Comparison

trakt.TV Time To Watch vs GuideBlue

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

Head to head
About

trakt.TV Time To Watch

Track your TV and movie watching habits, discover trending content, and find where to stream it. Connect with a community of fellow enthusiasts to share ratings, recommendations, and see what others are watching.

Highlights
  • Track watched shows and movies
  • Discover trending and anticipated content
  • Find streaming availability
  • Create and share watchlists and personal lists
  • Social features: comments, ratings, recommendations
  • Personalized watching statistics
  • Notifications for new episodes
Features
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Trakt is a community of TV and movie lovers. It's free to join! TRACK shows and movies you watch. DISCOVER what's hot and where to stream it. SHARE comments, recommendations, and ratings. TRACK - Check in to shows and movies you're watching. - We index over 1 million shows and movies. - Mark episodes and movies you've previously watched. - Detailed history of everything you've watched. - Import metadata from IMDb, Plex, Letterboxd, TV Time. DISCOVER - See what's trending in real time. - Browse anticipated shows and movies. - See what's popular in the community. - Smart filters to find exactly what you're looking for. FIND WHERE TO STREAM - We partner with JustWatch to provide direct streaming links. - Hundreds of streaming services are indexed worldwide. - Select your favorite services and bump those to the top. LISTS - Watchlist to track what you want to watch. - Personal lists to organize things however you want. - Find and follow lists from the community. SOCIAL - See what your friends have been recently watching. - Comment and rate what you've watched. - Follow other members with similar interests. - Recommend your favorites to others. - Get personalized show and movie recommendations. BUT ALSO - Quickly see what you should watch next thanks to Up Next. - Get a glance at what's coming in your own Calendar. - Search for shows, movies, people, and lists. - Personalized stats about your watching habits. - Get a notification when new episode air. TRAKT VIP Unlock some awesome VIP features! + Your Month in Review featuring your most detailed stats yet. + The Year in Review for each year you've watched something. + All Time Stats to summarize your entire watching career. + Unlimited personal lists and items on those lists. + Improved rewatching. + More advanced filtering. + A nice VIP badge on your Trakt profile. + Your VIP status applies to all official Trakt apps and the Trakt website. ==== Trakt is hand crafted around the world. We don’t sell your data and respect your privacy. ==== Web: https://trakt.tv Help: https://forums.trakt.tv Privacy Policy: https://trakt.tv/privacy Terms of Service: https://trakt.tv/terms

About

GuideBlue

Discover movies and series across your streaming services. Customize your viewing guide and track what you've watched. Find out what's new, what's leaving soon, and save titles to your personal library.

Highlights
  • Cross-service streaming discovery
  • Customizable viewing guide appearance
  • Save titles to library
  • Track viewing history
  • Search for titles and services
  • Check 'Leaving Soon' information
Features
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GuideBlue helps you decide what to watch across your streaming services in the United States and Canada. Choose your services, discover series and movies, save titles to your Library, and keep track of your viewing history. YOUR GUIDE, YOUR STYLE Choose Retro for a classic blue channel grid with yellow highlights, or New Look for a cinematic spotlight, artwork cards and discovery filters. Change the layout in Guide Appearance on each device. DISCOVER AND REMEMBER Search for titles and supported services, find selected award-winning titles, and check Leaving Soon when verified departure information is available. Save what you want to watch and mark what you have watched. CANADIAN VIEWING OPTIONS Select Canada in Settings to see Canadian viewing options. Country syncs with your signed-in GuideBlue account. Canadian event and release alerts are coming soon; your alert preferences are kept. GuideBlue is a discovery and tracking app. Streaming availability varies by title, country and service. Viewing may require the provider's app, account or subscription.

Screenshots

trakt.TV Time To Watch4 screens
GuideBlue4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: GuideBlue at 100% against trakt.TV Time To Watch's 23%. GuideBlue also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.1) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). trakt.TV Time To Watch's advantage is ratings volume (1.4K vs 2). On price, update cadence, 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

Both are free to download. trakt.TV Time To Watch sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. GuideBlue asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GuideBlue holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: trakt.TV Time To Watch has 1.4K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 23% of trakt.TV Time To Watch's written reviews are positive against 100% of GuideBlue's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

trakt.TV Time To Watch ships an update every 2 weeks, GuideBlue every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
trakt.TV Time To Watch versus GuideBlue: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parametertrakt.TV Time To WatchGuideBlue
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (1.4K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews23.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.4K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TViPhone, iPad, Apple TV
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size140 MB13 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperTrakt, Inc.Charlie Thomas

Customer experience

trakt.TV Time To Watch

All ratings1,389 ratings
Positive77.2%
Neutral3.2%
Negative19.7%
Written reviews655 reviews
Positive23.1%
Neutral10.1%
Negative66.9%

GuideBlue

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

trakt.TV Time To Watch

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Login issues and account lockouts
  • Syncing problems between app and website
  • Slow performance and freezing
  • Disappearing or lost watch history

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more language support, especially Spanish and Portuguese
  • Improve episode/season tracking and marking as watched
  • Add more filtering and sorting options
  • Integrate with more streaming services
  • Provide better social features like liking lists

GuideBlue

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

trakt.TV Time To Watch

Subscriptions2
  • VIP$5.991 Month
  • VIP$59.991 Year
None

GuideBlue

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is trakt.TV Time To Watch free?
trakt.TV Time To Watch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GuideBlue free?
GuideBlue is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, trakt.TV Time To Watch or GuideBlue?
GuideBlue is rated higher. trakt.TV Time To Watch averages 4.1 out of 5 from 1.4K ratings, while GuideBlue averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do trakt.TV Time To Watch or GuideBlue have ads?
Neither trakt.TV Time To Watch nor GuideBlue shows ads.
Which is updated more often, trakt.TV Time To Watch or GuideBlue?
trakt.TV Time To Watch ships an update every 2 weeks, and GuideBlue every 9 days. Most recently, trakt.TV Time To Watch was updated on November 7, 2026 and GuideBlue on November 5, 2026.

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