Serializd vs Pretzel Rated
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.
Pretzel Rated
Log movies, TV shows, and episodes you watch, rate them, and write reviews. See what your friends are watching, share recommendations, and discover where to stream titles. Collaborate on lists and get notified about new episode releases.
- Log movies, TV shows, and episodes
- Rate and review content
- See friends' watch activity
- Collaborate on lists
- Smart release alerts
- Find where to watch titles
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Pretzel Rated is the social app for movies and TV. Rate films, shows, seasons, and episodes, and discover what to watch next through your friends. MOVIES AND TV, TOGETHER • Rate and review movies, shows, seasons, and individual episodes • Keep a diary of what you watch, with dates, ratings, and reviews • Save your next watch and build lists with friends YOUR PEOPLE, YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS • See what friends are watching and recommending • Tag who recommended a title and who you watched it with • Follow friends, comment, and message in the app • Discover lists from the community BRING YOUR HISTORY • Import your history from Letterboxd and Serializd • Follow actors and directors for new releases Terms of Use (EULA): https://pretzelrated.com/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://pretzelrated.com/privacy-policy/
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Verdict
Serializd and Pretzel Rated both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Pretzel Rated's written reviews are positive against 64% of Serializd's. Pretzel Rated also leads on ads (none vs shown). Serializd's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (2.4K vs 32). On price, rating, update cadence 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. Pretzel Rated sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $24.00 per year. Serializd asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pretzel Rated holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Serializd has 2.4K ratings behind it against 32, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of Serializd's written reviews are positive against 100% of Pretzel Rated's.
Serializd ships an update every 3 weeks, Pretzel Rated every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Serializd | Pretzel Rated |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (2.4K ratings) | 4.8 (32 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.4K — better | 32 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 191 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Serializd | Ignacio Juarez |
Customer experience
Serializd
Pretzel Rated
In-app purchases
Serializd
No in-app purchases
Pretzel Rated
- Member Access$24.001 Year
- Critic Access$49.001 Year
