Comparison

Now Showing App vs Couch Tonight

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

Head to head
About

Now Showing App

Features
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Your personal streaming concierge. Track TV shows and movies across all your streaming apps — never miss a new episode again. NOW SHOWING keeps everything you're watching in one place. Add your streaming services, browse what's available, and get personalized recommendations tailored to your taste. TRACK YOUR SHOWS • Add TV shows and movies to your library • See new episodes and upcoming seasons at a glance • Get notified when new content drops on your services STREAMING MADE SIMPLE • Filter by your streaming providers — Netflix, Apple TV+, Disney+, Hulu, Max, and more • See where to stream, rent, or buy any title • Tonight Mode: quick picks for what to watch right now DISCOVER SOMETHING NEW • Personalized recommendations in Picks For You • Browse by genre — Drama, Comedy, Sci-Fi, Horror, and more • Search for shows, movies, and people SOCIAL • Connect with friends and share what you're watching • Screening Rooms for group watch coordination • Share beautiful cards of your favorite shows Built for people who love TV and movies but hate juggling apps.

About

Couch Tonight

This app helps groups of people decide what to watch together on streaming services. It offers two methods: a group vote with a spin-the-wheel decision or a nomination system where one person suggests a show and others respond. It facilitates watch parties and includes features like mood filters and kid-safe options.

Highlights
  • Group voting and spin-the-wheel decision
  • Show nomination and RSVP system
  • Watchparty synchronization with real-time reactions
  • Cross-family group support
  • Mood and age-based content filtering
  • Veto system for picks
  • Scheduled recurring watchparties
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Couch turns "what do you want to watch?" into a 30-second ritual everyone on the couch trusts. Five people, three streaming services, two opinions on tone, one person already half-asleep. "What do you want to watch?" isn't a preference question — it's a coordination puzzle. Couch gives it two answers: vote together when nobody's decided, or drop a pick when one person already has one. Either way, tonight gets decided in 30 seconds, not 30 minutes. TWO WAYS TO COUCH The Spin — Everyone's home. Nobody's picked. - Join the couch. Share a code. Everyone shows up. - Everyone votes. Yes / maybe / no on the night's lineup. Takes 90 seconds. - Spin decides. One spin, fair pick. Hate it? Veto. The wheel goes again. The Nomination — One person has a pick. Others decide in. - Drop your pick. "I'm starting Blade Runner at 9pm." - Everyone RSVPs. In / maybe / can't. See who's joining in real time. - Couch calls it. Majority turns it into a watchparty. Everyone gets a heads-up when it's starting. WHAT'S IN IT Watchparty — Everyone watches together, even from different rooms or different houses. Reactions in real time. "Wait Up" delays so spoilers stay sealed for whoever's behind. Pick up where you left off. Get caught up automatically. Couch Groups — Pull members from up to four families into one watchparty. Cross-family identity preserved. No passwords, no signups for guests. Mood Filter — "Cozy," "action," "short" — narrow tonight's matches to the room you've actually got. Veto — Anyone can reject a pick. Before the spin (drops it from the pool) or after (re-spin). Fairness rules so the vetoer doesn't control the replacement. Pick'em — Predict winners on the big games. Per-family leaderboard tracks accuracy across the season. NFL, NBA, NHL, EPL, college basketball, college football, F1 — and more as we add them. Free, no real-money wagering. Kid Mode — One toggle hides anything above a chosen age tier from tonight's matches. Filters mood, runtime, providers, and ratings. Decision Explanation — Tap any pick to see exactly why it surfaced. "Mom and Sam said yes - on Hulu - 1h 38m." No black-box recommender. WHO IT'S FOR Family — Mixed ages, kid-safe filtering, everyone on the couch tonight. Crew — Friends who pile onto the couch. Film clubs, group chats, scheduled nights. Duo — Just the two of you. Date nights, shared queue, one yes is enough. WHAT'S NOT IN IT No ads. No paywalls. No subscriptions. We don't sell, share, or rent your data. We don't track you across other apps. We don't use your photos or messages to train AI. Couch is a coordination tool, not a streaming service. We help you decide what to watch and show where titles are available. The actual watching happens in your existing apps. Schedule recurring watchparties for shows you watch on a cadence — Couch creates each session automatically, sends a 30-minute heads-up before showtime, and shows your week ahead in Calendar. Pause, resume, or cancel any series from your Account. Powered by The Movie Database (TMDB). This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.

Screenshots

Now Showing App4 screens
Couch Tonight4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Couch Tonight at 15.0 against Now Showing App's 17.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Now Showing App versus Couch Tonight: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNow Showing AppCouch Tonight
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRoger MitchellNAHDER ZOMORRODIAN

In-app purchases

None

Now Showing App

No in-app purchases

None

Couch Tonight

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Now Showing App free?
Now Showing App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Couch Tonight free?
Couch Tonight is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Now Showing App or Couch Tonight have ads?
Neither Now Showing App nor Couch Tonight shows ads.

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