Comparison

Watch Hive vs tvcask

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

Head to head
About

Watch Hive

Discover your next favorite series by leveraging your friends' viewing habits. Rate shows, compare tastes, and build a personalized watch list based on trusted recommendations. Cut through streaming noise with a social approach to TV discovery.

Highlights
  • Friend-based recommendations
  • Rate shows across platforms
  • Personal taste profile
  • Follow friends' activity
  • Compare ratings
  • Save to watch list
  • Discover new favorites
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Watch Hive helps you find what to watch next by turning your friends’ taste into your personal TV recommendation engine. Rate shows on a simple 1–10 scale, follow friends, compare taste, and discover the series people you trust are actually watching. Instead of scrolling endlessly through every streaming app, Watch Hive gives you a social way to decide what is worth your time. With Watch Hive, you can: • Rate shows across streaming platforms • Build a personal taste profile • Follow friends and see what they recommend • Compare your ratings with the Hive • Save shows to your watch list • Discover new favorites through social recommendations • See which shows are buzzing with people you know Whether you are looking for your next obsession, trying to remember what your friends told you to watch, or just want a better way to cut through the streaming noise, Watch Hive makes TV discovery feel personal again. Your friends are the algorithm.

About

tvcask

Features
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Keep track of every show and movie you watch with tvcask. Know exactly where you left off, see when new episodes are airing, discover what to watch next, and keep your entire viewing history in one place. TRACK YOUR SHOWS Follow the shows you are watching and quickly mark episodes as watched. tvcask remembers your progress, so you can always pick up where you left off. NEVER MISS AN EPISODE See upcoming episodes from your tracked shows in one clear schedule, complete with release dates, seasons, episodes, and networks. TRACK YOUR MOVIES Build your movie watchlist, record what you have watched, and keep a lasting history of your movie journey. DISCOVER SOMETHING NEW Browse trending and popular shows and movies, search the catalog, and add interesting titles to your watchlist. GET THE FULL PICTURE Explore ratings, genres, summaries, cast information, seasons, episodes, and where to watch each title in your region. MAKE EVERY WATCH COUNT Earn points, increase your level, and unlock badges as you watch shows and movies, complete titles, and create lists. SEE YOUR WATCHING HISTORY View your shows, movies, favorites, completed titles, episode count, and total watching time from your profile. BRING YOUR HISTORY WITH YOU Import your official TV Time export ZIP to restore your shows, movies, watched episodes, favorites, and custom lists. With tvcask, every title you watch becomes part of a viewing history that stays organized and easy to explore. tvcask is not affiliated with TV Time or Whip Media.

Screenshots

Watch Hive4 screens
tvcask4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Watch Hive at every 2 days against tvcask's weekly. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Watch Hive ships an update every 2 days, tvcask weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Watch Hive versus tvcask: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWatch Hivetvcask
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size89 MB55 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperYan TseytlinLucas Neves Pereira

In-app purchases

None

Watch Hive

No in-app purchases

None

tvcask

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Watch Hive free?
Watch Hive is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is tvcask free?
tvcask is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Watch Hive or tvcask have ads?
Neither Watch Hive nor tvcask shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Watch Hive or tvcask?
Watch Hive ships an update every 2 days, and tvcask weekly. Most recently, Watch Hive was updated on October 12, 2026 and tvcask on October 25, 2026.

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