Never wonder what to watch again.
Limelight is the all-in-one app for discovering movies and TV shows, finding where they're streaming, and keeping track of everything you want to watch. Now fully native for iPhone and iPad, redesigned around iOS 26 and Liquid Glass. No ads. No clutter. Just a beautifully simple way to answer the question: "What should I watch tonight?"
Discovery & Recommendations
‣ Search and Discover – Find any movie or show or get personalized recommendations.
‣ Just for You – Personalized recommendations with genre/mood quick filters, tuned to skip anything already on your lists.
‣ Streaming Top 10s – Trending titles across major platforms.
‣ QuickSort – Swipe to build your watchlist and seen list, with undo.
‣ Book Adaptations – Discover which books became movies or TV shows.
Where to watch
‣ Find Where to Stream – Compare availability across Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, Max, Prime Video, Apple TV+, Peacock, Paramount+, and more.
AI-Powered
‣ Instant Scene Recognition – SceneSnap uses AI to identify what you're watching and who's in it from a photo, screenshot, or video. Launch it straight from Control Center.
Details & Ratings
‣ Multi-Source Ratings – Rotten Tomatoes, IMDB, Metacritic, and TMDB in one place.
‣ Trailers & Promos – Trailers, teasers, behind-the-scenes content, and more.
‣ Cast & Crew Details – Explore cast and crew for any title, including episode counts for TV roles.
‣ Latest Episodes – See what's newest for any TV show you're following.
Organization & Tracking
‣ Watchlist – Save titles you want to watch for easy access.
‣ Seen List – Track everything you've watched.
‣ Pinned Items – Keep must-watch titles at the top of your watchlist.
‣ Custom Lists – Create your own lists, with a grid view and bulk editing to manage titles quickly.
‣ Hide Titles – Not interested in something? Hide it and keep your feed relevant.
‣ Share – Send suggestions to family or share what you're watching with friends.
Everywhere You Are
‣ Widgets – Your watchlist, what to watch next, and trending titles at a glance, in small, medium, and large sizes.
‣ Siri – Ask Siri to open your watchlist, see what's trending, start QuickSort, or jump into SceneSnap.
‣ Spotlight – Your library is indexed right into iPhone search, so you can find any title and open straight to it.
‣ Quick Actions – Long-press the app icon to search, view your watchlist, or start QuickSort.
‣ iPad – A dedicated iPad layout with keyboard shortcuts, arrow-key navigation, and multi-window support.
A Limelight+ subscription unlocks the full experience:
• SceneSnap AI scene recognition
• Streaming Top 10 charts
• Multi-source ratings comparison
• Unlimited custom lists
• Pinned watchlist items
• Hide any title
Privacy First
Limelight doesn't track, sell, or share your personal information. Anonymous analytics are optional and can be turned off anytime in Settings. Limelight is supported entirely by subscriptions, not ads or data harvesting.
Built by an Indie Developer
Limelight is built by an independent developer. No big company behind this app, just someone who wanted a better app for finding something to watch.
Privacy: https://www.thelimelight.app/privacy
Terms: https://www.thelimelight.app/terms
Limelight has it all. I love that I can find everything out about a movie or show I’m curious about. I can see all the reviews and scores from different sites and where to watch them, which is super convenient. I also love that you can see if the movie or show was based off a book! Another cool feature is the movie/tv scan, which I’ve never seen. It allows you to take a picture of whatever you’re watching and it tells you what you’re watching! Very neat feature…like Shazam for visual media. Can’t recommend this app enough!
Developer Response
Thank you for the kind words!
I use it daily
Blazing Sockmonkey
I love being able to track the movies and shows I watch, and discover new ones. It’s great to be able to see top shows and movies by streaming service and only show the services I have. Plus I enjoy being to see if a show or movie is based in a book. This is a great app.
IMDB… but better
I'm despicable
Only download this app if you are willing to say goodbye to spending long amounts of time trying to decide which movie to watch. I will not watch a movie without checking IMDb first… that is until this came out. Having the IMDb ratings listed on each title, is super helpful.This is 1000% better than anything else on the App Store. The features and AI capability of the scene snap is next level. Finally a way for me to who an actor is, without me having to spend 10 minutes, looking it up.I really love “book link” feature, and the algorithm for helping me select a movie to watch is the next level!
Developer Response
We appreciate your review. Thanks!
So helpful
Mochibb44
This App is so incredibly helpful and has made watching movies / shows that much more enjoyable
Developer Response
Thank you for the kind words!
Now available for iPad! A beautiful new layout and views designed just for the iPad.
New Features
‣ Limelight is now available for iPad
‣ New, fun alternative app icons
‣ Episode count shown on cast and crew rows
‣ iPad menu items with keyboard shortcuts
‣ Arrow-key navigation for grids and QuickSort
‣ Privacy toggle to opt out of anonymous analytics
Enhancements
‣ QuickSort adapts its layout to small window sizes on iPad
‣ Pointer and hover support on posters, tiles, and rows for iPad/trackpad
‣ Faster, more resilient image loading with capped concurrency and smarter retries
‣ Smoother scrolling on very long lists
‣ Layout fixes for narrow iPad split-view widths
Bug Fixes
‣ Fixed invisible SceneSnap download icon in light mode
‣ Pinned titles now leave the watchlist when marked as seen
‣ The rare event a title would not load in the Top 10 is now fixed
‣ Fixed a possible crash when deleting an empty list
‣ Fixed Home feed dropping a title when a movie and TV show shared an ID
‣ Person profiles load more reliably on bad network connections
‣ Fixed Media Detail getting stuck on its loading skeleton
‣ Fixed an unresponsive Close button on Person Profile's photo viewer
Version 2.1.0
The developer, Jordan Kennedy, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
User Content
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The developer indicated that this app supports the following accessibility features. Learn More
Infrequent Cartoon or Fantasy Violence Realistic Violence Profanity or Crude Humor Mature or Suggestive Themes Horror/Fear Themes Alcohol, Tobacco, Drug Use or References Guns or Other Weapons