Letterboxd vs Paw Mayor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Letterboxd
Connect with fellow movie enthusiasts to track your viewing history, share reviews, and discover new films. Log movies, rate them, and engage with a vibrant community of cinephiles.
- Log films with date, rating, and review
- Browse popular and highly rated films
- View and filter activity feed
- Read and comment on reviews
- Create and edit film lists
- Follow members and see their activity
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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
Paw Mayor
Nominate your pet to become the local "Paw Mayor" and rally your neighborhood to vote them into office. Track live rankings, vote trends, and discover surging candidates in this fun, real-time election simulation.
- Pet nomination for local office
- Real-time leaderboards
- Vote trend analysis
- Daily voting streaks
- Candidate following
- Pro subscription for enhanced features
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Paw Mayor turns your neighborhood into a friendly election... and your pet could win! Nominate your pup or kitty or any pet, rally your block, and watch the leaderboard climb in real time. Every vote counts toward crowning the next Paw Mayor of your town. WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT • Swipe to Vote - fast, fun, one-paw-tap voting on local candidates • Live Rankings - see who's leading your neighborhood, ZIP code, and town • Vote Trends - track every candidate's momentum with beautiful charts • Hot Right Now - discover the pets surging in the last 24 hours • Your Candidates - follow your favorites and get notified when ranks change • Badges & Streaks - keep your daily voting streak alive and earn rewards PAW MAYOR PRO Upgrade for the full campaign trail: • 10 votes every day • Exclusive gold badge • Advanced candidate analytics Free members get 2 votes per week. The election runs on a live countdown, when the clock hits zero, your town crowns its winner. Nominate. Vote. Celebrate. May the best pet win! https://pawmayor.github.io/privacy https://pawmayor.github.io/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Paw Mayor at none against Letterboxd's shown. Paw Mayor also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). Letterboxd's advantage is ratings volume (88K vs 2) and chart position (#18 vs unranked). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Letterboxd sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $18.99 per year and Paw Mayor sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Paw Mayor holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Letterboxd has 88K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Letterboxd ships an update fortnightly, Paw Mayor every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Letterboxd | Paw Mayor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (88K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 59.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 88K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #18 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.5 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 138 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Letterboxd | David Kleiman |
Customer experience
Letterboxd
Paw Mayor
Bugs and requests
Letterboxd
Reported bugs
4 issues- 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
Requested features
5 requests- 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
Paw Mayor
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Letterboxd
- Letterboxd Pro (1 Year)$18.991 Year
- Letterboxd Patron (1 Year)$48.991 Year
- Video Store Rental$3.99
- Video Store Rental$4.99
- Video Store Rental$5.99
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- Video Store Rental$6.99
- Video Store Rental$9.99
- Video Store Rental$14.99
- Video Store Rental2 variants$19.99
Paw Mayor
- Rival Watch Monthly$0.991 Month
- Paw Mayor Pro - Monthly$4.991 Month
- Paw Mayor Pro - Yearly$39.991 Year
- Theme Pack - Basic$0.99
- Theme Pack - Plus$1.99
- Spotlight Boost$2.99
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- Theme Pack - Deluxe$2.99
- Nomination Entry$4.99
- Elite bundle$14.99
- 50 Votes$49.99







