Serializd vs Shortake
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Serializd
Log, rate, and review all your favorite TV shows and seasons. Share your thoughts, recommend programs to friends, and discover new series to watch based on your preferences. All core features are available at no cost.
- Track TV shows and seasons
- Rate and review programs
- Recommend shows to friends
- Get personalized recommendations
- Log viewing history
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Track Your TV: Keep a log of every series you've watched, are watching, or want to watch. Use Serializd as your next episode tracker so you never lose your place, and stay on top of upcoming episodes and release dates with personalized notifications Rate & Review Shows: Rate individual episodes, seasons, or entire series. Write reviews, start discussions, and see what the community is saying about the latest releases. Prestige or reality TV, we welcome both here Discover Your Next Binge: Watch classics like Breaking Bad or Stranger Things, or discover something fresh! See what's trending, what is highly rated, and what is highly anticipated. Serializd can help you find your new favorite show. Built for TV Fans: Serializd has a vibrant community of TV fans. Follow friends, share recommendations, and see what everyone is watching and saying. Be Yourself: Show off your TV personality by customizing your profile, displaying your favorite shows, and sharing it with your friends. You can also set custom posters for shows! View Your Stats: View your personal TV graph - total watch time, completed shows, genre breakdowns, and more. See what your TV habits look like with personalized stats and visualizations.
Shortake
This app creates a private daily video journal for your close friends. Film short clips throughout the day, which appear as stills until a nightly premiere where they become a collaborative movie. It focuses on shared moments without traditional social media metrics.
- 15-second live clips
- Daily movie premieres
- Split-screen fusion
- Reaction replays
- Weekly recap episodes
- Offline clip uploading
- Private diary mode
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photos of my friends all day. at 9, our day becomes a movie. shortake is a private daily-video app for your crew, the friends you actually want to keep up with. film 15-second live clips of your day whenever you like. all day, your crew sees only stills: a photo of each moment on their bubbles and on the home-screen widget. post today to see today. then, every night at 9, the whole day premieres as one film. clips filmed in the same minutes fuse into split-screen. everyone's name rolls in the credits. it's the first time the day has motion and sound, and you watch it together, even apart. WHAT IT IS • 15-second live clips, anytime, three light pings a day keep the rhythm • stills all day, the film at night: no scrolling, no feed • split-screen fusion when you and a friend film the same moment • hold anywhere to react, your reactions replay for the crew at the exact same seconds • sunday episode: the week's best moments, picked by where the reactions landed • the vault: every day, week, and month film, forever, plus "one year ago today" • home-screen widget with the crew's latest still • live activity countdown to the premiere on your lock screen • one link brings the whole crew in, up to 12 people, two crews free • works offline: clips upload whenever you're back online • just me mode: a private daily diary that still becomes a film WHAT IT ISN'T no likes. no followers. no comments. no strangers. no ads. ever. started in 2024, rebuilt in 2026 for the people who never stopped using it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Shortake at none against Serializd's shown. Shortake also leads on review sentiment (79% vs 64%) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks). Serializd's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Serializd ships an update every 3 weeks, Shortake every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Serializd | Shortake |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (2.4K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 63.5% of reviews | 78.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.4K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 191 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Serializd | STYLIANOS PAPAPETROU |
Customer experience
Serializd
Shortake
In-app purchases
Serializd
No in-app purchases
Shortake
No in-app purchases
