Comparison

Filmates vs Shareani

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

Head to head
About

Filmates

Discover movies and shows tailored to your taste. Organize your watchlists, create custom lists with friends, and find where to stream content. Explore cast details and connect with other film enthusiasts.

Highlights
  • Personalized movie and show recommendations
  • Create and collaborate on custom lists
  • Find streaming and rental options
  • Rate and review content
  • Explore friends' activity
  • View cast and crew details
Features
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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

About

Shareani

Create custom photo frames and posters with drama show stills, quotes, and character profiles. Log your viewing experience with a drama journal and share your creations with friends. Explore popular themes and immerse yourself in short drama content.

Highlights
  • Customizable photo frames
  • Poster creation with quotes
  • Character and casting profiles
  • Drama watching journal
  • Content sharing
  • Themed content access
Features
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This is a photo frame and gameplay app designed for short drama enthusiasts. Place selfies or stills from the show into frames featuring roses, gold foil, ink wash, and more, add stickers, filters, and lines to create a poster-like cover; you can also create posters using popular quotes, along with character names and portraits. For a more immersive experience, you can create casting profiles and character profiles, noting today's billing order, catchphrases, and tags; and use a drama-watching journal to record today's highlights, progress, and a one-sentence review. The homepage features event banners and popular themes, with sweet romance, domineering CEOs, historical dramas, and suspense all directly accessible in their corresponding frames. Created frames, quotes, castings, and character profiles are all stored in "My Works," which can be edited at any time and shared with friends via the system. SyncMRush helps you capture the emotions of an episode and create memorable visuals.

Screenshots

Filmates4 screens
Shareani4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Filmates at 100% against Shareani's 0%. Filmates also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.7) and ads (none vs shown). Shareani's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, ratings volume, 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. Filmates sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Shareani asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Filmates holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Filmates's written reviews are positive against 0% of Shareani's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Filmates ships an update weekly, Shareani monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Filmates versus Shareani: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFilmatesShareani
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings) — better3.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings7 — better3
Update frequencyWeekly — betterMonthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.1 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB56 MB
Age rating17++9
DeveloperFilmates LLCPorter Makayla Holmes

Customer experience

Filmates

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Shareani

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Filmates

Subscriptions2
  • Filmates Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Filmates Premium 3 Months$7.993 Months
None

Shareani

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Filmates free?
Filmates is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shareani free?
Shareani is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Filmates or Shareani?
Filmates is rated higher. Filmates averages 5.0 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Shareani averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Filmates or Shareani have ads?
Shareani shows ads; Filmates does not.
Which is updated more often, Filmates or Shareani?
Filmates ships an update weekly, and Shareani monthly. Most recently, Filmates was updated on October 28, 2026 and Shareani on October 29, 2026.

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