Criticly vs Edendale
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Criticly
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Welcome to Criticly! Your go-to app for sharing and discovering the best movies and series with friends. Features: Create your own opinions about movies and series. Rate your favorites and see what others think! Add comments to your friends' opinions to spark discussions. Explore top-rated movies and series that everyone is talking about. Stay updated with upcoming movies so you never miss out! Join the WatchIt community and start sharing your love for movies and series today! Download now and explore the world of entertainment with your friends.
Edendale
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Edendale is a free, open-source video player and personal watch tracker for iPhone and iPad. It plays video files you already own and organizes them into a private library: no account, no ads, no analytics. Edendale does not provide, host, or stream any movies or TV shows. PLAY YOUR OWN VIDEO FILES - Open individual video files, import whole folders, or connect your own network shares (SMB). - Smooth playback with gesture controls, chapters, playlists, and audio and subtitle track selection. - Search and load online subtitles on demand, or use the tracks already inside your files. ORGANIZE YOUR PERSONAL COLLECTION - Edendale reads your filenames locally, then optionally enriches them with catalogue information from The Movie Database (TMDB). - View titles, seasons, episodes, cast, crew, release dates, and trailers sourced from TMDB. - Trailers only ever open after you tap play. TRACK YOUR VIEWING - Pick up where you left off with Continue Watching. - Rate what you have seen, write private reviews, and keep a Watchlist of what is next. - A Young Audience filter keeps age-appropriate content front and center. HOME SCREEN WIDGETS - Continue Watching and Trending widgets put your library one tap away. PRIVATE BY DESIGN - There is no Edendale account and no tracking. Your library and watch history live on your device and the services you choose to connect. All catalogue metadata and artwork displayed in Edendale is provided by the TMDB API for informational purposes. Edendale uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB. Screenshots show the app interface with sample data from TMDB.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Edendale at none against Criticly's shown. Edendale also leads on device support (5 vs 1). Criticly's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly) and iOS requirement (16.2 vs 18.0). On price and in-app purchases 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.
Criticly ships an update every 5 days, Edendale monthly. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.
| Parameter | Criticly | Edendale |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.2 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Eduardo Ruesta | Long Ju |
In-app purchases
Criticly
No in-app purchases
Edendale
No in-app purchases
