SlateCinema vs NextEp
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Tinder-style swipe interface
- AI-powered taste profile
- Household match notification
- Locked-in film selection
- AI-curated daily picks
- Trakt.tv import
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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/
NextEp
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NextEp is the simplest way to keep track of the TV shows you're watching — and never lose your place again. Add any series, mark episodes as you watch them, and NextEp tells you exactly what to watch next. Your entire watch history lives on your device: no account, no sign-up, no ads. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Up Next — See the next episode to watch for every show, sorted so you always know where you left off. • Coming Up — Track upcoming episodes with a countdown to their air date. • My Shows — Browse your whole collection at a glance, with progress bars and a quick filter. • Discover — Search thousands of TV shows and start tracking in one tap. • One-tap tracking — Mark a single episode, a whole season, or everything up to a point. • Stay current — Pull to refresh and NextEp checks your shows for newly aired episodes. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything you track is stored locally on your device. NextEp doesn't require an account and doesn't collect your personal data. Show information is provided by the free TVMaze community database. BEAUTIFUL & SIMPLE A clean, modern interface with full support for light and dark mode. Fast, focused, and made for people who just want to keep up with their shows. Download NextEp and always know what to watch next.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: NextEp at none against SlateCinema's 1. SlateCinema's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. SlateCinema sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. NextEp asks for nothing beyond the download.
SlateCinema ships an update every 6 days, NextEp every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SlateCinema | NextEp |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 0 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PF DATASTACK LLC | Mehmet Sinan Tahirdag |
In-app purchases
SlateCinema
- SlateCinema Pro$2.991 Month
NextEp
No in-app purchases









