Comparison

CineManiac vs Somto

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

Head to head
About

CineManiac

Features
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CineManiac: cinema is better together. A never-ending watchlist and no one to go with? CineManiac keeps track of every film you watch and turns "we should see that" into an actual night out. DECIDE WHAT TO WATCH Can't agree? Everyone swipes the same deck and matches appear live until you land on tonight's film. On your own? Swipe a personal deck and let CineManiac crown the winner. PLAN THE CINEMA NIGHT Pick a film, a date and a cinema near you, invite your friends and add it to your calendar. Every event gets its own group chat, so the details don't get lost in your messenger. CIRCLES Groups for the people you watch with. See how your circle rates each film, which films you all want to see, and recommendations for the whole group. YOUR FILM DIARY Keep your Watched list and Watchlist, rate everything you see, and get a reminder on release day. Coming from Letterboxd or IMDb? Import your history and ratings in minutes. PICKS THAT FIT YOU Tell us the genres you love and the services you stream on. Recommendations follow your ratings, and every film shows where it's streaming in your country. FIND ANY FILM Search by title and filter by year, rating or genre. Explore actors and directors with their full filmographies. Film pages include trailers, cast and crew. FRIENDS & SHARING See what your friends watch and how they rate it, compare watchlists to find the films you both want to see, and share your Monthly Recap. WHY CINEMANIAC? - Private by design: your ratings are shared only with confirmed friends and the circles you join. - Made for film lovers: an editorial design that puts the posters first. - Your lists stay available offline, even inside the cinema. - Fully available in English, Italian, French, German and Spanish. Film data provided by TMDB. Download CineManiac and make your next movie night happen. Terms of Use: https://calandra.ai/cinemaniac/terms

About

Somto

Features
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Somto learns your taste from what you watch and recommends movies and shows on any streaming service. Netflix recommends Netflix. Somto recommends what you'll like: it starts from everything you've watched and puts the platforms you use most first. Nobody pays us to recommend a title. Mark what you watch, episode by episode, and rate it from 1 to 10 if you like. The more you log, the more the recommendations feel like you. Already have a history? Import it from Netflix, Trakt, Letterboxd or a TV Time export. On a show's page you see the community rating, how many people make it to the end and where others stop. If someone you follow started it or dropped it, you'll see that too. New episodes, upcoming seasons, release dates and trailers for the movies and shows you follow. You get a notification. Discussions are on each episode or the whole title, and what you haven't watched yet stays hidden. Lists work like Spotify playlists: private, shared with a group or public. In messages you recommend a title to a friend and talk about it there. And with more than 10,000 quiz questions you challenge the people you follow. You don't watch anything on Somto: it tells you what to watch and where to find it. Somto is an independent project born in Italy. It's updated often, and many new features come from requests by the people who use it.

Screenshots

CineManiac4 screens
Somto4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Somto at none against CineManiac's 3. Somto also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. CineManiac sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Somto asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CineManiac ships an update fortnightly, Somto every 5 days. Both last shipped on November 9, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
CineManiac versus Somto: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCineManiacSomto
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 5 days β€” better
AdsYesNo β€” better
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.617.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size61 MB41 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperNICOLO CALANDRAPaolo Celestini

In-app purchases

3 purchases

CineManiac

Subscriptions2
  • CineManiac Premium Monthly$3.991 Month
  • CineManiac Premium Yearly$34.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$3.99
None

Somto

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CineManiac free?
CineManiac is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Somto free?
Somto is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CineManiac or Somto have ads?
CineManiac shows ads; Somto does not.
Which is updated more often, CineManiac or Somto?
CineManiac ships an update fortnightly, and Somto every 5 days. Most recently, CineManiac was updated on November 9, 2026 and Somto on November 9, 2026.

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