Comparison

Opnshelf vs Scenico

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

Head to head
About

Opnshelf

Features
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Track the movies and TV shows you watch, find your next episode, and keep your Watchlist close. • Log Watches, choose the date, and save ratings, Notes and Reviews. • Follow your shows with Up Next and a release calendar. • Build Lists and keep track of your Library. • Use Pick for me to find a movie or episodes that fit the time you have. • Discover featured collections, browse by genre, and see what friends are watching. • Find Where to Watch on your streaming services. • Import your Trakt history or connect ongoing Trakt Sync for Watches, ratings, Lists and more. • Revisit your watching with weekly, monthly and yearly Watch Recaps. Choose what you share. Privacy Alpha offers visibility controls for your Shelf, Library, Notes and Lists. Opnshelf is built on the AT Protocol, an open network that lets you keep your identity and media history beyond a single app.

About

Scenico

Features
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Scenico keeps track of the shows and movies you watch. No accounts, no emails, no subscriptions, and no in-app purchases. Your library stays entirely on your device. What you watch is your business—we don't run servers, so your data never leaves your phone. WHAT TO WATCH NEXT Open the app and instantly see what’s next. Your home screen prioritizes unseen episodes for every show you follow, sorted by how far behind you are. Movies get their own dedicated tab, cleanly split between your watchlist and watched history. Binge-watched a whole season? Log it all in a single tap. HOME SCREEN WIDGETS Keep your queue front and center. Small and medium widgets display your next episode, show title, and how many episodes you're behind—tapping one takes you straight to the show. When you're all caught up, your widget will let you know. EASY IMPORT FROM TV TIME Switching is seamless. Scenico imports your TV Time GDPR data export, matching every show, movie, and watched episode against The Movie Database (TMDB). Years of watch history, rebuilt in seconds. DISCOVER & EXPLORE Browse upcoming releases, this week's airings, current cinema runs, trending hits, and hidden gems—all filterable by genre and split between TV and movies. Get personalized recommendations based on your library, explore "People Also Like" suggestions, or search TMDB to find and add anything ever made. NEVER LOSE YOUR DATA Scenico automatically backs up your library to your personal iCloud once a night, keeping a rolling history of your last five backups. Switching to a new phone or doing a clean install? Pick up right where you left off. Backup frequency is entirely up to you. SMART, PRIVATE NOTIFICATIONS Get local alerts on season premiere mornings and movie release days for titles in your watchlist. Everything is scheduled directly on your device—no push servers, no tracking, and no sign-ups required. YOUR WATCH STATS Dive into your habits with detailed insights: total episodes and movies watched, exact watch time, top genres ranked by hours, your busiest viewing months, and your most-watched series. MORE FEATURES • Fully localized in English and Italian (including title translations) • Comprehensive cast & crew pages with full filmographies • Built-in TMDB API key, with full support to use your own personal key if preferred This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.

Screenshots

Opnshelf4 screens
Scenico4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Opnshelf at 16.4 against Scenico's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Opnshelf versus Scenico: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOpnshelfScenico
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB8 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperRowan Paul FlynnMARCO RAFFAELLO

In-app purchases

None

Opnshelf

No in-app purchases

None

Scenico

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Opnshelf free?
Opnshelf is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Scenico free?
Scenico is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Opnshelf or Scenico have ads?
Neither Opnshelf nor Scenico shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Opnshelf or Scenico?
Opnshelf ships an update weekly, and Scenico weekly. Most recently, Opnshelf was updated on October 28, 2026 and Scenico on October 29, 2026.

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