Comparison

Timber! vs Reel

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

Head to head
About

Timber!

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Do you have what it takes to become a legendary lumberjack? You'll have to cut down giant pines, overcome the harsh winter of the northern forests, and survive werewolf attacks!

About

Reel

This app helps you track and rank movies and TV shows based on your personal taste. It uses a head-to-head comparison system to build your unique top lists, allowing you to follow friends and see their rankings.

Highlights
  • Rank movies and TV shows
  • Create watchlists
  • Follow friends' rankings
  • Compare taste with others
  • Browse leaderboards
  • Jot quick reviews
  • Share top films
Features
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Reel is the social movie and show-ranking app for people who actually keep track of what they watch — or always wished they did. Instead of giving every movie a star rating you'll forget in a week, each film you rank gets compared head-to-head against ones you've already ranked, and your personal Top 10 (or Top 1,000) emerges from the choices you make. The result is a list that actually reflects your taste — because it was built from your taste, one decision at a time. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Rank every movie and TV show you've ever seen, in order. • Add films to a watchlist so you never forget what's next. • Follow friends and see what they're watching in real time. • Compare your taste against anyone — see where your lists overlap and where they diverge. • Browse leaderboards of top films among your friends, and globally. • Jot a quick review on any title while it's fresh. • Build streaks for consistent ranking and watching. • Share your top films and lists straight to Instagram or anywhere else. WHY IT'S DIFFERENT Other apps treat film tracking like a review platform: write paragraphs, give five stars, log a date. Reel treats it like ranking — because that's actually how taste works. You don't think "this movie is a 7.4." You think "I liked it more than X but less than Y." Reel turns that instinct into a real, ordered list. And because every film is ranked relative to your other films, your scores stay honest as your taste evolves. The 9.0 you gave at age 12 doesn't trap you forever — re-rank it once and the whole list adjusts. If you've ever kept a spreadsheet of films, a notes-app top 10, a Letterboxd diary you abandoned, or a running mental list of "things I should watch" — Reel is the app you've been wanting.

Screenshots

Timber!4 screens
Reel4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Timber! at none against Reel's shown. Timber! also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.2). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Timber! ships an update every 4 days, Reel every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Timber! versus Reel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimber!Reel
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.6 (109 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—84.4% of reviews
Number of ratings—109 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Ad-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size259 MB20 MB
Age rating12+4+
Developer4482026 Canada Inc.Reel App LLC

In-app purchases

None

Timber!

No in-app purchases

None

Reel

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Timber! free?
Timber! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Reel free?
Reel is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Timber! or Reel have ads?
Reel shows ads; Timber! does not.
Which is updated more often, Timber! or Reel?
Timber! ships an update every 4 days, and Reel every 5 days. Most recently, Timber! was updated on October 27, 2026 and Reel on November 5, 2026.

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