WatchBase vs onNext
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WatchBase
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WatchBase is a simple and powerful app to track movies and TV shows. • Discover movies and TV shows • Create your personal watchlist • Mark what you’ve watched • Rate titles • Follow friends and see their activity WatchBase helps you organize everything you watch in one place.
onNext
Discover what friends and family are watching and reading, and their opinions on it. Build a personalized feed based on trusted tastes and see live Top 10 lists updated in real-time. Track new episodes and book releases, create lists, write reviews, and join discussion clubs.
- See friends' media activity
- Personalized content feed
- Live Top 10 lists
- Import history from other apps
- Unified calendar for releases
- Book and movie clubs
- In-app messaging and chat rooms
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onNext lets you see what your friends and family are watching and reading right now, and what they think of it. Follow the people whose taste you trust, and your feed fills up with their picks. Now on Apple Watch and Apple TV Check what's on tonight from your wrist, browse your feed on the TV, or ask Siri what's next. Your friends' top 10 A live Top 10 built from what your friends are watching and reading today. It updates as they go. Tap anything to add it to your own list. Bring your history Moving from TV Time, Letterboxd, IMDb or Goodreads? Your history and ratings come over in a few seconds. You can also paste in a list from Notes. Your calendar, not just premieres New episodes plus premieres for everything you follow, in one timeline, so you always know what's on tonight. Books Books live right alongside your shows and movies. See who's reading what, and get a reminder the day a sequel you've been waiting for comes out. Lists, reviews, and tributes Make lists and write reviews, then share them with friends or with everyone. Spotlight What's new this week, plus picks based on your mood. Clubs Start a private book or movie club and vote on what to do next, or join a public one. Messages When you recommend something, the title comes attached, so nobody has to ask what you mean. Start a group chat with your friends and talk spoilers once everyone's caught up. Chat Rooms Every title has its own room where fans talk about it. Every Sign has one too. SyncScore See how closely your taste matches each friend's, and browse their all-time favorites. Look around first You don't need an account to try it. Sign up when you're ready.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: onNext at none against WatchBase's 1. WatchBase's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. WatchBase sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. onNext asks for nothing beyond the download.
WatchBase ships an update every 3 weeks, onNext every 10 days. Both last shipped on November 9, 2026.
| Parameter | WatchBase | onNext |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 82 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | YAGMUR DOGAN | onNext Media |
In-app purchases
WatchBase
- Buy me a coffee$0.99
onNext
No in-app purchases
