Comparison

PowerScale vs ShowMe

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

Head to head
About

PowerScale

This app allows users to track their anime and manga progress, create custom ranked lists, and engage in community discussions. It offers features like head-to-head battles and tournament-style comparisons to help users organize and share their preferences.

Highlights
  • Track anime and manga progress
  • Create custom ranked lists
  • Engage in head-to-head battles
  • Organize favorites and reading lists
  • Explore community discussions
  • View detailed stats and achievements
Features
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PowerScale is the all-in-one app to track, rank, and share your anime and manga taste. Build your watch/read library, update episode and chapter progress, and organize everything into custom ranked lists. Go beyond basic tracking with head-to-head battles, character and theme rankings, and tournament-style comparisons that help you decide what truly deserves your top spots. PowerScale also brings the community side of fandom into one place. Discover discussions, compare libraries with friends, and keep your profile active with stats, achievements, and progression features that reward consistency. Use PowerScale to: Track anime and manga progress in one place. Create and refine ranked lists through vs battles. Organize favorites, planning, on-hold, and dropped titles. Explore community discussions and shared rankings. View detailed stats and growth over time. Whether you’re a casual watcher or a dedicated fan, PowerScale helps you turn your taste into a living, shareable ranking system.

About

ShowMe

Easily track your favorite TV shows and episodes with one-tap marking. Discover new releases with a dedicated calendar and enjoy spoiler-free content. Connect with a community of fellow TV enthusiasts and manage your viewing history.

Highlights
  • Track shows and episodes
  • Up Next list
  • Release calendar
  • Ratings and stats
  • Spoiler-safe content
  • Co-watching feature
  • Community features
Features
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TV Time shut down. ShowMe is what's next. ShowMe is the new home for everyone who tracked their shows — built by TV lovers, for TV lovers, with all the core features you counted on and none of the spoilers. EVERYTHING YOU NEED, DAY ONE • Track every show and episode with one-tap "watched" • A clean Up Next that always knows where you left off • A release calendar so you never miss a premiere • Ratings, stats, streaks, and badges — tracking should be fun NEVER GET SPOILED • Spoiler-safe episodes — stills and synopses stay hidden until you've watched • Catch Me Up — spoiler-safe recaps of the story so far, up to your exact episode • Co-watching — pair with a partner so nobody watches ahead, and nobody gets spoiled A COMMUNITY FOR TV WATCHERS Episode comments, watch-together pairing, and profiles are just the start — we're building the social home for people who love TV. Get in early and help shape it. YOUR DATA IS YOURS ShowMe works fully without an account — your tracking lives on your device first. Sign in only when you want cloud backup and the social layer. And you can export your whole library anytime. Never locked in again. Free to start. Made for people who watch too much TV. — TV and image data provided by TMDB. This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB. ShowMe is an independent app from Theta Wave and is not affiliated with TV Time.

Screenshots

PowerScale4 screens
ShowMe4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ShowMe at 5.0 against PowerScale's 4.3. ShowMe also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. PowerScale sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. ShowMe asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ShowMe holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 5 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PowerScale ships an update every 6 days, ShowMe every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
PowerScale versus ShowMe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPowerScaleShowMe
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (6 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size449 MB51 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperKhalil WhiteGeremy Bass

Customer experience

PowerScale

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

ShowMe

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

PowerScale

One-time10
  • Bloodnova Aura$1.99
  • Astral Bloom Aura$1.99
  • Aether Core$1.99
Show 7 more
  • Skyforge Aura$1.99
  • Luminara Aura$1.99
  • Starfall Aura$1.99
  • Eclipse Spark Aura$1.99
  • Cyclone Aura$1.99
  • Neon Bloom Aura$1.99
  • Inferno Aura$1.99
None

ShowMe

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PowerScale free?
PowerScale is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ShowMe free?
ShowMe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PowerScale or ShowMe?
ShowMe is rated higher. PowerScale averages 4.3 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while ShowMe averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do PowerScale or ShowMe have ads?
PowerScale shows ads; ShowMe does not.
Which is updated more often, PowerScale or ShowMe?
PowerScale ships an update every 6 days, and ShowMe every 9 days. Most recently, PowerScale was updated on October 11, 2026 and ShowMe on October 10, 2026.

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