imWatching vs Pyd
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
Pyd
This app allows users to set their own rates for messages, voice calls, and video calls. Share your profile and get paid to be contacted directly by others. Track your activity and earnings, and withdraw funds through your integrated wallet.
- Set custom rates for messages
- Per-minute rates for calls
- Share public profile
- Receive paid requests
- Track activity and earnings
- Withdraw funds via wallet
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Py'd is paid communication app for people whose time and attention matter. Set your own rates for messages, voice calls, and video calls. Share your Pyd profile and let people pay to reach you directly. With Py'd, you can: • Set your price for paid messages • Set per-minute rates for voice and video calls • Share your public Py'd profile • Receive paid requests directly • Track your activity and earnings • Withdraw available funds through your Py'd Wallet Pyd is built for creators, experts, professionals, founders, advisors, and anyone whose time is valuable. Your time has value. Py'd makes it payable.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pyd at 5.0 against imWatching's 2.8. Pyd also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). imWatching's advantage is ratings volume (8 vs 1). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Pyd holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: imWatching has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
imWatching ships an update every 2 weeks, Pyd every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | imWatching | Pyd |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 68.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Marco Nicotra | Pyd Inc |
Customer experience
imWatching
Pyd
In-app purchases
imWatching
No in-app purchases
Pyd
No in-app purchases
