Comparison

VVatch vs What Was I Watching

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

Head to head
About

VVatch

Discover and organize your favorite movies and TV shows with AI-powered search and personalized recommendations. Keep track of what you've watched and build your ultimate watchlist.

Highlights
  • AI-powered search
  • Personalized watchlist
  • Mark watched episodes/movies
  • Get recommendations
  • Organize film and series
Features
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VVatch helps you search for movies and TV shows using smart AI, build your personalized watchlist, mark what you’ve seen, and even get spot-on recommendations. All your favorite films and series, neatly organized—perfect for movie buffs and binge-watchers alike.

About

What Was I Watching

Easily track TV shows and movies you're watching or want to watch. Add titles via text, photo, or camera, and the app automatically finds details. Stay organized with season tracking, filtering, and iCloud sync across devices.

Highlights
  • Add shows by text, photo, or camera
  • Automatic smart lookup for show details
  • Season tracking for TV series
  • Filter by streaming service, genre, or recommender
  • Share shows with friends via links
  • Siri integration for voice queries
  • Offline capable and iCloud sync
Features
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Ever forget what you were watching? Or which streaming service it was on? It happens to all of us — juggling recommendations, hopping between apps, or trying to remember that one show you meant to start. What Was I Watching is a warm, simple place to keep track. No accounts. No setup. No pressure. Just open it and jot down what you're watching or what you want to watch next. Adding a show is just typing Type a title — even a few words — and the app finds it, filling in the poster, genres, and details for you. That's the whole flow. Rather snap than type? Turn on photo capture in Settings to add a show from a picture of your TV, a poster, or a screenshot. Track Every State Mark a show as Watching, Binge, Watched, or Gave Up — your list always reflects where you really are. Rate the ones you loved. Your list becomes a clean, friendly collection you can browse anytime, organized by state, date, genre, or streaming service. Filter by movies or TV, by genre, or by who recommended it. Track Your Seasons Watching a series? The app tracks which season you're on and tells you when the next one is due. When a new season drops, just tap to move forward. Designed for Everyone Full VoiceOver and Voice Control support, Dynamic Type, high-contrast and reduced-motion modes, and clear labels throughout — the whole app is built to be used by everyone. Made for iPad A real iPad layout, not a stretched-up phone — browse your list and show details side by side. Want to share a show with a friend? Send them a link. They tap it, and the show opens right in the app, ready to add. It's fast — shared shows load instantly with full details. Ask Siri "Hey Siri, what was I watching?" Get a natural spoken summary of your list, grouped by streaming service. Sync Across Your Devices Add a show on your iPhone, see it on your iPad. iCloud keeps everything in sync automatically. Widgets on iPhone Keep your recent shows right on your Home Screen. A quick glance is all it takes to remember what you were watching. Apple Watch App Check your list from your wrist. Perfect for those "what was that show again" moments when your phone is not nearby. Watch Widgets Your latest shows, right in the Smart Stack. Fast, simple, and always within reach. Your Streaming Services Tell the app which services you use. It helps you keep track of where each show was streaming. Your Privacy No account. No ads. No tracking. Your watch history stays on your device and in your private iCloud. Features: Add a show just by typing Watching / Binge / Watched / Gave Up states, plus personal ratings Smart lookup fills in poster art, genres, and details Optional photo capture — add from a picture (enable in Settings) Season tracking with next-season dates Filter by streaming service, genre, content type, state, or who recommended it Share shows with friends using simple links Universal links: tap a shared link to open a show Ask Siri about your watch history iPad-optimized layout Full VoiceOver / Voice Control / Dynamic Type accessibility iPhone Home Screen widget Apple Watch app Watch widgets in the Smart Stack iCloud sync across all your Apple devices Fully offline capable (Images in screenshots are simulated - actual images are much better)

Screenshots

VVatch4 screens
What Was I Watching4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: What Was I Watching at every 5 days against VVatch's every 2 months. What Was I Watching also leads on ratings volume (8 vs 1). VVatch's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for VVatch against 5.0 for What Was I Watching. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: What Was I Watching has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VVatch ships an update every 2 months, What Was I Watching every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
VVatch versus What Was I Watching: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVVatchWhat Was I Watching
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings18 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB11 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperNikita Volkonskiy1791 Entertainment LLC

Customer experience

VVatch

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

What Was I Watching

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

VVatch

No in-app purchases

None

What Was I Watching

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is VVatch free?
VVatch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is What Was I Watching free?
What Was I Watching is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, VVatch or What Was I Watching?
VVatch and What Was I Watching are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 8 ratings respectively.
Do VVatch or What Was I Watching have ads?
Neither VVatch nor What Was I Watching shows ads.
Which is updated more often, VVatch or What Was I Watching?
VVatch ships an update every 2 months, and What Was I Watching every 5 days. Most recently, VVatch was updated on November 4, 2026 and What Was I Watching on November 5, 2026.

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