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Moviebase runs on Android and Apple devices with selected tracker imports; SeriesGuide is an open-source Android-only tracker with episode checkboxes and a JSON backup workflow. Here's what Moviebase's own comparison page establishes.

Both track movies and TV shows and connect to Trakt. Moviebase pairs a separate movie watchlist with show-progress screens; Showly is Trakt-centered, open-source on Android, with progress filters and collection tabs. Here's what Moviebase's own comparison page establishes.

Moviebase is a discovery-first browsing app; BetaSeries is a French community-and-editorial tracker that's also a full website, not just a mobile one. Here's how the two actually differ, and which one fits.

Moviebase is a tracking-and-discovery app with Trakt sync; Bingers is a watchlist built around fan community and reactions, from the founder of TV Time. Here's how the two actually differ, and which one fits.

Moviebase tracks movies and TV in one library with optional Trakt sync; cinematique folds anime into the same app with dedicated anime-service sync and a social profile. Here's what Moviebase's own comparison page establishes, and what it doesn't.

Moviebase tracks on Android and Apple devices; CineTrak is an Android-only tracker that adds physical-media collection categories alongside Trakt sync. Here's how the two actually differ, and which one fits.

Both are free movie-and-TV trackers built on TMDB data with Trakt sync. CinExplore, made by Fidloo, is Android-only with 10 color palettes and reorderable screens; Moviebase also runs on iPhone, iPad and Mac. Here's what Moviebase's own comparison page establishes.

Moviebase gates statistics and ad removal behind Premium; Cinopsys advertises a free, ad-free tracker with two-way Trakt, Simkl and MDBList sync. Here's how the two actually differ, and which one fits.

Moviebase is a discovery-first app with multi-source ratings and an ad-supported free tier; Hobi is a completely free tracker built by two independent developers and positioned as the TV Time migration partner. Here's how the two actually differ, and which one fits.

Moviebase is a personal, Trakt-connected library. I Like Movies is built around one shared household watchlist and conversational, taste-based discovery. Here's what Moviebase's own comparison page confirms about each.

Moviebase keeps discovery to categories and filters; Movie Paradise adds smart lists, artificial-intelligence-branded suggestions and Plex/Jellyfin links. Here's how the two actually differ, and which one fits.

Moviebase tracks what you've watched; My Movies catalogs what you own, disc by disc. Here's how the two actually differ, and which one fits.

Moviebase pairs discovery with tracking; Next Episode leads with a schedule-and-countdown workflow built around what airs next. Here's how the two actually differ, and which one fits.

Moviebase is a personal tracking library; Queue is built around choosing a movie with someone else — collaborative lists, swipe-together matching, and a watchlist spinner. Here's how the two actually differ, and which one fits.

Moviebase tracks what you've watched; Reelgood is a streaming search engine for finding what to watch next. Here's how the two actually differ, and which one fits.

Moviebase is a Trakt-connected watch record; Refract adds dedicated anime organization, mood-based discovery and social achievements. Here's how the two actually differ, and which one fits.

Moviebase runs its own library with optional Trakt sync. Rippple is a Trakt client for iPhone, iPad and Mac built around comments and check-ins, and it requires a Trakt account to work at all. Here's what Moviebase's own comparison page establishes.

Moviebase is a movies-and-TV tracker on Android and Apple devices. Sequel is an Apple-only wishlist app that adds books and games to the same list, with Trakt sync and streaming availability gated behind Sequel+. Here's what Moviebase's own comparison page establishes.

Moviebase is a personal library with optional Trakt sync. Sofa Time combines movie and episode tracking with public profiles, comments and connections to several sync services beyond Trakt, including Simkl and MDBList. Here's what Moviebase's own comparison page establishes.

Moviebase tracks movies and TV with optional Trakt sync. Suite TV is a TV-focused queue app built around episode emotions and favorite-character voting, with an inconsistency between its Play Store ads label and its own no-ads description. Here's what Moviebase's own comparison page establishes.

Moviebase tracks movies and TV on Android and Apple with optional Trakt sync. TV Club is a simple iPhone-and-iPad episode checklist synced over iCloud — and, per Moviebase's own page, a distinctly different app from the similarly named TV Show Tracker.

Moviebase pairs its own library with optional Trakt sync. TV Show Tracker, by developer Jonathan ANTOINE, is a Trakt-centered calendar and library app that requires an account to sync — and is a different app from the similarly named TV Club. Here's what Moviebase's own comparison page establishes.

Moviebase is a discovery-and-tracking companion; wako layers a Kodi remote and built-in player on top of Trakt/SIMKL tracking, including anime. Here's how the two actually differ, and which one fits.

Moviebase is a movies-and-TV tracker on Android and Apple with optional Premium. Watcht is a free, ad-free Trakt client for Apple devices only, browsable without an account but requiring a Trakt login to actually update or sync anything. Here's what Moviebase's own comparison page establishes.

Moviebase is a free, polished mobile app you install; Yamtrack is open-source software you self-host, and it tracks far more than movies and TV. Here's how the two actually differ, and which one fits.

One tap turns whatever you're watching into a link your friend can actually open — no account, no app install, no ten-minute text explaining the premise.

Letterboxd is a film diary and review culture; Trakt is automated tracking infrastructure for movies and TV. Here's how they actually differ, and which one fits.

Moviebase is a discovery-first browsing app; Simkl is an automation-first tracker that also covers anime. Here's how the two actually differ, and which one fits.

Letterboxd is the best diary and community for film lovers, one profile and films only; CouchReel covers movies and TV and turns 'what should we watch' into an answer for the whole room.

Simkl is the best automatic, hands-off tracker for solo completionists across TV, anime and movies, with paid tiers behind its deeper features; CouchReel is free at the core and decides for the room instead of one person.

Trakt automates a solo completionist's data for $59.88–$71.88 a year while capping the free tier; CouchReel is built for the people on the couch tonight, free, with no item limits on the core experience.

Letterboxd (film) and Serializd (TV) are the two diary-and-community trackers people compare when they want to write about what they watched, not just log it. Here's how they actually differ, and which one fits.

Moviebase is a polished, discovery-forward app you browse; Trakt is the automation layer that logs what you watch without you touching it. Here's how they actually differ, and which one fits.

Trakt and Simkl are the two automation-first trackers people compare when they want their watch history logged with the least manual effort. Here's how they actually differ, and which one fits.

JustWatch is a free streaming-availability guide with no tracking or decision layer; CouchReel uses the same kind of availability data to make the actual pick for the room. Here's where they differ.

Serializd is a genuinely well-built, fully free TV diary and community for one person at a time; CouchReel covers movies and TV together and decides for everyone in the room.

TV Time shut down permanently on July 15, 2026; CouchReel adds the decision engine TV Time never had for the people watching with you, plus an import path for old TV Time exports.

Moviebase is the best solo tracker with phone apps and no web app; CouchReel is the web-first app built for two or more people deciding together, with tracking as the automatic byproduct.