#NowWatching vs YOW.tv
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
#NowWatching
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Inspired by the community #FilmTwitter, #NowWatching makes it super easy to find an image or GIF of what you are currently watching to share to your social networks. Type or speak your movie or series, and through Apple Intelligence get back an image or GIF along with relevant hashtags to share. Upgrading to premium will remove all ads and provide unlimited GIF shuffles. This product uses the TMDb API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDb. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/terms/site.html
YOW.tv
Discover and stream a curated selection of independent films. This platform offers filmmakers and distributors flexible earning opportunities. Engage with a community through shareable watchlists and public profiles for enhanced film discovery.
- Curated independent film library
- Flexible earning for filmmakers
- Shareable watchlists
- Public user profiles
- Community engagement features
- Transparent distribution options
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YOW.tv is a new boutique streaming channel tailored specifically for independent film. We license standout titles and offer independent distributors and filmmakers flexible, transparent ways to earn. Viewers enjoy a focused library rather than a mass catalog, shareable watchlists and even public profiles, adding new layers of discovery and community engagement which has never existed on a channel.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: #NowWatching at every 4 days against YOW.tv's fortnightly. YOW.tv's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.5). On price, 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. #NowWatching sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and YOW.tv sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
#NowWatching ships an update every 4 days, YOW.tv fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | #NowWatching | YOW.tv |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.5 (21 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 45.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 21 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.5 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 129 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Luke Irvin | YOW TV LLC |
In-app purchases
#NowWatching
- #NowWatching PRO Monthly$9.991 Month
- #NowWatching PRO Yearly$49.991 Year
- #NowWatching PRO Lifetime$14.99
YOW.tv
- Home$0.99
- Undercover Wrestler2 variants$1.99
- Different Kind of Sick$1.99
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- MaMa$1.99
- Seigz$1.99
- Method Movie$2.99
- Protocol7$4.99
- Channel Subscription$5.99
- Film Invasion Lima$5.99
