Comparison

Cinéphile vs ShowNest

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

Head to head
About

Cinéphile

Features
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Cinéphile is a beautifully simple way to track the movies and TV shows you watch. Keep a Watchlist of everything you want to see, mark films and episodes as Watched, and build your own custom lists to organize by mood, theme, or whatever you like. TRACK EVERYTHING - One-tap Watchlist and Watched lists - Episode-by-episode progress for TV shows, with automatic completion tracking - Unlimited custom lists with colour tags - Filter and sort any list by title, rating, year, or date added KNOW YOUR TASTE - A personal profile with hours watched and your most-watched genres - Watch your viewing habits add up over time RICH DETAILS - Gorgeous movie and show pages with cast, ratings, runtime, and artwork - Where-to-watch streaming availability for your region - Fast search across a huge catalogue of films and series PRIVATE BY DESIGN - Your library lives on your device. No account, no sign-up. Cinéphile pairs a clean, glass-inspired interface with everything a film and TV lover needs to remember what they have seen and decide what to watch next. Terms of Use: https://unifiedsense.com/assets/terms.html

About

ShowNest

Features
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ShowNest always tells you which episode to watch next: follow your TV shows, tick off what you've seen and find out when new episodes arrive. YOUR WATCHLIST • The next episode of every show you follow, with its title. • Shows you're caught up on count down the days to the next episode. • Sort by recently watched, recently added, newest episode, title or episodes left. • Hide finished shows you've completed, without losing them. MARK EPISODES YOUR WAY • One episode at a time, a whole season or the entire show. • Mark them as watched today or on the day they aired. • Undo the last episode you marked with one tap. MY SHOWS • Your library split into Coming Up, In Progress, Not Started and Completed. • Archive finished shows: they leave your lists but stay in your stats. FIND SOMETHING TO WATCH • Trending, Popular, Top Rated and Airing Today. • Shows like the last one you added, and more from the genre you follow most. • Search the whole TMDB catalogue, watch the trailer and discover similar titles. YOUR STATS • Total time, episodes watched and shows completed. • Your year in review, month by month, compared with the year before. • The day you watch most, your streak and your record. • Favourite genres, most-watched shows and a history of everything you've watched. ALERTS AND SYNC • A notification on the day a new episode of your shows airs. • Your library and watched episodes sync with iCloud across iPhone and iPad, with a page that shows how sync is doing. • Shows you've already opened stay available offline. MAKE IT YOURS • Light, dark or system theme and six accent colours. • The app in seven languages, even one different from your device's. • On iPhone, a tab bar or a compact menu. ShowNest is free, with no ads, no subscriptions and no account. Data provided by The Movie Database (TMDB). This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.

Screenshots

Cinéphile4 screens
ShowNest4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Cinéphile at every 5 days against ShowNest's fortnightly. Cinéphile also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cinéphile ships an update every 5 days, ShowNest fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Cinéphile versus ShowNest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCinéphileShowNest
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB8 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperDal RupnikEmanuele Spagnoli

In-app purchases

None

Cinéphile

No in-app purchases

None

ShowNest

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cinéphile free?
Cinéphile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ShowNest free?
ShowNest is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Cinéphile or ShowNest have ads?
Neither Cinéphile nor ShowNest shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cinéphile or ShowNest?
Cinéphile ships an update every 5 days, and ShowNest fortnightly. Most recently, Cinéphile was updated on October 10, 2026 and ShowNest on October 18, 2026.

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