Comparison

TVBuddy vs Cinéphile

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

Head to head
About

TVBuddy

Features
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TV Buddy is your calm, personal place for movies and TV shows. Build a watchlist that works the way you do. Save the titles you want to see, mark what you’ve finished, and keep an eye on every episode still waiting for you. DISCOVER SOMETHING GREAT Browse trending movies and shows, upcoming releases, popular picks, genres, and recommendations shaped by your library. KEEP YOUR WATCHLIST IN ORDER Give every title a status - planned, watching, completed, paused, or dropped - and favorite the ones you love. Sort your feed by recently added, title, or release date. STAY ON TOP OF EPISODES Follow season progress episode by episode. TV Buddy uses release schedules to show what is available now and what is coming next. KNOW WHERE TO WATCH See streaming availability for your selected country, right where you are exploring a title. MAKE IT YOURS Your watchlist, preferences, search history, and cached media information stay on your device. There’s no account to create and no clutter to manage.

About

Cinéphile

Features
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Cinéphile is a beautifully simple way to track the movies and TV shows you watch. Keep a Watchlist of everything you want to see, mark films and episodes as Watched, and build your own custom lists to organize by mood, theme, or whatever you like. TRACK EVERYTHING - One-tap Watchlist and Watched lists - Episode-by-episode progress for TV shows, with automatic completion tracking - Unlimited custom lists with colour tags - Filter and sort any list by title, rating, year, or date added KNOW YOUR TASTE - A personal profile with hours watched and your most-watched genres - Watch your viewing habits add up over time RICH DETAILS - Gorgeous movie and show pages with cast, ratings, runtime, and artwork - Where-to-watch streaming availability for your region - Fast search across a huge catalogue of films and series PRIVATE BY DESIGN - Your library lives on your device. No account, no sign-up. Cinéphile pairs a clean, glass-inspired interface with everything a film and TV lover needs to remember what they have seen and decide what to watch next. Terms of Use: https://unifiedsense.com/assets/terms.html

Screenshots

TVBuddy4 screens
Cinéphile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: TVBuddy at daily against Cinéphile's every 5 days. Cinéphile's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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

TVBuddy ships an update daily, Cinéphile every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
TVBuddy versus Cinéphile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTVBuddyCinéphile
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB8 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperNicolas CamenischDal Rupnik

In-app purchases

None

TVBuddy

No in-app purchases

None

Cinéphile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TVBuddy free?
TVBuddy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cinéphile free?
Cinéphile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TVBuddy or Cinéphile have ads?
Neither TVBuddy nor Cinéphile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TVBuddy or Cinéphile?
TVBuddy ships an update daily, and Cinéphile every 5 days. Most recently, TVBuddy was updated on October 12, 2026 and Cinéphile on October 10, 2026.

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