Comparison

Rippple vs Aldebaran

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
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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.

About

Aldebaran

Features
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Aldebaran* – The Follower. It is an app to discover, organize, and track your series and movies in the simplest way possible and in your language. • Discover series and movies by streaming platform, with the latest content in each catalog and filters by genre and release year. • Check complete info sheets: synopsis, cast with individual profiles, trailer, and where to watch each title in your country. • Quickly compare ratings from TMDB, Trakt, IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and Letterboxd, including the number of votes backing each score. • “Where to watch” now separates subscription, free, with ads, rental, and purchase, so you know if the title is covered by what you already pay. • Organize your Library with lists: Following, To Watch, and Watched, with custom lists, reordering, and swipe actions. • Track the progress of each series by seasons and episodes, and distinguish completed series from those you’re up to date with. • Calendar and Upcoming Releases with dates for your country and time zone. • Receive optional alerts for new episodes of the series you follow and for premieres you’re waiting for. • Sync your Library across devices with iCloud, without creating any account. • Optionally connect Trakt.tv to import and keep your history and lists updated, choosing what to sync. • Read details and synopses of any movie or series in your language. • On-device translation of synopses, titles, and genres with Apple’s translation technology, without external services. • Share any info sheet as a card with your personal rating, and add titles from Safari with “Open in Aldebaran.” • In the “Following” list, tap the cover to see the info sheet. Tap the row to see the season. • New themes, accent color, and alternative icon. Interface in Spanish and English, with clearer list names: Following and To Watch. Aldebaran is free, without ads and without social functions. * Aldebarán is the brightest star in the Taurus constellation. The name Aldebarán comes from the Arabic الدبران, al-dabarān, whose meaning is "the one that follows", in reference to the fact that this star follows the cluster of the Pleiads on their nocturnal journey through the sky. Terms of use (EULA): https://juliocuesta.github.io/Series/terms-of-service.html Privacy policy: https://juliocuesta.github.io/Series/privacy-policy.html

Screenshots

Rippple1 screens
Aldebaran4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Aldebaran at none against Rippple's 3. Aldebaran also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Aldebaran asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rippple ships an update every 5 weeks, Aldebaran every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Rippple versus Aldebaran: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRipppleAldebaran
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (88 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews63.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings88 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size145 MB112 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperKevin CadorJulio Cuesta

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
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

Aldebaran

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
None

Aldebaran

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Rippple free?
Rippple is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Aldebaran free?
Aldebaran is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Rippple or Aldebaran have ads?
Neither Rippple nor Aldebaran shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Rippple or Aldebaran?
Rippple ships an update every 5 weeks, and Aldebaran every 2 days. Most recently, Rippple was updated on November 2, 2026 and Aldebaran on October 31, 2026.

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