Comparison

next show vs Previously

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

Head to head
About

next show

Features
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Do you want to know when your favourite tv show is returning? Need to find something new to watch? With Next Show you can do exactly that for tv and movies. Track and follow your favourite tv shows and see when they are being released and on what platform / channel.

About

Previously

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Previously is the simplest way to keep up with the TV shows you're watching. Always know what to watch next, see exactly when new episodes air, and keep your whole history in one private place. No account. No ads. No social feed. Your watch history stays on your device and syncs privately through your own iCloud. MOVING FROM ANOTHER TRACKER? Bring your history with you. Import your watched episodes and their dates from a TV Time export, review everything before it's added, and pick up where you left off. SYNC WITH TRAKT Connect your Trakt account to import your watched history and watchlist, send your local history to Trakt with the original watch dates, and keep new activity in sync automatically. WHAT YOU CAN DO โ€ข Track any series, with full seasons and episodes cached on device so your library is there even offline โ€ข Choose your own poster and backdrop for any show from TheTVDB's artwork gallery โ€ข A Watch List with two views: Watching for what's current, and Backlog for shows you haven't started or haven't watched in a while โ€ข Up Next: a tap-to-advance queue showing the exact episode to watch next โ€ข Upcoming: a clean schedule of what airs and when โ€ข New-episode notifications at the time of day you choose, with per-show mute controls โ€ข Mark a single episode, a whole season, or catch up in one go, with a quick undo โ€ข A recently watched feed, plus a month calendar of everything you've seen โ€ข Stats for episodes watched, watch streaks, and estimated time watched โ€ข Spoiler protection hides titles, stills, and summaries for episodes you haven't seen โ€ข Episode details, ratings, show information, and full cast and crew โ€ข Show original-language titles when you prefer them โ€ข Light, dark, or system appearance โ€ข Built for iPhone and iPad YOUR DATA, YOUR CONTROL Export and restore your tracked shows and watch history whenever you want. Everything happens on your device. PRIVATE BY DESIGN There's no sign-up. Show data comes from TheTVDB and TVmaze, while your watch history never leaves your device except to your own iCloud. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

next show4 screens
Previously4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: next show at none against Previously's 2. next show also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Previously sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. next show asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 5 level
next show versus Previously: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameternext showPreviously
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviewsโ€”100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyโ€”Every 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 โ€” better26.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size2 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBaden FowlerFrancisco Martinez

In-app purchases

None

next show

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Previously

Subscriptions1
  • Previously Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Previously Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is next show free?
next show is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Previously free?
Previously is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do next show or Previously have ads?
Neither next show nor Previously shows ads.

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