Movie filtering services compared

Five ways to get swearing, and sometimes more, out of the films your family watches: Family Filter TV, VidAngel, ClearPlay, Enjoy Movies Your Way and TVGuardian. They differ most in price, in where they run, in what they filter, and in whether they work in your country. The table sets them side by side as of October 2026, including what the others do that Family Filter TV does not.

The comparison

Service	Price	Where it runs	What it filters	Country	Free trial
Family Filter TV	US$14.99 a year; Google Play shows local prices	Android TV, Google TV and Android TV boxes, with a companion app on an Android phone	Spoken profanity only. Works with Stremio and follows along while you watch Netflix and other apps on the TV	Not restricted to the United States	14 days
VidAngel	$9.99 a month or $99.99 a year direct, per a third-party review	Its site lists apps for Android TV, Apple TV, Fire TV, Roku, iPhone, iPad, Android and Chrome, plus Chromecast	Language, sex and nudity, and violence, for linked streaming accounts	United States only, per its support pages	No free trial reported; 30-day money-back for new direct customers, per a third-party review
ClearPlay	$7.99 a month or $79.99 a year	Google Chrome on Windows, macOS and ChromeOS, connected to a TV by HDMI or cast	Sex and nudity, violence, language and substance abuse	United States only, per its help documentation	30 days
Enjoy Movies Your Way	Premium $7.99 a month; a free plan exists	Android, iOS, Android TV and Google TV, Fire TV, Roku and a Chrome extension	Language filters generated for any show, plus violence and other content through tags	Not stated in the sources we checked	7 days
TVGuardian	One-off hardware purchase; the 501HD model was listed at $199.99	A box that reads closed captions, used with cable, DVD and over-the-air TV. Its site says it does not work with streaming services such as Netflix, Hulu or Roku	Offensive language found in closed captions	Not stated in the sources we checked	None stated

Figures as of October 2026, checked 11 October 2026 against the sources at the bottom of this page. Prices, plans and availability change, so confirm on each service's own site before you decide. Annual cost is easy to misread: $7.99 a month is about $95.88 over twelve months if you stay subscribed all year.

What the others do that Family Filter TV does not

It is worth being plain about this, because the right choice depends on it.

Violence and nudity. VidAngel and ClearPlay filter violence and sex or nudity alongside language, and Enjoy Movies Your Way covers violence through tags. Family Filter TV mutes spoken profanity and nothing else.
More platforms. VidAngel and Enjoy Movies Your Way list apps for Roku, Fire TV and iPhone or iPad. Family Filter TV runs only on Android TV, Google TV, Android TV boxes and Android phones, and not on the built-in apps of Samsung, LG and other non-Android TVs.
A free plan. Enjoy Movies Your Way lists one. Family Filter TV has a 14-day free trial, then a paid subscription.
Hardware for cable and DVD. TVGuardian works from closed captions on a box, which suits a cable or DVD setup where an app cannot run.

What Family Filter TV does differently

Family Filter TV is an app that mutes spoken profanity while the picture keeps playing, using the subtitles for the title. Nothing is cut, blurred or skipped. It works with supported Stremio playback, and it can follow along while you watch Netflix and other apps on an Android TV or Google TV: you pick the title on your Android phone and the TV mutes the swearing. Muting is best effort, so a line may slip through, it works for English titles for now, and it depends on subtitles being available. It is not limited to one country, and one household setting on the phone (off, mild, family or strict) covers every linked device, with three included and up to six.

Which one fits

You are in the United States and want language, nudity and violence all filtered: look at VidAngel, ClearPlay or Enjoy Movies Your Way first.
You watch on Roku, Fire TV or Apple TV: look at the services whose sites list those devices.
You only want swearing muted, and you watch on an Android TV or Google TV: Family Filter TV is built for that.
You watch cable or DVD on a TV with closed captions: look at TVGuardian.
You are outside the United States: confirm country support on each service's own site before paying.

For one-to-one comparisons see VidAngel and ClearPlay, Enjoy Movies Your Way and TVGuardian. To check how much swearing a particular film has before you choose, use our film language guides.

Questions

Which movie filtering service is cheapest?

On the list prices in the table above, Family Filter TV at US$14.99 a year is the lowest annual price of the paid subscriptions. Enjoy Movies Your Way also has a free plan and lists a premium plan at $7.99 a month, and TVGuardian is a one-off hardware purchase. Prices change, so check each service's own site.

Which of these filter violence and nudity?

VidAngel and ClearPlay filter violence and sex or nudity as well as language, and Enjoy Movies Your Way covers violence and other content through tags. Family Filter TV mutes spoken profanity only and does not filter violence or nudity.

Do any of these work outside the United States?

VidAngel's support pages and ClearPlay's help documentation both say their services are for use in the United States only. Family Filter TV is not restricted to the United States. The sources we checked did not state a country limit for Enjoy Movies Your Way or TVGuardian, so check their sites.

Which of these run on a TV without a computer?

VidAngel and Enjoy Movies Your Way list apps for TV platforms on their own sites. ClearPlay runs as a Chrome extension on a computer that you connect to the TV. TVGuardian is a separate box that reads closed captions. Family Filter TV runs on Android TV and Google TV sets and boxes, with a companion app on an Android phone.

Is Family Filter TV affiliated with any of these services?

No. Family Filter TV is an independent app and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to VidAngel, ClearPlay, Enjoy Movies Your Way, TVGuardian or any streaming service.

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Sources

Checked 11 October 2026. VidAngel: vidangel.com (devices and filters), VidAngel support, use outside the United States, and a third-party review (price, trial and refund; updated July 2026). ClearPlay: ClearPlay availability by country and a third-party review (price, trial, Chrome and filter categories; updated August 2026); the $7.99 a month price and 30-day trial also appear in Enjoy Movies Your Way's own comparison post. Enjoy Movies Your Way: enjoymoviesyourway.com (price, free plan, 7-day trial, language and tag-based filters), its Android TV page, and the comparison post above (devices, as published in July 2025). TVGuardian: TVGuardian 501HD product page, its page on streaming devices and tvguardian.com.

Family Filter TV is an independent app. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to VidAngel, ClearPlay, Enjoy Movies Your Way, TVGuardian, Netflix, Stremio, Google, or any streaming service. Product names belong to their owners.