Screeners vs Academy Members
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Screeners
This app provides a secure platform for viewing video content on iOS devices. Access to certain materials requires user credentials. It is designed for entertainment professionals to stream content.
- Secure screening platform
- View video materials
- iOS device compatibility
- Requires user credentials
- Content streaming
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Vision Media is entertainment's leading secure screening platform. The Vision Media Screeners app allows users to view video materials on their iOS device. This application will require user credentials in order to access some content. If you have any questions, please contact us at support@visionmedia.com. To start streaming your content securely, visit visionmedia.com
Academy Members
This app provides exclusive access to Academy members, offering the latest news, screening information, and industry discussions. Members can also stream titles eligible for awards consideration directly on their devices.
- Latest Academy news updates
- Screening and event information
- Industry discussions forum
- Stream award-eligible titles
- Exclusive member access
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The Academy Members app extends existing Academy membership features to the iPhone and iPad. Academy Members can stay updated on the latest Academy news, access information about screenings and events, engage in industry discussions with fellow members, and stream titles eligible for awards consideration. Please note that this app is exclusively available to Academy Members.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Academy Members at 4.1 against Screeners's 1.7. Screeners's advantage is review sentiment (18% vs 0%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Academy Members holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 1.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 25 and 20 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 18% of Screeners's written reviews are positive against 0% of Academy Members's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Screeners ships an update every 3 weeks, Academy Members every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Screeners | Academy Members |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.7 (25 ratings) | 4.1 (20 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 18.2% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 25 — better | 20 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 108 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Vision Media Management & Fulfillment | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Customer experience
Screeners
Academy Members
In-app purchases
Screeners
No in-app purchases
Academy Members
No in-app purchases
Questions
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