Comparison

FilmCrawler vs CineDNA

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

Head to head
About

FilmCrawler

Discover connections between movies, actors, and creators through an interactive visual graph. Start with any film and explore its cast and crew, then delve into their other works to uncover surprising relationships and build your watchlist.

Highlights
  • Interactive film graph exploration
  • Search movies and expand cast/crew
  • Trace relationships between films and creators
  • Discover films by shared actors/directors
  • Build and save watchlists
  • Export watchlists to Letterboxd
  • Share graph exports as PNG/PDF
Features
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FilmCrawler is a visual film explorer that lets you navigate movies, actors, and creators as an interactive graph. Start with any film, and instantly expand its cast and crew. Tap on an actor, director, or writer to explore their other work. Follow connections across films and uncover relationships you didn’t know existed. It’s like going down a movie rabbit hole—except you can see the entire journey. Explore Like Never Before: - Search for any movie and expand its full cast & crew - Tap any person to reveal their filmography - Continue exploring infinitely across connected films - Visually trace relationships between movies and creators Discover What to Watch Next: - Find films connected by shared actors or directors - Spot surprising overlaps between unrelated movies - Perfect for answering: “What else were they in?” Build Your Watchlist: - Save movies as you explore - Keep track of discoveries in one place - Export your watchlist to Letterboxd Visual Graph Experience: - Interactive, dynamic movie maps - Zoom, pan, and explore freely - Save and reload your exploration sessions Share Your Discoveries - Export your graph as PNG or PDF - Share your movie maps with friends FilmCrawler transforms movie discovery into an experience—turning curiosity into exploration. Movie data provided by TMDb. This product uses the TMDb API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDb.

About

CineDNA

This app analyzes your film preferences by having you rate movies based on various traits. It then recommends films available in theaters or on streaming that match your unique taste, providing detailed insights into why each film is a good fit.

Highlights
  • Personalized film taste analysis
  • Ranked recommendations for streaming and theaters
  • Detailed film trait breakdown
  • Discover films by genre and decade
  • Direct links to watch or book tickets
  • Watchlist management
  • Import ratings from Letterboxd
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CineDNA reads what you like and finds films that fit. Rate films you have seen — loved, liked, mixed, didn't — and CineDNA builds a picture of your taste out of 133 traits. Not just genre: whether you go for slow burns, for dialogue, for moral ambiguity, for nonlinear structure, for warmth, for dread. Then it uses that to rank what is actually available to watch tonight. WHAT YOU GET For You — what is in theaters and what just landed on streaming, ranked against your taste. Every film carries a Match score, for how well it fits you, and a Quality score, for how good it is regardless of you. The two are kept separate on purpose. The Genome — every film broken into the traits that make it what it is. It is what the recommendation is actually made of, and you can read it yourself. Discover — browse more than 34,000 films by genre and decade, or search for one. Where to watch — a real link to the service that has it, or a way to book a seat while it is still in theaters. Watchlist — the films you said you would get to. Your DNA — everything you have rated, sorted by conviction, so you can see the shape of your own taste. COMING FROM LETTERBOXD? Import your recent ratings in one step and start with a profile that already knows you. No ads, no autoplay, no infinite feed. CineDNA is a tool for deciding what to watch, not somewhere to spend the evening. Film data and posters courtesy of TMDB.

Screenshots

FilmCrawler4 screens
CineDNA4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: CineDNA at 15.1 against FilmCrawler's 26.2. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for FilmCrawler against 5.0 for CineDNA. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FilmCrawler ships an update every 5 days, CineDNA every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
FilmCrawler versus CineDNA: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFilmCrawlerCineDNA
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.215.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSigma Venturi LLCCineDNA Digital LLC

Customer experience

FilmCrawler

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

CineDNA

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

FilmCrawler

No in-app purchases

None

CineDNA

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FilmCrawler free?
FilmCrawler is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CineDNA free?
CineDNA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, FilmCrawler or CineDNA?
FilmCrawler and CineDNA are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do FilmCrawler or CineDNA have ads?
Neither FilmCrawler nor CineDNA shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FilmCrawler or CineDNA?
FilmCrawler ships an update every 5 days, and CineDNA every 4 days. Most recently, FilmCrawler was updated on October 31, 2026 and CineDNA on October 20, 2026.

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