Comparison

Rippple vs Show Tracker for Trakt

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

Head to head
About

Rippple

Discover trending movies and TV shows, track your viewing history, and share your thoughts with a vibrant community. Find where to stream content and manage your watchlists with customizable options.

Highlights
  • Discover trending and popular content
  • Track watched movies and episodes
  • Share comments and ratings
  • Find where to stream content
  • Manage watch history and lists
  • Customizable app appearance
  • Cross-device synchronization
Features
Read full description

Rippple Mark II is available and should be used instead for the best and most up-to-date experience. This legacy version remains available for existing users, but it no longer receives new features and will eventually reach end of life. ___ Rippple is a Trakt client. You'll need to sign in to a Trakt account to use Rippple. Rippple uses the Trakt.tv and the TMDb API but is not endorsed or certified by Trakt or TMDb. Some features may be limited by the API used. Rippple respects the limits imposed by Trakt and TMDb. Rippple provides "Where to Watch?" information provided by JustWatch via TMDb but can't be used to actually watch movies or TV shows. Rippple's Terms of Use can be found at​ terms.ripppleapp.com.

About

Show Tracker for Trakt

Easily manage your TV shows and movies with this app, powered by Trakt.tv and TMDB. Discover trending content, track your watched history, and view detailed information about movies and shows. You can also check box office hits and browse upcoming releases.

Highlights
  • Discover trending and anticipated movies/TV shows
  • Calendar of incoming releases
  • Multiple themes and UI styles
  • Multi-account support
  • Detailed movie/TV show information
  • Watched history and watchlist management
  • Sync data with Trakt account
Features
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Show Tracker for Trakt is the best app the manage your TV shows and movies, both on phone and tablet, powered by Trakt.tv and TMDB services. Features: - Discover trending and most anticipated movies and TV shows - Calendar of incoming movies or TV shows (by your locale timezone) - More than 8 beautiful themes to use - Multiple accounts support. You can sign in more than on the Trakt account, and manage them separately - Two different UI styles: Classic View and Compact View. Classic View is for more control, while Compact View is for more movies and TV shows - Check box office movies - Details about any movies or TV shows - Watched history, watchlist, collection, and recommendation of any movies or TV shows - Biography of any movie or TV shows crew - Statistics of any movies or TV shows: likes, votes, and so on - Comments on any movies, TV shows, seasons, and episodes - Browse all episodes or seasons for all shows in an easy way - Sync all data with your Trakt account Translation Credits: - Chinese: WEIFENG - German: Drazen NOTE: You can not watch episodes or movies. For episodes, only the release date on the original network is listed.

Screenshots

Rippple1 screens
Show Tracker for Trakt4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Rippple at none against Show Tracker for Trakt's shown. Rippple also leads on review sentiment (64% vs 38%) and ratings volume (88 vs 12). Show Tracker for Trakt's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, update cadence 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. Rippple sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Show Tracker for Trakt sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for Rippple against 4.1 for Show Tracker for Trakt. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rippple has 88 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 64% of Rippple's written reviews are positive against 38% of Show Tracker for Trakt's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rippple ships an update every 5 weeks, Show Tracker for Trakt every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Rippple versus Show Tracker for Trakt: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRipppleShow Tracker for Trakt
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (88 ratings) — better4.1 (12 ratings)
Positive reviews63.8% of reviews — better37.5% of reviews
Number of ratings88 — better12
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS26.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size145 MB104 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperKevin CadorSynnax Studio LTD

Customer experience

Rippple

All ratings88 ratings
Positive78.4%
Neutral4.5%
Negative17.0%
Written reviews105 reviews
Positive63.8%
Neutral4.8%
Negative31.4%

Show Tracker for Trakt

All ratings14 ratings
Positive78.6%
Neutral7.1%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive37.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Rippple

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • Trakt auto log out persists
  • App not loading anything
  • 404 error when logging in
  • Sync issues with Trakt.tv
  • Likes and comments routinely fail
Show 4 more
  • App icon issue after update
  • Cannot hide profile sidebar on iPad
  • Splash screen only, app won't open
  • Constant authorization requests for Trakt.tv

Requested features

16 requests
  • iCloud sync instead of Trakt
  • Lifetime subscription option
  • Sort watchlist by recently added
  • Add multiple countries/services to 'Where to Watch'
  • Search directly within watchlist
Show 11 more
  • Calendar of upcoming episodes
  • Dark theme/mode
  • iPad app availability
  • WatchOS and tvOS app
  • Letterboxd integration
  • Filter/sort activity by year
  • More complete activity view
  • Grid view as default
  • Option to display specific user-created playlists in 'Up Next'
  • Show IMDb score in search and details
  • Ability to select year when marking as watched

Show Tracker for Trakt

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Rippple

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium Experience$0.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium Experience14 Days trial$8.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium Experience$29.99
1 purchases

Show Tracker for Trakt

One-time1
  • Premium Access$2.99

Questions

Is Rippple free?
Rippple is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Show Tracker for Trakt free?
Show Tracker for Trakt is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Rippple or Show Tracker for Trakt?
Rippple is rated higher. Rippple averages 4.2 out of 5 from 88 ratings, while Show Tracker for Trakt averages 4.1 from 12 ratings.
Do Rippple or Show Tracker for Trakt have ads?
Show Tracker for Trakt shows ads; Rippple does not.
Which is updated more often, Rippple or Show Tracker for Trakt?
Rippple ships an update every 5 weeks, and Show Tracker for Trakt every 3 weeks. Most recently, Rippple was updated on November 4, 2026 and Show Tracker for Trakt on November 3, 2026.

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