Comparison

Unrent vs WatchCircle

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

Head to head
About

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 โ€ข TMDB user ratings with visual score ring โ€ข Full cast & crew with photos โ€ข MPAA & TV content ratings (PG-13, TV-MA, etc.) โ€ข Synopsis and genre information FEATURES โ€ข Search across 8+ streaming services instantly โ€ข See where any movie or TV show is streaming โ€ข Track rent/buy/subscription status changes โ€ข Push notifications when titles become free โ€ข Discover trending and popular titles โ€ข Beautiful dark mode support โ€ข 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.

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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: โ€ข Hybrid title search (iTunes + TMDb) finds posters and metadata for both mainstream films and streaming-exclusive TV โ€ข Watchlist for things you mean to get to โ€ข Custom poster upload for titles the search can't find โ€ข Optional watch link per entry โ€” straight to the show on its platform โ€ข Private sharing via Apple's CKShare โ€” friends-only, no public network โ€ข iCloud sync across all your Apple devices Built only with Apple frameworks. Bring your own iCloud account, the rest just works.

Screenshots

Unrent4 screens
WatchCircle4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Unrent sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. WatchCircle asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Unrent ships an update fortnightly, WatchCircle weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences ยท 2 level
Unrent versus WatchCircle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUnrentWatchCircle
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly โ€” better
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad โ€” better
Requires iOS17.0 โ€” better26.5
Further details โ€” not scored
Size7 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHIDEKAZU YAMAOKASanjay Shukla

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Unrent

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
None

WatchCircle

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Unrent free?
Unrent is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is WatchCircle free?
WatchCircle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Unrent or WatchCircle have ads?
Unrent shows ads; WatchCircle does not.
Which is updated more often, Unrent or WatchCircle?
Unrent ships an update fortnightly, and WatchCircle weekly. Most recently, Unrent was updated on November 5, 2026 and WatchCircle on October 31, 2026.

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