Comparison

Cyclop! vs Films Shelf

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Cyclop!

A fun group game where one player guesses words on their forehead using clues from others. Tilt the phone to validate answers or pass. Perfect for parties and social gatherings.

Highlights
  • Word guessing gameplay
  • Tilt controls for validation/passing
  • Multiplayer party game
  • Unlimited access to game modes (premium)
  • New monthly content (premium)
  • Ad-free experience (premium)
Features
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Cyclop is the group game to spice up your nights out (minimum 2 players). One of you must put their cellphone on their forehead and guess as many words as possible in 1 minute, using clues from the other players. Tilt your phone up to validate a correct answer, or down to pass. Your nights out will never be the same again! This app contains subscription : - You can subscribe for premium account with unlimited access to all game's modes, new monthly content and no ads - Subscription is from $4.99 USD weekly and $13.99 USD monthly - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period at the cost of the chosen package - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable Links to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy can be found below http://www.marmelapp.com/terms-of-use http://www.marmelapp.com/privacy-policy

About

Films Shelf

Easily save and organize movies you want to watch, with details like poster and runtime. Choose your next film with a browsing or shuffle option. Watched films create a personal viewing history.

Highlights
  • Save movies with poster and details
  • Organize a personal film shelf
  • Browse or shuffle film suggestions
  • Track watched films and dates
  • Ad-free experience with Premium
  • Partner sharing for shared watchlists
Features
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Films Shelf is a personal films shelf — a warm, low-friction place to put the movies you keep meaning to watch, and a calm way to choose one when Friday night comes around. THE FOUR JOBS • Save — A film catches your attention. Tap, add. The shelf builds itself over weeks and months. • Remember — Each entry holds onto what the film is: poster, description, year, runtime. Your shelf never decays into a wall of forgotten titles. • Choose — Browse the shelf or, with Premium, tap Shuffle for a one-at-a-time proposal. Reroll until something feels right. • Reminisce — Watched films stay on the shelf as a quiet record of what you've seen and when. A SHELF, NOT A DATABASE Films Shelf is built around a single guiding test: does this feel more like a shelf than a database? Warmth over completeness. Context over metadata. Earned archive over managed catalog. PREMIUM Premium adds: • Ad-free experience • Partner sharing — invite one partner to share your shelf. Both of you can add, mark watched, and remove films. The shelf updates on both phones. • In-app trailer playback • Shuffle — surface a one-at-a-time film suggestion from your shelf Premium is $4.99/month or $29.99/year. New users get 30 days of Premium free. Cancel anytime. PRIVACY Films Shelf has no first-party servers. Your shelf lives in your iCloud, not on our infrastructure. Film metadata is provided by The Movie Database (TMDB). This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB. Terms of Use: https://bbmaxwell.dev/legal/films-shelf/terms Privacy Policy: https://bbmaxwell.dev/legal/films-shelf/privacy EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Cyclop!3 screens
Films Shelf4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Films Shelf at 5.0 against Cyclop!'s 4.4. Films Shelf also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 62%). Cyclop!'s advantage is ratings volume (53 vs 1) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Cyclop! sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Films Shelf sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Films Shelf holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cyclop! has 53 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Cyclop!'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Films Shelf's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cyclop! ships an update fortnightly, Films Shelf every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Cyclop! versus Films Shelf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCyclop!Films Shelf
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (53 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews61.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings53 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB31 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperM2m1ppMax McGregor

Customer experience

Cyclop!

All ratings53 ratings
Positive86.8%
Neutral1.9%
Negative11.3%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive61.5%
Neutral15.4%
Negative23.1%

Films Shelf

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Cyclop!

Subscriptions3
  • Premium Subscription3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Premium Subscription.3 Days trial$9.491 Month
  • Premium Subscription$14.491 Month
One-time7
  • Sport$0.99
  • Silly$0.99
  • Anime$0.99
Show 4 more
  • Superheroes$0.99
  • 90's songs$0.99
  • 2000's songs$0.99
  • Premium$2.99
2 purchases

Films Shelf

Subscriptions2
  • Films Shelf Premium (Monthly)1 Month trial$4.991 Month
  • Films Shelf Premium (Annual)1 Month trial$12.991 Year

Questions

Is Cyclop! free?
Cyclop! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Films Shelf free?
Films Shelf is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cyclop! or Films Shelf?
Films Shelf is rated higher. Cyclop! averages 4.4 out of 5 from 53 ratings, while Films Shelf averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Cyclop! or Films Shelf have ads?
Neither Cyclop! nor Films Shelf shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cyclop! or Films Shelf?
Cyclop! ships an update fortnightly, and Films Shelf every 6 weeks. Most recently, Cyclop! was updated on October 21, 2026 and Films Shelf on October 4, 2026.

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