Comparison

Encue vs StreamDrop

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

Head to head
About

Encue

Discover where movies and shows are streaming across all services, and get personalized recommendations from your friends. Stop endless searching and start watching what matters.

Highlights
  • Search across all streaming services
  • Get recommendations from friends
  • Track watched movies and shows
  • Save titles to watchlists
  • Filter by genre, rating, and runtime
  • Browse top charts and new seasons
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Stop bouncing between five apps to find one thing to watch. Encue shows you where any movie or show is streaming, and what your friends say to watch next. One search, every service: subscription, free, rent, or buy, plus what's in theaters and what's coming soon. And your picks come from people you trust, not an engagement-driven feed. FIND IT IN SECONDS • Search any movie or show and instantly see everywhere it streams. • Or describe a mood, like slow burn British crime or feel good 90s comedies, and search gets it. • Not streamable yet? Tap Notify Me and Encue lets you know when it arrives. • Filter by your services, genres, rating, and runtime, so every result is something you can watch right now. • Browse every genre, or dive into collections like In Theaters, Under 90 Minutes, and Family Night. • Tap any actor or director to see their filmography, ranked by what they're known for. • Browse Top Charts: the highest rated titles worldwide and on each of your platforms. • Catch New Season badges the moment a favorite show returns. • Watch the trailer before you commit to two hours. ASK YOUR PEOPLE • Send a friend a recommendation with a note on why they'll love it, in the app or straight to Messages. • Can't decide? Ask your circle what to watch and get real title suggestions back. • Like and comment on what friends watch, rate, and review. • Show your taste with Four Favorites on a shareable profile. NEVER LOSE A TITLE AGAIN • Save anything to your Watchlist, Favorites, or your own custom lists. • Mark a title watched and it files into your Journal automatically, a tracker for every movie and show you've seen. • Rate and review everything you finish, down to single seasons and episodes, so future you remembers. Less scrolling. More watching. Your next favorite is probably one friend away. Streaming availability data provided by JustWatch. Movie and TV data from TMDB.

About

StreamDrop

Features
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StreamDrop helps you find something worth watching without endlessly scrolling through every streaming app. Choose the movies, series, languages, genres, and streaming services you care about. StreamDrop then brings recent releases, weekend picks, and personalized discovery into one focused home screen. - Discover weekend releases, recent movies, and new series. - Personalize Home by content type, language, streaming service, genre, and release window. - Search by title or describe what you feel like watching. - Check streaming availability, release information, genres, ratings, runtime, trailers, and overviews. - Save movies and series to a watchlist stored on your iPhone. - Hide titles you are not interested in and manage them later in Settings. - Enable an optional Friday reminder for fresh weekend picks. - Share quick, anonymous feedback directly in the app. Movie data and images are provided by TMDB and used with attribution. Streaming availability and release information may vary by country and may not include every matching title. This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.

Screenshots

Encue4 screens
StreamDrop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Encue at weekly against StreamDrop's every 2 months. StreamDrop's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). 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

Encue ships an update weekly, StreamDrop every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Encue versus StreamDrop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEncueStreamDrop
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB32 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperJohn SandsUllas Udayakumar

In-app purchases

None

Encue

No in-app purchases

None

StreamDrop

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Encue free?
Encue is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is StreamDrop free?
StreamDrop is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Encue or StreamDrop have ads?
Neither Encue nor StreamDrop shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Encue or StreamDrop?
Encue ships an update weekly, and StreamDrop every 2 months. Most recently, Encue was updated on October 24, 2026 and StreamDrop on October 24, 2026.

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