Comparison

StreamBean vs StreamingBeam

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

Head to head
About

StreamBean

Organize your movie and TV show watching experience. Track what you've seen, build watchlists, and discover new titles with friends. Connect through shared activity, comments, and virtual watch parties.

Highlights
  • Track watched movies and TV shows
  • Build watchlists and favorites
  • Rate and review titles
  • Discover personalized recommendations
  • Connect with friends for watch parties
  • View detailed title information
Features
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StreamBean helps movie and TV fans track what they watch, organize watchlists, rate titles, and decide what to watch next with friends. Build a personal library of movies and shows, mark what you have watched, save what you want to see, and keep reviews in one place. Discover recommendations from your taste, browse title details powered by trusted entertainment metadata, and connect with friends through shared activity, comments, likes, messages, and watch parties. Key features: • Track watched movies and TV shows • Build watchlists and favorites • Rate and review titles • Discover recommendations based on your taste • See cast, directors, descriptions, ratings, and title details • Follow friends and browse social activity • Comment, like, message, and plan watch parties • Control profile visibility and shared activity StreamBean is designed for people who love entertainment but want a cleaner, more social way to remember what they watched and pick what comes next. Terms of Use: https://streambean.app/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://streambean.app/privacy.html

About

StreamingBeam

Instantly discover which streaming services offer a specific movie or TV show. Get personalized recommendations, track titles leaving soon, and calculate your total streaming costs.

Highlights
  • Find where to watch any title
  • Personalized recommendations
  • Alerts for titles leaving soon
  • Customized search by mood
  • Streaming cost calculator
Features
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Tired of jumping between five different apps just to find one movie? StreamingBeam instantly tells you exactly where any show or movie is streaming — across Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, Max, Prime Video, and every major service — so you stop wasting time searching and start watching. FEATURES: - Find Where to Watch — Search any title and instantly see every service streaming it - Tonight's Pick — Get a personalized recommendation based on your mood - Leaving Soon Alerts — Never miss a title before it leaves your favorite service - Ask the Beam — Tell us exactly what you're in the mood for, we'll find it - Streaming Cost Calculator — See exactly what you're paying and whether it's worth it Stop searching. Start watching.

Screenshots

StreamBean4 screens
StreamingBeam4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: StreamingBeam at none against StreamBean's 2. StreamingBeam also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). 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. StreamBean sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.00 per month. StreamingBeam 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 StreamBean against 5.0 for StreamingBeam. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 8 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
StreamBean versus StreamingBeam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStreamBeanStreamingBeam
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings)5.0 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings78 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size187 MB188 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperStreamBean LLCBlumonic LLC

Customer experience

StreamBean

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

StreamingBeam

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

StreamBean

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$5.001 Month
  • Premium Yearly$30.001 Year
None

StreamingBeam

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is StreamBean free?
StreamBean is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is StreamingBeam free?
StreamingBeam is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, StreamBean or StreamingBeam?
StreamBean and StreamingBeam are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 7 and 8 ratings respectively.
Do StreamBean or StreamingBeam have ads?
StreamBean shows ads; StreamingBeam does not.

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