NFB Films vs LCD Canada
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Thousands of Canadian films
- Award-winning works
- Indigenous-made films
- Documentaries and animation
- English and French content
- Offline viewing
- Personalized recommendations
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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.
LCD Canada
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
| Parameter | NFB Films | LCD Canada |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (8 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 41.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | National Film Board of Canada – Office national du film du Canada | Foupzi 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
NFB Films
No in-app purchases
LCD Canada
No in-app purchases









