Fanhattan TV Discovery App Migrates To The iPhone

Jordan Crook

Jordan Crook studied English Literature at New York University before entering the tech space. Prior to joining TechCrunch, Crook dabbled in mobile marketing and mobile apps as well as doing device reviews for MobileMarketer and MobileBurn. Crook is fascinated with alternative energy production and greentech. She is now a writer for CrunchGear. Hello → Learn More

Wednesday, November 16th, 2011
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While there are plenty of Apple fanbois out there with the full arsenal of i-branded goodies, not all of us have the cash to afford an iMac, MacBook Air, iPad 2 and iPhone 4S. While Fanhattan is probably the best movie/TV discovery app on the market right now, it has thus far excluded the iPhone crowd. A huge, media-hungry bunch that aren’t used to be left out of anything (at least where apps are concerned).

Well, no more. After some hard work to rescale the app for a smaller device, Fanhattan is now available for iPhone on the Apple App Store.

For those of you who haven’t heard, Fanhattan is a video content discovery app that pulls in data from Netflix, Hulu Plus, and iTunes. Users can filter searched content to be super specific, or simply browse through the app and check out Rotten Tomatoes reviews, cast and crew bios, soundtrack info, fan gear, and reccos from their Facebook/Twitter friends.

Though the iPhone version doesn’t have access to quite as many streaming services as the iPad version does, Fanhattan promises that more services will be added soon.


Company: Fanhattan
Website: fanhattan.com
Launch Date: 2011

Fanhattan is the simplest way for people to discover, watch and share the movies and TV shows they love. Fanhattan is available on the Web and through its award winning iOS app, giving consumers an easy way to discover more than one million movies and shows. With Fanhattan, consumers have everything they need to find and watch - including a cross-service search engine and universal WatchList that brings together 29 entertainment services, as well as critics reviews, friends’ recommendations...

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