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I Like Movies vs Flick

This page is written by the developer of I Like Movies. A comparison written by one side is not neutral, so it names where the other app is the better choice and does not score anything.

I Like Movies as a Flick alternative

Flick is a social movie and TV rating app on iPhone and Android. It leans into expression and community: a playful "this or that" rating system, rich reviews you build with stills, clips and gifs, a watch history, personalized picks and a year-in-review, and it imports a Letterboxd library to get you started.

I Like Movies is a phone app built around a private library and deciding what to watch, shared with the people you live with. The two overlap on rating and tracking, and part ways on whether your film life is public or private. This page lays the split out.

Where Flick is better

A social, expressive rating experience

Flick is built to be shared: public reviews, real discussion, and rich reviews you assemble from stills, clips and gifs. I Like Movies shows ratings and notes to friends only, with following between friends, not a public feed. If posting your takes and reading other people’s is the point, Flick is made for it and this app is not.

The "this or that" rating game

Flick’s head-to-head rating turns scoring into something quick and playful, like filling out a bracket for your taste. I Like Movies uses ordinary star ratings. If the act of rating is meant to be fun in itself, Flick does that deliberately.

A social-first newcomer

Flick is a newer app built around sharing, with a community and a wrapped-style year in review. If you want a fresh, social-first place to rate and talk about films, that is its lane.

What is different in I Like Movies

Friends, not strangers

Ratings and notes reach your friends and nobody else, nothing is published, and there is no feed to perform for. Flick is built around a public, social profile, which is the opposite choice on purpose.

Films and TV in one library, tracked to the episode

I Like Movies tracks films and TV in one library down to the episode, with a watchlist, and it tells a series that has ended from one between seasons. Flick centres on rating and reviewing rather than episode-level progress.

A household shares one library

The people you live with can see each other’s watchlists, share one collection of what you own, and decide in a household chat. Flick profiles are individual.

An assistant and per-country streaming

Ask an assistant in plain language for something to watch, filtered against what you have already seen, and see where each title streams in your country. Flick offers personalized picks but is a rating app first.

Imports Letterboxd, IMDb, Trakt and TV Time

Letterboxd, IMDb, Trakt and TV Time exports import your ratings and watchlist directly. Flick imports a Letterboxd library; if your history is on IMDb or Trakt, or in a TV Time export, I Like Movies reads that too.

Feature by feature

Feature I Like Movies Flick
Platforms iPhone, Android iPhone, Android
Public reviews and social feed No, friends only Yes, the core of the app
Films and TV, per-episode tracking Yes, per episode Watch history, rating-first
Shared household library Yes No, personal profile
AI recommendations and assistant Yes, from your own ratings Personalized picks
Streaming availability Yes, per country Not a focus
Import Letterboxd, IMDb, Trakt and TV Time exports Letterboxd
Price Free, no ads Free with in-app purchases

Moving your library

There is no Flick import. Imports read Letterboxd, IMDb, Trakt and TV Time exports, and a Flick export is none of them, so a Flick library starts fresh here. If your ratings also live on Letterboxd, IMDb or Trakt, importing from there carries them across; otherwise you rate as you go.

What I Like Movies does not do

The honest verdict

If you want a social, expressive rating app where reviews are public and the act of rating is playful, Flick is the better fit and this page will not pretend otherwise. It is built for sharing, and it does that well.

If you want a private library of films and TV tracked to the episode, watchlists your household can see, an assistant and per-country streaming, that is what I Like Movies is built for. Both run on iPhone and Android, so the real choice is whether your film life is public or private.

Questions people ask

What is the difference between Flick and I Like Movies?

Flick is a social rating app: public reviews, a playful head-to-head rating system and a community to talk to. I Like Movies is a private tracker: films and TV in one library down to the episode, ratings and notes seen by friends only, a household that sees every watchlist, an assistant and per-country streaming. Both run on iPhone and Android.

Is Flick on Android?

Yes. Flick is on both iPhone and Android, and so is I Like Movies, so the choice between them is about what each is for rather than which phone you carry.

Can I import my Flick history into I Like Movies?

There is no direct Flick import. I Like Movies reads Letterboxd, IMDb, Trakt and TV Time exports, so if your ratings also live on one of those, import from there; otherwise a Flick library is rebuilt as you rate and mark things watched.

Is I Like Movies free?

Yes, free with no advertising and nothing to upgrade. Flick is free to download with in-app purchases.

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