cinefill vs Scenico
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
cinefill
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cinefill is a private movie and TV diary for keeping track of what you watch, what you want to watch next, and how your taste changes over time. Log movies and full TV seasons with watched dates, half-star ratings, and optional notes. Save titles for later in a watchlist. Browse an online media catalog when you want ideas, then see at a glance what you have already logged or saved. DIARY Build a clean history of your viewing. Filter by media type, genre, or decade, and sort by recently watched, highest rated, release year, or recently logged. WATCHLIST Keep a simple list of what you might watch next. Helpful details like year, genre, and runtime appear right on the row, so choosing something is quick. YOU See your taste take shape as your diary grows: rating patterns, top genres, favorite eras, recurring directors and creators, watch activity, and a personal taste summary. SEARCH Find movies, shows, and people through online catalog search. Explore popular titles, browse by genre or decade, and see what is already in your diary or watchlist. IMPORT AND EXPORT Bring in an existing compatible diary export, or export your cinefill data whenever you want a copy. PRIVACY cinefill is local-first. Your diary, ratings, notes, and watchlist live on your device by default. There are no required accounts and no analytics. Search uses online catalog requests to fetch media results; your personal diary data is not sent unless you choose to sync or export.
Scenico
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Scenico keeps track of the shows and movies you watch. No accounts, no emails, no subscriptions, and no in-app purchases. Your library stays entirely on your device. What you watch is your business—we don't run servers, so your data never leaves your phone. WHAT TO WATCH NEXT Open the app and instantly see what’s next. Your home screen prioritizes unseen episodes for every show you follow, sorted by how far behind you are. Movies get their own dedicated tab, cleanly split between your watchlist and watched history. Binge-watched a whole season? Log it all in a single tap. HOME SCREEN WIDGETS Keep your queue front and center. Small and medium widgets display your next episode, show title, and how many episodes you're behind—tapping one takes you straight to the show. When you're all caught up, your widget will let you know. EASY IMPORT FROM TV TIME Switching is seamless. Scenico imports your TV Time GDPR data export, matching every show, movie, and watched episode against The Movie Database (TMDB). Years of watch history, rebuilt in seconds. DISCOVER & EXPLORE Browse upcoming releases, this week's airings, current cinema runs, trending hits, and hidden gems—all filterable by genre and split between TV and movies. Get personalized recommendations based on your library, explore "People Also Like" suggestions, or search TMDB to find and add anything ever made. NEVER LOSE YOUR DATA Scenico automatically backs up your library to your personal iCloud once a night, keeping a rolling history of your last five backups. Switching to a new phone or doing a clean install? Pick up right where you left off. Backup frequency is entirely up to you. SMART, PRIVATE NOTIFICATIONS Get local alerts on season premiere mornings and movie release days for titles in your watchlist. Everything is scheduled directly on your device—no push servers, no tracking, and no sign-ups required. YOUR WATCH STATS Dive into your habits with detailed insights: total episodes and movies watched, exact watch time, top genres ranked by hours, your busiest viewing months, and your most-watched series. MORE FEATURES • Fully localized in English and Italian (including title translations) • Comprehensive cast & crew pages with full filmographies • Built-in TMDB API key, with full support to use your own personal key if preferred This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.
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The clearest difference is device support: cinefill at 3 against Scenico's 1. cinefill also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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.
| Parameter | cinefill | Scenico |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | — | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ovie Okeh | MARCO RAFFAELLO |
In-app purchases
cinefill
No in-app purchases
Scenico
No in-app purchases









