Comparison

Watta Watch vs Sift.

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

Head to head
About

Watta Watch

Features
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Tired of scrolling endlessly to find the right movie? Our app lets you filter by parental guide, streaming platform, and genre—whether you’re into Netflix, Hulu, Apple TV+, or Disney+, we’ve got you covered! Parental Guide Filtering – Find movies based on violence, language, sex & nudity warnings. Detailed Movie & TV Show Info – View synopses, ratings, and watch availability. Find Where to Watch – See which streaming platform (Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, Apple TV+) has your favorite content. Beautiful & Intuitive UI – Designed for smooth navigation and effortless discovery. Download now and start your ultimate streaming guide experience! Terms of Use: https://www.wattawatch.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.wattawatch.com/privacy

About

Sift.

Discover great movies quickly by setting your preferences for genre, rating, and year. Explore curated lists of acclaimed films and track your progress through cinematic classics. Save films to your watchlist and receive reminders to ensure movie night happens.

Highlights
  • Filter movies by genre, rating, and year
  • Browse curated lists of acclaimed films
  • Mark films as seen or not interested
  • Save films to a personal watchlist
  • View trailers, cast, and streaming options
  • Track progress through film checklists
Features
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Stop scrolling, start watching. Sift finds you a great film in seconds — and helps you work through the greatest films ever made. Set your filters — genre, minimum rating, earliest year — and get a clean grid of posters sorted by rating. No flops, no obscure fan-vote flukes, no shorts. Just films worth your evening. WORK THROUGH THE CANON The Top 250 highest-rated films, every Palme d'Or winner, and every Oscar Best Picture winner — each one a checklist. Mark what you've seen, watch the progress ring fill, and filter to just the ones you haven't watched yet. BUILT FOR FAST DECISIONS • Hold and drag a poster: left for Seen, right for Not interested — they vanish from future searches, so results get better the more you use it • Tap the heart to save any film to your Watchlist • Search any title, browse an actor's full filmography with one tap • Trailer, cast, and where to stream — one tap from every poster YOUR WATCHLIST, REMEMBERED Films you save are there when you're ready, with a gentle weekend reminder so movie night actually happens. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No ads. No analytics. No tracking of any kind. Everything stays on your device — the App Store privacy label is "Data Not Collected" because we literally collect nothing. Free, for iPhone and iPad. This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.

Screenshots

Watta Watch4 screens
Sift.4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sift. at none against Watta Watch's 1. Sift. also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 5 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Watta Watch sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Sift. asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Watta Watch ships an update every 5 months, Sift. every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Watta Watch versus Sift.: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWatta WatchSift.
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.0 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB14 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperOsman AcarTravers Nicholas

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Watta Watch

Subscriptions1
  • Weekly Premium$0.997 Days
None

Sift.

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Watta Watch free?
Watta Watch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sift. free?
Sift. is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Watta Watch or Sift. have ads?
Neither Watta Watch nor Sift. shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Watta Watch or Sift.?
Watta Watch ships an update every 5 months, and Sift. every 5 weeks. Most recently, Watta Watch was updated on October 18, 2026 and Sift. on October 11, 2026.

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