Comparison

Beamafilm vs Media Stack

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

Head to head
About

Beamafilm

Access a curated collection of award-winning films, documentaries, and TV series without ads. Enjoy independent and local stories for free with a participating library card or through a Beamafilm membership.

Highlights
  • Ad-free streaming
  • Award-winning movies
  • Documentaries and TV series
  • Independent and local stories
  • Library card access
  • Beamafilm membership
Features
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Stream award-winning movies, documentaries and TV series without ads for free. Sign up and watch for free with your participating library card or as a Beamafilm member. Our unique and carefully-curated collection has a strong focus on independent and local stories. Join 15M+ members of participating public libraries can enjoy watching for FREE, without ads, using your library card. Or, you can access our collection via the app once you've become a Beamafilm member. If you subscribe to Beamafilm, payment is charged to your Account at confirmation of purchase and your subscription automatically renews monthly unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the renewal date. Manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal anytime by going to your Profile. By using this app, you agree to the Beamafilm Terms and Conditions at beamafilm.com/terms-and-conditions

About

Media Stack

Features
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Run your whole media stack from your iPhone or iPad. Managerr connects to your own Sonarr, Radarr, Lidarr, Prowlarr, Jackett, Bazarr, Seerr, Tautulli, Jellyfin and Emby servers and brings them together in one native app. YOUR STACK AT A GLANCE • Arrange a Dashboard of health, upcoming releases, downloads, requests and what’s playing • See upcoming episodes, films and albums in a month or list calendar • Follow every download from every server in one queue • Search all your libraries at once, with filters, in a grid or a list SONARR, RADARR AND LIDARR • Add series, films and artists with the profile, folder and tags you want • Choose what to monitor, down to a single season, episode or album • Search automatically, or compare releases and pick one yourself • Find what’s missing or below your quality cutoff, and search for all of it at once • Remove a stuck download, blocklist it or mark it failed • Check history, health and disk space, and run scheduled tasks, RSS syncs and backups PROWLARR AND JACKETT • Search every indexer at once, and send a release to a download client or to Sonarr, Radarr or Lidarr • Add, edit, test and remove indexers, and see which ones report errors • Turn Prowlarr indexers on or off, edit them, and manage apps and download clients BAZARR • Find the episodes and films that lack subtitles, and search for them • See each title’s subtitles, search manually, download or delete one • Manage providers and language profiles, and check history and tasks SEERR • Discover trending, popular and upcoming films and series, with filters • Get recommendations from what’s been watched, through Tautulli • Request a film, a series, chosen seasons or a whole collection, in standard or 4K • Approve, decline, edit or retry requests from one inbox • Report, discuss and resolve issues • Sync your Plex, Jellyfin or Emby library and run jobs TAUTULLI AND PLEX • See who’s watching on Plex, on which device, and whether the stream transcodes • Stop a stream (requires Plex Pass) • Search playback history • Explore statistics and graphs, and browse your Plex libraries JELLYFIN AND EMBY • See what’s playing and why a stream transcodes • Pause, stop or seek a stream, change its audio or subtitles, or message the viewer • Browse, search and scan your libraries, and see what’s new • Fix a title’s metadata and artwork, see who watched it, and mark it watched or unwatched • Add users, and choose each user’s libraries and streaming limits • Sign out devices, run tasks, read logs, make Jellyfin backups and restart the server EVERY TITLE, EVERY SERVER • Title pages bring together cast, trailers, ratings, release dates, files and subtitles • A title on more than one server, such as an HD and a 4K Radarr, links to each one ON YOUR HOME SCREEN • Widgets for upcoming releases, the download queue, what’s playing and your services (Pro) • Optional alerts for grabs, finished downloads, upgrades, new titles, streams, requests and service problems, and reminders before a release • Shortcuts that open the Dashboard, Queue, Calendar, Requests or a library search • Light and dark appearances, colour themes (Pro), Dynamic Type and an adaptive iPad sidebar PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No ads, subscriptions or Managerr account • Your servers are saved only on your device, and API keys stay in the device-only Keychain • Back up your setup, with API keys sealed by a passphrase only you know FREE TO START, PRO TO GROW • Up to three services free, with every screen and action for each • Managerr Pro is one purchase, not a subscription: every service you run, widgets and colour themes • Downloaded Managerr before Pro? It’s already yours Try every feature, Pro included, in the offline demo. No server needed. Managerr requires your own supported services and does not supply, host or play media. Some actions depend on each service’s version, capabilities and permissions. Widgets and alerts use what the app last fetched; there is no push service.

Screenshots

Beamafilm4 screens
Media Stack4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Media Stack at every 2 days against Beamafilm's every 2 months. Beamafilm's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13 vs 26.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Beamafilm sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Media Stack sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Beamafilm ships an update every 2 months, Media Stack every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Beamafilm versus Media Stack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeamafilmMedia Stack
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (10 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews79.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB26 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperBeamafilm Pty LtdMann Badal

Bugs and requests

Beamafilm

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • App crashes on iPad and Apple TV
  • Login screen freezes or gets stuck
  • Audio not working on some devices
  • Chromecast stream drops every 25 minutes
  • Rewind function doesn't work on Apple TV
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  • App won't open on older iPad models
  • Content stops playing when switching to fullscreen
  • Blank screen after login on some devices
  • App support link redirects to sign-in page
  • Inconsistent playback resumption across devices

Requested features

10 requests
  • Improved search and filter functionality
  • Picture-in-picture viewing mode
  • Watchlist/favorites feature
  • Multiple subtitle language options
  • Better keyboard controls for iPad
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  • Improved Airplay/Chromecast stability
  • Faster content browsing and loading
  • Better integration with iOS control center
  • Persistent login sessions
  • Advanced filtering by genre and country

Media Stack

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Beamafilm

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly Subscription1 Month trial$5.991 Month
  • Quarterly Subscription1 Month trial$14.993 Months
  • 6-monthly Subscription1 Month trial$29.996 Months
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  • Annual Subscription1 Month trial$49.991 Year
1 purchases

Media Stack

One-time1
  • Managerr Pro$14.99

Questions

Is Beamafilm free?
Beamafilm is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Media Stack free?
Media Stack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Beamafilm or Media Stack have ads?
Neither Beamafilm nor Media Stack shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Beamafilm or Media Stack?
Beamafilm ships an update every 2 months, and Media Stack every 2 days. Most recently, Beamafilm was updated on October 19, 2026 and Media Stack on October 24, 2026.

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