there is a free option or not at all. ### 1/5 — Showing me the specific type of films I said I didn’t want *2022-10-13* I literally clicked everything except action movies on the movies you like section and then further specified that I do not like action movies in the genres you don’t like section (which btw is a terrible selection as most of them are the same type of movie) yet as soon as I got to the main page all I see are action/superhero movies? I don’t understand how I told you 3+times “I don’t like action movies” and your response was “how about you try a whole page full of action movies?!:D” ### 3/5 — Only worthwhile with premium *2022-09-13* I’ve been using the app for 2 weeks and would have recommended it to anyone, however, after the 2 weeks past my premium features fell off and I was encouraged to subscribe. ANOTHER subscription is the opposite of what I or probably ANYONE needs right now - had it been a one-off purchase I’d likely have bitten the bullet & paid the fee. Instead, I uninstalled. ## Frequently asked questions about Friendspire ### What does Friendspire do? Friendspire helps you discover personalized recommendations for movies, TV shows, books, and podcasts. It aims to provide a better and more fun way to find great content compared to existing recommendation apps. ### What are the key features of Friendspire? Key features include personalized recommendations based on your preferences, finding where to stream movies and TV shows, saving and organizing your favorite content, creating and sharing curated lists, connecting with friends, and following tastemakers. ### Is Friendspire free to use? Yes, Friendspire is free to join and use. The app also offers in-app purchases, which may unlock additional features or content. ### What kind of content can I find recommendations for? You can find recommendations for movies, TV shows, books, and podcasts. The app aims to cover a wide range of genres and content types within these categories. ### How does Friendspire personalize recommendations? The app personalizes recommendations by using your genre preferences, the people you choose to follow, and your ratings of movies, TV shows, books, or podcasts. This helps tailor suggestions to your specific tastes. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 11.6 — 2022-09-13 We've added a new carousel that uses your latest ratings to find more cool stuff for you! And then we've obviously made a few tweaks here and there as always. See you on FS ### 11.5 — 2022-08-22 After much work we're excited to add streaming info in 51 countries. We also fixed a bunch of small bugs here and there. Get ready for next week where we have a great update for yall. See you on FS ### 11.4 — 2022-08-11 Lovely Friendspirers! We've got some awesome updates for you this week. We've simplified our badges section and added some fun users insight so you can see which is your most rated genre, how much your rated in each category this month vs. last and many other fun stats. If you have feedback don't be stranger and hit me up at morten@friendspire.com! See you on FS ### 11.3 — 2022-07-28 As always we went into direct combat with a few nasty bugs, reported by our wonderful users - that's you! We also continued iterating on our new premium offering which we are still experimenting with and fine tuning! If you have feedback for us please reach out to morten@friendspire.com. Take care and stay safe ### 11.2 — 2022-07-23 A few bug fixes regarding streaming in UK ## Apps similar to Friendspire | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [trakt.TV Shows & Movies](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/trakttv-shows-and-movies/id1514873602) | 4.1 (1,151) | Free | Entertainment | | [Bingebound](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bingebound/id1526897569) | 4.7 (335) | Free | Entertainment | | [Movie Tracker: Watchlist](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/movie-tracker-watchlist/id6443877426) | 4.6 (404) | Free | Entertainment | | [PopViewers: Movie & TV Tracker](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/popviewers-movie-and-tv-tracker/id1367192101) | 4.4 (68) | Free | Entertainment | | [RecSpot - What to Watch or Eat](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/recspot-what-to-watch-or-eat/id1551817477) | 4.7 (75) | Free | Entertainment | | [Viewfinder - Movies & TV Shows](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/viewfinder-movies-and-tv-shows/id1500684505) | 4.6 (132) | Free | Entertainment | --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-06-10.*