Showcanon
Jake Abdow Entertainment iPhoneiPadiPod touch
Showcanon is a free Entertainment app for iPhone and iPad by Jake Abdow. Rated 3.5/5 from 2 ratings. Requires iOS 16.4. Updated August 6, 2026.
- Rating
- 3.5
- 2 ratings
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 61 MB
- Age 12+
- Updated
- Aug 6
- 2026 · v1.2.0
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About Showcanon
Which is the better film? Prove it. Showcanon turns your watch history into a ranked canon - not star ratings, not reviews. You vote in head-to-head matchups, and an Elo rating system (the one chess uses) builds your personal top 100 from the choices you actually make. RANK - Two posters. Tap the better one. Your canon reorders itself live, and every vote sharpens it. TRIAGE YOUR WATCHLIST - Swipe through a daily deck of recommendations: seen it, want it, not for me. Your wishlist builds itself. DISCOVER - Trending films, what's in theaters, tonight's best trailers, and open debates the community is voting on. REELS - A feed of trailers for films picked around your taste. RANK WITH FRIENDS - Shared lists with live consensus. Make a list, send one invite link, and see where your group actually agrees — and where it goes to war. WEEKLY SHOWDOWN - A community tournament every week. Sixteen films, one theme, everyone votes. SHARE THE ARGUMENT - Any matchup becomes a poll you can post anywhere. "Which is better?" — let your followers settle it. No ads. No 5-star ratings. Just your taste, taken seriously. Start as a guest - no account needed. Films and TV, powered by TMDB.
What’s new
Version 1.2.0 · Updated August 6, 2026
Push notifications: new followers, follow requests, the weekly Showdown, and your nightly pick. Follow friends — and go private. Public or private profiles, with follow requests you approve. Smarter ranking. A new rating engine (Bradley–Terry) reads every vote, so your top 100 sharpens faster — now with confidence and tiers. Call it a draw. Two films dead even? Say so — a tie is real data now, not a coin flip you have to fake. Tonight: one tap from your watchlist to what's actually worth watching tonight, with where to stream it. Matchup context: every head-to-head now tells you why these two films are facing off. Face ID lock. Require Face ID or Touch ID to open Showcanon — optional, in Account → Privacy. A faster start. New here? The first screen hands you a grid of films to mark seen, and deals a fresh set whenever you want one. Your streaming services, in Settings — so recommendations match what you actually pay for. Speed and polish throughout.
App privacy
The developer, Jake Abdow, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected and linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Contact Info: Email Address, Name
- User Content: Other User Content
- Identifiers: User ID, Device ID
Used for: App Functionality
Data Not Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Diagnostics: Crash Data, Performance Data
Used for: App Functionality
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