# Let's Watch Something — Movie Ideas fast.

> Movie Ideas fast. (iPhone/iPad app by John Bush.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lets-watch-something/id6762494832 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [John Bush](https://appshunter.io/developer/1892743664)
- Category: Entertainment
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 15.1 · 52 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2026-04-30
- Data updated: 2026-06-26
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lets-watch-something/id6762494832/reviews.md

## What is Let's Watch Something?

Can't decide what to watch? Chip's got you.

Step into a corner video store that never closed. Behind the counter is Chip — your friendly 1990s video store clerk who happens to live inside your phone. He knows every movie. He knows every show. And he's been waiting all night to help you pick the perfect one.

Whether you're flying solo, settling in with someone special, or trying to wrangle the whole group into agreeing on something, Chip can help.

Tell Chip the vibe.
"Something funny but smart." "A thriller I haven't seen." "That weird sci-fi feeling." Just say it like you'd say it to a friend. Chip listens, asks a follow-up if he needs to, and hands you exactly four picks — two movies and two shows — with trailers, ratings, and where to stream them.

Search by actor or actress.
Type a name. Chip pulls their best work — the iconic stuff, the underrated gems, the things you forgot they were in. One tap and you're watching the trailer.

Just want to swipe?
Open the swipe deck and rip through hand-picked posters left or right, Tinder-style. The ones you like land in your watchlist.

Watch Together.
Start a group session, share the code with up to a few friends, and everyone swipes the same deck. The first movie everyone in the group says yes to wins. No more 45-minute negotiations.

Take the quiz.
Five quick questions about what you're in the mood for. Chip studies your answers and serves up four custom picks tailored to your night.

Save for later.
Anything Chip recommends or you swipe right on lands in your watchlist, ready when you are.

Why people love Chip:
• Real personality — not a sterile algorithm
• Powered by The Movie Database (TMDB), so the data is current and complete
• Trailers, ratings, cast, and streaming availability all in one tap
• No ads. No tracking. No advertising ID. We don't know who you are and we don't want to.
• Works offline-friendly for browsing your watchlist
• Designed for evenings on the couch, not for selling your data

Privacy first.
Your watchlist lives on your device. We don't collect your viewing habits, we don't sell anything to anyone, and we don't run ads. The only data Chip ever sees is the question you ask him — and that's only so he can answer it.

Free to use.
The whole app. No paywalls, no premium tier, no "unlock more recommendations" upsell. Just Chip, the video store, and your next favorite movie.

Pop the popcorn. Dim the lights. Let's watch something.


## Version history (last 4 releases)

### 1.0.6 — 2026-06-11

Updated backend GPT version.

### 1.0.5 — 2026-05-21

*The swipe deck now fetches TMDB pages on demand instead of loading a fixed pool upfront — you can swipe indefinitely without running out of cards
*Expanded the available pool to include more movies and TV shows per page
*Improved error handling for bad page numbers and temporary TMDB outages (server returns a retryable 503 instead of silently ending the deck)

### 1.0.4 — 2026-05-11

The swipe deck no longer has a ceiling. Previously, Chip would pre-load a fixed pool of ~160 movies and TV shows when the server started. Once you swiped through all of them, you'd hit "All caught up!" permanently until the server restarted. Now:

Pages load on demand. Instead of one big upfront pool, the server fetches a fresh batch from TMDB each time you near the end of the deck — so you can keep swiping indefinitely.
Up to ~10,000 titles available. TMDB has 500 pages of popular movies and TV shows. Each swipe-deck page maps directly to one TMDB page, so the deck is effectively bottomless.
Same deterministic order. Your session seed + page number still controls the shuffle, so two people with the same session see the same cards in the same order.
Smarter error handling. If TMDB has a momentary hiccup, the app gets a retryable signal instead of silently treating the outage as "end of deck." Pages are also cached for an hour so repeated fetches of the same batch are free.

### 1.0 — 2026-05-01

No release notes.

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