Movie Base vs DearBella
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Movie Base
Discover and explore a vast collection of movies. Find your favorites and delve into detailed information about films.
- Search movie database
- Explore movie details
- Discover favorite films
- Extensive film collection
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Search and explore from a huge database of movies including your favorite!
DearBella
This app acts as your personal movie companion, understanding your mood and preferences to suggest the perfect film. It learns your taste over time, offering personalized recommendations and a shareable watchlist.
- Mood-based movie suggestions
- Personalized taste learning
- Swipe to discover films
- Daily unique picks
- Shareable watchlist recaps
- Distraction-free design
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Never spend another night scrolling instead of watching. DearBella is your personal movie companion—a friend who actually knows cinema, and gets to know you. Tell her what you're in the mood for, and she'll find the perfect film. Not a generic list. Not an algorithm's best guess. The right movie, picked just for you. HOW IT WORKS Just tell Bella the vibe. In the mood for something cozy and a little sad? A mind-bending sci-fi for your blanket era? Say it in your own words and Bella finds the film that fits—with a witty reason why it's right for you. Recommendations that learn your taste. The more you tell Bella, the better she knows you. Every suggestion is shaped by what you love, what you skip, and the mood you're in. No two people get the same picks. Swipe to discover. Like it or skip it. Every swipe teaches Bella more about your taste, and builds your watchlist as you go. Your film for tonight. Get a fresh, personal pick every day—chosen for your taste, not the trending charts. Build your list. Share your month. Save the films you love, then turn your watchlist into a beautiful, shareable recap worth posting. WHY DEARBELLA - Personalized to you—suggestions you won't find anywhere else - A real personality, not a sterile list of titles - Quick mood-based picks when you don't have time to decide - Beautiful, distraction-free design - Discover hidden gems and films you'd never have found Movie night, finally solved. Download DearBella and let your taste do the talking. — This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Movie Base at 9.3 against DearBella's 17.0. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Movie Base against 5.0 for DearBella. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Movie Base ships an update every 2 months, DearBella every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Movie Base | DearBella |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 9.3 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bao Tran | Kaley Morgan |
Customer experience
Movie Base
DearBella
In-app purchases
Movie Base
No in-app purchases
DearBella
No in-app purchases
