LA Phil vs WBFYC Screeners
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LA Phil
Enhance your concert experience with event discovery, ticket management, and program information. Stay informed about venue guidelines and safety updates for seamless enjoyment.
- Discover upcoming events
- Share and scan tickets
- Learn about music programs
- Stay updated on safety information
- Venue guidelines
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One city, many stages, and an app that lets you experience it all. The LA Phil app makes it easier to see what’s happening across Walt Disney Concert Hall, the Hollywood Bowl, and The Ford.
WBFYC Screeners
Access exclusive Warner Bros. 'For Your Consideration' screeners. Authorized users can view, download, or stream content after pre-authorization and login.
- View screeners
- Download screeners
- Stream screeners
- Exclusive Warner Bros. content
- Requires valid credentials
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The WBFYC Screeners app allows authorized Guild members or Warner Bros. users to view, download, or stream Warner Bros. 'For Your Consideration' screeners. Valid Warner Bros./Guild credentials are required to access content in the WBFYC Screeners app. Pre-authorization from a Warner Bros. Television Distribution Contact, and a valid login/password are required to use the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: LA Phil at 4.1 against WBFYC Screeners's 3.0. LA Phil also leads on review sentiment (36% vs 17%). WBFYC Screeners's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and ratings volume (52 vs 9). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
LA Phil holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WBFYC Screeners has 52 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of LA Phil's written reviews are positive against 17% of WBFYC Screeners's.
LA Phil ships an update every 6 weeks, WBFYC Screeners every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LA Phil | WBFYC Screeners |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (9 ratings) — better | 3.0 (52 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 36.4% of reviews — better | 17.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 52 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Los Angeles Philharmonic Association | Warner Bros. |
Customer experience
LA Phil
WBFYC Screeners
Bugs and requests
LA Phil
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
WBFYC Screeners
Reported bugs
42 issues- Login code expired
- Stereo playback only
- Cannot cast to decent screen
- Crashes every time
- Cannot download without error
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- Screeners only play on phone
- Continues to refresh when casting
- Cannot download/play movie
- Only cast through DirectTV stream box
- Does not stream
- Black screen with sound
- Movies skip and glitch
- Crashed unexpectedly
- Screen only appears black
- Spent two hours trying to screen
- App won't work with older devices
- AppleTV generation 3 too outdated
- Won't accept the code
- Crashes on launch
- Unable to connect to screener
- Sent to different sites and apps
- Refusal to allow secondary screen
- Viewed on tiny laptop screens
- Less than ideal sound and vision
- HDCP stuff is ridiculous
- Screen goes black with sound
- Screen went black
- Progress bar kept going forward, but no picture
- Lock itself to closed interfaces
- Configured for Monterey?
- Neither played at speed (dropping frames)
- Blank screen
- Buggy app
- Does not airplay or chrome cast
- Aggressive watermarking ruins films
- Watermarking every 10 minutes
- No AirPlay to big screen
- No picture in picture view
- Not being capable of playing on big screen
- Straight to iPhone
- App works great. No Casting though.
- Not everyone has an Apple TV
Requested features
5 requests- Support for Amazon Firestick
- Extend mirroring capability to other devices
- Make app Chromecast able
- Allow casting to TVs
- Bring back DVD and BluRays
In-app purchases
LA Phil
No in-app purchases
WBFYC Screeners
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is LA Phil free?
Is WBFYC Screeners free?
Which has better reviews, LA Phil or WBFYC Screeners?
Do LA Phil or WBFYC Screeners have ads?
Which is updated more often, LA Phil or WBFYC Screeners?
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