Comparison

ActorSnap vs ShowNest

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

Head to head
About

ActorSnap

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Ever watched a movie or TV show and thought "I know that face… but who is it?!" ActorSnap is the Shazam for actors. Point your camera at a screen, snap a photo, and instantly identify the actor — along with their filmography, biography, and more. HOW IT WORKS 1. Open ActorSnap and point your camera at any screen showing an actor 2. The app detects the face and analyzes it in real time. Zoom in with built in slider to focus on a specific actor. 3. Within seconds, you get the actor's name, filmography, and bio KEY FEATURES • Instant face recognition — powered by a database of 500,000+ actors • Camera with real-time face tracking and quality indicators • Animated scanner overlay during recognition • Detailed actor profiles: bio, filmography, popularity • Photo gallery import — identify actors from saved screenshots • Google Lens redirect fallback for unrecognized faces (if ever) • Search history — quickly revisit past identifications • Database updated daily with new actors and images • 11 languages fully supported • 100% free, ad-free, no tracking • Tip jar — support the project if you enjoy ita POWERED BY TMDb Actor data comes from The Movie Database (TMDb), an incredible community-driven database built by movie lovers for movie lovers. ActorSnap is a passion project born from those "hey, who is that actor?!" moments on the couch. We hope you enjoy it as much as we enjoyed building it.

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ShowNest

Features
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ShowNest always tells you which episode to watch next: follow your TV shows, tick off what you've seen and find out when new episodes arrive. YOUR WATCHLIST • The next episode of every show you follow, with its title. • Shows you're caught up on count down the days to the next episode. • Sort by recently watched, recently added, newest episode, title or episodes left. • Hide finished shows you've completed, without losing them. MARK EPISODES YOUR WAY • One episode at a time, a whole season or the entire show. • Mark them as watched today or on the day they aired. • Undo the last episode you marked with one tap. MY SHOWS • Your library split into Coming Up, In Progress, Not Started and Completed. • Archive finished shows: they leave your lists but stay in your stats. FIND SOMETHING TO WATCH • Trending, Popular, Top Rated and Airing Today. • Shows like the last one you added, and more from the genre you follow most. • Search the whole TMDB catalogue, watch the trailer and discover similar titles. YOUR STATS • Total time, episodes watched and shows completed. • Your year in review, month by month, compared with the year before. • The day you watch most, your streak and your record. • Favourite genres, most-watched shows and a history of everything you've watched. ALERTS AND SYNC • A notification on the day a new episode of your shows airs. • Your library and watched episodes sync with iCloud across iPhone and iPad, with a page that shows how sync is doing. • Shows you've already opened stay available offline. MAKE IT YOURS • Light, dark or system theme and six accent colours. • The app in seven languages, even one different from your device's. • On iPhone, a tab bar or a compact menu. ShowNest is free, with no ads, no subscriptions and no account. Data provided by The Movie Database (TMDB). This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.

Screenshots

ActorSnap4 screens
ShowNest4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ShowNest at none against ActorSnap's 3. ActorSnap's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). On price, ads, 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. ActorSnap sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. ShowNest asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ActorSnap ships an update weekly, ShowNest fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
ActorSnap versus ShowNest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterActorSnapShowNest
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB8 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAlbin LemaireEmanuele Spagnoli

In-app purchases

3 purchases

ActorSnap

One-time3
  • Small Tip$1.99
  • Medium Tip$3.99
  • Large Tip$4.99
None

ShowNest

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ActorSnap free?
ActorSnap is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ShowNest free?
ShowNest is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ActorSnap or ShowNest have ads?
Neither ActorSnap nor ShowNest shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ActorSnap or ShowNest?
ActorSnap ships an update weekly, and ShowNest fortnightly. Most recently, ActorSnap was updated on October 6, 2026 and ShowNest on October 18, 2026.

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