TapeNight vs ThingsToWatch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TapeNight
Discover your next favorite movie with a nostalgic browsing experience. This app helps you find films available on your subscribed services, eliminating endless scrolling. It offers a weekly curated list and a watch list to keep track of your viewing.
- Fast movie discovery
- Weekly curated movie list
- Service selection for personalized suggestions
- Nostalgic video store interface
- Watch list functionality
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Remember going out to rent a movie on a Friday Night? TapeNight recreates the feeling of walking the aisles and discovering your next movie. Fast, simple, and built for movie night. Fast Movie Discovery • Find something worth watching from the services you subscribe to in seconds instead of endlessly scrolling. Weekly Refresh • What you see is what you get. The list stays the same all week until the following Monday. Service Selection • Only see the movies you have access to. Tell us what services you have and we'll only suggest whats available. Video Store Browsing Experience • Explore movies in a nostalgic, shelf-style interface inspired by classic video rental stores. Watch List • Keep track of what you've seen and what you want to see next! Built for Movie Lovers • Perfect for families, film buffs, and anyone tired of “What should we watch?”
ThingsToWatch
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MovieToWatch is the simple, polished app to organize the TV shows and anime you want to watch — and to always remember where you left off. Search thousands of TV shows and anime, see what's trending and what's airing this season, and build your personal lists: To watch, Watching, Watched. WHAT YOU CAN DO - Dedicated search for TV Shows and Anime, with filters by genre, year, rating and status - Personal lists: To watch, Watching, Watched - Mark episodes as watched, track your progress and jump back into started shows with "Continue watching" - Automatic hours-watched counter - Personal rating and notes for every title - Viewing stats: total hours, number of titles and favourite genres - A viewing diary: what you watched and when - A Discover section with trending, popular and current-season titles PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Everything stays on your device: no account, no sign-up, no ads. MovieToWatch is free and respects your privacy. TV show and anime data is provided by TVmaze and AniList.
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Verdict
TapeNight and ThingsToWatch are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | TapeNight | ThingsToWatch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kevin Boehle | Giovanna Di Mauro |
In-app purchases
TapeNight
No in-app purchases
ThingsToWatch
No in-app purchases
