DeFilms vs Chapter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DeFilms
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DeFilms is your ultimate companion for movie discovery. Powered by TMDB, it allows you to browse trending and popular titles, search with precision, and create custom lists for your favorites. Advanced Search & Filtering: Find exactly what you're looking for. Custom Favorite Lists: Organize your movies into categories like "Watch This Weekend". Rich Details: Access trailers, cast info, and similar movie recommendations. Fully Localized: Complete support for English, Turkish, and Arabic (including RTL layout). Privacy First: Local authentication and on-device storage for your data.
Chapter
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Chapter turns your TV shows and movies into a personal library. Every show is a book, every season a volume, every episode a chapter. Every movie is a short story of its own. An elegant tracker for everything you watch. YOUR LIBRARY Add the TV shows and movies you love and keep them in order on the shelves: to watch, watching, caught up, finished. Everything you're following at a glance. THE BOOKMARK Mark episodes as you watch them. The bookmark holds your place and shows your progress, season by season. RATINGS & NOTES Rate every viewing and leave your notes in the margin. And in every entry, a private notebook for theories, quotes and thoughts only you can see. YOUR RANKING Sort your TV shows and movies into tiers, from S to D: your own personal ranking. NEW & UPCOMING Discover the episodes airing this week, the premieres and the titles on the way. Never miss a new chapter again. WHERE TO WATCH See which streaming services carry each show and movie in your country. NOTIFICATIONS Turn on notifications and Chapter tells you when a new episode of the shows you follow airs. FRIENDS Make your profile public, add friends with your code and share stats, genres and favourites. AND MORE - TV shows and movies in separate sections, one tap away - Light and dark theme - Spoiler protection - Home screen widget - Viewing stats - 7 languages: English, Italian, Spanish, German, French, Portuguese, Turkish - Free, no ads, respectful of your privacy Chapter. Every episode, a chapter.
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Verdict
DeFilms and Chapter are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
DeFilms ships an update every 3 days, Chapter every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DeFilms | Chapter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 4 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Burak Bilgen | Valentino De Stefano |
In-app purchases
DeFilms
No in-app purchases
Chapter
No in-app purchases
