Comparison

Showvie vs Cinie

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

Head to head
About

Showvie

Easily track your movie and TV show watch history, discover new content, and share your viewing preferences with friends. Organize watchlists, rate and review titles, and even create collaborative lists or start a movie club.

Highlights
  • Track watch history
  • Rate and review movies/shows
  • Follow friends' activity
  • Create shared watchlists
  • Start movie clubs
  • Discover new content
  • Find where to watch titles
Features
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Showvie is the easiest way to track your watch history, discover what to watch next, and share your taste with friends. TRACK WHAT YOU WATCH Keep a running watchlist across movies and TV shows. Mark things as Want to Watch, Currently Watching, or Watched. Never lose track of where you left off. RATE & REVIEW Give every movie and show a score and leave a short review. Look back at your history and see how your taste has evolved. FOLLOW FRIENDS See what your friends are rating, reviewing, and adding to their lists in real time. A feed built around the people whose taste you trust. WATCH TOGETHER Create shared lists with friends and collaborate in real time. Everyone can add titles, set their own watch status, and see where each other left off. Perfect for a movie night queue or a show you're watching together. CAN'T DECIDE? SWIPE ON IT Stuck on what to watch tonight? Start a session, invite a friend or your partner, and swipe through movies and shows together. When you both like the same title, it's a match. No more endless scrolling or "I don't know, what do you want to watch?" START A MOVIE CLUB Form a private group with a few friends and pick a movie or show together every couple weeks. Anyone can nominate, everyone votes, and once it's picked you chat, react, and schedule a watch party, with a discussion space when everyone's done. SHOW YOUR TASTE Pin your top 6 movies and shows to your profile, your personal marquee for anyone who visits. WHERE TO WATCH Find out instantly which streaming services carry a title, so you can stop searching and start watching. DISCOVER MORE Explore trending movies and shows, browse by genre, and find your next obsession through what people like you are watching. Sign in with Apple or Google for a quick, secure start. Showvie All Access is an auto-renewing subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. It renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://showvieapp.com/privacy

About

Cinie

This social ranking app lets you curate lists of movies and TV shows. Engage in head-to-head matchups to sort your favorites, categorize them into Liked, Meh, or Disliked, and discover new content through AI-powered recommendations and friend activity.

Highlights
  • Head-to-head matchups for ranking
  • Three-tier rating system (Liked, Meh, Disliked)
  • Organized 'Seen List' of watched titles
  • Follow friends and see their activity
  • AI-powered recommendations
  • Discover trending and hidden gem titles
Features
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Cinie is the social ranking app for movies and TV shows. Watch it. Rank it. Share it. Every movie and show you've seen deserves a spot on your list. Cinie helps you rank them all through quick head-to-head matchups — just pick which one you liked better, and we'll sort the rest. No more stars. No more 1-10 scores you'll second-guess. Just your gut, your taste, your list. RANK WITH HEAD-TO-HEAD MATCHUPS Sort your favorites one matchup at a time. Cinie asks you the questions that matter: "Which did you like better?" Your rankings get sharper with every pick. THREE SIMPLE TIERS Loved it, it was fine, or hated it? Sort every title into Liked, Meh, or Disliked — green, yellow, red. Quick, honest, and no overthinking. YOUR SEEN LIST Every movie and show you've watched, ranked and organized. Search, filter, and revisit your taste over time. FOLLOW FRIENDS See what your friends are watching in real time. Comment, bookmark, and throw roses or tomatoes on their picks. SMART RECOMMENDATIONS Get AI-powered picks tailored to your rankings and your friends' taste. Your Rec Score and Friend Score help you decide what to watch next. DISCOVER Explore trending titles, hidden gems, and what's hot across the Cinie community. Stop scrolling streaming menus. Start ranking. Download Cinie and build your list.

Screenshots

Showvie4 screens
Cinie3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cinie at none against Showvie's 2. Cinie also leads on ratings volume (30 vs 10). Showvie's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks). On price, rating, review sentiment 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Showvie sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Cinie asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Showvie against 5.0 for Cinie. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 30 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Showvie ships an update weekly, Cinie every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Showvie versus Cinie: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShowvieCinie
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (10 ratings)5.0 (30 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1030 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB5 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperTodd VrbaBrian Capato Dimitry

Customer experience

Showvie

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Cinie

All ratings29 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Showvie

Subscriptions2
  • All Access Monthly$2.991 Month
  • All Access Yearly$24.991 Year
None

Cinie

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Showvie free?
Showvie is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cinie free?
Cinie is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Showvie or Cinie?
Showvie and Cinie are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 10 and 30 ratings respectively.
Do Showvie or Cinie have ads?
Neither Showvie nor Cinie shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Showvie or Cinie?
Showvie ships an update weekly, and Cinie every 6 weeks. Most recently, Showvie was updated on October 30, 2026 and Cinie on October 31, 2026.

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