Shelf Cinema vs DearBella
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shelf Cinema
Connect with fellow movie enthusiasts to discover and discuss films. Organize your viewing history, create themed collections, and challenge friends with movie trivia. Explore curated lists and find your next favorite film through shared tastes.
- Build personal film shelves
- Log, rate, and review movies
- Discover films through user taste
- Challenge friends with movie trivia
- Connect with other film lovers
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The Social Film App for discovering films through people. Where movie lovers collect, discuss, and discover films together. Build your personal shelves, log what you watch, and connect with people who share your taste in cinema. Whether you love classic films, cult favorites, or the latest releases, SHELF gives you a place to organize your movie world and share it with others. Build Your Shelves Create curated “Shelves” — collections of films around any theme, mood, director, or genre. Keep them private or share them with the community. Log, Rate & Review Track every film you watch. Rate movies, write reviews, and build a personal record of your cinematic journey. Discover Through Taste Follow friends and explore shelves from other film lovers to discover your next favorite movie — powered by people, not algorithms. Challenge Friends Test your film knowledge in trivia duels including Quote Quiz, Poster Puzzle, Release Year, and Rating Duel. Wager XP and prove who knows movies best.
DearBella
This app acts as your personal movie companion, understanding your mood and preferences to suggest the perfect film. It learns your taste over time, offering personalized recommendations and a shareable watchlist.
- Mood-based movie suggestions
- Personalized taste learning
- Swipe to discover films
- Daily unique picks
- Shareable watchlist recaps
- Distraction-free design
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Never spend another night scrolling instead of watching. DearBella is your personal movie companion—a friend who actually knows cinema, and gets to know you. Tell her what you're in the mood for, and she'll find the perfect film. Not a generic list. Not an algorithm's best guess. The right movie, picked just for you. HOW IT WORKS Just tell Bella the vibe. In the mood for something cozy and a little sad? A mind-bending sci-fi for your blanket era? Say it in your own words and Bella finds the film that fits—with a witty reason why it's right for you. Recommendations that learn your taste. The more you tell Bella, the better she knows you. Every suggestion is shaped by what you love, what you skip, and the mood you're in. No two people get the same picks. Swipe to discover. Like it or skip it. Every swipe teaches Bella more about your taste, and builds your watchlist as you go. Your film for tonight. Get a fresh, personal pick every day—chosen for your taste, not the trending charts. Build your list. Share your month. Save the films you love, then turn your watchlist into a beautiful, shareable recap worth posting. WHY DEARBELLA - Personalized to you—suggestions you won't find anywhere else - A real personality, not a sterile list of titles - Quick mood-based picks when you don't have time to decide - Beautiful, distraction-free design - Discover hidden gems and films you'd never have found Movie night, finally solved. Download DearBella and let your taste do the talking. — This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Shelf Cinema at 11 against DearBella's 1. Shelf Cinema also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Shelf Cinema against 5.0 for DearBella. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shelf Cinema has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Shelf Cinema | DearBella |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (11 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | — | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Falcon Rubio-Schoenfelt | Kaley Morgan |
Customer experience
Shelf Cinema
DearBella
In-app purchases
Shelf Cinema
No in-app purchases
DearBella
No in-app purchases









