Comparison

SceneStack vs The Watchlist

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

Head to head
About

SceneStack

Features
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SceneStack is the movie tracking app built for people who take their watching seriously. Log every film you watch โ€” with your rating, notes, location, and who you watched it with. Build a personal record of your entire viewing history, then explore your stats to discover your patterns, favourite genres, and most rewatched films. Watch together, not just alone. Create groups with friends and family to share your watches, compare ratings, and get recommendations based on what your group hasn't seen yet. Every group has its own feed, stats, and recommendation engine. Your data, your way Control exactly what you share. Keep watches private, share with specific groups, or open everything up. Your notes and ratings are yours. Premium features Unlock AI-powered insights on your watches, natural language search through your history, and AI movie recommendations tailored to your taste. Everything you need - Log watches with date, rating, location, and notes - Track rewatches with separate entries - Wishlist movies you want to see - Custom lists for any occasion - Personal and group statistics - Filters, sorting, and search across your entire history Start tracking today. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

The Watchlist

Features
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The Watchlist is a clean app for movie and TV lovers who want to keep track of everything they watch. Whether you're building your watchlist for the weekend, logging films you've already seen, or browsing for something new. The Watchlist makes it effortless. Features: Search millions of movies and TV shows instantly Add titles to your personal watchlist with one tap Mark titles as watched and move them to your archive View ratings, details, and information for any title Clean, minimal design built for everyday use Stop forgetting what you wanted to watch. The Watchlist keeps everything in one place, beautifully organised and always at hand.

Screenshots

SceneStack4 screens
The Watchlist4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: The Watchlist at none against SceneStack's 2. The Watchlist also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). SceneStack's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.4). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. SceneStack sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. The Watchlist asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SceneStack ships an update every 3 months, The Watchlist weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
SceneStack versus The Watchlist: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSceneStackThe Watchlist
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsWeekly โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPod โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 โ€” better26.4
Further details โ€” not scored
Size32 MB9 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperIoannis ZissimouMatt Rose

In-app purchases

2 purchases

SceneStack

Subscriptions2
  • SceneStack Premium$4.991 Month
  • SceneStack Premium$49.991 Year
None

The Watchlist

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SceneStack free?
SceneStack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Watchlist free?
The Watchlist is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SceneStack or The Watchlist have ads?
Neither SceneStack nor The Watchlist shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SceneStack or The Watchlist?
SceneStack ships an update every 3 months, and The Watchlist weekly. Most recently, SceneStack was updated on October 31, 2026 and The Watchlist on October 28, 2026.

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