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Alternatives to MUBI
4 software tools sit alongside MUBI in this directory. Below is what separates each from MUBI on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 4
- With a free tier
- 3
- Cheaper to start
- 0
- MUBI starts at
- $7.99/month
Why people look past MUBI
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the MUBI entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
There is no free tier
The record for MUBI carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 3 of the 4 alternatives below can be used without paying.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
The best podcast app for iPhone
- Can be used without paying; MUBI cannot.
- Starts $1.959999999999999 a year dearer, at $9.95/year.
Podcast & radio app for everyone
- Can be used without paying; MUBI cannot.
Original stories from the most creative minds
- Starts $2 a month dearer, at $9.99/month.
Podcast app with episode inbox
- Can be used without paying; MUBI cannot.
- Starts $17 a year dearer, at $24.99/year.
Every MUBI alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUBI (this page) | $7.99/month | - | - | |
| OvercastThe best podcast app for iPhone | Free, then $9.95/year | - | 2 | vs MUBI |
| CastboxPodcast & radio app for everyone | Free | - | 2 | vs MUBI |
| Apple TV+Original stories from the most creative minds | $9.99/month | Subscription | 1 | vs MUBI |
| CastroPodcast app with episode inbox | Free, then $24.99/year | - | 2 | vs MUBI |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the MUBI badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
What you would be giving up
MUBI is most often brought in for watching curated arthouse, independent, and classic international cinema, discovering festival and awards-circuit films not on mainstream platforms, getting a free weekly theatrical ticket via mubi go in eligible cities, reading editorial film notes and curation alongside streaming. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If MUBI is broadly right and the question is cost, the MUBI pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the full directory lists everything.
MUBI runs on web, ios, android. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about MUBI alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to MUBI?
- 4 other software tools are listed in this directory, led by Overcast, Castbox, Apple TV+, Castro. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to MUBI?
- 3 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Overcast, Castbox, Castro.
- Why do people look for an alternative to MUBI?
- On the figures on record, one thing stands out: there is no free tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from MUBI?
- MUBI is most often brought in for watching curated arthouse, independent, and classic international cinema, discovering festival and awards-circuit films not on mainstream platforms, getting a free weekly theatrical ticket via mubi go in eligible cities, reading editorial film notes and curation alongside streaming. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to MUBI?
- None of the software tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these MUBI alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Software, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored slot runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare MUBI against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against MUBI covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every software tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Software category, 4 tools beside MUBI. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.