Kanopy vs the Internet Puzzle Database
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Kanopy
Access a vast library of films and documentaries for free with your library card. Enjoy ad-free streaming of award-winning movies, The Criterion Collection, and curated content for children, with new titles added regularly.
- Free film streaming
- Ad-free viewing
- Library card required
- Festival award-winning films
- Documentaries
- The Criterion Collection
- Kanopy Kids with parental controls
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Stream thousands of films for free without ads through your library. Sign up with your library card and start watching festival award-winning films, thought-provoking documentaries, The Criterion Collection, and more with new titles added weekly. Browse Kanopy Kids for unlimited age-appropriate shows and movies with access to parental controls. Available on mobile, web, and living room devices.
the Internet Puzzle Database
Explore a vast collection of jigsaw puzzles with this comprehensive reference platform. Discover over 22,000 indexed puzzles from hundreds of brands, contributed by a global community of enthusiasts. It serves as a rich resource for researching and comparing puzzle types and designs.
- Extensive puzzle database
- Over 22,000 indexed puzzles
- 800+ puzzle brands
- User-submitted puzzle catalog
- Puzzle research and comparison
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The Internet Puzzle Database (IPDb) is a comprehensive puzzle reference platform where users can discover and explore a vast collection of jigsaw puzzles. The database boasts over 40,000 fully indexed puzzles from more than 1500 brands, contributed by more than 1500 puzzle enthusiasts from 109 countries in its first 3 years. IPDb offers an organized, user-driven approach to cataloging puzzles, allowing users to submit their own puzzles to the growing collection. The platform does not offer puzzle-solving functionality but serves as a rich resource for puzzle lovers to research, compare, and find information on various puzzle types, brands, and designs.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Kanopy at 4.8 against the Internet Puzzle Database's 3.5. Kanopy also leads on ratings volume (153K vs 2) and review sentiment (72% vs 50%). the Internet Puzzle Database's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks). 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.
Kanopy holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kanopy has 153K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of Kanopy's written reviews are positive against 50% of the Internet Puzzle Database's.
Kanopy ships an update every 2 weeks, the Internet Puzzle Database every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kanopy | the Internet Puzzle Database |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (153K ratings) — better | 3.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 72.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 153K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #153 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 103 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Kanopy | Henrik Rasmussen |
Customer experience
Kanopy
the Internet Puzzle Database
Bugs and requests
Kanopy
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes and freezes frequently
- Login issues, unable to sign in or access account
- Chromecast and TV streaming problems
- Video playback issues, including blurry or out of sync
- Inconsistent behavior when resuming or rewatching movies
Requested features
6 requests- Add ability to pause, rewind, and resume movies without using credits
- Improve search and browsing functionality
- Provide more content filtering and parental control options
- Add support for offline viewing and downloads
- Enhance Chromecast and TV integration
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- Improve video quality and playback stability
the Internet Puzzle Database
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Kanopy
No in-app purchases
the Internet Puzzle Database
No in-app purchases
Questions
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