Unrent vs WatchCircle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Unrent
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Wondering if that movie is on Netflix or Prime Video? Stop creating accounts just to search. Unrent lets you search every major streaming service in one place โ and alerts you when titles become included with your subscriptions. SEARCH ALL SERVICES, NO LOGINS NEEDED 7 of 9 major US streaming services hide their catalogs behind login walls. Unrent searches Netflix, Disney+, Hulu, Max, Peacock, Paramount+, Apple TV+, and Prime Video โ all from one app. GET NOTIFIED WHEN TITLES GO FREE Add movies and TV shows to your watchlist. When a title you're tracking transitions from rent/buy to subscription-included, you'll get an instant push notification. FIND FREE STREAMING OPTIONS Discover titles available for free on services like Tubi TV, Pluto TV, and more โ options you might not even know exist. Stop paying to rent when you can stream for free. DETAILED TITLE INFO โข TMDB user ratings with visual score ring โข Full cast & crew with photos โข MPAA & TV content ratings (PG-13, TV-MA, etc.) โข Synopsis and genre information FEATURES โข Search across 8+ streaming services instantly โข See where any movie or TV show is streaming โข Track rent/buy/subscription status changes โข Push notifications when titles become free โข Discover trending and popular titles โข Beautiful dark mode support โข No account required โ fully private DATA POWERED BY TMDB & JUSTWATCH Streaming availability data provided by JustWatch. Content metadata from The Movie Database (TMDB). This app earns commissions from qualifying purchases and subscriptions through affiliate partnerships with Amazon, Apple, and other streaming services.
WatchCircle
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WatchCircle is a private diary for what you've watched โ movies, shows, documentaries, flight catches, the lot. Add titles with the date, where you watched (Netflix, cinema, Apple TV, flight, etc.), and a simple opinion: Recommended, Time-Pass, or Waste of Time. Your list lives in your private iCloud โ no servers, no analytics, no advertising. Apple's CloudKit handles sync between your own devices. Invite a friend with their Apple ID and you'll see each other's watched lists and ratings. It's the friend-recommendation question โ "is this actually worth my time?" โ without the noise of stars and reviews. Features: โข Hybrid title search (iTunes + TMDb) finds posters and metadata for both mainstream films and streaming-exclusive TV โข Watchlist for things you mean to get to โข Custom poster upload for titles the search can't find โข Optional watch link per entry โ straight to the show on its platform โข Private sharing via Apple's CKShare โ friends-only, no public network โข iCloud sync across all your Apple devices Built only with Apple frameworks. Bring your own iCloud account, the rest just works.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: WatchCircle at none against Unrent's 1. WatchCircle also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). Unrent's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.5). On price and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Unrent sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. WatchCircle asks for nothing beyond the download.
Unrent ships an update fortnightly, WatchCircle weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Unrent | WatchCircle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Weekly โ better |
| Ads | Yes | No โ better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No โ better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad โ better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 โ better | 26.5 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HIDEKAZU YAMAOKA | Sanjay Shukla |
In-app purchases
Unrent
- Remove Ads$1.99
WatchCircle
No in-app purchases
Questions
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