Comparison

Ombi vs TV Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Ombi

This self-hosted web application allows users of Plex, Emby, or Jellyfin to request content automatically. It integrates with DVR tools for a complete user experience, simplifying content management for media server administrators.

Highlights
  • Self-hosted web application
  • Content request system
  • Plex integration
  • Emby integration
  • Jellyfin integration
  • DVR tool linking
Features
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Ombi is a self-hosted web application that automatically gives your shared Plex, Emby or Jellyfin users the ability to request content by themselves! Ombi can be linked to multiple TV Show and Movie DVR tools to create a seamless end-to-end experience for your users. Please note: Ombi requires you to already have an Ombi account on a Ombi server running version v4.0.13XX or later!

About

TV Tracker

This app helps you track movies, TV shows, books, audiobooks, and video games in one organized library. Log your progress, discover new content, and view detailed statistics about your media consumption.

Highlights
  • Track movies, TV shows, books, audiobooks, and games
  • Organize with custom statuses
  • Follow shows episode by episode
  • Built-in timers for reading and play sessions
  • Log history with flexible date precision
  • Rate content with custom scales
  • Discover new content with search and charts
Features
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Omniphile (formerly Cinephile) is the all-in-one tracker for movies, TV shows, books, audiobooks, and video games. Keep your watchlist, reading list, and game backlog in one beautifully organized library, log every watch, read, and play session, and discover what to enjoy next. Key Features * Track movies, TV shows, books, audiobooks, and games in one library, and hide any kind you don't use * Organize everything with statuses made for each medium, like Up Next, Watching, Reading, Playing, Paused, Wishlist, Completed, and Gave Up * Follow shows episode by episode across seasons, and keep your place in every book * Time your reading and play sessions with built-in timers * Log your history with flexible date precision, like a movie diary, reading log, and game journal in one * Rate everything your way with 5-star or 10-star scales, half-star and quarter-star precision, and custom emoji ratings * Explore rich details for movies, shows, episodes, books, and games, including cast, crew, trailers, and critics' scores * Discover what's next with powerful search, trending picks, upcoming releases, charts, and genre feeds * Build collections and shelves to organize your library however you like * Dive into statistics for completions, time spent, ratings distribution, top genres, top people, activity heatmaps, and streaks * Bring your history with you from Letterboxd, Trakt, TV Time, IMDb, Goodreads, StoryGraph, HowLongToBeat, and more * Keep Omniphile and Trakt in sync automatically * Join the Community to share your profile, collections, and comments with fellow fans Omniphile Premium Apple Intelligence * Smart Search: describe what you're in the mood for and find it instantly * For You: swipe through picks tailored to your taste and mood * Siri: search Omniphile, open any title, or add what's on your screen, in photos, or in messages On All Your Devices * An Apple Watch app for your queues: log watches, reads, and play sessions from your wrist * A plethora of beautifully crafted Home Screen widgets: Up Next, schedules, streaks, and countdowns * iCloud sync across all your devices, plus full backups you can restore anytime Never Miss a Release * Release alerts the day anything you follow comes out * Streaming dates, with reminders for when movies hit your services * Where to watch, and discovery filtered by the services you have Track Everything * Rewatch movies and episodes, with every one counted in your stats * Your complete history, all the way back * Critics' scores for every episode, season by season * A session journal with notes and photos for every reading and play session * Save quotes you love and build a glossary of names worth remembering * More stats, including where you stream the most and what your shelves cost Your Games, Connected * Sync your Steam, PlayStation, Xbox, Epic, and GOG libraries * Every achievement and trophy from every store, together in one place * Replays: start a new playthrough of any game, as often as you like * Smart playthroughs: log playtime from your stores, or play toward achievement goals * Steam Deck, PS5 Pro, PS Plus, and Game Pass details on covers and filters * Deal alerts when a game on your Steam wishlist goes on sale Your Library, Your Way * Unlimited collections and smart collections, with rules by service, network, tag, Game Pass, and more * Tags, book themes with suggestions from Apple Intelligence, and rich notes * Pin a collection to Home as its own queue, or let Shuffle pick what's next * Rating filters, more sorts, and groupings by tag, platform, or service * Show up to 100 collections on your Community profile, with a Premium badge Watch, read, and play more, and remember all of it, with Omniphile. Link to standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

Screenshots

Ombi4 screens
TV Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

Ombi and TV Tracker both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 94% of TV Tracker's written reviews are positive against 48% of Ombi's. TV Tracker also leads on price (Free vs $2.99) and update cadence (daily vs every 2 months). Ombi's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and chart position (#73 vs unranked). On rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

TV Tracker is free to download; Ombi costs $2.99 up front. TV Tracker sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Ombi asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Ombi against 4.8 for TV Tracker. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.4K and 298 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 48% of Ombi's written reviews are positive against 94% of TV Tracker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ombi ships an update every 2 months, TV Tracker daily. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Ombi versus TV Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOmbiTV Tracker
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (1.4K ratings) — better4.8 (298 ratings)
Positive reviews47.9% of reviews94.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.4K — better298
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
Best chart rank#73 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB371 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJamie ReesMario Luis Gutierrez Abed

Customer experience

Ombi

All ratings1,403 ratings
Positive96.2%
Neutral2.1%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews119 reviews
Positive47.9%
Neutral16.8%
Negative35.3%

TV Tracker

All ratings298 ratings
Positive94.6%
Neutral2.0%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews120 reviews
Positive94.2%
Neutral1.7%
Negative4.2%

Bugs and requests

Ombi

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Login not working
  • Requests not processing
  • Compatibility issues with iPhone X
  • Frequent crashes and loading issues

Requested features

4 requests
  • Allow music requests
  • Add more admin features
  • Integrate with more rating sites
  • Improve episode/season selection workflow

TV Tracker

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Ombi

No in-app purchases

9 purchases

TV Tracker

Subscriptions6
  • Full Premium Access$2.997 Days
  • Full Premium Access$5.991 Month
  • Full Premium Access$8.991 Month
Show 3 more
  • Full Premium Access7 Days trial$26.991 Year
  • Full Premium Access$39.991 Year
  • Full Premium Access7 Days trial2 variants$39.991 Year
One-time3
  • Large Coffee$7.99
  • Lifetime Premium access$79.99
  • Lifetime Premium access$99.99

Questions

Is Ombi free?
Ombi costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is TV Tracker free?
TV Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Ombi or TV Tracker?
Ombi is rated higher. Ombi averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1.4K ratings, while TV Tracker averages 4.8 from 298 ratings.
Do Ombi or TV Tracker have ads?
Neither Ombi nor TV Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ombi or TV Tracker?
Ombi ships an update every 2 months, and TV Tracker daily. Most recently, Ombi was updated on November 8, 2026 and TV Tracker on November 7, 2026.

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