WBFYC Screeners vs The Emmys
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WBFYC Screeners
Access exclusive Warner Bros. 'For Your Consideration' screeners. Authorized users can view, download, or stream content after pre-authorization and login.
- View screeners
- Download screeners
- Stream screeners
- Exclusive Warner Bros. content
- Requires valid credentials
Read full descriptionHide full description
The WBFYC Screeners app allows authorized Guild members or Warner Bros. users to view, download, or stream Warner Bros. 'For Your Consideration' screeners. Valid Warner Bros./Guild credentials are required to access content in the WBFYC Screeners app. Pre-authorization from a Warner Bros. Television Distribution Contact, and a valid login/password are required to use the app.
The Emmys
Stream live Emmy Award ceremonies, past events, and exclusive short-form content. Explore features and shorts celebrating achievements in television arts and sciences.
- Watch live Emmy ceremonies
- Stream past award shows
- Access exclusive shorts
- Explore TV features
- Discover television achievements
Read full descriptionHide full description
Watch live events, past ceremonies, features and shorts from The Emmy Awards. The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) is a service organization dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of television and the promotion of creative leadership for artistic, educational, and technical achievements within the television industry. It recognizes excellence in television with the coveted Emmy® Awards for News & Documentary, Sports, and Daytime television programming, as well as achievements in television Technology & Engineering. NATAS is represented by the 19 regional chapters across the United States. Beyond awards, NATAS provides extensive educational programs through its foundation, including regional and national scholarships and Student Production Awards. Terms of Service: https://watch.theemmys.tv/tos Privacy Policy: https://watch.theemmys.tv/privacy
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: The Emmys at 67% against WBFYC Screeners's 17%. The Emmys also leads on rating (3.9 vs 3.0) and chart position (#209 vs unranked). WBFYC Screeners's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
The Emmys holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 52 and 28 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of WBFYC Screeners's written reviews are positive against 67% of The Emmys's.
WBFYC Screeners ships an update every 5 weeks, The Emmys every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WBFYC Screeners | The Emmys |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (52 ratings) | 3.9 (28 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 17.3% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 52 — better | 28 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Best chart rank | — | #209 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 16.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Warner Bros. | National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences |
Customer experience
WBFYC Screeners
The Emmys
Bugs and requests
WBFYC Screeners
Reported bugs
42 issues- Login code expired
- Stereo playback only
- Cannot cast to decent screen
- Crashes every time
- Cannot download without error
Show 37 moreShow fewer
- Screeners only play on phone
- Continues to refresh when casting
- Cannot download/play movie
- Only cast through DirectTV stream box
- Does not stream
- Black screen with sound
- Movies skip and glitch
- Crashed unexpectedly
- Screen only appears black
- Spent two hours trying to screen
- App won't work with older devices
- AppleTV generation 3 too outdated
- Won't accept the code
- Crashes on launch
- Unable to connect to screener
- Sent to different sites and apps
- Refusal to allow secondary screen
- Viewed on tiny laptop screens
- Less than ideal sound and vision
- HDCP stuff is ridiculous
- Screen goes black with sound
- Screen went black
- Progress bar kept going forward, but no picture
- Lock itself to closed interfaces
- Configured for Monterey?
- Neither played at speed (dropping frames)
- Blank screen
- Buggy app
- Does not airplay or chrome cast
- Aggressive watermarking ruins films
- Watermarking every 10 minutes
- No AirPlay to big screen
- No picture in picture view
- Not being capable of playing on big screen
- Straight to iPhone
- App works great. No Casting though.
- Not everyone has an Apple TV
Requested features
5 requests- Support for Amazon Firestick
- Extend mirroring capability to other devices
- Make app Chromecast able
- Allow casting to TVs
- Bring back DVD and BluRays
The Emmys
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
WBFYC Screeners
No in-app purchases
The Emmys
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is WBFYC Screeners free?
Is The Emmys free?
Which has better reviews, WBFYC Screeners or The Emmys?
Do WBFYC Screeners or The Emmys have ads?
Which is updated more often, WBFYC Screeners or The Emmys?
Other comparisons
