Sundance Now vs E Tenebris
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sundance Now
Stream a curated selection of independent films, including festival favorites and new theatrical releases. Discover thought-provoking documentaries and true crime series. Enjoy new content added weekly for less than the cost of a movie ticket.
- Independent film library
- New movies direct from theaters
- Curated collections
- True crime and documentaries
- Weekly new titles
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Sundance Now is the premium streaming home for independent film. Experience a curated selection of festival darlings and filmmaker favorites with new titles added every week, including new premieres direct from theaters—all for less than the price of a movie ticket. Sundance Now. The scene starts here. Features: • The home of independent film, from festival favorites to cult classics • New movies direct from theaters • Curated collections from A-list stars and award-winning filmmakers • Thought-provoking true crime and documentaries • 7-day free trial. Cancel anytime free of charge or continue for only $7.99/month If you are experiencing any issues, please visit - http://support.sundancenow.com/ Our Privacy Policy can be found here - https://www.amcnetworks.com/privacy-policy/ Our Terms of Use can be found here - https://www.amcnetworks.com/terms-of-use/
E Tenebris
Watch trailers and films from an independent cinematic universe. This app offers an ad-free and privacy-focused viewing experience, developed entirely in-house.
- View trailers and films
- Ad-free experience
- No AI intrusions
- Privacy-focused tracking
- In-house development
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View trailers and films from our little cinematic universe without 3rd party ads, artificial intelligence intrusions or being tracked! The ETE app continues to be developed in-house by our cadre of former NASA engineers. They've spent countless hours pouring over the computer language 'Swift', wrestling with the Apple development program called Xcode and jumping through the hoops to upload it to the app store, all so you can grab it! Go NASA! --Currently the 'CREW' portion of the app is disabled while we run extensive project development tests and low-gravity implementation. --If you are likewise a producer looking for efficiency tools like we have been, great!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: E Tenebris at 100% against Sundance Now's 15%. E Tenebris also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.1) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). Sundance Now's advantage is price (Free vs $3.00) and ratings volume (3.6K vs 5). On update cadence, ads 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
Sundance Now is free to download; E Tenebris costs $3.00 up front. Sundance Now sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. E Tenebris asks for nothing beyond the download.
E Tenebris holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sundance Now has 3.6K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 15% of Sundance Now's written reviews are positive against 100% of E Tenebris's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sundance Now | E Tenebris |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $3.00 |
| Rating | 4.1 (3.6K ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 15.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3.6K — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 108 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | AMC Networks Inc. | Brandon Esten |
Customer experience
Sundance Now
E Tenebris
Bugs and requests
Sundance Now
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes frequently
- Doesn't remember watched episodes
- Doesn't save playback progress
- Subscription issues (can't login, get charged despite cancellation)
- Compatibility issues with certain devices
Requested features
5 requests- Add skip intro feature
- Improve episode tracking and resume playback
- Add multiple user profiles
- Improve casting and TV integration
- Add offline viewing/downloading option
E Tenebris
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Sundance Now
- Monthly Membership7 Days trial$7.991 Month
- Annual Membership7 Days trial$74.991 Year
E Tenebris
No in-app purchases
