Screeners vs Showcanon
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
Showcanon
This app helps you build a personal, ranked list of your favorite films and TV shows by voting in head-to-head matchups. Discover new content, manage your watchlist, and even create shared lists with friends to see where your tastes align or diverge. It uses a unique Elo rating system to determine your top 100 based on your actual viewing choices.
- Head-to-head film voting
- Personalized ranked canon
- Watchlist management
- Discover trending films and trailers
- Rank films with friends
- Community tournaments
- Shareable polls
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Which is the better film? Prove it. Showcanon turns your watch history into a ranked canon - not star ratings, not reviews. You vote in head-to-head matchups, and an Elo rating system (the one chess uses) builds your personal top 100 from the choices you actually make. RANK - Two posters. Tap the better one. Your canon reorders itself live, and every vote sharpens it. TRIAGE YOUR WATCHLIST - Swipe through a daily deck of recommendations: seen it, want it, not for me. Your wishlist builds itself. DISCOVER - Trending films, what's in theaters, tonight's best trailers, and open debates the community is voting on. REELS - A feed of trailers for films picked around your taste. RANK WITH FRIENDS - Shared lists with live consensus. Make a list, send one invite link, and see where your group actually agrees — and where it goes to war. WEEKLY SHOWDOWN - A community tournament every week. Sixteen films, one theme, everyone votes. SHARE THE ARGUMENT - Any matchup becomes a poll you can post anywhere. "Which is better?" — let your followers settle it. No ads. No 5-star ratings. Just your taste, taken seriously. Start as a guest - no account needed. Films and TV, powered by TMDB.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Showcanon at 3.5 against Screeners's 1.7. Screeners's advantage is ratings volume (25 vs 2) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ads, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Showcanon holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Screeners has 25 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Screeners ships an update every 3 weeks, Showcanon every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Screeners | Showcanon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.7 (25 ratings) | 3.5 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 18.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 25 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Vision Media Management & Fulfillment | Jake Abdow |
Customer experience
Screeners
Showcanon
In-app purchases
Screeners
No in-app purchases
Showcanon
No in-app purchases
