Comparison

Friend Rex vs WePick

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

Head to head
About

Friend Rex

Discover movies, TV shows, and anime with friends. See what others are watching, share ratings, and get personalized AI recommendations. Track your progress and engage in community discussions for a shared entertainment experience.

Highlights
  • Social discovery of movies, TV, and anime
  • Real-time friend activity tracking
  • AI-powered personalized recommendations
  • Episode-by-episode progress tracking
  • Group chats organized by show
  • Customizable watchlists
Features
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Your friends know what you should watch — but so does a great AI. Why not choose both? FriendRex is the social entertainment platform where movie, TV, and anime fans discover new titles, share reviews, earn badges, and connect with other fans who get it. DISCOVER YOUR WAY Choose the Friend Engine for trusted human recommendations, or flip on Rex — an AI companion that actually learns your taste. Want both? Blend them. The point is: you decide how you discover. RATE & REVIEW EVERYTHING Rate movies, shows, and anime on a 1-10 scale. Write detailed reviews. Track what you're watching, what you've completed, and what you've dropped. Build custom lists and share your Top 5. CONNECT WITH FANS DMs, group chats, show-specific chat rooms with spoiler protection, and watch parties so you can experience shows together in real time. EARN 277 BADGES Bronze to Diamond tiers across 14 categories. Genre mastery, social milestones, and Founding Era exclusives that never come back. CREATE & SHARE Post reviews, polls, hype scores for upcoming releases, and TikTok-style reels. Build your creator profile with analytics and a follower dashboard. REX AI COMPANION Rex is your AI-powered recommendation engine. Tell Rex what you liked, and Rex learns your taste to surface what you'll love next. FRIENDREX FINAL CUT Your taste, cut into a shareable card — every month, every year, or all time. Top genres, highest-rated titles and your viewing personality, ready to post to your story. Free for everyone. WHAT MAKES FRIENDREX DIFFERENT Unlike other platforms, FriendRex treats anime as first-class content — not an afterthought. Real social features like messaging, watch parties, and communities. Gamification that rewards genuine engagement. And an AI that works for you, not an algorithm that decides for you. FREE, PLUS AND PRO FriendRex is free to use, with 3 Rex messages a day. Free accounts may see ads; Plus and Pro members never do. • FriendRex Plus — Deep Metrics and early access to new features. • FriendRex Pro — everything in Plus, plus Rex AI with up to 150 messages a day and memory of your taste. Built solo by an anime and movie fan who believes no platform should choose what you watch. ——— Subscriptions (auto-renewable): • FriendRex Plus — $2.99/month or $19.99/year • FriendRex Pro — $5.99/month or $39.99/year New subscribers get a 7-day free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase (after the trial, if one applies). Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Prices are in USD and may vary by country. Privacy Policy: https://friendrex.app/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

WePick

This app streamlines the process of choosing movies and TV shows to watch, whether you're alone or with others. It allows users to select streaming services and swipe through recommendations to find a title everyone agrees on. It also offers features for saving favorites and finding places to eat.

Highlights
  • Group decision making for entertainment
  • Select streaming services for tailored results
  • Swiping algorithm for compelling titles
  • Save favorite movies and shows
  • Search for titles, actors, and directors
  • Find restaurants and make reservations
Features
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Stop Scrolling, Start Watching. WePick takes the endless scrolling out of deciding what to watch. Whether you're watching alone, with a friend, or with a group, WePick helps you quickly find a movie or TV show you'll actually want to watch. HOW WEPICK WORKS • Start a room — Go solo, invite a friend, or create a group. • Choose your streaming services — Select the services you have access to so you only see relevant options. • Pick movies or TV shows — And maybe some other search criteria depending on your mood. • Start swiping — The WePick Swiping Algorithm™ surfaces the most compelling titles first. What’s trending, what people are actually talking about, and what’s worth your time. • Get your match — When everyone agrees on a title, WePick lets you know you've found something to watch and where to watch it. No more endlessly scrolling through streaming apps. No more “I don’t care, you pick.” WePick also lets you save your favorites to a watchlist, search any title, actor, or director to see what’s streaming and where, and find restaurants, make reservations, and decide where to eat together using the same room and swiping experience. WePick. Stop Scrolling, Start Watching.

Screenshots

Friend Rex4 screens
WePick4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: WePick at none against Friend Rex's 1. WePick also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (21 vs 3). Friend Rex's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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. Friend Rex sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $6.99 per month. WePick asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Friend Rex holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WePick has 21 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Friend Rex ships an update every 8 days, WePick fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Friend Rex versus WePick: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFriend RexWePick
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better4.6 (21 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings321 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterFortnightly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size162 MB31 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperFriend RexSit and Lift LLC

Customer experience

Friend Rex

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

WePick

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Friend Rex

Subscriptions1
  • FriendRex Pro7 Days trial$6.991 Month
None

WePick

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Friend Rex free?
Friend Rex is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is WePick free?
WePick is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Friend Rex or WePick?
Friend Rex is rated higher. Friend Rex averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while WePick averages 4.6 from 21 ratings.
Do Friend Rex or WePick have ads?
Friend Rex shows ads; WePick does not.
Which is updated more often, Friend Rex or WePick?
Friend Rex ships an update every 8 days, and WePick fortnightly. Most recently, Friend Rex was updated on October 31, 2026 and WePick on November 10, 2026.

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