Streamyfin vs Popfeed Social
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Streamyfin
Access and stream your entire media library from a Jellyfin server. Download content for offline viewing, cast to your television, and enjoy a seamless entertainment experience.
- Stream movies and TV shows
- Connect to Jellyfin instance
- Download media for offline viewing
- Cast to TV
- Manage media library
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Stream movies and TV-Shows from your Jellyfin instance. Download media to watch on the go, cast to your TV, and much more!
Popfeed Social
A social network dedicated to pop culture, allowing users to track, discuss, and review films, shows, books, games, and music. It integrates with other open social platforms and lets you build custom lists and feeds.
- Log movies, shows, books, games, music
- Write reviews and give ratings
- Build lists and rankings
- Join community discussions
- Cross-post to other platforms
- Import data from other services
- Customize profile and feeds
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Popfeed is the best social network for pop culture on your iPhone. Discover, track, and discuss the films, shows, books, games, and music that define your world. Popfeed brings your entire cultural life together in one beautifully designed experience. Log what you watch and read, rate and review your favorites, build lists, and join conversations with a global community of pop culture fans. Built on the open social web, Popfeed is part of the Atmosphere - the social app ecosystem powered by the AT Protocol. Sign in once with your Atmosphere account (Bluesky, Blacksky, and others) and take your identity, followers, and reviews wherever you go. Features: • Log movies, shows, books, games, and music • Write reviews and give ratings • Create notes and discussion posts • Build lists and ordered rankings • Filter your experience by media type • Set a yearly reading goal • Create and pin custom feeds • Customize your profile • Replace posters in reviews and lists Open & Connected: • Sign in with your Atmosphere account • Cross-post to Bluesky and Leaflet • Sync comments across platforms • Import your data from Letterboxd, Goodreads, and StoryGraph Designed for people who love culture — not algorithms. Rate it. Review it. Argue about it. Culture doesn’t belong to closed platforms.
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Verdict
Streamyfin and Popfeed Social both sit at 4.2 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Popfeed Social's written reviews are positive against 71% of Streamyfin's. Streamyfin's advantage is ratings volume (156 vs 5). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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.
Popfeed Social holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Streamyfin has 156 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Streamyfin's written reviews are positive against 100% of Popfeed Social's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Streamyfin | Popfeed Social |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (156 ratings) | 4.4 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 156 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 133 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Fredrik Burmester | Christopher Fulton |
Customer experience
Streamyfin
Popfeed Social
Bugs and requests
Streamyfin
Reported bugs
6 issues- Crashes on launch
- Unable to connect to server
- Playback URI errors
- Subtitles not working with downloads
- Crashes when switching between videos
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- Downloading issues and lost downloads
Requested features
8 requests- Playback speed controls
- Picture-in-Picture mode
- Apple TV and Mac support
- OpenSubtitles integration
- Ability to delete media
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- Folder structure support in libraries
- Customizable UI colors
- Improved media metadata display
Popfeed Social
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Streamyfin
No in-app purchases
Popfeed Social
No in-app purchases
