Letterboxd – The Social Network for Film Lovers iPhone App Review
Letterboxd – The Social Network for Film Lovers iPhone app, as the term suggests, is a social network for those who love films. If you’re a big fan of movies and wish to socialize with like-minded people, Letterboxd is worth a look in. You can get Letterboxd app for free from iTunes App Store.
Features
Letterboxd for iPhone puts the popular social network for film lovers’ right in your pocket, so you can log films and catch up on your friends’ activity with ease. The UI design of the app is impressive. The dark background help you focus on the movie poster on the foreground. The steel blue gray navigation bar at the bottom provides some nice, complementary contrast to the overall dark theme. Signing up for a user account is a straightforward process. It is also fairly responsive to your touches. The animations are smooth. Since Letterboxd is a social network, you got to have your friends to follow you. You can search for individual members with the search section along with films, lists, reviews, and actors. Strangely, there is no means to connect with your Facebook or Twitter accounts. Once you sign in, you’ll be prompted to go through a scrollable ribbon of movie posters and take some action – such as mark as watched, liked, rate it out of five stars, or add it to your watch list – on each title. This gives the app a fair idea about your tastes and likes/dislikes. You can view the popular films under ‘Popular’ section, while user reviews can be found under ‘Reviews’. You can also see what ‘Lists’ are popular in the current week.
Users can search for particular titles, reviews and people by keywords. Alternatively, one could browse through movies by what is considered most popular, highest rated, most anticipated, or opening soon. You can also read and comment on reviews. Each movie detail view provides necessary bits of information such as director, release year, synopsis, trailers, cast etc. You can also find out the average star rating as well as how many people had watched the movie, reviewed it or added to lists. We found the app to be stable and responsive. Letterboxd requires iOS 9.0 or later.
Conclusion
Letterboxd for iPhone provides an excellent way to discover, rate and review, and talk about films with others. It would have been handy had the app had provided a list of friends who are already using Letterboxd. The UI is user friendly. The search option is streamlined and always returned relevant results. You can also share a link to your reviews in Facebook. Overall, a well rounded package as far as movies, reviews and ratings goes. Check it out if you are a film buff.
Category: Free iPhone Apps
