watched. vs What's NxtUp
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
watched.
This app allows users to rate movies and shows, build personal rankings, and see what friends are watching. It helps discover new content across streaming platforms and offers personalized recommendations based on your taste.
- Rate movies and shows (Like/Meh/Dislike)
- Build personal rankings
- See friends' watch history and ratings
- Explore taste overlap with friends
- Get personalized recommendations
- Discover content across streaming platforms
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Watched is taking a pause. Tracking and social features are temporarily unavailable. Your ratings, lists and profile are being preserved. Keep the app installed; there is no need to sign out or clear your data. There is no return date to share yet. About Watched before the pause: Select Features: - Rate movies and shows as Like/Meh/Dislike - Compare titles to build accurate personal rankings - See what your friends have been watching and how they have rated it - Explore how your tastes overlap with friends - Get personalized recommendations from your taste - Discover movies and shows across all streaming platforms
What's NxtUp
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WHAT'S NXTUP? The app that ends "what should we watch?" forever. You know the moment. It's 9pm. You're on the couch with your partner, your roommates, or your family. You open Netflix. Then Hulu. Then Prime. Forty-five minutes of scrolling later, you've watched nothing — and someone's annoyed. NxtUp fixes this. For good. HOW IT WORKS Create a group. Everyone swipes — Tinder-style — on movies and TV shows independently. No one sees each other's choices. Then NxtUp's AI surfaces only the titles everyone agreed on. A true match. Not a compromise. In under 3 minutes. Swipe. Match. Watch. POWERED BY GOOGLE GEMINI AI NxtUp learns your group's taste profile and gets smarter with every session. The recommendations aren't random — they're built around what your specific group actually loves filtered to what's streaming right now on your services. The more you swipe, the better it knows you. EVERY STREAMING SERVICE, ONE PLACE Netflix. Prime Video. Disney+. Max. Apple TV+. Hulu. Peacock. NxtUp checks them all in real time so when you get a match, you know exactly where to watch it. No more hunting across apps. No more "wait, is that still on Netflix?" BUILT FOR EVERY GROUP • Couples: end the 30-minute debate and the passive-aggressive "I don't care, you pick". • Families: content everyone actually wants to watch, not just what one person settles for. • Roommates: fair, fast, AI-powered group decisions. No one gets outvoted. No one resents anyone. KEY FEATURES • Tinder-style swipe interface for movies and TV shows • Real-time group matching, see results the moment everyone agrees • Google Gemini AI recommendations tailored to your group's taste • Live streaming availability across all major platforms • Social feed, follow friends and see what they're saving • Personal watchlist to track everything you want to see • Match alerts, get notified the moment you and a friend both love the same title • Expert picks, hidden gems, and trending titles curated daily • Share titles directly via link to anyone, even outside the app THE SOCIAL LAYER NxtUp isn't just a decision tool — it's where your taste meets your people. Follow friends, discover what they're into, and get a notification when your picks match up. The social feed turns watching into something shared, not just something you do in the same room. WHY NXTUP? The average couple spends 17 minutes per night deciding what to watch. That's over 100 hours a year — gone. A full workweek, lost to scrolling and sighing. NxtUp solves it in under 3 minutes. No compromise. No resentment. No one to blame when the pick is bad, because everyone chose it. This is what watching together is supposed to feel like. Download NxtUp. Swipe. Match. Watch.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: What's NxtUp at every 5 days against watched.'s every 2 months. watched.'s advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.6). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
watched. ships an update every 2 months, What's NxtUp every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | watched. | What's NxtUp |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Kaushik Kallam | Carlos Zamorano |
In-app purchases
watched.
No in-app purchases
What's NxtUp
No in-app purchases









