Screend: Films, Series & Anime
By Screend
Screend is a social tracking app for films, series, and anime that allows users to log viewing habits and share content preferences across iOS.
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
The platform removes the friction of starting a new log by importing history from established services, allowing users to maintain their data continuity while switching to a more social-focused interface.
For Film, television, and anime enthusiasts who track their viewing habits and seek social connection with others sharing their specific tastes.
What does it look like?
Key features
Contextual interface switching between Films, Series, and Anime modes, adapting profile, stats, and feed content.
Automated migration of watch history from Letterboxd, TV Time, Trakt, Refract, MyAnimeList, and AniList.
Episode logging and scheduling synced to specific anime seasons, cours, and arcs with local time zone air-time alerts.
How much does it cost?
Freemium model gates advanced data analytics and aesthetic customization behind a Pro subscription.
Velocity
Active developmentsocial featuresUX improvementsShow more...
Screend maintains an active development pace, shipping two updates within the last three days. The latest release focuses on social features and UX improvements, providing users with granular control over profile aesthetics and better integration with external tracking platforms. This follows a brief period of stability, indicating a stable and productive development cycle. The team is actively iterating on core user-facing features to enhance personalization and data management.
Who built it?
User Sentiment
What do users think recently?
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
Not enough recent reviews to extract reliable themes yet.
Read the full review analysisCompetition
Competitive landscape for Screend: Films, Series & Anime
How's the Social Networking market?
Users report: Screend enters a crowded social tracking category dominated by established incumbents with millions of reviews. Its position relies on aggressive data migration features to capture power users from rivals like Letterboxd and MyAnimeList.
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Key takeaways for Screend: Films, Series & Anime
Where is it heading?
The social tracking market is consolidating around platforms that offer both deep logging and high-visibility social sharing. Screend is currently advantaged by its import tools but exposed by its lack of web-based discovery, which will likely constrain its growth until a web-sharing solution is implemented.
- Active feature investment in the latest release (profile themes, improved import matching) demonstrates a commitment to rapid iteration and user acquisition.
- The absence of a public-facing web presence creates a distribution barrier that limits the app's ability to compete with established social trackers.
The SWOT
- Automated import tools from six major competitors lower switching costs for power users.
- Space-based UI reduces cognitive load for niche fans by surfacing relevant content.
- Granular anime seasonal tracking creates a daily habit loop for otaku segments.
- Localized anime-specific features provide a wedge into the otaku segment.
- Artist Editions offer a unique aesthetic moat that generalist trackers lack.
- Collaborative list features could drive viral growth through social sharing.
Next best moves
Ship a public-facing web profile view because the lack of web presence limits social sharing → increase organic acquisition
+ 1 more prioritized moveThe counter-intuitive read
The reliance on history imports is a double-edged sword…
Read the full takeBottom line
Screend must leverage its history-import mechanism to capture power users from incumbents, as the current lack of social network effects makes organic growth difficult. Prioritizing web-based profile sharing will unlock the viral potential necessary to compete with established trackers.
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Is Screend better than Letterboxd for tracking films?
Can I import my watch history from other apps?
Is Screend free to use?
What are the alternatives to Screend?
Sources
- [1] App Store
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