Comparison

NFB Films vs LCD Canada

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

Head to head
About

NFB Films

Explore a vast library of Canadian films, including award-winning documentaries, animations, and Indigenous productions. Stream content in English or French, with options for offline viewing and personalized recommendations. Discover cinematic classics and new releases without any subscription fees or ads.

Highlights
  • Thousands of Canadian films
  • Award-winning works
  • Indigenous-made films
  • Documentaries and animation
  • English and French content
  • Offline viewing
  • Personalized recommendations
Features
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Access the largest collection of Canadian films online, with no subscription and no ads. Award-winning works with more than 7,000 accolades, including 13 Oscars®. The NFB Films app offers: * Thousands of films, series, and collections * GROUND-BREAKING works by the biggest names in Canadian cinema * 500+ INDIGENOUS-MADE films * Documentaries, animation and auteur cinema, featuring both CLASSICS AND NEW RELEASES * Available in both ENGLISH AND FRENCH * Easily find your WATCHLIST on NFB.ca, mobile, and TV * Sign in to CONTINUE WATCHING anywhere and get PERSONALIZED recommendations * Cast films to your TV through AIRPLAY or CHROMECAST * Download content for OFFLINE viewing * Find NFB Events near you The National Film Board is Canada's public producer and distributor of audiovisual works. Find out more at http://www.nfb.ca/about   Enjoying this app? Please write a review for the App Store. Please send your feedback to info@nfb.ca.

About

LCD Canada

Features
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Lebanon Cinema Days brings Lebanese and Arab cinema to Canadian screens. This is the festival in your pocket: the programme, your ticket, and the photographs from the night. THE PROGRAMME Every screening, ceremony and guest appearance, with synopses, trailers and showtimes. Browse by city or by evening, save the films you do not want to miss, and see what is happening right now. YOUR TICKET, ON YOUR PHONE Choose your seats in the app and complete the payment securely in your browser. Your ticket then lives here, with the QR code that is scanned at the door — and it adds to Apple Wallet or Google Wallet, so it opens even when the venue wifi does not. Sending a ticket to whoever is coming with you takes one tap. THE PHOTO BOOTH Photograph yourself through a festival frame while you are still in the room. Take several in a row rather than one at a time, or bring in pictures you already took, and share them to the festival's photo wall. Anything you send stays in My photos, and you can take it back down whenever you like. THE ALBUM The photographs from each edition — the room before the doors open, the arrivals, and the people who came. IN ENGLISH AND IN FRENCH The whole app follows the language of your phone. Lebanon Cinema Days is presented across Canada by the Beirut Film Society, under the high patronage of the Lebanese Ministry of Culture.

Screenshots

NFB Films4 screens
LCD Canada4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: LCD Canada at every 9 days against NFB Films's every 3 weeks. NFB Films's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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

NFB Films ships an update every 3 weeks, LCD Canada every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
NFB Films versus LCD Canada: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNFB FilmsLCD Canada
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews41.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB28 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperNational Film Board of Canada – Office national du film du CanadaFoupzi inc.

Bugs and requests

NFB Films

Reported bugs

14 issues
  • App crashes on launch or during playback
  • Blank white screen on startup
  • Freezing after pausing for several minutes
  • Video plays without audio or audio without video
  • Offline downloads lost upon app restart
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  • Favorites list deleted after updates
  • Crashes when removing favorites
  • Language switching doesn't work
  • Incompatibility with iOS 9, iOS 11, and older iPad models
  • App closes unexpectedly after watching films
  • Search results don't match query terms
  • Requires local network access permission (iOS 14+)
  • Streaming continuously stalls at dark screen
  • App won't open on certain devices despite compatibility claims

Requested features

10 requests
  • Chromecast support
  • Language selection for audio tracks
  • Watch later/queue list feature
  • Cross-device favorites synchronization
  • User account login system
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  • Full-screen landscape mode support
  • Better search and sort options
  • Improved navigation menu
  • More subtitle language options
  • Better film descriptions and summaries

LCD Canada

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

NFB Films

No in-app purchases

None

LCD Canada

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NFB Films free?
NFB Films is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LCD Canada free?
LCD Canada is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do NFB Films or LCD Canada have ads?
Neither NFB Films nor LCD Canada shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NFB Films or LCD Canada?
NFB Films ships an update every 3 weeks, and LCD Canada every 9 days. Most recently, NFB Films was updated on October 26, 2026 and LCD Canada on October 25, 2026.

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