Locked behind hidden paywall
App is advertised as free or Atleast no ads mention the pay wall. But you get hit with the subscription notice before you’re done even making an account. 30$ a month is literally outrageous. Stay far away from
Worthless
It was obvious as soon as I began using this app that it was created not by movie lovers, but by soulless tech entrepreneurs. From the bland, condescending “positivity” of the introductory text, to the outrageous pricing, to the AI chats, to the relatively featureless and clunky interface, this app—which the company keeps hyping via paid influencers—is an immediate delete-from-my-device. And devs, don’t bother replying to this review with your prefab damage-control script.
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Scammm
$50 / year for a movie rating service for what. This should be free. At most, one standard price of $2.99.
Poor App
Did not make good recommendations for movies or friends. Tiers are not customizable and follow a nonsensical scale. The same movies are constantly listed/suggested rather than uploading new options. If I scrolled past it and hit refresh, refresh all new movies, not just a few. Royal waste of time.
Fun app!
I never write reviews, but I am loving MoviePal. It’s such a fun and easy way to keep track of movies, rank them, and see what my friends are watching. I especially love the DM feature and FYP, it makes discovering movies and sharing recommendations so much more fun. Such a great app!
Response from developer
Thank you for your review!
Wannabe Letterboxd, but you have to pay for it
The title says it. Why would I pay for a subscription to this when a better version exists for free?
Unless you hate star ratings and prefer letters, this is pointless.
Unless you hate star ratings and prefer letters, this is pointless.
Doomed business model
Advertised as a social media matchup engine and AI recommended by pairing you with other movie lovers with similar ratings for movies. Basic economics teaches us that this is network economies of scale—but early adopters are being charged an insane $30/month. Who would pay that except by accident? So you’re not actually going to meet anyone. If 300 million people were on this and it was a real social network rather than just movies, maybe worth it, but not for first adopters. Not even worth the time to try the free trial because your data is deleted the minute your free trial ends.
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Paywall is unfortunate
I got the subscription trial to try it out — I liked it. But, while it's not too expensive, it's not something I'd pay that much for. What is unfortunate is if the trial ends, you loose your account and everything you've saved. I wanted to look at my list, at very least, but it's not possible anymore. I get if the paywall was for being able to share rankings and connect with similar movie fans, but the entire account? There should at least be a free limited version with ads or something, in my opinion. It's 3/5 stars because I recognize that if I want this app, I suppose I should pay for it, but it doesn't seem right to wipe an account after subscription ends. Maybe a free version, however limited, would be a good option. There is plenty of free competition out there.
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Disgusting
Paywall
Misleading and useless App
This was marketed as the Tinder of movie apps, but it's actually a paid app that focuses on ranking movies. It also has a strong emphasis on streaming movies. Well, I don't have a single streaming service; I have over 1200 4K & Blu-Rays, however. Long live physical media!
Made a friend!!
Honestly wasn't expecting to have matches with ppl who also like the movies I do haha
Response from developer
Thank you for your review! We're glad you've been involved in the MoviePal community - enjoy!
not free
kind of insane to have an app that you can download for FREE but can’t even use without a $60 subscription. waste of time and lowkey shady tbh
Favorite new app
Awesome new app to log movies and shows by tier. Been able to DM other users on the app that have the same taste in movies and shows as me, which has been really cool. Enjoying it so far and found a bunch of movie recs that I had never heard of before. Excited to continue to use it and log my
movies!
movies!
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Response from developer
Thanks for your review! If you haven't already, be sure to set a profile photo as well so others in the MoviePal community can recognize you!
Extremely Misleading
Downloaded this along with Letterboxd for movie recommendations and was disappointed. The app charges an absurd amount of money for what is basically just movie rankings, a feature plenty of free apps already offer.
On top of that, most user profiles look like bots with uncanny AI generated profile pictures. The whole app feels like a ghost town and honestly gives off “Dead Internet Theory” vibes.
I’m assuming most of the 5 star reviews are just paid for bots.
On top of that, most user profiles look like bots with uncanny AI generated profile pictures. The whole app feels like a ghost town and honestly gives off “Dead Internet Theory” vibes.
I’m assuming most of the 5 star reviews are just paid for bots.
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Rip Off
They claim to give 3 free days, but on the 3rd day instead of waiting until exactly 72 hrs they charge you in the morning hours so you don’t cancel. Total rip off and really sad definitely not worth the money.
You have to pay a subscription to use it also, it’s AI
Just use letterbox it’s better for the environment and your wallet
not a free app + potential undisclosed ads
all of the ads (undisclosed btw) for this app claim that this is a great letterboxed alternative as it’s so much better because you can send DMs. maybe it is a better app than letterboxd… i will never know because as soon as i tried to give it a try and make an account, i was prompted to start a free trial that would auto renew for $30 a month. mind u, this app is marketed as basically just a movie recommendation (ai?) machine. you can also rank movies in tier lists and “connect with other movie lovers”.
lettterboxd is free. there is an option to pay through patreon for no ads and other premium features but the app is completely usable and enjoyable without a subscription. this app feels like a cash grab rather than and genuine attempt to cater towards and create an app that film and tv lovers have wanted for a long time.
i wanted to genuine give this app a try, however, i will not waste my time or money on an app that pretty much already exists and has a way bigger community. letterboxd definitely isn’t perfect (that’s why i wanted to try this app in the first place after hearing about it in undisclosed ads on instagram!) but at least it’s not shady.
lettterboxd is free. there is an option to pay through patreon for no ads and other premium features but the app is completely usable and enjoyable without a subscription. this app feels like a cash grab rather than and genuine attempt to cater towards and create an app that film and tv lovers have wanted for a long time.
i wanted to genuine give this app a try, however, i will not waste my time or money on an app that pretty much already exists and has a way bigger community. letterboxd definitely isn’t perfect (that’s why i wanted to try this app in the first place after hearing about it in undisclosed ads on instagram!) but at least it’s not shady.
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Meh
This all sucks. TikTok was promoting this like it was letterboxd. Its not. No social activity. Lame. Don’t download
Needs More
I’m very new to the app so probably have found everything out quite yet but one thing I’d love is a profile picture to add. Very basic app for movie fans to recommend movies/shows and see others tier listings.
Response from developer
Thanks for your review! We listened to your feedback and not only can you add profile photos now, you can also DM everyone on the app and make new film friends, enjoy!
There’s a paywall
Don’t trust any of the reviews or the people recommending this there’s no free option. Stick to letterboxd
