Comparison

History Hit vs Simple Watchlist

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

Head to head
About

History Hit

Access an extensive library of history documentaries, original films, and expert interviews. Enjoy ad-free podcasts and download content to watch offline. New programs are added weekly for history enthusiasts.

Highlights
  • Extensive library of history documentaries
  • Exclusive original films
  • Interviews with top historians
  • Ad-free history podcasts
  • Downloadable content for offline viewing
  • New programs added weekly
Features
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History Hit TV is a new kind of history channel. We've built up an extensive library of history programmes: hundreds of hours of documentaries, exclusive original films, interviews and ad-free podcasts made for proper history fans. *New programmes added every week *Exclusive interviews with the world’s top historians *Original documentaries from historic sites all over the world *Listen to Dan Snow’s History Hit Podcast advert-free *Download shows to watch on the go Join the History Hit team. Download our app today to start exploring our ever-growing library of films and podcasts - available to watch and listen wherever you are. Each of our documentaries and podcasts delve into key events from history with insights from experts, survivors, and historians. These are all downloadable onto any device so you can watch them even when you are offline. Terms of Service: https://access.historyhit.com/tos Privacy Policy: https://access.historyhit.com/privacy

About

Simple Watchlist

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Someone recommends a show over dinner. It goes into Notes, or a screenshot, or a message thread, or nowhere. Three weeks later all you can remember is that there *was* something you wanted to watch, so you scroll a streaming app for twenty minutes and give up on something you have already seen. Watchlist is one list for the shows, films and videos you mean to get to. • Add something in seconds. A name is all it needs. • Keep what is still to watch apart from what is done. • Tick it off when you have seen it. • Give it a thumb up or down, and a line about why. • Set a reminder for the one you keep skipping. The point is the line you write afterwards. In six months, "lost it after episode four" is the only thing that stops you starting it again, and it is the thing you will actually want when a friend asks whether it is worth it. Up to 25 items. Ticking off, thumbs up and down, and a note on every one of them. Search and filtering. Reminders. PREMIUM An unlimited list, reminders on your own schedule, and export of everything as a spreadsheet. If you ever stop paying, nothing you saved is hidden, locked or deleted. Only adding something new is affected. That is built into the code, not promised in a paragraph. PRIVATE BECAUSE THERE IS NOWHERE TO SEND IT No account. No sign-in. No server. The app makes no network requests of its own, so it works identically in aeroplane mode. No analytics, no advertising, no tracking, no third-party code of any kind. Your list is on your iPhone and in your own backups, and nowhere else. SUBSCRIPTION TERMS Watchlist Premium is available as an auto-renewing subscription, or as a one-off purchase: • Premium Monthly - £1.99 per month • Premium Annual - £9.99 per year • Premium Lifetime - £19.99, one payment, no subscription Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. A subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel a subscription in your Apple Account settings at any time after purchase. Privacy Policy: https://alxxwalls.github.io/simplewatchlist/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

History Hit4 screens
Simple Watchlist4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: History Hit at 3 against Simple Watchlist's 1. History Hit also leads on iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. History Hit sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and Simple Watchlist sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
History Hit versus Simple Watchlist: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHistory HitSimple Watchlist
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (1.2K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews85.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.2K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TV — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size86 MB2 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperHit Networks LtdALEX JAMES WALLS

Bugs and requests

History Hit

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Subscription issues and inability to access content
  • Podcast playback problems and missing episodes
  • Compatibility problems on certain devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Improved search and browsing functionality
  • Ability to create playlists and save favorites
  • Closed captions/subtitles for all videos
  • Cross-device syncing and offline viewing/listening
  • Expanded coverage of global historical topics

Simple Watchlist

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

History Hit

Subscriptions2
  • History Hit Monthly$7.991 Month
  • History Hit Yearly$59.991 Year
3 purchases

Simple Watchlist

Subscriptions2
  • Full Access - Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Full Access - Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Simple Watchlist - Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is History Hit free?
History Hit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Simple Watchlist free?
Simple Watchlist is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do History Hit or Simple Watchlist have ads?
Neither History Hit nor Simple Watchlist shows ads.

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