imWatching vs ScreenClub
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
imWatching
Discover new movies and TV series based on what your friends are watching. Track your viewing history, mark favorites, and share your reviews. Get notified when friends start watching something new.
- Discover new movies and TV series
- See what friends are watching
- Mark as watched or favorite
- Add to watchlist
- Rate and review content
- Get real-time notifications
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imWatching is the app will help you to discover new movies or Tv series to watch! ***IT IS NOT A STREAMING APPLICATION*** When you don't know what to watch, your friends are the best source of inspiration! Do you have a friend who likes the same genre of movies like you? Look at his/her profile and discover the latest movies or tv shows he/she has watched! Mark a movie as watched or favorite, add it to your watchlist, rate it and write a review that your followers will read! When you start to watch a new movie, click on the "imWatching" button. All your followers will be notified! And you'll receive a notification as well when your friends start to watch a film. Powered by TheMovieDB
ScreenClub
Connect with fellow movie and TV enthusiasts to share your thoughts, reactions, and ratings. Discover new content through friends and the community, and build personalized watchlists. It's a social space for your cinematic tastes.
- Rate movies and shows with a nuanced scoring system
- Share reactions and opinions with friends
- See friends' real-time ratings and activity
- Discover trending and hidden gem content
- Build and manage personalized watchlists
- Create a cinematic profile showcasing your taste
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Love Movies Together ScreenClub is home to people who are passionate about movies and TV and love sharing it with others. Not just what you watched -- but how it made you feel, who you watched it with, and what you have to say about it. Rate. React. Discover. Movies and TV are better when they are shared. Express Your Taste Rate movies and shows your way with a flexible score system built for nuance, not just stars. Leave quick takes or deeper thoughts, track what you have watched, and shape your personal taste profile over time. See What Your Friends Are Watching Your feed is your inner circle's ratings, reactions, and opinions in real time. React to wild takes, drop your own thoughts, and compare ratings with Similarity Scores to see how closely your cinematic tastes align with friends. Discover What Is Worth Your Time Explore trending movies and shows, see what is popular with the community, and uncover hidden gems through real people, not algorithms shouting into the void. Watchlists That Actually Get Watched Build and manage watchlists, prioritize must-watch titles with your Hotlist, and keep track of what is next so great recommendations do not disappear into the ether. Profiles That Show Your Movie DNA ScreenClub is not just a movie diary. It is your cinematic scrapbook. Your profile is a curated snapshot of your taste, featuring recent watches, favorite titles, ratings, and activity. Why ScreenClub? Movies are more than just a rating. ScreenClub treats them like culture. It is less about perfect scores and more about shared moments, strong opinions, and discovering movies and shows through people you trust. Whether you are a casual watcher or a full-blown cinephile, ScreenClub is where your love of movies and TV becomes social again. Welcome to the club.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ScreenClub at 4.9 against imWatching's 2.8. ScreenClub also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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.
ScreenClub holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 15 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of imWatching's written reviews are positive against 75% of ScreenClub's.
imWatching ships an update every 2 weeks, ScreenClub fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | imWatching | ScreenClub |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (8 ratings) | 4.9 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 68.2% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 15 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 14.0.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Marco Nicotra | Popcorn Apps Incorporated |
Customer experience
imWatching
ScreenClub
In-app purchases
imWatching
No in-app purchases
ScreenClub
No in-app purchases
