WBFYC Screeners vs FX Screeners
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
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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.
FX Screeners
Access video content on your iOS device. Some materials may require user login credentials for viewing. Contact support for any inquiries.
- View video materials
- iOS device compatibility
- Content access via credentials
- Contact support available
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The FX Screeners app allows users to view video materials on their iOS device. This application will require user credentials in order to access some content. If you have any questions, please contact us at fx.pressroom@fxnetworks.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: WBFYC Screeners at 52 against FX Screeners's 2. WBFYC Screeners also leads on review sentiment (17% vs 0%). FX Screeners's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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 — 3.0 for WBFYC Screeners against 3.0 for FX Screeners. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WBFYC Screeners has 52 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 17% of WBFYC Screeners's written reviews are positive against 0% of FX Screeners's.
WBFYC Screeners ships an update every 5 weeks, FX Screeners every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 11, 2026 and July 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WBFYC Screeners | FX Screeners |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (52 ratings) | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 17.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 52 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Warner Bros. | Vision Media Management & Fulfillment, LLC |
Customer experience
WBFYC Screeners
FX Screeners
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
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- 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
FX Screeners
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
WBFYC Screeners
No in-app purchases
FX Screeners
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is WBFYC Screeners free?
Is FX Screeners free?
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Do WBFYC Screeners or FX Screeners have ads?
Which is updated more often, WBFYC Screeners or FX Screeners?
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