Comparison

Sofa vs Move Prep

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Sofa

Organize all aspects of your downtime, from tracking media progress to planning trips. Create custom lists for books, movies, games, and more, with integrated podcast playback and event planning tools.

Highlights
  • Organize with unlimited lists and groups
  • Track progress for shows, books, and games
  • Integrated podcast player
  • Event planner for trips and tasks
  • Logbook and stats dashboard
  • Customizable lists and smart filters
Features
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Featured by Apple as “App of the Day” 9to5Mac: “I've found Sofa to be a delight to use.” MacStories: “My favorite app to manage my media watchlist.” iMore: “A great way to organize everything from your games to your books.” ———————— Sofa helps you enjoy your downtime by tracking your shows episode by episode, playing your podcasts, planning your trips, and a bunch of other stuff. All in one app. ORGANIZE WITH LISTS AND GROUPS Add unlimited lists and groups for categorizing all your stuff: books, games, movies, shows, podcasts, and more. A HIGHLY FLEXIBLE PROGRESS TRACKING EXPERIENCE A show you started last month. A book on your nightstand. A game you keep meaning to get back to. Sofa helps you keep track of all of it. Progress rings show up on covers so you can see where you stand at a glance. A FULL-FEATURED PODCAST PLAYER Track podcasts and listen to them in the same app. Save a show, queue up episodes, and hit play without switching apps. A PLANNER FOR TRIPS, TASKS, AND YOUR TV SCHEDULE TOO The hotel confirmation is in your email. The restaurant list is in Notes. The flight info is in a screenshot somewhere. The Planner puts all of that in one event with day-by-day itineraries, budget scenarios, live weather, and file attachments. • Tasks with due dates, priorities, and reminders. • Sticky notes for ideas without a date. • TV episodes and release dates appear on the timeline automatically. RIDICULOUSLY POWERFUL LISTS • Todo Lists or Collection Lists. Hide completed items or keep everything visible. • Group by genre, author, platform, release year, or custom fields. • Data Cards show ratings, runtimes, and metadata right on the item. • Multi-select to move, pin, complete, or remove items in bulk. • Smart Lists with dozens of filters that auto-populate based on your library. • Custom fields called Ingredients for your own ratings, tags, and filters. YOUR DOWNTIME HISTORY The Logbook catches everything you finish. A Stats dashboard shows activity timelines, genre breakdowns, and year-over-year comparisons. PLUS WIDGETS, UNIFIED SEARCH, SHORTCUTS ACTIONS, AND MORE • Widgets with progress rings on your Home and Lock Screen. • Unified Search across your library and new content. • Dozens of Shortcuts actions. • A customizable tab bar that lets you hide what you don't use. ———————— ALL THE WONDERFUL THINGS YOU CAN DO WITH SOFA STANDARD FEATURES (FREE) • Unlimited Groups & Lists • Add Basically Anything (movies, TV, books, games, music, podcasts, apps) • Podcast Player • Planner (events, tasks, notes, upcoming releases) • Logbook • Basic Details (release dates, descriptions, metadata) • Custom Categories • iCloud Syncing SUPER SOFA FEATURES (PAID) • Progress Tracking (TV episodes, book checkpoints, game progress) • Event Planning Tools (weather, budgets, attachments) • Smart Lists (auto-populate based on filters) • Custom Ingredients (custom ratings, dates, tags) • Pinned Items & Lists • List Customization (cover images, large titles, descriptions, layouts) • Enhanced Podcast Player (chapters, per-show settings) • Enhanced Details (streaming/music service links) • Logbook Stats • Reminders (episodes, events, tasks, notes) • Sticky Notes • 100+ Themes & App Icons • Family Sharing (up to 5 people) ———————— Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at the confirmation of purchase. The subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your App Store account settings after purchase. Cancellation of the current active subscription period is not allowed. Terms of Use: https://www.sofahq.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.sofahq.com/privacy

About

Move Prep

Features
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Set one date. Move Prep plans the rest. Move Prep is the organized move you've been promising yourself: a plan that follows your real moving date, every box in one searchable list, and every address change in one place. It is quiet, light and offline, and it works without an account. HOME Open the app and see the three things to do this week, not thirty. A countdown to moving day keeps the whole move in view. THE PLAN Set your moving date and 77 tasks land on the calendar around it. Every task has a date, a note and an optional reminder. Utilities get their own details: provider, dates and account numbers. BOXES Number every box automatically. Give each one a room, a status and a list of what is inside. Add a photo so you can see the box before you open it. Search finds the coffee maker in seconds. Print box labels as a PDF and tape them on. ADDRESS CHANGES 70 services and accounts that need your new address, grouped by category. Copy your new address with one tap, paste it into the form, then check the service off. Add your own entries for anything specific to your life. OPEN-FIRST ESSENTIALS A short checklist for the box you open first: charger, toothbrush, paper towels, the things you need within an hour of arrival. QUIET REMINDERS One gentle reminder a day, only when something is due. Turn it off any time. EXPORT AND IMPORT Save your whole move to a file and bring it back on another phone, or keep it as a backup. HOW PRICING WORKS Everything is free for the first 7 days. After that, a single one-time purchase of $9.99 unlocks Move Prep for good on your Apple ID. No subscription. No renewals. Nothing to cancel. Pay once, keep it. Already bought it? Restore Purchase brings it back. WHAT WE DO NOT DO - No account, email or password. - No ads and no tracking. - No internet needed. Your data stays on your phone. - No subscription, ever. Made by SJP Productions for one of the most stressful weeks of your life. This is a general guide, so check with each provider for their own process.

Screenshots

Sofa4 screens
Move Prep4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Sofa at weekly against Move Prep's every 5 months. Move Prep's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Sofa sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Move Prep sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sofa ships an update weekly, Move Prep every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Sofa versus Move Prep: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSofaMove Prep
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3.1K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews60.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings3.1K — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size250 MB31 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAstrio, LLCSJP Custom Solutions LLC

Bugs and requests

Sofa

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Inconsistent sync and data loss across devices
  • Search not working for some media types
  • Crashes when trying to add custom items to lists
  • Review prompts not working properly

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to add notes, ratings, and reminders for media
  • Integrate with streaming services to track availability
  • Allow custom categories and manual list reordering
  • Implement share/import functionality from other apps
  • Provide a one-time purchase option instead of subscription

Move Prep

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Sofa

Subscriptions4
  • Super Sofa Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Family Monthly Subscription$5.991 Month
  • Super Sofa Yearly$49.991 Year
Show 1 more
  • Family Yearly Subscription$49.991 Year
One-time8
  • Dark Blizzard$0.99
  • Cozy Cabin$0.99
  • Gingerbread$0.99
Show 5 more
  • Ugly Sweater$0.99
  • North Pole$0.99
  • VHS$1.99
  • Synthwave$1.99
  • Super Sofa Lifetime$249.99
1 purchases

Move Prep

One-time1
  • Move Prep — Lifetime Unlock$9.99

Questions

Is Sofa free?
Sofa is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Move Prep free?
Move Prep is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Sofa or Move Prep have ads?
Neither Sofa nor Move Prep shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sofa or Move Prep?
Sofa ships an update weekly, and Move Prep every 5 months. Most recently, Sofa was updated on October 29, 2026 and Move Prep on October 28, 2026.

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