Letterboxd Pro vs WatchRadar+: Which Is Better for Streaming Availability?
Letterboxd Pro is a great upgrade for film lovers, especially with streaming availability integrations on movie pages. But if your main question is, "Where is my watchlist actually streaming?" you might need something more focused.
This comparison looks specifically at how Letterboxd Pro and WatchRadar+ handle streaming availability in 2025.
What Letterboxd Pro Offers
Letterboxd Pro adds several perks on top of the free tier:
- Streaming availability and external links on supported movie pages.
- Additional statistics and filters.
- Personalized features like activity filters and more.
- An ad-free experience.
Pricing as of 2025:
- Letterboxd Pro: around $19/year.
- Letterboxd Patron: around $49/year with extra support perks.
For many users, those features are absolutely worth it. However, when it comes to managing a big watchlist and treating it like a "to watch" queue, there are still some gaps.
Limitations for Watchlist Power Users
- Streaming availability is viewed on individual movie pages, not across the entire watchlist at once.
- There is no dashboard that shows where every watchlist movie is currently streaming.
- There are no push notifications when a watchlist title becomes available to stream.
- Bulk tracking and automation are limited.
What WatchRadar+ Is Built For
WatchRadar+ focuses on a very specific problem: "Where are my Letterboxd watchlist movies actually streaming right now?"
Key Features
- Imports your Letterboxd watchlist via CSV.
- Matches titles to TMDB and checks streaming availability across 100+ platforms.
- Displays a clean, filterable table of your movies and where they're currently available.
- Lets you limit results to the services you actually subscribe to.
- Sends notifications when a watchlist movie becomes available.
Pricing as of 2025:
- $1.49/month subscription option.
- $14.99/year subscription option.
- $24.99 lifetime one-time purchase option.
Feature Comparison
| Feature | Letterboxd Free | Letterboxd Pro | WatchRadar+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Streaming availability on movie pages | Limited | ✔️ via integrations like JustWatch | ✔️ via TMDB provider data |
| Watchlist-wide streaming overview | ❌ | ❌ | ✔️ |
| Push notifications when movies become available | ❌ | ❌ | ✔️ |
| Designed specifically for watchlist management | Partially | Partially | ✔️ |
| Approximate pricing (yearly) | Free | $19 | $14.99/year or $24.99 lifetime |
Which One Should You Use?
The good news: this is not an either/or decision.
- Use Letterboxd (free or Pro) as your main film log, diary, and social hub.
- Use WatchRadar+ as the companion app that tracks where your watchlist movies are actually available to stream.
If you just want more stats, filters, and an ad-free Letterboxd experience, Pro is a great upgrade on its own.
If your main frustration is, "I never know where my watchlist movies are streaming," then WatchRadar+ directly targets that problem.
Final Thoughts
Letterboxd and WatchRadar+ play different roles:
- Letterboxd is your movie brain — reviews, ratings, logs, and lists.
- WatchRadar+ is your availability radar — it watches the streaming services for you.
Together, they give you the best of both worlds: a great logging and social experience, plus a smarter, automated way to actually watch the films you've saved.