Summary
| Comparaison | Starz | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $10.99/month | $9.99/month |
| Trial | No | No | Our rating | 8/10 | 7/10 |
| Number of channels | 1 | |
| Parental controls | Yes | Yes |
Popularity: Max is more popular than Starz
Max has 73,000,000 subscribers whereas Starz has 28,900,000 subscribers. This means that Max has 44,100,000 more subscribers than Starz. That's a pretty big difference.
Price: Max is cheaper than Starz
Max's costs $10 whereas Starz costs $11. Getting Starz instead of Max will set you back $1 more every month.
Why get Starz?
Original programming: While Starz doesn't have as many original shows and movies as Netflix or HBO, it does produce some acclaimed entertainment, including movies like Ash Evil Dead and shows such as American Gods, Power, to name but a few.
Sharing devices: Starz lets you have four simultaneous streams per account, for about $7 less than Netflix's most expensive Premium plan which allows the same.
Why get Max?
Programming: The breadth of shows and movies justifies the higher price of Max. As of the pandemic, the platform has also begun to release new movies originally intended for the big screen. It even includes podcasts.
Devices: Starz and Max have the same availability metric
Starz is available on Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Apple TV, iOS, LG TV, Roku, Samsung TV, Shareplay supported or Xbox.
Whereas Max is available on Airplay supported, Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Apple TV, Google TV Streamer, PlayStation, Roku, Samsung TV or Xbox. That's 0 less devices than Starz.
Trial: Starz does not offer a trial
Starz does not offer a free trial.
Trial: Max does not offer a trial
Max does not offer a free trial.
Starz's specialty
The specialties of Starz are: Action, Horror, Movies, Original series, True Crime.
Max's specialty
The specialties of Max are: Action, Anime, classics, College basketball, Family, Horror, Movies, Old TV shows, Original series, True Crime, TV shows.
Starz's accepted payment methods
Starz accepts: Amazon Appstore, Apple App Store, credit card, debit card, Google Play Store, Paypal, prepaid card, Retailer gift card, Roku Payment Method (RPM), Vizio TV App Store.
Max's accepted payment methods
The payment methods that Max accepts are: Amazon Appstore, Apple App Store, credit card, debit card, Google Play Store, Paypal, prepaid card, Roku Channel Store, Samsung Smart Hub.
Does Max have a better catalog than Starz?
Based on our calculations, Max has a better catalog than Starz. Our curators have found 287 highly-rated movies and shows on Max. By contrast, they have only found 43 highly-rated movies and shows on Starz.
What are the best movies on Starz?
Here are the best movies that our team recommends on Starz:
What are the best movies on Max?
Here are the best movies that our team recommends on Max:
What are the best shows on Starz?
Here are the best shows that our team recommends on Starz:
What are the best shows on Max?
Here are the best shows that our team recommends on Max:
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