Rippple vs Simalytics
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Simalytics
Track your favorite movies, TV shows, and anime with this companion app. Browse watchlists, discover new titles, and stay updated on upcoming episodes through an intuitive interface.
- Track movies, TV shows, and anime
- Browse watchlists
- Discover new titles
- Keep up with next episodes
- Intuitive interface
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Simalytics is a focused companion for Simkl that keeps your movies, TV shows, and anime organized in one place. TRACK YOUR LIBRARY Browse your watching, completed, planned, on-hold, and dropped titles in clean lists or poster grids. Sort your collection and open rich detail pages for every title. STAY ON TOP OF EPISODES See upcoming episodes in one Up Next queue, keep track of your progress, and mark episodes watched without losing your place. DISCOVER MORE Explore trending movies, shows, and anime. Search the catalog, view ratings and cast details, and find where supported titles are available to watch. SYNC WITH SIMKL Sign in with your Simkl account to sync watchlists, progress, and ratings across devices. Choose 5-star or 10-point ratings, blur episode images, or hide anime for a more focused view. Simalytics requires a Simkl account. Simalytics is an independent app and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Simkl.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Simalytics at 4.7 against Rippple's 4.2. Simalytics also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 5 weeks). Rippple's advantage is ratings volume (88 vs 6) and review sentiment (64% vs 50%). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Rippple sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Simalytics asks for nothing beyond the download.
Simalytics holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rippple has 88 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 64% of Rippple's written reviews are positive against 50% of Simalytics's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Rippple ships an update every 5 weeks, Simalytics every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rippple | Simalytics |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (88 ratings) | 4.7 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.8% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 88 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 145 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Kevin Cador | Kyter, LLC |
Customer experience
Rippple
Simalytics
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
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- 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
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- 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
Simalytics
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Rippple
- Monthly Premium Experience$0.991 Month
- Yearly Premium Experience14 Days trial$8.991 Year
- Lifetime Premium Experience$29.99
Simalytics
No in-app purchases
