MovieBuddy Pro: Movie Tracker

I have over 1100 movies in my library currently. I used to have a typed list which was a major pain. It was bulky to carry around which you had to in order to make sure I didn’t purchase movies I already owned. With that list, I could only view them by title alphabetically which created a new problem every time I had to update it. With this app you can easily add movies with several different methods and it is 99% correct without editing needed. It also allows you to rate it as you add it, or after you’ve watched it. You can view your movies by several different categories such as rating, actor, genre, etc. instead of just by title alphabetically. One last point, it updates to the cloud periodically or manually so even if you lose or change your device, you can recover your list from the cloud. This app has made my life SO much easier!

This app is extremely powerful, I’ve never added my movie collection to an app quicker. Even with my 3 complaints, this is the app to use. However if you’re debating spending the money, keep these in mind: The general UI is not great. I primarily use this on my iPad, and everything is so small and not scaled particularly well. Selecting a grid view only shows the covers, which is good for the images but then the rest of the info is not displayed. There is a lot of empty real estate that could be utilized better. When you select a movie and it shows you the “Movie Details” screen, it’s in a very small font and simply not laid out particularly well with tons of wasted space and small fonts that can be difficult to read. Every streaming service has a “movie details” page that utilizes the space better. On the whole, all the filtering is very impressive and detailed. But I do wish there was a section for custom categories to be added to each movie. My library is digital on a local server, and would love to be able to add info like filetypes (.mkv or .mp4), audio types, (Dolby 5.1 or DTS-HD MA 7.1, Atmos), and resolution info (4K, HDR, 1080p). Even fun things like “total watch count”. These don’t necessarily need to be added to the app, but no option of custom fields besides “tags” is disappointing. I know this app still receives updates, so I do hope that it can be improved over time as at the moment there is nothing else like it available

I have been waiting for an app like this for decades. Literally. An amazing database that actually works. Very stable. Allows you to import and export. Recognizes an incredible amount of films. It's easily customizable to fit your specific needs in the data you want to know and access. Nicely organized. Bravo. The one thing they could do to break it would be to move the databases online and charge a monthly fee. But that would make them into just another crappy scam app. So, please don't. It will ruin everything. I like my information kept local where I can control it. As tempting as it might be, it's a terrible way to do business. No matter how hip it seems to make you look.