# Letterboxd — The social app for film lovers

> Social network for film lovers to log, review, and discover movies. (iPhone/iPad app by Letterboxd.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/letterboxd/id1054271011 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Letterboxd](https://appshunter.io/developer/1054271010)
- Category: Social Networking, Entertainment
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.80/5 from 88,264 App Store ratings · 1,928 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 17+
- Requires: iOS 17.5 · 135 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2016-03-15
- Data updated: 2026-08-27
- Monetization: freemium
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/letterboxd/id1054271011/reviews.md

## What is Letterboxd?

Letterboxd for iOS puts the popular social network for film lovers on your iPhone or iPad, so you can log films and catch up on your friends’ activity with ease.

Sign in with your existing account (or create one for free) to enjoy our native app interface. These features of the web experience are supported, with more to come:

– Sign in (with 1Password support) or create an account
– Browse popular, highly rated and most anticipated films (including our official list of the Top 250 Narrative Features)
– Log films with date, rating, review and tags
– View film info (including cast & crew, popular lists and reviews) and rate, like, watchlist or mark as watched
– View (and filter) your activity feed
– Read and comment on reviews and lists
– Create and edit lists
– View member profiles including films, reviews, diary entries, tags, stats and more
– Follow members to see their activity in your feed
– Filter and sort collections of films based on specific criteria
– Search for films, content and people
– Edit your profile settings

Our app offers account upgrades:

– Upgrade to 1 Year of Letterboxd Pro or Patron
– Pro tier adds annual and all-time stats pages based on your account activity, advanced activity and streaming service filters (including the option to pick and filter by the streaming services you subscribe to, powered by JustWatch.com), list cloning and removes third-party ads.
– Patron tier provides all the benefits of Pro, plus the option to customize film posters, backdrops on your profile and content (if available), additional stats, a listing in the Patrons directory on our website and early access to new features.
– Payment is charged to your iTunes Account when you confirm purchase and your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renewal is disabled at least 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Your iTunes account will be charged for a renewal up to 24 hours before the end of each current period, at the same annual fee.
– You can manage your subscription and disable auto-renewals in the App Store app following purchase.
– Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited if you purchase a subscription to that publication, where applicable

Our terms of use are always available at: https://letterboxd.com/legal/terms-of-use/

We welcome your feedback regarding Letterboxd for iOS. Please email us: hello@letterboxd.com

## Key features

- Log films with ratings and reviews
- Browse popular and highly-rated films
- Create and edit custom film lists
- Follow friends and view their activity
- Track viewing history and stats
- Discover films via streaming service filters (Pro)

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Letterboxd Pro (1 Year) | $18.99 | per year |
| Letterboxd Patron (1 Year) | $48.99 | per year |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Video Store Rental | $7.99 | one-time |
| Video Store Rental | $8.99 | one-time |
| Video Store Rental | $19.99 | one-time |
| Video Store Rental | $3.99 | one-time |
| Video Store Rental | $4.99 | one-time |
| Video Store Rental | $5.99 | one-time |
| Video Store Rental | $6.99 | one-time |
| Video Store Rental | $9.99 | one-time |
| Video Store Rental | $14.99 | one-time |
| Video Store Rental | $19.99 | one-time |
| Video Store Rental | $3.99 | one-time |


## Chart rankings

- #24 in Top Free · Social Networking (US App Store)
- #57 in Top Grossing · Social Networking (US App Store)

## What do users think of Letterboxd?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 👍 Great app for movie lovers
- 🚀 Smooth and intuitive interface
- 💡 Useful features like movie logging and reviews
- 👍 Helpful community and social aspects
- 👍 Comprehensive movie database

**Cons**

- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- 🐛 Logging out issues
- 🐛 Rendering and UI glitches
- 🔋 Audio playback issues with ads
- 🔒 Privacy concerns with user tracking

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Inability to save or edit reviews
- Search and navigation issues
- Inconsistent behavior when switching between app and website
- Syncing and data loss problems when switching devices

**Most requested features**

- Add TV show support
- Improve social features like notifications and commenting
- Implement offline functionality
- Add more customization options
- Introduce a cheaper tier for basic features

## Recent user reviews (10 of 1,928)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/letterboxd/id1054271011/reviews.md

### 5/5 — 5 stars

*2026-08-25, version 4.12.3*

the greatest app to hit the app store

### 4/5 — PLEASE ADD THIS FEATURE.

*2026-08-25, version 4.12.3*

I love Letterboxd, but I cannot understand why they don’t let you review TV shows. Especially episodes. For real. Imagine you could review every episode of Breaking Bad? Rate it??? I cannot understand why this is NOT a feature.

### 4/5 — Suggestion for favorite movie slot

*2026-08-24, version 4.12.3*

Add a 5 slot in the favorite movies area

### 4/5 — better than fake review IMDb

*2026-08-24, version 4.12.3*

i got so tired of trying to find quality reviews to help me decide if a movie is worth my time. IMDb has become a cesspool of paid for reviews which are pretty easy to identify, but I still don't want to waste time filtering through that slop. rotten tomatoes is another kind of bad with vested critics more concerned with licking the boots of studios or overly hyped directors. [update] I wish Letterboxd included aspect ratio filmed at like IMDb does.

### 1/5 — Support team ignores you

*2026-08-23, version 4.12.3*

I fall into the small percentage of users that pay for Patron, their top-tier membership. When I respectfully reach out to their helpdesk or Data team with a simple request, I get completely ignored. It is extremely unprofessional and rude. Their support staff literally refuses to do their job.

### 1/5 — What works?

*2026-08-23, version 4.12.3*

Okay maybe I don’t get it. 

- I turn off dark mode and it still stays black

- There’s no way to add a movie to my list from the movie page?

- There’s no “to watch list” to add to? So I keep creating a list and adding a movie, “saving” and it never does. It saves the list but not the movies I add. 

Am I being a dodo here? How does this have 4.8 stars?

### 2/5 — Investing Everywhere but the User Experience

*2026-08-23, version 4.12.3*

Letterboxd is an excellent concept undermined by persistent reliability problems. The service suffers from recurring outages and server instability, but the bigger issue is that even when the site is technically “up,” core functionality can be unreliable. Changes to Watchlists, Lists, reviews, ratings, and other account data can take an unreasonably long time to propagate or fail to appear where they should at all. A change being successfully saved should not mean waiting 10+ minutes before the rest of the site recognizes it.

This is especially frustrating for paying users because these aren't merely cosmetic bugs; they undermine the basic premise of a database-driven service. Filters and other features can produce stale or incorrect results because they aren't consistently reflecting the user's own data. Letterboxd has built an indispensable product and community, but its infrastructure and data reliability increasingly feel like an afterthought. For a paid service, recurring downtime and inconsistent data synchronization are difficult to justify, and users deserve substantially better transparency and reliability.

I have such little confidence in their servers that I now have a schedule to routinely backup my account data. This is the only platform I use that requires such handholding and nuance.

The service also lacks the privacy features one would expect from any mature platform of this kind. Privacy is a right, not a privilege. The absence of fundamental user privacy controls makes the service unusable, impractical, or unnecessarily inconvenient for many users.

While I love what Letterboxd could be (and, in those brief moments when everything works as it should, what it actually is) these shortcomings are difficult to excuse for a company with likely more than 17 million users, many of whom pay for the service.

It genuinely pains me to write such a damning review of a service I’ve used and paid for for nearly half a decade, and one that I still love so much about. But it increasingly feels as though little or no meaningful resources are being devoted to resolving these longstanding issues, and I’m becoming deeply disenchanted. The excitement I once felt about recommending the service to others has faded. More and more, I find myself telling people that, as much as I want to recommend it, it simply isn’t worth it.

I look forward to the day when I can restore my 5 star rating.

### 1/5 — Trash app

*2026-08-22, version 4.12.3*

Got banned after 2 strikes, woke garbage app

### 1/5 — Moderators? More like, Terminators

*2026-08-21, version 4.12.3*

You can get away with hate, bile, and bigotry, on this app; but only against straight white men.

### 2/5 — Subscription is expensive for what it is.

*2026-08-19, version 4.12.3*

Lots of ads.

## Frequently asked questions about Letterboxd

### What does this app do?

This app is a social network for film lovers. It allows you to log films you've watched, rate them, write reviews, and create custom lists. You can also see what your friends are watching and discover new movies.

### What are the key features?

Key features include logging films with dates, ratings, and tags; browsing popular and highly-rated films; creating and editing lists; viewing member profiles and activity feeds; and following other users. Premium users get advanced stats and streaming service filters.

### How much does the app cost?

The app is free to download and use with basic features. There are optional account upgrades, Letterboxd Pro and Patron, which are available as annual subscriptions. These offer enhanced features like detailed stats and ad removal.

### What devices is this app compatible with?

This app is available for iOS devices, specifically iPhones and iPads. You can sign in with an existing account or create a new one for free.

### What are common use cases for this app?

Common use cases include keeping a diary of all the movies you've seen, creating themed film lists (e.g., 'Best Sci-Fi Movies'), discovering new films based on recommendations from friends or popular lists, and engaging with a community of fellow film enthusiasts.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 4.12.3 — 2026-06-23

– Miscellaneous bug fixes and improvements

### 4.12.1 — 2026-06-07

– Miscellaneous bug fixes and improvements

### 4.11.5 — 2026-05-20

– Miscellaneous bug fixes and improvements

### 4.11.4 — 2026-05-12

– Miscellaneous bug fixes and improvements

### 4.11.3 — 2026-04-28

– Introducing Official Lists section on the Browse page 
– Miscellaneous bug fixes and improvements

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