Phone Phite vs Kanopy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Phone Phite
Engage in a global competition where players strategically "attack" virtual screens on a world map. Utilize a variety of projectiles and defensive tools to outlast opponents and claim victory on a worldwide stage.
- Global competition on a world map
- Virtual screen-cracking gameplay
- Variety of projectiles (pebbles, rocks, pulse emitters)
- Defensive tools (shields, cloud of doom)
- Drone assistance
- Strategic bearing and power settings
- Outlast opponents to win
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Welcome to the app that sets you on a world map where you try to "crack" the screen of the others in the game. No..not really...you are not really cracking their screen. Toss pebbles, rocks, send off pulse emitters, bowling balls, create a cloud of doom, put up a shield or two, and use drones to help you. You set the bearing and the power. This is on a world stage...real phone users on all continents may be a part of your game. Outlast them all to win.
Kanopy
Access a vast library of films and documentaries for free with your library card. Enjoy ad-free streaming of award-winning movies, The Criterion Collection, and curated content for children, with new titles added regularly.
- Free film streaming
- Ad-free viewing
- Library card required
- Festival award-winning films
- Documentaries
- The Criterion Collection
- Kanopy Kids with parental controls
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Stream thousands of films for free without ads through your library. Sign up with your library card and start watching festival award-winning films, thought-provoking documentaries, The Criterion Collection, and more with new titles added weekly. Browse Kanopy Kids for unlimited age-appropriate shows and movies with access to parental controls. Available on mobile, web, and living room devices.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Kanopy at none against Phone Phite's 10. Kanopy also leads on ratings volume (153K vs 2) and chart position (#176 vs unranked). Phone Phite's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 72%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. Phone Phite sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Kanopy asks for nothing beyond the download.
Phone Phite holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kanopy has 153K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Phone Phite's written reviews are positive against 72% of Kanopy's.
Phone Phite ships an update fortnightly, Kanopy every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Phone Phite | Kanopy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.8 (153K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 71.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 153K — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | — | #176 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 113 MB | 103 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Brian Bentwood | Kanopy |
Customer experience
Phone Phite
Kanopy
Bugs and requests
Phone Phite
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Kanopy
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes and freezes frequently
- Login issues, unable to sign in or access account
- Chromecast and TV streaming problems
- Video playback issues, including blurry or out of sync
- Inconsistent behavior when resuming or rewatching movies
Requested features
6 requests- Add ability to pause, rewind, and resume movies without using credits
- Improve search and browsing functionality
- Provide more content filtering and parental control options
- Add support for offline viewing and downloads
- Enhance Chromecast and TV integration
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- Improve video quality and playback stability
In-app purchases
Phone Phite
- Bowling Ball$0.99
- Green Slime$0.99
- Info Drone$0.99
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- Safety Shield$0.99
- Red Slime$0.99
- Blue Slime$0.99
- Purple Slime$0.99
- Pink Slime$0.99
- Adv. Info Drone$0.99
- Doom Cloud$0.99
Kanopy
No in-app purchases
