Comparison

Q'd Up! vs Media Notch

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

Head to head
About

Q'd Up!

Easily track all your favorite TV shows, receive custom notifications for new episodes and seasons, and connect with other viewers. Discover new series, share reviews, and manage your viewing progress all in one place.

Highlights
  • Track unlimited TV shows
  • Customizable notifications
  • Mark seasons as watched
  • 5-star rating system
  • Collaborative watchlists
  • Trending shows discovery
  • Personal statistics
Features
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Ever lose track of what season you’re on? Forget when your favorite show returns? We built Q’d Up! for exactly that. Q’d Up! is the TV tracking app that keeps your shows, watch progress, reminders, and recommendations in one place, so you can spend less time searching and more time watching. Track everything Add all your shows in one place and keep your library organized with Active and Ended sections. No more “wait… is this canceled?” Notifications you control Get reminders that actually help: New season coming soon Episode airs tonight Custom alerts (yes, even a week early for snack prep) Set reminders per show and choose exactly what matters to you. Discover what to watch next Search thousands of shows, browse trending titles, and explore by genre. Stop scrolling endlessly through streaming apps. Join a community of TV fans Follow friends, share ratings and reviews, and build collaborative watchlists together. Vote on what to watch next and keep up through your activity feed. Rate, review, remember Track your opinions with 1–5 star ratings and written reviews, so future you remembers what was worth watching. See your TV stats Get a snapshot of your habits: Shows tracked Seasons completed Watch time totals Truth optional. Data unavoidable. Your feedback shapes Q’d Up! Send feature requests and bug reports directly in-app. We review everything and ship improvements fast. Key features Track unlimited TV shows Active vs Ended organization Season progress tracking Per-show smart notifications 1–5 star ratings + written reviews Follow friends and discover users Collaborative watchlists with voting Social activity feed Like and comment on reviews Trending discovery Personal stats dashboard In-app feedback boards Dark mode Sign in with AppleGoogle or email Whether you’re juggling 22 shows or finally starting the one everyone recommended years ago, Q’d Up! keeps your watch life organized. Download Q’d Up! and never ask “Did I already watch that?” again.

About

Media Notch

This app serves as a personal diary for your entire cultural consumption. Track TV shows episode by episode, movies by viewing location, books by reading method, and log other live events. It provides visual year-end summaries of your experiences without social feeds or followers.

Highlights
  • Track TV shows episode by episode
  • Log movies by viewing location
  • Record book reading progress
  • Diary for museums, plays, and live events
  • Personal year-end cultural summaries
  • No social feeds or followers
Features
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Letterboxd wants your followers. Goodreads wants your reviews. You just want to remember what you watched. Notch is a personal diary for your whole cultural life - TV shows tracked episode by episode, movies by where you watched them, books by how you read them, museums, plays, and live events all in one place. No followers. No feeds. Just yours. Notch it up. Search a show and Notch pre-fills the episode, remembers who you watch with, and notices when you've skipped ahead. Log it on the subway, the plane, the museum steps. Every experience, Notched the moment it happens. Your year-end wrap starts the moment you log your first entry. Watch the charts fill in week by week - minutes watched, pages read, museums mapped, ratings charted. Every Notch builds the picture. December will look great. One app. Every movie, book, episode, exhibit, and show you experience. Notch. Make your mark.

Screenshots

Q'd Up!4 screens
Media Notch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Media Notch at 5.0 against Q'd Up!'s 4.4. Q'd Up!'s advantage is ratings volume (7 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.2). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Media Notch holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Q'd Up! has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Q'd Up! ships an update every 2 weeks, Media Notch fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on July 16, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Q'd Up! versus Media Notch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQ'd Up!Media Notch
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (7 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings7 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB17 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperCameron WissakGhost Robot

In-app purchases

None

Q'd Up!

No in-app purchases

None

Media Notch

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Q'd Up! free?
Q'd Up! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Media Notch free?
Media Notch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Q'd Up! or Media Notch?
Media Notch is rated higher. Q'd Up! averages 4.4 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Media Notch averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Q'd Up! or Media Notch have ads?
Neither Q'd Up! nor Media Notch shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Q'd Up! or Media Notch?
Q'd Up! ships an update every 2 weeks, and Media Notch fortnightly. Most recently, Q'd Up! was updated on July 16, 2026 and Media Notch on September 21, 2026.

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