Comparison

Films Shelf vs Episody

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

Head to head
About

Films Shelf

Easily save and organize movies you want to watch, with details like poster and runtime. Choose your next film with a browsing or shuffle option. Watched films create a personal viewing history.

Highlights
  • Save movies with poster and details
  • Organize a personal film shelf
  • Browse or shuffle film suggestions
  • Track watched films and dates
  • Ad-free experience with Premium
  • Partner sharing for shared watchlists
Features
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Films Shelf is a personal films shelf — a warm, low-friction place to put the movies you keep meaning to watch, and a calm way to choose one when Friday night comes around. THE FOUR JOBS • Save — A film catches your attention. Tap, add. The shelf builds itself over weeks and months. • Remember — Each entry holds onto what the film is: poster, description, year, runtime. Your shelf never decays into a wall of forgotten titles. • Choose — Browse the shelf or, with Premium, tap Shuffle for a one-at-a-time proposal. Reroll until something feels right. • Reminisce — Watched films stay on the shelf as a quiet record of what you've seen and when. A SHELF, NOT A DATABASE Films Shelf is built around a single guiding test: does this feel more like a shelf than a database? Warmth over completeness. Context over metadata. Earned archive over managed catalog. PREMIUM Premium adds: • Ad-free experience • Partner sharing — invite one partner to share your shelf. Both of you can add, mark watched, and remove films. The shelf updates on both phones. • In-app trailer playback • Shuffle — surface a one-at-a-time film suggestion from your shelf Premium is $4.99/month or $29.99/year. New users get 30 days of Premium free. Cancel anytime. PRIVACY Films Shelf has no first-party servers. Your shelf lives in your iCloud, not on our infrastructure. Film metadata is provided by The Movie Database (TMDB). This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB. Terms of Use: https://bbmaxwell.dev/legal/films-shelf/terms Privacy Policy: https://bbmaxwell.dev/legal/films-shelf/privacy EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Episody

Features
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Episody is the lean, focused TV tracker. No social feed, no algorithm, no bloat — just your shows and exactly what to watch next. Add the shows you're following, mark episodes as you go, and pick up right where you left off. Built by one indie developer who actually watches TV, Episody stays simple and does one thing well. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Track every show — what you've watched, what's next, and what's coming up • Mark an episode — or a whole season — watched in a tap • Keep a watchlist of the shows you're following • Rate episodes and remember how each one made you feel • Earn badges for your watching milestones • Search shows and find your next binge • A minimal, distraction-free design that gets out of your way EPISODY SUPPORTER Love the app and want to keep it running? Become a supporter: • Instant reminders the moment a watchlist show drops a new episode • A completely ad-free experience Supporting is entirely optional — the core app is free Terms of Use: https://legal.episody.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://legal.episody.app/privacy

Screenshots

Films Shelf4 screens
Episody4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Films Shelf at none against Episody's shown. Films Shelf also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support 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. Films Shelf sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Episody sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Films Shelf ships an update every 6 weeks, Episody every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Films Shelf versus Episody: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFilms ShelfEpisody
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB7 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMax McGregorStanislav Valkanov

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Films Shelf

Subscriptions2
  • Films Shelf Premium (Monthly)1 Month trial$4.991 Month
  • Films Shelf Premium (Annual)1 Month trial$12.991 Year
4 purchases

Episody

Subscriptions4
  • Supporter$4.991 Month
  • Supporter+$9.991 Month
  • Super Supporter$19.991 Month
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  • Patron$99.991 Month

Questions

Is Films Shelf free?
Films Shelf is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Episody free?
Episody is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Films Shelf or Episody have ads?
Episody shows ads; Films Shelf does not.
Which is updated more often, Films Shelf or Episody?
Films Shelf ships an update every 6 weeks, and Episody every 3 weeks. Most recently, Films Shelf was updated on October 21, 2026 and Episody on October 28, 2026.

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