Comparison

Huncho vs Edendale

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

Head to head
About

Huncho

This app offers a guided way to discover movies based on genre and mood, moving beyond endless scrolling. It presents a visual grid of curated movie posters for a browsing experience.

Highlights
  • Genre and mood-based movie selection
  • Visual grid of curated movie posters
  • Poster-first browsing experience
  • No account required
  • No ads or tracking
  • Dark theme and haptic feedback
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You know the feeling. You sit down to watch something, open your streaming app, scroll for 20 minutes, and end up watching nothing. Huncho fixes that. Instead of a search bar and an endless catalog, Huncho gives you a guided path. Start with a genre. Then pick a mood-based subgenre. Not just "Action," but "Buddy Cop" or "Heist Noir." In a few taps, you have a curated grid of movies that actually match what you are feeling right now. HOW IT WORKS Choose from 23 top-level genres Pick a mood-based subgenre that fits how you are feeling Browse a visual grid of curated movie posters Tap any movie for details and discover similar films BUILT FOR BROWSERS, NOT SEARCHERS Huncho is for the nights you do not know what you want. You just know you will recognize it when you see it. The poster-first design lets you browse visually, the way you would flip through a shelf at a video store. NO ACCOUNT. NO ADS. NO TRACKING. Huncho does not ask you to sign up, does not run ads, and does not track what you watch. Open it, find something great, close it. That is it. A CINEMATIC EXPERIENCE ON ITS OWN Dark theme, smooth animations, and haptic feedback make browsing feel as good as the movies you are hunting for.

About

Edendale

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Edendale is a free, open-source video player and personal watch tracker for iPhone and iPad. It plays video files you already own and organizes them into a private library: no account, no ads, no analytics. Edendale does not provide, host, or stream any movies or TV shows. PLAY YOUR OWN VIDEO FILES - Open individual video files, import whole folders, or connect your own network shares (SMB). - Smooth playback with gesture controls, chapters, playlists, and audio and subtitle track selection. - Search and load online subtitles on demand, or use the tracks already inside your files. ORGANIZE YOUR PERSONAL COLLECTION - Edendale reads your filenames locally, then optionally enriches them with catalogue information from The Movie Database (TMDB). - View titles, seasons, episodes, cast, crew, release dates, and trailers sourced from TMDB. - Trailers only ever open after you tap play. TRACK YOUR VIEWING - Pick up where you left off with Continue Watching. - Rate what you have seen, write private reviews, and keep a Watchlist of what is next. - A Young Audience filter keeps age-appropriate content front and center. HOME SCREEN WIDGETS - Continue Watching and Trending widgets put your library one tap away. PRIVATE BY DESIGN - There is no Edendale account and no tracking. Your library and watch history live on your device and the services you choose to connect. All catalogue metadata and artwork displayed in Edendale is provided by the TMDB API for informational purposes. Edendale uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB. Screenshots show the app interface with sample data from TMDB.

Screenshots

Huncho4 screens
Edendale4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Edendale at 5 against Huncho's 3. Huncho's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). 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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Huncho versus Edendale: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHunchoEdendale
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequency—Monthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB64 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperClay MonzingoLong Ju

In-app purchases

None

Huncho

No in-app purchases

None

Edendale

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Huncho free?
Huncho is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Edendale free?
Edendale is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Huncho or Edendale have ads?
Neither Huncho nor Edendale shows ads.

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