Comparison

Yidio vs Media Base

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

Head to head
About

Yidio

Discover and track TV shows and movies across over 100 streaming services. Find where to watch, get personalized recommendations, and manage your watchlist. Save time and money by consolidating your streaming needs.

Highlights
  • Universal search for streaming content
  • Personalized recommendations
  • Customizable watchlist
  • Daily reminders for new content
  • Price comparison for watching
  • Roku remote integration
Features
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All Your Streaming Services in One Place. Your Streaming Movie & TV Guide. Track, discover and find where to watch TV shows and movies from Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, Showtime and over 100 more services. 1. Universal TV & Movie Search Guide - Find where to watch TV Shows and Movies streaming online and use the Roku Remote. 2. Personalized Suggestions - Based on the things you like. 3. Personalized Watchlist - Keep track of what you watch and what to watch next. 4. Personalized Daily Reminders - See what's new each day. 5. Price Comparison - Find the free & cheapest ways to watch. Yidio is the premier personalized TV & movie guide that helps you find where to watch TV Shows and Movies streaming online and discover new things to watch. Save time and money by using one app to manage your TV and movie life. Universal search to easily find where to watch TV Shows or Movies available across more than 100 sources like Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, DirecTV, HBO GO, HBO NOW, Crackle, MTV, CBS, Vudu, FOX, CW, PBS, Lifetime, YouTube, A&E, History Channel, MAX GO, Showtime, Cartoon Network, Comedy Central, VH1, ABC, Starz, EPIX and Fandango, all in one app. What are you waiting for? With Yidio, finding what you want to watch has never been easier. **PLEASE NOTE** While some streaming services make their movies and TV shows available for free (The CW, Tubi TV), other streaming services require a subscription or cable/satellite login (Netflix, Hulu, HBO GO) or a payment to rent or buy (iTunes). Yidio, however, is free to use to find where to watch your favorite movies and TV shows across all those services. Many of them require their app to be downloaded in order to watch. Yidio helps you install their apps and deep link into them. -- Yidio is a top rated movie and TV show app with thousands of 4 and 5 star ratings! 5 Stars – “Easy to use. Finally able to view all available sources for shows and movies in one place.” –Tom777767 5 Stars – “Unlike other apps, Yidio keeps track of what you watch, what episode you left off on, updates on when shows are new, upcoming shows .” –414brooky 5 Stars – “Yidio is a great way to search for TV shows and movies across all of your sources like HBO GO, iTunes, Netflix, and so on. It’s easy to use! ...” –Bazial -- Smart – Don't know what to watch? Yidio helps you discover new movies and TV shows with advanced search, filtering and recommendations. Simple – Once you find what you’re looking for, just tap play to start watching on your iPad, iPhone or TV (via Airplay, Chromecast or Roku Remote). Personal – Tell Yidio which movies and TV shows you want to watch. It will notify you when and where they are available. -- Upgrade now to Yidio Premium to remove all ads from inside the Yidio app. Unlock real-time notifications when a favorite TV show or movie becomes available. Plus, get help faster with priority assistance from expert Yidio support staff. Try Yidio Premium free for the first 7 days! After that, your Yidio Premium monthly or yearly subscription will auto-renew each month with a cost of $4.99 per month or each year with a cost of $47.99 per year. Details: - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase - No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period - Yidio's Privacy Policy and Terms of Use: https://www.yidio.com/privacy and https://www.yidio.com/tos - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to Premium. -- Universal search & discovery for any TV show or movie! https://www.yidio.com/app

About

Media Base

Catalog your physical and digital media collections, including books, movies, music, and games. Automatically populate details by scanning barcodes or searching titles. Track your progress, rate items, and get personalized recommendations from your own backlog.

Highlights
  • Catalog books, comics, movies, TV shows, anime, music, and games
  • Barcode scanning for quick entry
  • Automatic metadata and cover art population
  • Track read, watched, listened, or played status
  • Rate and review your collection items
  • Personalized daily recommendations from your backlog
  • Private by design, no account or ads
Features
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Media Base is a personal collection tracker for the physical and digital media you actually own - books, comics, movies, TV shows, anime, vinyl/CDs, and tabletop games, all cataloged in one place instead of scattered across seven different mental lists. SEVEN CATEGORIES, ONE APP Books and Comics/Manga with real ISBN lookup. Movies, TV Shows, and Anime with rich metadata and a direct link to see where to watch. Vinyl/CD with genre and artist details. Tabletop Games covering both board games and card games. Every category supports the fastest way to add something that actually works for it - a barcode scan, a title search, or typing it in by hand. AUTOMATIC, NOT TEDIOUS Add something by scanning its barcode or searching its title, and the cover photo, genre, and other details fill in on their own. Prefer to add your own photo instead? That works too, on any entry. TRACK WHAT MATTERS TO YOU Mark anything as read, watched, listened to, or played, and rate and review it. Filter your whole collection by genre, search by title, and jump around a long list with a real A-Z index. A daily "try this next" suggestion helps surface something from your own backlog instead of just adding to it. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no login, no ads, no tracking. Everything you add is stored on your own device. Media Base looks up titles from a few public sources (TMDb, Discogs, BoardGameGeek, Open Library, Google Books) to fill in details automatically, but never sends anything about you - only the title or barcode you're searching for.

Screenshots

Yidio4 screens
Media Base4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Media Base at 5.0 against Yidio's 4.3. Media Base also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ads (none vs shown). Yidio's advantage is ratings volume (3.5K vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and iOS requirement 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. Yidio sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Media Base asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Media Base holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Yidio has 3.5K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Yidio versus Media Base: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYidioMedia Base
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (3.5K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews27.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings3.5K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.2 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB41 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperYidio LLCJaxon Harvey

Bugs and requests

Yidio

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes or fails to launch
  • Streaming links and availability information is often incorrect
  • Watchlist and progress tracking issues

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add more streaming services (e.g. YouTube TV)
  • Improve search accuracy and keep up with content changes
  • Enhance watchlist management and syncing across devices

Media Base

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Yidio

Subscriptions5
  • Yidio Premium7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Yidio Premium7 Days trial2 variants$4.991 Month
  • Yidio Premium7 Days trial$23.991 Year
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  • Yidio Premium7 Days trial$35.991 Year
  • Yidio Premium7 Days trial$47.991 Year
None

Media Base

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Yidio free?
Yidio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Media Base free?
Media Base is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Yidio or Media Base?
Media Base is rated higher. Yidio averages 4.3 out of 5 from 3.5K ratings, while Media Base averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Yidio or Media Base have ads?
Yidio shows ads; Media Base does not.

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