Pilot+ vs Popcorn Stack
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pilot+
Track your favorite TV shows, log episodes, and discover new series. Find where to stream content and get personalized recommendations. Your viewing data is kept private and synced across devices via iCloud.
- Discover TV shows
- Log episodes and seasons
- Personalized watchlists
- Find streaming availability
- Actor and show details
- Personalized recommendations
- Private iCloud sync
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Discover, track, and explore your favorite TV shows with Pilot! Create personalized lists of shows, stay updated on upcoming episodes, and easily find detailed information about shows and actors. Pilot helps you locate where to stream any show and even recommends similar series based on your interests. Whether you're a casual viewer or a dedicated binge-watcher, Pilot lets you log episodes, seasons, and entire series as you watch, and add your own ratings and reviews. Plus, Pilot puts your privacy first—your lists and logs stay secure on your device and in iCloud, with no data stored elsewhere. This ensures your viewing habits follow you from device to device, safely and privately. Pilot is the essential guide for every TV lover—download it today and take control of your viewing experience!
Popcorn Stack
Organize and track all your movies, TV shows, and anime in one place. Discover new content, see what friends are watching, and get detailed information about titles. Sync with Trakt.tv and never miss an episode with Pro features.
- Organize movies, TV shows, and anime
- Track progress across seasons and episodes
- Detailed title information (cast, ratings)
- Activity feed to see friends' watchlists
- Trakt.tv account synchronization
- Rate and review titles
- Discover trending and recommended content
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Popcorn Stack is your personal entertainment tracker for movies, TV shows, and anime. Keep everything you watch organized in one beautiful watchlist. Add any movie, TV show, or anime to your watchlist and track your progress across seasons and episodes. Get detailed information on every title including cast, ratings, seasons, episodes, and more. See what everyone is watching in the new Activity feed. Follow friends to see what they add, watch, rate, and finish — and share your own activity with your followers. Search for friends by username and check out their profiles and watchlists. Connect your Trakt.tv account to keep your watchlist and watched history in sync — everything you add or mark watched in Popcorn Stack shows up on Trakt automatically, and you can import your existing Trakt watchlist in one tap. Rate and review everything you watch. Set personal ratings and share your thoughts with others. Discover something new with trending charts, personalized recommendations, what's in theaters, what's coming soon, and top rated picks. Browse what's hot right now and find your next favorite binge. Upgrade to Popcorn Stack Pro to unlock upcoming releases. See upcoming episodes and release dates for the shows in your watchlist so you never miss a new episode. Sign in with Apple, Google, or email to sync your watchlist and access it anywhere. Terms: https://popcornstack.com/terms Privacy: https://popcornstack.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pilot+ at none against Popcorn Stack's 1. Popcorn Stack's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 6 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Popcorn Stack sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pilot+ asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Pilot+ against 5.0 for Popcorn Stack. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.
Pilot+ ships an update every 6 months, Popcorn Stack every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pilot+ | Popcorn Stack |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Holloway Computing LLC | Mohamed Maail |
Customer experience
Pilot+
Popcorn Stack
In-app purchases
Pilot+
No in-app purchases
Popcorn Stack
- Popcorn Stack Pro$9.99
