Comparison

Binge buddy vs WatchSocial

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

Head to head
About

Binge buddy

Features
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Binge Buddy helps you organise and track your favourite TV shows. Discover new series, mark episodes as watched, and keep track of your viewing progress.

About

WatchSocial

Features
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WatchSocial is the social home for everything you watch: TV shows and movies both, tracked properly, discussed with people who actually get it, and never missed again. TRACK EVERYTHING • Log every episode and movie as you watch it. • Rate shows, seasons and individual episodes • One Library: continue watching, watchlist and history in a single view • Private notes on any show, season or episode • Auto sync your watch history from Plex, Jellyfin or Emby • Import your history in a couple of taps from Trakt, TV Time, Letterboxd or Prime Video • Auto sync Prime Video, Disney+, Hulu, and Max as you watch, saving your position and marking as watched NEVER MISS AN EPISODE • A personal calendar built from the shows you follow • Catch up prompts for anything you missed • Subscribe to your schedule with calendar export FIND WHAT TO WATCH NEXT • A Discover feed personalised to what you actually watch • Browse by genre, cast and what is trending • Full cast and crew pages with filmographies • See exactly where to stream every title, and jump straight there TALK TV, SPOILER SAFE • A social feed built around what you are watching, not what is trending everywhere else • React to episodes and vote for the character who stole it • Spoiler tagged discussions and community timestamps for the moments worth skipping to • Follow friends, mention them, and keep everything in one inbox for alerts, messages and community WATCH TOGETHER • Start a watch party and stay in perfect sync across Netflix, Disney+, Max, Prime Video and more • Live chat and voice while you watch • Sync watching with a partner, or join fan groups built around the shows you love MORE TO EXPLORE • Celebrity birthdays for cast from your favourite shows • Daily and multiplayer games such as Reel Gallows, Frame, Screen Clash and Screen Sketch, with new ones added regularly • Articles, reviews and explainers from the community • Stats, streaks, trophies and a Year Wrapped that show off your taste Available in multiple languages. WatchSocial is built for people who take their watching seriously. Come track something.

Screenshots

Binge buddy4 screens
WatchSocial4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: WatchSocial at none against Binge buddy's 4. WatchSocial also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 6 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Binge buddy sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. WatchSocial asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Binge buddy ships an update every 6 weeks, WatchSocial every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 2 level
Binge buddy versus WatchSocial: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBinge buddyWatchSocial
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.415.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB46 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperTibor HanisMikey Sahota

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Binge buddy

One-time4
  • Buy me a popcorn$0.99
  • Buy me a coffee$1.99
  • Buy me a drink$5.99
Show 1 more
  • Buy me cinema ticket$9.99
None

WatchSocial

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Binge buddy free?
Binge buddy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is WatchSocial free?
WatchSocial is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Binge buddy or WatchSocial have ads?
Neither Binge buddy nor WatchSocial shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Binge buddy or WatchSocial?
Binge buddy ships an update every 6 weeks, and WatchSocial every 10 days. Most recently, Binge buddy was updated on November 5, 2026 and WatchSocial on October 31, 2026.

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