Watching Order vs Kew
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Watching Order
Easily track movies, shows, and anime you've watched, are watching, or want to see. Never lose your place again with precise episode tracking and custom watchlists. Discover where titles are available and get reminders for new releases.
- Track watched status for movies and shows
- Select exact episode numbers
- Reminders for new episodes and releases
- Unlimited custom watchlists
- Track service availability
- Watch random episodes/movies
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Watching Order is the ultimate app for tracking the movies, shows, and episodes you have watched, are currently watching, and still want to see. No more losing your place or forgetting what you have seen! Key Features: • Add movies, shows, anime etc and mark watched status • Select exact episode numbers from massive databases • Get reminders for new episodes and releases • Create unlimited custom watchlists • Track services/platforms each title is available on • Watch a random episode or movie Whether you bounce between a dozen shows, watch with friends & family, or just have a terrible memory, Watching Order is your perfect TV & movie companion! Never wonder "wait, did I see that episode?" again! Take control of your media with powerful tracking tools tailored for the new world of peak TV and endless entertainment options. Level up your watching game today!
Kew
This app offers a curated video watching experience, replacing algorithmic feeds with a user-controlled queue. Watch videos one by one, on your own terms, without distractions like recommendations or autoplay. It functions as a reading list for video content.
- User-built video queue
- No algorithmic recommendations
- No autoplay or infinite scroll
- Watch videos in order
- Search for any video
- Multiple queues with premium
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Watch with intention. Kew replaces algorithmic feeds with a queue you build yourself and watch in order. No recommendations, no autoplay, no infinite scroll, nothing designed to exploit your attention. Time well spent, not time spent. How Kew works Connect YouTube and Vimeo, add videos from the creators you follow, or search for something new. They go into your queue, and you watch them one at a time, on your own terms. It's a reading list for video, not a feed. Kew+ Upgrade to Kew+ for multiple queues, a private journal to reflect on what you watched, watch insights, gentle personal limits, more skips, and premium themes. By downloading Kew, you agree to Apple's standard Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Kew at weekly against Watching Order's monthly. Kew also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ads 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
Both are free to download. Watching Order sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Kew sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Watching Order against 5.0 for Kew. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.
Watching Order ships an update monthly, Kew weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Watching Order | Kew |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Bear and Rye, LLC | Jacob Feld |
Customer experience
Watching Order
Kew
In-app purchases
Watching Order
- Watching Order Premium$1.99
Kew
- Kew+ Monthly$2.991 Month
- Kew+ Annual$24.991 Year









