Comparison

PickFlick vs Watchd.

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

Head to head
About

PickFlick

This app unifies movie tracking, TV show management, and live sports monitoring across Apple devices. It acts as a powerful playback engine, allowing users to stream their own content via playlists and URLs, complete with a dynamic TV guide and real-time scores.

Highlights
  • Unified movie and TV show tracking
  • Live sports monitoring with real-time scores
  • Universal iCloud sync across Apple devices
  • Customizable release alerts
  • Direct streaming from playlists and URLs
  • Dynamic TV guide with timeline view
  • Multi-stream viewing capabilities
Features
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PickFlick is your media companion that bridges the gap between discovery and playback. Designed exclusively for the Apple ecosystem, it unifies your movie tracking, TV show management, and live sports monitoring into a single experience across iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV. Whether you are planning your week of entertainment on your phone, managing your library on Mac, or immersing yourself in spatial computing on Apple Vision Pro, PickFlick keeps everything in sync and ready to play. Beyond just a watchlist, PickFlick is a powerful playback engine and live sports hub. Connect your own media sources to stream directly within the app, complete with a comprehensive TV guide that puts every game and premiere at your fingertips. PICKFLICK FEATURES: Watchlist and Tracker Unified Database: Browse millions of movies and TV shows with rich metadata, cast details, trailers, and ratings powered by TMDB. Smart Release Alerts: Customized notifications ensure you never miss a season premiere or theatrical release. Universal iCloud Sync: Your library flows with you across iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV. Discovery Tools: Explore curated collections and find where your favorite content is available to stream. Live Sports and TV Guide Real-Time Scores: View live scoreboards and game statuses for major leagues and tournaments globally. Dynamic TV Guide: Visualize what is airing now with a beautiful, timeline-based EPG that supports multiple playlist sources. Team Matchups: Deep dive into game details with schedule integration to know exactly when your team is playing. Multi-Stream Viewing: Watch multiple events simultaneously with advanced picture-in-picture and split-view capabilities. Powerful Playback Engine Universal Streaming: Native support for OTT playlists (M3U, M3U8), Xtream Codes, and custom media URLs. AirPlay and Casting: Effortlessly cast your streams to AirPlay-enabled speakers and displays. IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER: PickFlick is a media management and playback tool. The application itself is empty and does not contain any pre-loaded video content, channels, or streams. Users are solely responsible for providing their own content. You must supply your own legal playlists, streaming URLs, or content files. PickFlick has no affiliation with any third-party providers and does not endorse the streaming of copyright-protected material without permission. Use PickFlick to organize and enjoy the content you legally own or subscribe to. Unlock the full potential of your media life. Download PickFlick today and experience the future of tracking, watching, and cheering. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Watchd.

Log films and series you've watched, rate them, and create watchlists. Explore a cinematic timeline and receive personalized recommendations based on your viewing history. Access detailed information on millions of titles, including cast, crew, and streaming availability.

Highlights
  • Track films and TV series
  • Rate and love content
  • Build watchlists
  • Cinematic timeline by decade
  • Personalized recommendations
  • Detailed title information
  • Search millions of titles
Features
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Watchd — Your Cinematic Diary Track every film and series you watch. Rate them, love them, build your watchlist. Watch your taste take shape over time. THE TIMELINE Your collection as a living timeline of cinema — scrolling from the golden age to today, with each era rendered in its own atmosphere, accent color, and mood. MOVIES AND TV, FIRST-CLASS Search over a million titles. See cast, crew, runtime, seasons, episodes, and where to stream. TV series get full treatment: creators, season counts, ongoing status, and episode runtime. FOR YOU Recommendations based on what you've actually watched and rated. No clickbait — just films and shows worth your time. FEATURES • Track films and TV series in one place • Rate, love, and build watchlists • Decade-by-decade cinematic timeline • Personalized picks based on your history • Cast, crew, streaming providers, and full series details • Search millions of titles via TMDB

Screenshots

PickFlick4 screens
Watchd.4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Watchd. at none against PickFlick's 3. On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. PickFlick sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Watchd. asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for PickFlick against 5.0 for Watchd.. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
PickFlick versus Watchd.: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPickFlickWatchd.
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size95 MB11 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperPickFlickDeepak Shanmugasundaram

Customer experience

PickFlick

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Watchd.

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

PickFlick

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Annual$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium - Early Adopter$39.99
None

Watchd.

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PickFlick free?
PickFlick is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Watchd. free?
Watchd. is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PickFlick or Watchd.?
PickFlick and Watchd. are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do PickFlick or Watchd. have ads?
Neither PickFlick nor Watchd. shows ads.

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