Comparison

Clypse vs Serialous

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

Head to head
About

Clypse

Instantly identify movie and TV show scenes by audio, spoken quotes, or on-screen content. Discover titles, episodes, timestamps, and streaming availability. Engage with daily movie trivia puzzles and track your progress.

Highlights
  • Scene identification by audio
  • Scene identification by spoken quote
  • Scene identification by screen recording
  • Deep metadata (title, episode, timestamp)
  • Daily movie trivia puzzles
  • Streak tracking and community stats
Features
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Clypse makes it effortless to identify any scene in seconds. Whether you’re watching Netflix on your laptop, scrolling TikTok, or just quoting your favorite line, Clypse tells you exactly where it’s from-title, episode, timestamp, and streaming provider. Three ways to recognize: Around You (Mic): Point your phone at a TV, laptop, or speaker and we’ll identify the scene. NEW: On your screen (Screen recording): Initiate the screen recording and navigate to the app where you want to recognize the media Say a Quote: Recite a line from any movie or show, and Clypse will match it instantly. Growing Library: We support the world's most popular movies and shows, adding new titles every week. NEW: The Daily Puzzle Hub Framed: Can you guess the movie from a single image? You have 3 attempts to solve the daily frame. Quotele: A daily word-puzzle where you must arrange jumbled words into the correct quote order. Streaks & Stats: Build your daily streak and see how your movie IQ compares to the community. Why Clypse? Instant scene recognition with deep metadata (Timestamp, Genres, Ratings). Works with quotes you speak or audio you hear. Save or share your favorite matches. Early Access Transparency: This is our MVP (minimum viable product). While our library is currently curated to the top 50+ most requested titles, we are expanding weekly. Be among the first to experience the future of clip recognition and daily movie trivia!

About

Serialous

Features
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Serialous is the cleanest way to track the TV shows you're watching — when new episodes drop, where to stream them, and how much you've watched. ADD ANY SHOW Search millions of titles and add them to your watchlist in one tap. Serialous pulls schedules directly from TVMaze so your data is always up to date. YOUR SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE See what's on today, what's coming this week, what you missed recently, and which shows are on hiatus — all in one place. TRACK WHAT YOU'VE WATCHED Mark episodes and seasons as watched. A progress bar on every show so you always know where you are. WHERE TO WATCH See which streaming services carry each show in your country. Powered by TMDB and JustWatch. Switch regions to compare availability internationally. NEVER MISS AN EPISODE Enable notifications and Serialous reminds you on the day a new episode airs. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No sign-up. Your watchlist lives on your device and goes nowhere.

Screenshots

Clypse4 screens
Serialous3 screens

Verdict

The call

Clypse and Serialous are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Clypse versus Serialous: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClypseSerialous
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.217.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB4 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperIshimwe Yannick Prince RwamatwaraIgor Tsallagov

In-app purchases

None

Clypse

No in-app purchases

None

Serialous

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Clypse free?
Clypse is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Serialous free?
Serialous is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Clypse or Serialous have ads?
Neither Clypse nor Serialous shows ads.

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