Rippple vs Beyond Scene
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rippple
Discover trending movies and TV shows, track your viewing history, and share your thoughts with a vibrant community. Find where to stream content and manage your watchlists with customizable options.
- Discover trending and popular content
- Track watched movies and episodes
- Share comments and ratings
- Find where to stream content
- Manage watch history and lists
- Customizable app appearance
- Cross-device synchronization
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Rippple Mark II is available and should be used instead for the best and most up-to-date experience. This legacy version remains available for existing users, but it no longer receives new features and will eventually reach end of life. ___ Rippple is a Trakt client. You'll need to sign in to a Trakt account to use Rippple. Rippple uses the Trakt.tv and the TMDb API but is not endorsed or certified by Trakt or TMDb. Some features may be limited by the API used. Rippple respects the limits imposed by Trakt and TMDb. Rippple provides "Where to Watch?" information provided by JustWatch via TMDb but can't be used to actually watch movies or TV shows. Rippple's Terms of Use can be found at terms.ripppleapp.com.
Beyond Scene
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Inside the Beyond Scene app, you can: Access all of your videos in one easy to use app Receive push notifications with the latest news and updates Access to all of your videos without having to remember your password Save your favorite posts so you can quickly find them later
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Beyond Scene at none against Rippple's 3. Beyond Scene also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support 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. Rippple sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Beyond Scene asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Rippple | Beyond Scene |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (88 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 63.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 88 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 145 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kevin Cador | Emily Sudduth |
Bugs and requests
Rippple
Reported bugs
9 issues- Trakt auto log out persists
- App not loading anything
- 404 error when logging in
- Sync issues with Trakt.tv
- Likes and comments routinely fail
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- App icon issue after update
- Cannot hide profile sidebar on iPad
- Splash screen only, app won't open
- Constant authorization requests for Trakt.tv
Requested features
16 requests- iCloud sync instead of Trakt
- Lifetime subscription option
- Sort watchlist by recently added
- Add multiple countries/services to 'Where to Watch'
- Search directly within watchlist
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- Calendar of upcoming episodes
- Dark theme/mode
- iPad app availability
- WatchOS and tvOS app
- Letterboxd integration
- Filter/sort activity by year
- More complete activity view
- Grid view as default
- Option to display specific user-created playlists in 'Up Next'
- Show IMDb score in search and details
- Ability to select year when marking as watched
Beyond Scene
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Rippple
- Monthly Premium Experience$0.991 Month
- Yearly Premium Experience14 Days trial$8.991 Year
- Lifetime Premium Experience$29.99
Beyond Scene
No in-app purchases
