The best TV show tracker apps in 2026
With TV Time shutting down on July 15, 2026, millions of people need a new home for their watch history. We compared the main trackers, TV Track, Trakt, Showly, Hobi, Serializd and JustWatch, on price, platforms, features and how well they handle a migration. Short answer: TV Track is the best free all-round tracker for phones in 2026, the only one that imports your TV Time ratings and written reviews (plus Trakt, Watchfolio and Refract) and lets you export everything back out. Trakt is the power-user pick, and Showly is the open-source pick for Android.
Last updated: July 11, 2026 · Written by the TV Track team, yes, our app is on this list, so we've kept the comparison factual and linked every competitor so you can judge for yourself.
TV Track
Best free all-round tracker · Best TV Time replacementTV Track does what TV Time did, without the ads and clutter: episode-level tracking with an automatic "up next" queue, movies and shows in one place, a release calendar with daily push reminders, watch-time stats, custom lists, custom posters, ratings and a private journal (with GIFs and auto-translated comments). It's a web app that installs to your home screen on both iPhone and Android (and works on desktop), speaks 6 languages, and updates ship every few days. Its killer feature in 2026: a one-drag-and-drop import that restores your shows, every watched episode with its original watch date, your movies, and now your ratings and written reviews too, and it imports from Trakt, Watchfolio and Refract, not only TV Time. You can also export your whole account as a .zip any time, so there's no lock-in.
- 100% free, no ads, no premium paywall
- Full import with original watch dates, ratings & reviews
- Imports from TV Time, Trakt, Watchfolio & Refract
- Up next, calendar + daily reminders, stats, custom lists
- iPhone, Android and desktop (installable PWA), 6 languages
- One-click full data export (.zip), you own your data
- Young app, smaller community than Trakt
- No native app-store listing (installs from the browser)
Trakt
Best for power users and media-server scrobblingTrakt is the veteran of the category: a huge database, lists, and automatic "scrobbling" from Plex, Kodi and other media servers. It's the right choice if you self-host your media or want deep third-party app integrations. The trade-off: the experience is web-first, the richest features (advanced stats, filters, no ads) sit behind the paid Trakt VIP subscription, and migrating a TV Time history usually means third-party scripts rather than an official one-click import.
- Scrobbling from Plex/Kodi ecosystems
- Huge community, lists and comments
- Long track record
- Key features require paid VIP
- Web-first; mobile relies partly on third-party apps
- TV Time migration is DIY
Showly
Best open-source tracker (Android only)Showly is a polished, open-source tracker for shows and movies with a clean Android app and Trakt sync. If you're on Android and value open source, it's an excellent pick. There's no iPhone or web version, though, so your history lives on one device platform.
- Free and open source
- Shows + movies, clean UI
- Trakt sync
- Android only, no iPhone, no web
- No direct TV Time import with watch dates
Hobi
Lightweight TV-only tracker (Android only)Hobi is a fast, minimal Android app for tracking TV shows with episode notifications and Trakt sync. It's deliberately simple, which also means no movie tracking, no iPhone or web version, and some features behind a premium unlock.
- Fast, minimal, nice notifications
- Trakt sync
- TV shows only, no movies
- Android only
- Premium unlock for some features
Serializd
Best for TV reviews and diariesSerializd is "Letterboxd for TV": reviews, diaries and lists with a strong community angle. It's great if writing about shows is your main thing, less so if you want a utilitarian tracker, since it's TV only (no movies) and has no release-calendar workflow comparable to TV Time's.
- Great for reviews, diaries and lists
- Active community
- iOS app + web
- TV only, no movie tracking
- Review-focused rather than progress-focused
JustWatch
Best for finding where to stream, not really a trackerJustWatch is the best tool for answering "where can I stream this?" across Netflix, Prime, Disney+ and dozens of services. It has a watchlist and basic tracking, but episode-level progress, watch dates and stats aren't its focus, and the free experience is ad- and affiliate-driven. Many people use JustWatch alongside a real tracker.
- Best-in-class streaming availability search
- Covers both shows and movies
- iPhone, Android and web
- Tracking is secondary; no real watch history/stats
- Ads and affiliate links
Also worth a mention: Watchfolio and TVTIMEOUT by Refract, two newer trackers that also sprang up around the TV Time shutdown. Both are fine apps, but if you're weighing them, note that TV Track can import from both (as well as from Trakt and TV Time), so you're not locked into whichever you try first. Older options like Sofa (iOS-only, list-based rather than episode-by-episode) and SIMKL (web-first, scrobbling extensions) round out the field; neither offers a full TV Time migration with watch dates, ratings and reviews.
Side-by-side comparison
| TV Track | Trakt | Showly | Hobi | Serializd | JustWatch | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Free, no ads | Free + paid VIP | Free (open source) | Free + premium | Free + paid tier | Free (ads) |
| TV shows | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Movies | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| iPhone | Yes (PWA) | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes (PWA) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Web | Yes |
| Desktop / web | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| "Up next" episode queue | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Limited | Basic |
| Release calendar | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Basic |
| Watch statistics | Yes, free | Best stats in VIP | Yes | Yes | Basic | No |
| Custom lists | Yes | Yes | Limited | No | Yes | Yes |
| Daily release push notifications | Yes | VIP | Limited | Yes | No | No |
| TV Time import (with watch dates) | Yes, drag & drop | Via third-party tools | No | No | No | No |
| Imports ratings & written reviews | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| Also imports Trakt / Watchfolio / Refract | Yes | Trakt native | No | No | No | No |
| One-click full data export (.zip) | Yes | VIP / API | Via Trakt | No | No | No |
| Languages | 6 | English-first | Few | Few | English-first | Many |
| Where-to-stream info | Yes (via TMDB) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Limited | Best in class |
Based on publicly available information, July 2026. Third-party features and pricing can change, check each app's site for current details.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best app to track TV shows on your phone in 2026?
For most people, TV Track: free, no ads, episode-level tracking with an automatic "up next" queue, a release calendar with daily reminders, stats, custom lists, ratings and reviews, in 6 languages, working on both iPhone and Android. It's also the only one that imports your TV Time ratings and written reviews (and imports from Trakt, Watchfolio and Refract too). Power users with Plex or Kodi setups should look at Trakt; Android users who want open source should look at Showly.
What should TV Time users switch to?
TV Time shuts down on July 15, 2026, and user data will be deleted. The fastest migration is exporting your TV Time data and dropping it into TV Track, which restores shows, watched episodes with original watch dates, movies, ratings and written reviews, free, and re-importing never duplicates. It imports from Trakt, Watchfolio and Refract as well, so you can merge several apps. Do the export before the deadline; afterwards there's nothing left to migrate.
Is there a free TV show tracker without ads?
Yes, TV Track (free, no ads, iPhone + Android + web) and Showly (free, open source, Android only). Most other trackers have free tiers with ads or paywalled features.
Which trackers work on both iPhone and Android?
TV Track (installable web app), Trakt and JustWatch. Hobi and Showly are Android-only; Serializd has an iOS app plus a web version.
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