Comparison

CtrlMovie vs WDYT

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

CtrlMovie

Control the narrative of interactive feature films and games by making decisions for the protagonist. Save your progress and achievements to your account across different CtrlMovie experiences. This companion app enhances your viewing and gaming sessions.

Highlights
  • Make decisions in interactive films
  • Control story progression
  • Link to CtrlMovie games
  • Save achievements and progress
  • Companion app functionality
Features
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The CtrlMovie app allows you to make decisions for the protagonist at screenings of CtrlMovie interactive feature films. Be it at your local movie theatre or at home on your favourite gaming platform, you and your friends collectively control the movie's story. You can also link the app to any CtrlMovie game, allowing you to save hard earned achievements and progress to your CtrlMovie account. Please note: This is a companion app to your CtrlMovie account. In order to use the app you will need to use it whilst watching a CtrlMovie in a movie theatre, or a CtrlMovie game at home such as ‘Late Shift – Your Decisions Are You’.

About

WDYT

Features
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You don't have to know what you're asking. Just say it. Hold the button and mumble what you're weighing — “what should I eat…” — and snap the menu if there is one. WDYT works out the actual question and the options, shows them to you to fix, and only then gives you an answer, with a number for how sure it is. HOW IT WORKS • Speak, don't type. English through Apple's recogniser; Mandarin through SenseVoice running on your phone. Audio never leaves the device. • It phrases the question for you. A generator model (Google Gemini or OpenAI, your own key) reads your words and up to three photos and writes the question, the options, and “what I picked up” from the photos. • You stay in charge. Edit the question, delete an option, add one it missed, correct what it read. Nothing is decided until you confirm. • A decision, not an essay. The answer comes from TypeSafe's Jev (via OpenRouter or TypeSafe directly, your own key) — a model that returns a typed choice with calibrated probabilities in under half a second. • Honest about uncertainty. When it's 55/45 it says so. When you gave it nothing to go on, it says that too, and lets you add one sentence and ask again. • It learns you, if you let it. Two plain files — identity.md and soul.md — hold who you are and how you decide. Off by default; editable any time. BRING YOUR OWN KEYS WDYT has no servers and no accounts. It needs two keys: one for the generator — Gemini (Google AI Studio) or OpenAI — and one for the decision model — OpenRouter or TypeSafe. Both are pay-as-you-go on your own accounts; a typical question costs well under a cent. Keys live in the iOS Keychain and go only to the provider they belong to. ENTERTAINMENT ONLY Answers come from AI models and can be wrong. For anything that matters — health, money, legal matters, safety, relationships, work — consult a qualified professional and use your own judgment. You use WDYT at your own risk; the app and its developer are not responsible for any decision made with it or any loss arising from one. WDYT PRO WDYT is free for 7 days after you first install it. After that, keep using it with WDYT Pro: Monthly US$1.99, Yearly US$19.99 (auto-renewing), or Lifetime US$29.99 (one-time). Every plan includes everything; prices may vary by region. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel in Settings › Apple ID › Subscriptions. Privacy policy: https://wdytai.app/privacy/ · Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

CtrlMovie4 screens
WDYT3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CtrlMovie at none against WDYT's 3. CtrlMovie also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). WDYT's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 weeks). On price and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. WDYT sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. CtrlMovie asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CtrlMovie ships an update every 2 weeks, WDYT every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
CtrlMovie versus WDYT: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCtrlMovieWDYT
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (14 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews31.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCtrlMovieJiayan Lin

In-app purchases

None

CtrlMovie

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

WDYT

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is CtrlMovie free?
CtrlMovie is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is WDYT free?
WDYT is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do CtrlMovie or WDYT have ads?
Neither CtrlMovie nor WDYT shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CtrlMovie or WDYT?
CtrlMovie ships an update every 2 weeks, and WDYT every 6 days. Most recently, CtrlMovie was updated on November 2, 2026 and WDYT on October 29, 2026.

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