Filmates vs WatchCircle

Log the movies and shows you watch, and Filmates learns your taste to recommend what you’ll love next. Follow your friends, see what they’re watching, and share your activity with them. Build collaborative group lists, exchange recommendations directly, post reviews, and jump into discussion threads with the wider community or just your friends. Search by mood or vibe, then create or explore watchlists. Every rating, review, favorite, and title you log shapes a film identity that’s uniquely yours. See where your favorite movies and shows are streaming in your region. Import your Letterboxd watch history, ratings, and lists

WatchCircle is a private diary for what you've watched — movies, shows, documentaries, flight catches, the lot. Add titles with the date, where you watched (Netflix, cinema, Apple TV, flight, etc.), and a simple opinion: Recommended, Time-Pass, or Waste of Time. Your list lives in your private iCloud — no servers, no analytics, no advertising. Apple's CloudKit handles sync between your own devices. Invite a friend with their Apple ID and you'll see each other's watched lists and ratings. It's the friend-recommendation question — "is this actually worth my time?" — without the noise of stars and reviews. Features: • Hybrid title search (iTunes + TMDb) finds posters and metadata for both mainstream films and streaming-exclusive TV • Watchlist for things you mean to get to • Custom poster upload for titles the search can't find • Optional watch link per entry — straight to the show on its platform • Private sharing via Apple's CKShare — friends-only, no public network • iCloud sync across all your Apple devices Built only with Apple frameworks. Bring your own iCloud account, the rest just works.