Spotlyte vs Reelate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Spotlyte
Easily discover local social events or create your own. Find new happenings with personalized recommendations and map views, or host gatherings for friends or your community. Spotlyte simplifies event planning and attendance tracking.
- Discover local events
- Host new events
- Map view for events
- Personalized event recommendations
- Event details and spotting
- Share events with friends/community
- Estimate event attendance
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Welcome to Spotlyte! Our goal is to make your search for social events as easy as possible. Spotlyte allows you to easily see events in your area and quickly host new events for others to see. You can use the Discover and Maps screens to quickly find new events in your area. The Home Screen will display similar events, as well as the events you’ve already spotted. You can quickly create an event by clicking the large + on the icon bar and entering the event information as necessary. If you need more information about an event or you want to spot it, you can simply click on the event to see the event details page. Based on your interests, Spotlyte will recommend events that may interest you and will even distinguish and suggest other events to you to try and expand your horizons in new ways. Spotlyte makes hosting events easy. You can quickly share all relevant event information with just your friends or your entire college community, and Spotlyte will even help you judge event attendance in advance!
Reelate
This app helps movie and TV fans discover what to watch next by connecting them with friends and the community. Share ratings, reviews, and recommendations to build a personalized viewing experience and engage in conversations about your favorite content.
- Rate and review movies/TV shows
- Follow friends' viewing activity
- Personalized recommendations
- Track viewing history
- Share opinions and start conversations
- Connect with film enthusiasts
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Reelate is where movie and TV fans decide what to watch next, together. Instead of endless scrolling, see what your friends and the community are actually watching, loving, and debating. Reelate turns ratings, reviews, and recommendations into a social experience built for film and TV lovers. With Reelate, you can: • Rate and review movies and TV shows you've watched • Follow friends and discover what they're watching • Get personalized recommendations based on your taste • Track your viewing history and build your profile • Share opinions and start conversations about your favorites • Connect with creators and film enthusiasts who share your interests Reelate is designed for people who love talking about what they watch just as much as watching it. Whether you’re keeping up with friends, exploring new genres, or finding your next binge, Reelate helps you discover content that actually fits your taste. No pressure. No noise. Just great movies, shows, and conversations. Join the community and start discovering what to watch next, together.
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Verdict
Spotlyte and Reelate both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Reelate's written reviews are positive against 60% of Spotlyte's. Spotlyte's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 9 days). On price, rating, ratings volume 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 — 4.5 for Spotlyte against 4.6 for Reelate. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 20 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 60% of Spotlyte's written reviews are positive against 100% of Reelate's.
Spotlyte ships an update every 3 days, Reelate every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Spotlyte | Reelate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (20 ratings) | 4.6 (20 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 20 | 20 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 9 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 112 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Spotlyte LLC | Reelate LLC |
Customer experience
Spotlyte
Reelate
In-app purchases
Spotlyte
No in-app purchases
Reelate
No in-app purchases
