Chihu vs Horizon. Media Tracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chihu
This app helps you discover, track, and share your favorite books, movies, music, podcasts, and games. Organize your collections, write reviews, and connect with friends in a social space powered by NeoDB.
- Organize collections
- Review and rate items
- Social sharing
- Custom list creation
- Discover new content
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Discover, Track & Share What You Love — Powered by NeoDB Dive into the world of culture with Chihu, the ultimate companion for exploring and managing your favorite books, movies, music, podcasts, games, and more. Seamlessly powered by the NeoDB platform. Key Features: • Organize Your Collections – Keep track of everything you’ve read, watched, listened to, or played. Create custom lists and easily manage your cultural library. • Review & Rate – Share your thoughts and opinions. Write reviews, leave ratings, and build your personal archive of experiences. • Join the Conversation – See what your friends are reading, watching, listening or playing across a vibrant social space connected to the Fediverse. Whether you're a cinephile, bookworm, audiophile, or just someone who loves to document your cultural journey, Chihu is your new favorite place to be.
Horizon. Media Tracker
This app consolidates your entertainment preferences, including movies, TV shows, music, and games, into a single profile. Track, discover, and share your tastes with friends, and receive personalized recommendations across all media. It offers a unified experience for all your entertainment tracking needs.
- Unified entertainment tracking
- Personalized recommendations
- Release calendar and notifications
- Social features for friends
- Customizable lists
- Import from Letterboxd
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Horizon is the one place for everything you watch, play, and listen to. Most trackers do one thing. Horizon brings movies, TV, music, and games together so your whole taste lives in a single profile - and so do your friends'. TRACK EVERYTHING - Rate and review movies, TV shows, music, and games on one clean 0-10 scale - Build your Horizon: a watchlist for everything you want to get to - A release calendar so you never miss something you're waiting for - Get a push the day something on your Horizon comes out DISCOVER WHAT'S NEXT - Personalized recommendations from your real taste, across every medium - See what's trending, what's coming up, and what's available now - Filter by the streaming services you actually have MAKE IT SOCIAL - Follow friends and see what they're into - A taste-match score on every profile to find the people who get you - Swipes: swipe through a deck of picks, solo or with up to four friends — anything you all say yes to is a match (Horizon Pro) - Clubs: group spaces to obsess over the things you love - Custom lists you can share and that others can follow SHARE YOUR TASTE - Turn any rating into a beautiful shareable card - A taste passport that captures your stats and genres at a glance BRING YOUR HISTORY - Import your library and ratings from Letterboxd in seconds Horizon is built for people whose taste doesn't fit in one app. Welcome home.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Horizon. Media Tracker at none against Chihu's 4. Horizon. Media Tracker also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 10 days) and ratings volume (18 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and monetization model 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. Chihu sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Horizon. Media Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Chihu against 5.0 for Horizon. Media Tracker. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Horizon. Media Tracker has 18 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Chihu ships an update every 10 days, Horizon. Media Tracker every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chihu | Horizon. Media Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (18 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 18 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 81 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Dennis da Silva Nunes | Tract Entertainment |
Customer experience
Chihu
Horizon. Media Tracker
In-app purchases
Chihu
- Kind Tip$0.99
- Generous Tip$1.99
- Bountiful Tip$2.99
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- Supporter Tip$9.99
Horizon. Media Tracker
No in-app purchases
