Comparison

Filmdle vs CoverSmash

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Filmdle

A daily movie guessing game available for free on iOS devices. It offers a streamlined interface for quick guesses and global leaderboard competition. Set custom reminders to maintain your playing streak.

Highlights
  • Daily movie guessing
  • Global leaderboards
  • Custom reminders
  • Streamlined interface
  • iPhone and iPad support
Features
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Filmdle, your favorite daily movie guessing game is now available for free on iPhones and iPads! A quicker and easier interface than the web version will let you get those guesses in faster to compete for #1 in the world rankings! Get custom reminders to play so you don't break your streak!

About

CoverSmash

Features
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Britney Spears sung heavy metal? Bossa nova Taylor Swift? Listen to a cover of a popular song and guess the original artist before the timer hits zero. Focus on the lyrics, because you have 30 seconds to guess the original artist. The faster you smash the right answer, the more points you earn! Keep your streak alive to build a massive score multiplier and rocket up the global charts. Discover new artists covering your favorite songs with everything from acoustic to genre-bending! Each level you smash right, the cover and original artist will be added to a playlist for you to connect with AppleMusic. Features: Fast-paced music trivia: With a catalog covering the biggest hits of the genreations, you'll be singing along with each level! Genre-bending: Listen to covers remaking hits as rock, acoustic, country and more! Score multipliers: Chain correct answers into streaks to boost your multiplier and chase huge scores. Leaderboards: Smash your way to the top of the CoverSmash charts, between your friends and against players around the world! AppleMusic: Connect your AppleMusic account and create playlists of the songs you like most Suggest Covers: Have a cover you love? Send it to us and we'll add it to the mix! ---------------------------------------------- Think you can recognize every artist from just a cover? Play CoverSmash and find out!

Screenshots

Filmdle2 screens
CoverSmash4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: CoverSmash at none against Filmdle's shown. Filmdle's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 9 days) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.1). On price, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Filmdle ships an update every 3 days, CoverSmash every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Filmdle versus CoverSmash: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFilmdleCoverSmash
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.4 — better26.1
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB20 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperSageScope TechShannighan

In-app purchases

None

Filmdle

No in-app purchases

None

CoverSmash

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Filmdle free?
Filmdle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CoverSmash free?
CoverSmash is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Filmdle or CoverSmash have ads?
Filmdle shows ads; CoverSmash does not.
Which is updated more often, Filmdle or CoverSmash?
Filmdle ships an update every 3 days, and CoverSmash every 9 days. Most recently, Filmdle was updated on October 3, 2026 and CoverSmash on October 16, 2026.

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