Comparison

Showvie vs Pelicula

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

Pelicula

Build a personal library of films and shows you've watched. Discover new content based on your actual taste and connect with others who share similar preferences. Enjoy a fun, pseudonymous experience with randomized usernames.

Highlights
  • Personal film and show library
  • Taste-based recommendations
  • Community watch lists
  • Taste Match with other users
  • Pseudonymous profiles
  • Rate and log watched content
Features
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Pelicula helps you track, discover, and share the films and shows you love. ∙ Build a personal library of everything you have watched ∙ Get recommendations based on your actual taste, not the algorithm of the week ∙ See what people in your community are watching and loving ∙ Match your taste with others to find your film people Select Features ∙ Rate and log films to teach the app what you love ∙ Discover new picks based on your watch history ∙ Taste Match to see how your taste lines up with other users ∙ A leaderboard that makes logging films genuinely fun ∙ Pseudonymous profiles! Fun randomized usernames so you can quietly keep your list personal. ∙ Ability to add names for easier finding

Screenshots

Showvie4 screens
Pelicula4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pelicula at none against Showvie's 2. Showvie's advantage is ratings volume (10 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Pelicula 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 Pelicula. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Showvie has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Showvie ships an update weekly, Pelicula every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Showvie versus Pelicula: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShowviePelicula
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (10 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings10 — better1
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB35 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperTodd VrbaPrestin Artis

Customer experience

Showvie

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

Pelicula

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 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

Pelicula

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Showvie free?
Showvie is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pelicula free?
Pelicula is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Showvie or Pelicula?
Showvie and Pelicula are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 10 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Showvie or Pelicula have ads?
Neither Showvie nor Pelicula shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Showvie or Pelicula?
Showvie ships an update weekly, and Pelicula every 2 weeks. Most recently, Showvie was updated on October 30, 2026 and Pelicula on October 31, 2026.

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