Everything you need to know about ranking movies with FYLM.
Set up your account and rank your first movie.
Understand the comparison system and your scores.
Follow friends, like posts, and share your taste.
Quick answers to common questions.
Open FYLM and tap Sign Up. Enter your email address and choose a password. Once signed in, you'll land on the Global Rankings tab.
Tap the My Movies tab (popcorn icon), then tap + to search for a movie. Select it and choose how you felt about it — I liked it, It was okay, or I didn't like it. FYLM will then ask you to compare it with movies you've already ranked.
Go to the Feed tab (film stack icon) and tap the search bar. Switch to the People scope, then search for your friends by username. Tap Follow to see their rankings in your feed.
The Profile tab (person icon) shows your total ranked movies, watchlist count, followers, and following. Tap any number to expand the list.
FYLM uses a pairwise comparison approach rather than simple star ratings. When you add a new movie, you'll be shown a series of head-to-head comparisons — "Which did you prefer?" — against movies you've already ranked. This produces a precise, ordered list that reflects your true preferences.
Before comparisons begin, you pick an overall tier for the movie:
The number of comparisons scales logarithmically with your library size — so ranking your 100th movie takes roughly the same effort as ranking your 10th. You'll never face an endless list of head-to-heads.
During a comparison you can tap "Rank the same" if both movies feel equal, or "Skip (too hard to decide)" to move past a particularly tough match-up.
After the comparisons you'll reach the Add to Post screen. You can write a note about the movie, tag friends you watched it with (Watched with @username), or post without any extras.
The My Movies tab holds two sections:
You can filter both sections by genre. To save a movie without ranking it yet, tap the bookmark icon on any movie search result.
The Global Rankings tab shows aggregated scores across all FYLM users. Scores are recalculated hourly, so newly popular films rise quickly. Use the genre filter buttons at the top to narrow the list.
Tap any movie to see:
The For You tab will deliver personalized movie recommendations based on your ranking history. Stay tuned — this feature is actively in development.
Currently there's no in-place edit. To re-rank a movie, delete it from your Rankings list and rank it again from scratch. Your score will be recalculated through the full comparison flow.
Comparisons produce more accurate relative rankings. It's much easier to answer "Did I prefer Inception or Interstellar?" than to decide whether Inception deserves an 8.3 or an 8.6. The ELO algorithm translates your head-to-head choices into a precise numerical score automatically.
Yes. Tap the movie in your Watchlist and select Rank. The movie will move from your Watchlist to your Rankings once the comparison flow is complete.
Global scores update on an hourly schedule. Pull down to refresh the Global Rankings tab. If the list still looks empty, wait until the next hour mark for the recalculation to run.
Make sure you've switched to the People scope in the search bar (not Movies). Search results are limited to the closest 8 matches, so try a more specific username. Also confirm that your friend has already created an account on FYLM.
Scores are color-coded by tier: green for movies you liked (6.7–10.0), orange for movies you thought were okay (3.7–6.6), and red for movies you didn't like (0.0–3.6). These tiers are set when you first choose how you felt about the movie.
Go to your Profile tab, tap the menu icon in the top-right corner, and select Delete Account. You'll be asked to confirm. This action is permanent and cannot be undone.
FYLM shows notifications for activity from the last 3 days. Older notifications are automatically cleared.
The yellow star rating is IMDB's public score pulled directly from the movie database — it reflects crowd opinion across all IMDB users, not your personal FYLM score.
FYLM is currently an iOS-only app. Android and web versions are not available at this time.
Open an issue on our GitHub and we'll get back to you as soon as possible.
👥 Social Features
Feed
Your Feed shows the latest activity from people you follow — new rankings, watchlist additions, and notes. Pull down to refresh.
Likes & Comments
Tap the heart icon to like any post. Tap the speech bubble to leave a comment. Your friends will be notified.
Watched With
When posting a ranking, search for a friend's username in the Watched with field. They'll be tagged in your post and notified.
Notifications
FYLM surfaces notifications for new likes, comments, follows, and tags from the last 3 days. Find them via the bell icon on the Feed tab.