Comparison

buzzinTV vs SlateCinema

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

Head to head
About

buzzinTV

Track your favorite TV shows and movies with an episode guide and community discussion. Get new episode alerts, see upcoming premieres, and discover where to watch content. Features AI-powered insights and spoiler-free content feeds.

Highlights
  • Episode-specific discussion threads
  • Watchlist and tracking for shows/movies
  • Upcoming episode alerts
  • Spoiler-free content feeds
  • AI-powered show insights
  • Movie tracking and recommendations
Features
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buzzin is a TV show tracker and episode guide built for fans. • Every episode gets its own thread: everything fans are saying about that episode in one place, and your take goes straight into it • Every show has its own home, with its buzz and its episodes • Track every show and episode, and keep a watchlist of what to watch next • See upcoming episodes, premieres and finales, with new-episode alerts • Fan posts and clips about your shows, cut off at the episode you're on, so nothing gets spoiled • Track movies too: mark them watched, recommend to your friends, rate them and see where to watch • Make a poll in any post and see how fans vote • Ask Scout, buzzin's AI, about your show and get answers grounded in what fans are saying For adults 18 and over. Free. Community rules are simple: zero tolerance for objectionable content or abuse. Report any buzz, reply, or profile from the menu on the card, and block or mute anyone from that same menu. Content from other platforms is shown with attribution and a link to the original. buzzin is not affiliated with or endorsed by any TV network, streaming service, or social platform. This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.

About

SlateCinema

This app uses AI to help households decide what movie or TV show to watch together. Users swipe on titles, and when both agree on a selection, it's locked in as tonight's pick. It learns your preferences to suggest compatible content.

Highlights
  • Tinder-style swipe interface
  • AI-powered taste profile
  • Household match notification
  • Locked-in film selection
  • AI-curated daily picks
  • Trakt.tv import
Features
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Stop arguing about what to watch. SlateCinema is the AI-powered film and TV decision engine built for your household. Swipe through films and series independently — when you and your household both align on the same title, SlateCinema fires a Collision State and locks it in as Tonight's Pick. No compromising. No endless scrolling. Just the right film. HOW IT WORKS → Swipe right to Align, left to Discard → Swipe up if you've already seen it — then rate it 1-10 → When your household aligns — SlateCinema locks in Tonight's Pick AI THAT ACTUALLY KNOWS YOU Your Film DNA builds from every decision — directors, genres, actors. The more you use it, the sharper it gets. Open your profile to see your taste archetype, compatibility score with your household, and unlock achievements. BUILT FOR TWO Both people swipe independently. The AI tracks where your tastes overlap and uses that to surface Predicted Collisions — films it knows you'll both love before either of you decides. FEATURES • Tinder-style swipe interface for films & TV • Collision State — household match notification • Tonight's Pick — locked-in film for the evening • Film DNA — AI-generated taste profile with real movie posters • 1-10 rating system for films you've seen • For You — AI-curated picks filtered by your top genres • Trending — YouTube trailers + Reddit discussions + ranked films • Trakt.tv import for existing watch history • Daily Pick — one AI-curated film every day just for you • Achievements & compatibility score No ads. No algorithm pushing what's trending. Just the film you'll both actually want to watch. Mobile only. Sign up free. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

buzzinTV4 screens
SlateCinema4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: buzzinTV at none against SlateCinema's 1. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. SlateCinema sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. buzzinTV asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for buzzinTV against 5.0 for SlateCinema. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

buzzinTV ships an update every 4 days, SlateCinema every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
buzzinTV versus SlateCinema: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterbuzzinTVSlateCinema
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings34 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 6 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB0 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperRange AI, LLCPF DATASTACK LLC

Customer experience

buzzinTV

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

SlateCinema

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

In-app purchases

None

buzzinTV

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

SlateCinema

Subscriptions1
  • SlateCinema Pro$2.991 Month

Questions

Is buzzinTV free?
buzzinTV is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SlateCinema free?
SlateCinema is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, buzzinTV or SlateCinema?
buzzinTV and SlateCinema are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do buzzinTV or SlateCinema have ads?
Neither buzzinTV nor SlateCinema shows ads.
Which is updated more often, buzzinTV or SlateCinema?
buzzinTV ships an update every 4 days, and SlateCinema every 6 days. Most recently, buzzinTV was updated on November 5, 2026 and SlateCinema on October 31, 2026.

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