Filmlog 2026.9/2026.9.1 — press kit
Filmlog is a film diary, a research tool, a soundtrack player and a cinema finder, on top of everything it has been since 2013: it records what you watched, when, where and what you thought of it. It is built by one person, paid for by the people who use it, and the library stays on your own devices and in iCloud.
Coming soon: Filmlog for Mac. Filmlog 2026.9 is available for iPhone, iPad and Apple TV; everything on this page about the Mac describes the app as it will be released.
- September 30, 2026 · All screenshots replaced with the September 29 capture of the release build, on all four platforms; the ZIP is rebuilt.
- September 30, 2026 · Filmlog for Mac is not part of today’s release and is marked “Coming soon”. The press releases are the versions of September 29. The update is named 2026.9/2026.9.1.
- September 30, 2026 · Filmlog 2026.9 is released: the embargo is lifted and this is now the public press kit.
- September 26, 2026 · Filmlog Plus Family removed: there is no separate Family product, every Plus plan includes Family Sharing at the regular price.
- September 12, 2026 · Press releases in English and German; the complete list of what is new; screenshots for iPhone, iPad, Mac (light and dark) and Apple TV, with a ZIP of all of them.
- September 11, 2026 · Setup guide for the Claude Desktop extension.
- September 9, 2026 · Descriptions, fact sheet, beta access, developer, recognition.
- September 8, 2026 · Minimum OS versions.
- September 7, 2026 · US dollar prices; materials date.
New in 2026.9/2026.9.1
The biggest update in thirteen years. Nineteen new features and seven rebuilt ones; the four headlines are these.
Three more screens, one library
Filmlog becomes a real native Mac app Coming soon with a sidebar, its own Settings window, detail panes and menu commands, and arrives on Apple TV as a watchlist companion. The iPad takes the Mac's two-pane layout. Multi-device support keeps your library, watchlist and challenges in step across all of them, through iCloud. There is no Filmlog account and no Filmlog server holding your diary.
Lists with a finish line
Challenges are film lists with a goal and a progress bar: the fifty you mean to get through this year, a director's complete work, a friend's recommendations. A whole challenge travels in a single link, and a whole filmography or list can be added to one in a single pass rather than film by film.
The personal layer
Star ratings in five stars or ten points, alongside the hearts that were there before, with nothing lost when you switch. Notes that belong to one viewing rather than to the film. The people you watched with, and the cinema you sat in, both part of the diary entry. Statistics rebuilt around tiles with their own timespans, a patterns heatmap and a breakdown from five perspectives, with a widget for each.
A catalogue that works offline
Around 315,000 films and 464,000 people ship inside the app, so search works on a plane and in a cinema basement. New this version: characters, narrative locations, subjects and the books films were based on are all searchable, and roughly 110,000 cast and crew members that the film databases have no entry for now have pages of their own.
Filmlog is built on open data. Film data comes from TMDB and biographical and production facts from Wikidata, both maintained by their communities. Anything wrong or missing can be corrected at the source, on wikidata.org or themoviedb.org, and the correction reaches everyone, not only Filmlog. Nothing is locked inside the app.
Also new: import from Letterboxd, IMDb and Filmtipset with matching done on your device; soundtracks where a film's score was released on Apple Music; Spotlight and Siri finding what is in your library; a Claude Desktop extension on the Mac Coming soon that can read your diary and write to it (setup guide and questions to try); and keyboard shortcuts on Mac and iPad.
Everything new in 2026.9/2026.9.1
The largest update in Filmlog's history. The App Store description lists it like this; the feature table below carries every feature with its tier and platforms.
On every screen
- Filmlog for Mac Coming soon — a real Mac app with a sidebar, its own Settings window, menus and keyboard shortcuts.
- Filmlog for Apple TV — your watchlist and challenges on the TV you're about to watch on.
- The iPad uses the Mac's two-pane layout, with keyboard shortcuts.
- Multi-device support — one diary across all your devices, through your own iCloud. (Plus)
Your diary
- Star ratings — 5 stars or 10 points instead of hearts; switching keeps everything. (Plus)
- Watched with — record who you saw a film with. (Plus)
- A note per viewing, and the cinema you sat in, right on the diary entry. (Plus)
- Watched is now Diary and All, with new sorting and date pills.
- Statistics rebuilt with a patterns heatmap, and widgets for the Home Screen and the Mac Coming soon. (Plus)
Find more
- Search characters, locations, subjects and the books films are based on — offline, on your device.
- People without a film-database entry get their own pages and offline filmographies.
- Titles in your language, a spoiler-free overview from Wikipedia, and facts about people from Wikidata.
- Spotlight and Siri find what's in your library; on iOS 27 they answer questions about it in plain language.
- On the Mac, a Claude Desktop extension can read your diary and write to it. (Plus) Coming soon
Lists, music, import
- Challenges — film lists with a goal and a progress bar; a whole list travels in a single link.
- Add a whole filmography to a challenge at once. (Plus, iPhone and iPad)
- Soundtracks — where a film's score is on Apple Music, it plays from the film's page.
- Import from Letterboxd, IMDb, Filmtipset or a Filmlog backup — matched on your device, nothing overwritten. (Plus)
Family Sharing — every Filmlog Plus plan can be shared with the family, at the regular price.
The complete list of changes and fixes is in the app's changelog.
Filmlog in your words, or in ours
Three descriptions in the third person, free to quote as they are or to cut.
One sentence 31 words
Filmlog is an independent film diary for iPhone, iPad and Apple TV, built by one person since 2013, with a catalogue of 315,000 films that works offline; a Mac app is coming soon.
One paragraph 122 words
Filmlog records what a person watched, when, where, with whom and what they thought of it. The app carries its own catalogue of around 315,000 films and 464,000 people, so search works without a connection, and the library stays on the user’s own devices and in their own iCloud: there is no Filmlog account and no Filmlog server. Version 2026.9 brings a two-pane iPad layout, an Apple TV watchlist companion, multi-device support, challenges that travel in a single link and soundtracks through Apple Music. A native Mac app is coming soon, and with it a Claude Desktop extension that answers questions about one’s own viewing history. Developed since 2013 by Simon Braun in Germany, the app is free; Filmlog Plus unlocks the personal layer.
Long 323 words
Filmlog is an independent film diary for Apple platforms, developed since 2013 by Simon Braun in Germany. It records what a person watched, when, where, with whom and what they thought of it, and it is paid for by the people who use it: there is no Filmlog account, no Filmlog server and no advertising. A user’s library stays on their own devices and, with multi-device support, in their own private iCloud.
The app carries its catalogue inside itself: around 315,000 films and 464,000 people, searchable with the internet switched off, with titles in the user’s own language. It includes roughly 110,000 cast and crew members that the standard film databases have no entry for, each with a filmography assembled offline. Search looks past titles and names: films can be found by where a story is set, what it deals with and which book it was adapted from. Film data comes from TMDB and biographical and production facts from Wikidata, both maintained by their communities, so anything wrong or missing can be corrected at the source.
Version 2026.9, released on September 30, 2026, is the biggest update in the app’s thirteen years. Filmlog takes a two-pane layout to the iPad and arrives on Apple TV as a watchlist companion. Challenges turn lists into goals with a progress bar and travel in a single link. Star ratings, notes per viewing, the people one watched with and the cinema one sat in become part of the diary entry. Soundtracks appear on the film’s page through Apple Music, and Spotlight and Siri find what is in the library. A native Mac app with a sidebar, its own Settings window and menu commands is coming soon, and with it a Claude Desktop extension that answers questions about one’s own viewing history. The app is free; Filmlog Plus unlocks the personal layer for 2.99 € a month, 17.99 € a year or 54.99 € once, and every plan includes Family Sharing for up to six people.
What it costs
The app is free. Filmlog Plus unlocks the personal layer built on top of the catalogue: ratings, notes, statistics, widgets, cinemas, companions, soundtracks, unlimited challenges, the Claude Desktop extension on the Mac Coming soon, and having the same library on more than one device. The catalogue itself, and getting your data back out of it, are free and stay free.
| Monthly | Yearly | Lifetime | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Filmlog Plus | 2.99 € / $2.99 | 17.99 € / $14.99 | 54.99 € / $49.99 |
One-month free trial. Every plan includes Family Sharing for up to six people at the same price. Prices differ by App Store storefront; the figures above are the euro and US dollar tiers.
The app in short
Developer: Simon Braun, solo since 2013, Offenburg, Germany.
Category: Entertainment.
Platforms: iPhone and iPad (iOS 26), Apple TV (tvOS 18.6), Mac (macOS 26) Coming soon.
Languages: 32.
Bundled catalogue: around 315,000 films and 464,000 people, searchable offline.
Multi-device support: a Filmlog Plus feature, off until turned on, through the user's own iCloud.
Apple TV: a watchlist companion that shows the library synced from an iPhone, iPad or Mac.
Privacy: no account, no Filmlog server, no advertising; anonymous usage statistics without personal data.
Release: September 30, 2026, for iPhone, iPad and Apple TV. Mac Coming soon.
Claude Desktop extension: setup guide for AI assistants on the Mac Coming soon
Support:filmlog.cc/en/app/help.php
Legal: Privacy policy · Terms of service · Imprint
App Store: apps.apple.com/app/id635642879
Screenshots
Raw screenshots as the app renders them, one folder per platform, without device frames or marketing text. Every file is the full resolution of the device it was taken on.
Illustrations and Animations by Kati Szilágyi
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App icon
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Vector: SVG file (3 KB). The PNGs are square; the system applies the corner mask.
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Press releases
Press release, English
Filmlog 2026.9: a film diary that carries its own film library — 315,000 films, offline
A catalogue of 315,000 films and 464,000 people that works with the internet switched off. A rebuilt iPad layout and an Apple TV watchlist companion. Film challenges that travel in a single link. Soundtracks on the film's own page, powered by Apple Music. Ratings, notes and the cinema, recorded per viewing.
OFFENBURG, GERMANY — September 30, 2026 — Filmlog, the independent film diary developed by one person since 2013, today released version 2026.9, the largest update in its history. Filmlog is available on the App Store for iPhone, iPad and Apple TV, in 32 languages. The app is free; Filmlog Plus is an optional subscription or one-time purchase. A native Mac app is part of 2026.9 and follows as soon as App Store review clears it.
Filmlog records what you watched, when, where and what you thought of it. It is paid for by the people who use it, and the library stays on their devices or in iCloud. There is no Filmlog account and no Filmlog server.
On every screen you watch on
Every platform gets a layout built for it. The iPad layout has been rebuilt around two panes, with keyboard shortcuts for navigation and list actions. An Apple TV app brings the watchlist to the screen you are about to watch on, so the film you meant to see is where you are about to watch it. Eight widgets bring statistics to the home screen.
Holding it together is multi-device support, a Filmlog Plus feature: one diary on every device a person owns, through iCloud. On the free tier Filmlog remains a complete film diary on a single device, and export is free permanently.
A catalogue no one else ships — and it answers back
Filmlog carries its catalogue inside the app: roughly 315,000 films and 464,000 people, searchable anywhere the signal gives out, with titles in the user's own language. It includes around 110,000 cast and crew members with no entry in the standard film database, each with a filmography assembled offline. Search looks past titles and names: films can be found by where a story is set, what it deals with and which book it was adapted from; people alongside 4,500 fictional characters.
New in 2026.9, the user's own library answers back. Spotlight finds a person's entry for a film with its watch date, rating and company; only the personal library is indexed, never the catalogue. On iOS 27, Siri and Apple Intelligence answer such questions in plain language, except on iPhone and iPad in the European Union, where Apple has delayed that capability.
Still to come: the Mac app
2026.9 also contains a native Mac application, written in SwiftUI rather than Catalyst, with a sidebar, a Settings window, menu commands and keyboard shortcuts — and with it a Filmlog extension for Claude Desktop, which lets a user ask about thirteen years of viewing history in plain language and rate, favourite or add films by asking. The extension reads the library on the Mac itself; it is an interface to a person's own data, not a chatbot inside the app.
Both are finished and in App Store review, which has not cleared them in time for this release and has given no date. They ship as soon as it does, and the press list hears about it the same day.
Lists with a purpose, shared in a single link
Challenges are lists with an end to them: a hundred films to get through, a director to complete, a year to cover, with progress tracked as the films are watched. Sharing one packs the entire list into the link itself, so nothing is stored on any server: the link opens as a web page for anyone without the app and lands in the Inbox for anyone who has it. What travels is the list, never the sender's progress.
The soundtrack, on the film's own page
Where a film's score was released as an album on Apple Music, the soundtrack sits on the film's own page, next to the record of having watched it: the full album with a subscription, previews without one. Where no album exists, the soundtrack does not appear.
A diary of the evening, not just the film
2026.9 adds ratings and notes attached to each individual viewing, so a rewatch twenty years later is its own entry. It records who a film was seen with and the cinema it was seen in, so a cinema becomes a place with a page and a history. A rebuilt statistics section shows a viewing year in detail, including a heatmap of when the watching happens. Shortcuts and Siri actions log a film or add one to the watchlist without the app being opened.
For anyone arriving from another service, Filmlog imports from Letterboxd, IMDb, Filmtipset or a Filmlog backup, matched on the device against its own catalogue. An import only ever adds what is missing; nothing is overwritten, and running the same one twice changes nothing.
Quote
"Filmlog started because I wanted to remember what I'd seen, and every service that offered to help wanted an account, an audience and my data in exchange," said Simon Braun, the app's developer. "Thirteen years later it is still just a diary that belongs to you. This release is mostly about the app finally being where people are — on the Mac, on the iPad, on the television — and about making room for the cinema, the person beside you and the soundtracks. That is what you still remember years later, long after the plot has gone."
Pricing and availability
Filmlog 2026.9 is available today on the App Store for iPhone, iPad and Apple TV, in 32 languages; the Mac app follows. The app is free. Filmlog Plus unlocks multi-device support and the personal layer — ratings, notes, statistics, widgets, cinemas, soundtracks, unlimited lists, and the Claude Desktop extension once the Mac app ships — at €2.99 a month, €17.99 a year or €54.99 once (US: $2.99 / $14.99 / $49.99), with a free trial. Every Plus plan includes Family Sharing, so one purchase covers the household. The catalogue and the export are free forever. The price table on this page has the euro and US dollar figures.
About Filmlog
Filmlog is an independent film diary for Apple platforms, developed since 2013 by Simon Braun in Germany. It is funded entirely by the people who use it, and a user's library stays on their devices or in iCloud. Film metadata comes from TMDB; biographical facts and the offline catalogue come from Wikidata. Filmlog was featured by the App Store in 2021.
Press contact: Simon Braun — mail@simonbraun.studio
This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.
Pressemitteilung, Deutsch
Filmlog 2026.9: ein Filmtagebuch, das seine eigene Filmdatenbank mitbringt — 315.000 Filme, offline
Ein Katalog mit 315.000 Filmen und 464.000 Personen, der auch mit abgeschaltetem Internet funktioniert. Ein neu gebautes iPad-Layout und ein Watchlist-Begleiter für Apple TV. Film-Challenges, die in einem einzigen Link reisen. Soundtracks auf der Seite des Films, über Apple Music. Bewertungen, Notizen und das Kino, festgehalten je Sichtung.
OFFENBURG — 30. September 2026 — Filmlog, das unabhängige Filmtagebuch, das seit 2013 von einer einzigen Person entwickelt wird, hat heute Version 2026.9 veröffentlicht, das größte Update seiner Geschichte. Filmlog ist im App Store für iPhone, iPad und Apple TV in 32 Sprachen erhältlich. Die App ist kostenlos; Filmlog Plus gibt es als optionales Abonnement oder als Einmalkauf. Eine native Mac-App gehört zu 2026.9 und folgt, sobald die App-Store-Prüfung sie freigibt.
Filmlog hält fest, was man gesehen hat, wann, wo und wie es einem gefallen hat. Die App wird von den Menschen finanziert, die sie benutzen, und die Bibliothek bleibt auf deren eigenen Geräten oder in deren eigener iCloud. Es gibt weder ein Filmlog-Konto noch einen Filmlog-Server.
Auf jedem Bildschirm, auf dem man schaut
Jede Plattform bekommt ein eigens dafür gebautes Layout. Das iPad-Layout wurde um zwei Spalten herum neu gebaut, mit Tastaturkürzeln für Navigation und Listenaktionen. Eine Apple-TV-App bringt die Watchlist auf den Bildschirm, vor dem man gleich sitzen wird. Acht Widgets bringen Statistiken auf den Home-Bildschirm.
Zusammengehalten wird das von der Mehrgeräte-Unterstützung, einer Funktion von Filmlog Plus: ein Tagebuch auf jedem Gerät, das man besitzt, über iCloud. In der kostenlosen Version bleibt Filmlog ein vollständiges Filmtagebuch auf einem Gerät, und der Export ist dauerhaft kostenlos.
Ein Katalog, den sonst niemand mitliefert — und der antwortet
Filmlog trägt seinen Katalog in der App: rund 315.000 Filme und 464.000 Personen, durchsuchbar auch dort, wo kein Empfang ist, mit Titeln in der eigenen Sprache. Darunter sind rund 110.000 Darsteller und Crew-Mitglieder, die in der Standard-Filmdatenbank keinen Eintrag haben, jeder mit einer offline zusammengestellten Filmografie. Die Suche geht über Titel und Namen hinaus: Filme lassen sich nach dem Schauplatz der Handlung, nach ihrem Thema und nach der Buchvorlage finden; Personen neben 4.500 fiktiven Figuren.
Neu in 2026.9: Die eigene Bibliothek antwortet. Spotlight findet den persönlichen Eintrag zu einem Film mit Sehdatum, Bewertung und Begleitung; indexiert wird nur die persönliche Bibliothek, niemals der Katalog.
Kommt noch: die Mac-App
Zu 2026.9 gehört außerdem eine native Mac-App, in SwiftUI geschrieben statt in Catalyst, mit Seitenleiste, Einstellungsfenster, Menübefehlen und Tastaturkürzeln — und mit ihr eine Filmlog-Erweiterung für Claude Desktop. Damit lässt sich das eigene Filmtagebuch in normaler Sprache befragen, und Filme lassen sich bewerten, als Favoriten markieren oder auf die Watchlist setzen, indem man es sagt. Die Erweiterung liest die Bibliothek auf dem Mac selbst; sie ist eine Schnittstelle zu den eigenen Daten, kein Chatbot in der App.
Beides ist fertig und liegt in der App-Store-Prüfung, die es nicht rechtzeitig freigegeben und keinen Termin genannt hat. Beides erscheint, sobald die Freigabe da ist; die Pressekontakte erfahren es am selben Tag.
Listen mit einem Ziel, geteilt in einem einzigen Link
Challenges sind Listen mit einem Ende: hundert Filme, die man durchsehen will, ein Regisseur, den man vollständig sehen will, ein Jahr, das man abdecken will, mit Fortschritt, der beim Sehen mitgezählt wird. Beim Teilen wird die ganze Liste in den Link selbst gepackt, sodass nichts auf einem Server liegt: Der Link öffnet sich als Webseite für alle ohne die App und landet im Eingang bei allen, die sie haben. Was reist, ist die Liste, niemals der Fortschritt des Absenders.
Der Soundtrack auf der Seite des Films
Wo die Filmmusik als Album auf Apple Music erschienen ist, liegt der Soundtrack auf der Seite des Films, direkt neben dem Eintrag, ihn gesehen zu haben: das ganze Album mit Abonnement, Hörproben ohne. Wo kein Album existiert, erscheint auch kein Soundtrack.
Ein Tagebuch des Abends, nicht nur des Films
2026.9 bringt Bewertungen und Notizen, die an der einzelnen Sichtung hängen, sodass ein Wiedersehen zwanzig Jahre später ein eigener Eintrag ist. Festgehalten wird, mit wem man einen Film gesehen hat und in welchem Kino, sodass ein Kino zu einem Ort mit eigener Seite und eigener Geschichte wird. Ein neu gebauter Statistikbereich zeigt ein Filmjahr im Detail, einschließlich einer Heatmap, wann tatsächlich geschaut wird. Kurzbefehle und Siri-Aktionen tragen einen Film ein oder setzen ihn auf die Watchlist, ohne dass die App geöffnet wird.
Wer von einem anderen Dienst kommt, importiert aus Letterboxd, IMDb, Filmtipset oder einem Filmlog-Backup; Filmlog gleicht die Daten auf dem Gerät mit dem eigenen Katalog ab. Ein Import ergänzt immer nur, was fehlt; nichts wird überschrieben, und derselbe Import zweimal ausgeführt ändert nichts.
Zitat
„Filmlog ist entstanden, weil ich mich erinnern wollte, was ich gesehen hatte, und jeder Dienst, der dabei helfen wollte, verlangte im Gegenzug ein Konto, ein Publikum und meine Daten", sagt Simon Braun, der Entwickler der App. „Dreizehn Jahre später ist es immer noch einfach ein Tagebuch, das einem gehört. Bei dieser Version geht es vor allem darum, dass die App endlich dort ist, wo die Menschen sind — auf dem Mac, auf dem iPad, auf dem Fernseher — und darum, Platz zu machen für das Kino, die Person neben einem und die Soundtracks. Das ist es, woran man sich Jahre später noch erinnert, lange nachdem die Handlung verblasst ist."
Preise und Verfügbarkeit
Filmlog 2026.9 ist ab heute im App Store für iPhone, iPad und Apple TV in 32 Sprachen erhältlich; die Mac-App folgt. Die App ist kostenlos. Filmlog Plus schaltet die Mehrgeräte-Unterstützung und die persönliche Ebene frei — Bewertungen, Notizen, Statistiken, Widgets, Kinos, Soundtracks, unbegrenzte Listen und, sobald die Mac-App erscheint, die Claude-Desktop-Erweiterung — für 2,99 € im Monat, 17,99 € im Jahr oder 54,99 € einmalig, mit kostenloser Probezeit. Jedes Plus-Angebot schließt die Familienfreigabe ein, ein einziger Kauf deckt also den ganzen Haushalt ab. Der Katalog und der Export bleiben dauerhaft kostenlos. Die Preise in Euro und US-Dollar stehen in der Preistabelle auf dieser Seite.
Über Filmlog
Filmlog ist ein unabhängiges Filmtagebuch für Apple-Plattformen, das seit 2013 von Simon Braun in Deutschland entwickelt wird. Es wird vollständig von den Menschen finanziert, die es benutzen, und die Bibliothek bleibt auf deren eigenen Geräten oder in deren eigener iCloud. Die Filmdaten stammen von TMDB, biografische Angaben und der Offline-Katalog von Wikidata. Filmlog wurde 2021 vom App Store vorgestellt.
Pressekontakt: Simon Braun — mail@simonbraun.studio
Dieses Produkt verwendet die TMDB-API, wird aber von TMDB weder unterstützt noch zertifiziert.
The developer
Simon Braun is an independent developer in Offenburg, Germany. He has built and published Filmlog on his own since 2013, funded only by the people who use it, and works on it alongside other apps under the Simon Braun Studio name.
Simon Braun Studio · Filmlog on Bluesky · Filmlog on Threads · Filmlog on Instagram
In his words
“Filmlog started because I wanted to remember what I’d seen, and every service that offered to help wanted an account, an audience and my data in exchange. Thirteen years later it is still just a diary that belongs to you. This release is mostly about the app finally being where people are — on the Mac, on the iPad, on the television — and about making room for the cinema, the person beside you and the soundtracks. That is what you still remember years later, long after the plot has gone.”
Simon Braun, developer of Filmlog
Recognition
Developed and published continuously since 2013 by one person.
Featured by the App Store in January 2021 in “Apps We Love Right Now”.
Reviewed by iMore in January 2021: Track your watched and unwatched movies with Filmlog for iPhone.
Rated 4.4 to 4.5 out of 5 on the German and US App Store, read on September 9, 2026.
Every feature, once
Every user-facing feature in 2026.9, with its tier and the platforms it runs on. NEW marks what is new or substantially rebuilt in this version. Coming soon Filmlog for Mac: every Mac in the Platforms column describes the Mac app as it will be released.
Logging and diary
| ID | Feature | Tier | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|
| F-001 | Watched list and Diary | Free | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV |
| F-002 | Watchlist | Free | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV |
| F-003 | Favourites (hearts) | Free | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| F-004 | Star ratings, 5 stars or 10 points NEW | Plus | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| F-005 | Notes, per viewing NEW | Plus | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| F-006 | Edit an entry | Free | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| F-007 | Inbox | Free | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| F-008 | Watch companions NEW | Plus | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| F-009 | Appreciation mode NEW | Hearts free, star scales Plus | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
Search and discovery
| ID | Feature | Tier | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|
| F-010 | Film search, offline first | Free | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV |
| F-011 | Person search | Free, every second row Plus | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| F-012 | Character search NEW | Free | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| F-013 | Locations, subjects, source works NEW | Rows free, opening one Plus | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| F-014 | Cinema search | Plus, browsable free | iPhone, iPad |
| F-015 | Releases and Discover | Free, every second Discover row Plus | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| F-016 | Following people | Free, every second row Plus | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| F-017 | Filmographies | Free, every second row Plus | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| F-018 | Person facts from Wikidata NEW | Free | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| F-019 | Trailers | Free | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| F-020 | Film metadata and spoiler-free overview NEW | Free | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV |
| F-021 | Outgoing links | First link free, full menu Plus | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| F-022 | Posters and alternative posters | Viewing free, choosing Plus | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| F-023 | Soundtracks through Apple Music NEW | Plus | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
Lists, import and export
| ID | Feature | Tier | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|
| F-030 | Challenges NEW | One free, unlimited Plus | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV |
| F-080 | Add a whole list to a challenge NEW | Plus | iPhone, iPad |
| F-031 | Import from Letterboxd, IMDb, Filmtipset NEW | Review free, commit Plus | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| F-032 | Export, backup and restore | Free, permanently | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
Cinemas
| ID | Feature | Tier | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|
| F-035 | Cinema pins and cinema pages NEW | Plus | iPhone, iPad |
| F-036 | A cinema on a diary entry NEW | Plus | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
Insights
| ID | Feature | Tier | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|
| F-040 | Statistics, Patterns and Breakdown NEW | Plus, blurred preview free | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| F-041 | Widgets, one per statistic NEW | Plus | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| F-042 | Database-swap detection | Free | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
Data and devices
| ID | Feature | Tier | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|
| F-050 | Multi-device support NEW | Plus | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV |
| F-051 | Release notifications | Free | iPhone, iPad |
| F-052 | Sharing films and challenges | Free | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
Platforms
| ID | Feature | Tier | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|
| F-060 | iPad, two panes NEW | Free | iPad |
| F-061 | Native Mac app NEW | Free, Plus features gated as elsewhere | Mac |
| F-062 | Apple TV watchlist companion NEW | Free | Apple TV |
| F-063 | Keyboard shortcuts NEW | Free | Mac, iPad |
| F-064 | Shortcuts and Siri actions NEW | Free | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| F-081 | Spotlight and Siri library index NEW | Free | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| F-065 | Claude Desktop extension NEW | Plus | Mac |
| F-066 | Deep links and filmlog.cc links | Free | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV |
Plus and personalisation
| ID | Feature | Tier | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|
| F-070 | Filmlog Plus NEW | — | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV |
| F-071 | Alternative app icons | Plus | iPhone, iPad |
| F-072 | Start tab | Plus | iPhone |
| F-073 | Display preferences | Plus | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| F-074 | 32 languages | Free | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV |
| F-075 | In-app changelog | Free | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| F-076 | Design system and appearance NEW | Free | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV |
| F-077 | Update nudge | Free | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| F-078 | VoiceOver and Dynamic Type | Free | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV |
| F-079 | Anonymous telemetry | — | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV |
Press enquiries and the newsletter
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