GuideBlue vs DearBella
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GuideBlue
Discover what to watch across your streaming platforms with a retro TV guide interface. Save shows to your library and track your viewing history to keep recommendations relevant.
- Retro TV-guide style browsing
- Live special event listings
- Save picks to Library
- Mark watched content
- Customizable service selection
- Watch history tracking
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GuideBlue helps you decide what to watch across your streaming services. Browse a retro TV-guide style grid, see live special events, save picks to your Library, and mark what you have watched so your list stays useful. Choose the services you use, refresh your recommendations, and keep a simple watch history without digging through every streaming app.
DearBella
This app acts as your personal movie companion, understanding your mood and preferences to suggest the perfect film. It learns your taste over time, offering personalized recommendations and a shareable watchlist.
- Mood-based movie suggestions
- Personalized taste learning
- Swipe to discover films
- Daily unique picks
- Shareable watchlist recaps
- Distraction-free design
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Never spend another night scrolling instead of watching. DearBella is your personal movie companion—a friend who actually knows cinema, and gets to know you. Tell her what you're in the mood for, and she'll find the perfect film. Not a generic list. Not an algorithm's best guess. The right movie, picked just for you. HOW IT WORKS Just tell Bella the vibe. In the mood for something cozy and a little sad? A mind-bending sci-fi for your blanket era? Say it in your own words and Bella finds the film that fits—with a witty reason why it's right for you. Recommendations that learn your taste. The more you tell Bella, the better she knows you. Every suggestion is shaped by what you love, what you skip, and the mood you're in. No two people get the same picks. Swipe to discover. Like it or skip it. Every swipe teaches Bella more about your taste, and builds your watchlist as you go. Your film for tonight. Get a fresh, personal pick every day—chosen for your taste, not the trending charts. Build your list. Share your month. Save the films you love, then turn your watchlist into a beautiful, shareable recap worth posting. WHY DEARBELLA - Personalized to you—suggestions you won't find anywhere else - A real personality, not a sterile list of titles - Quick mood-based picks when you don't have time to decide - Beautiful, distraction-free design - Discover hidden gems and films you'd never have found Movie night, finally solved. Download DearBella and let your taste do the talking. — This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: GuideBlue at every 10 days against DearBella's every 6 weeks. GuideBlue also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for GuideBlue against 5.0 for DearBella. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
GuideBlue ships an update every 10 days, DearBella every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GuideBlue | DearBella |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Charlie Thomas | Kaley Morgan |
Customer experience
GuideBlue
DearBella
In-app purchases
GuideBlue
No in-app purchases
DearBella
No in-app purchases









