Comparison

TV Tracker vs ShowSync

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

Head to head
About

TV Tracker

Organize your movie and TV show viewing with flexible tracking statuses, episode progress, and detailed watch history. Discover new titles with powerful search and trending picks, and gain insights into your viewing habits.

Highlights
  • Organize movies and shows with custom statuses
  • Track episode-by-episode progress
  • Log watch history and rewatches
  • Rate media with flexible scales
  • Explore rich media details
  • Discover new content with search and trending picks
  • View viewing statistics and insights
Features
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Omniphile (formerly Cinephile) is the all-in-one tracker for movies, TV shows, books, audiobooks, and video games. Keep your watchlist, reading list, and game backlog in one beautifully organized library, log every watch, read, and play session, and discover what to enjoy next. Key Features * Track movies, TV shows, books, audiobooks, and games in one library, and hide any kind you don't use * Organize everything with statuses made for each medium, like Up Next, Watching, Reading, Playing, Paused, Wishlist, Completed, and Gave Up * Follow shows episode by episode across seasons, and keep your place in every book * Time your reading and play sessions with built-in timers * Log your history with flexible date precision, like a movie diary, reading log, and game journal in one * Rate everything your way with 5-star or 10-star scales, half-star and quarter-star precision, and custom emoji ratings * Explore rich details for movies, shows, episodes, books, and games, including cast, crew, trailers, and critics' scores * Discover what's next with powerful search, trending picks, upcoming releases, charts, and genre feeds * Build collections and shelves to organize your library however you like * Dive into statistics for completions, time spent, ratings distribution, top genres, top people, activity heatmaps, and streaks * Bring your history with you from Letterboxd, Trakt, TV Time, IMDb, Goodreads, StoryGraph, HowLongToBeat, and more * Keep Omniphile and Trakt in sync automatically * Join the Community to share your profile, collections, and comments with fellow fans Omniphile Premium Apple Intelligence * Smart Search: describe what you're in the mood for and find it instantly * For You: swipe through picks tailored to your taste and mood * Siri: search Omniphile, open any title, or add what's on your screen, in photos, or in messages On All Your Devices * An Apple Watch app for your queues: log watches, reads, and play sessions from your wrist * A plethora of beautifully crafted Home Screen widgets: Up Next, schedules, streaks, and countdowns * iCloud sync across all your devices, plus full backups you can restore anytime Never Miss a Release * Release alerts the day anything you follow comes out * Streaming dates, with reminders for when movies hit your services * Where to watch, and discovery filtered by the services you have Track Everything * Rewatch movies and episodes, with every one counted in your stats * Your complete history, all the way back * Critics' scores for every episode, season by season * A session journal with notes and photos for every reading and play session * Save quotes you love and build a glossary of names worth remembering * More stats, including where you stream the most and what your shelves cost Your Games, Connected * Sync your Steam, PlayStation, Xbox, Epic, and GOG libraries * Every achievement and trophy from every store, together in one place * Replays: start a new playthrough of any game, as often as you like * Smart playthroughs: log playtime from your stores, or play toward achievement goals * Steam Deck, PS5 Pro, PS Plus, and Game Pass details on covers and filters * Deal alerts when a game on your Steam wishlist goes on sale Your Library, Your Way * Unlimited collections and smart collections, with rules by service, network, tag, Game Pass, and more * Tags, book themes with suggestions from Apple Intelligence, and rich notes * Pin a collection to Home as its own queue, or let Shuffle pick what's next * Rating filters, more sorts, and groupings by tag, platform, or service * Show up to 100 collections on your Community profile, with a Premium badge Watch, read, and play more, and remember all of it, with Omniphile. Link to standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

About

ShowSync

Easily track your favorite TV shows, discover new series, and connect with fellow fans. Get notified about new episodes and manage your watchlist seamlessly. Stay organized and never miss an episode again.

Highlights
  • Track TV shows
  • Mark episodes watched
  • Discover new binge-worthy shows
  • New episode notifications
  • Search thousands of series
  • Import watch history
  • Join episode discussions
Features
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Never lose track of your favorite TV shows again. ShowSync is the social TV tracker that helps you track episodes, organize your watchlist, discover new TV series, and connect with other fans. Whether you're following one show or hundreds, ShowSync keeps your progress synced, your next episode ready, and your favorite television series organized across all your devices. Everything you need in one TV tracker • Track every TV show you're watching • Mark episodes as watched • Always know what to watch next • Build and organize your watchlists • Get notified when new episodes air • Browse thousands of TV series and episode guides • Discover your next binge-worthy show • Import your watch history from TV Time A social experience for TV fans Watching TV is more fun together. • Follow friends and other TV fans • See what your friends are watching • Join episode discussions without spoilers • Share reactions to episodes and seasons • Build your profile and compare your Taste Match Stay on top of every series No more wondering: • Which episode was I on? • Has the new season started? • What should I binge next? • When does the next episode air? ShowSync automatically keeps track of your watch progress so you can enjoy your favorite television shows instead of trying to remember where you left off. Home Screen Widgets Stay connected to your shows without opening the app. • Up Next Widget • Upcoming Episodes Widget • Total Watch Progress Widget Privacy first Use ShowSync anonymously or create an account to sync your TV tracker across devices. Your watch history and watchlists are always yours. Whether you're looking for a TV tracker, episode tracker, TV guide, streaming companion, watchlist manager, or a modern alternative to TV Time, ShowSync helps you discover, track, and share the TV shows you love. Download ShowSync today and make every episode count.

Screenshots

TV Tracker4 screens
ShowSync4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: TV Tracker at 93% against ShowSync's 50%. TV Tracker also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.3) and ads (none vs shown). ShowSync's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 12) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence 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. TV Tracker sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. ShowSync asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TV Tracker holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TV Tracker has 277 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 93% of TV Tracker's written reviews are positive against 50% of ShowSync's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly daily. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
TV Tracker versus ShowSync: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTV TrackerShowSync
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (277 ratings) — better4.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews93.3% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings277 — better3
Update frequencyDailyDaily
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS26.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size355 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMario Luis Gutierrez AbedVinvu Software BV

Customer experience

TV Tracker

All ratings277 ratings
Positive94.9%
Neutral1.8%
Negative3.2%
Written reviews104 reviews
Positive93.3%
Neutral1.9%
Negative4.8%

ShowSync

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

11 purchases

TV Tracker

Subscriptions6
  • Full Premium Access$2.997 Days
  • Full Premium Access$4.991 Month
  • Full Premium Access$6.991 Month
Show 3 more
  • Full Premium Access7 Days trial$24.991 Year
  • Full Premium Access$34.991 Year
  • Full Premium Access7 Days trial2 variants$34.991 Year
One-time5
  • Small Coffee$1.99
  • Medium Coffee$3.99
  • Large Coffee$7.99
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  • Lifetime Premium access$69.99
  • Lifetime Premium access$99.99
None

ShowSync

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TV Tracker free?
TV Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ShowSync free?
ShowSync is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TV Tracker or ShowSync?
TV Tracker is rated higher. TV Tracker averages 4.8 out of 5 from 277 ratings, while ShowSync averages 4.3 from 3 ratings.
Do TV Tracker or ShowSync have ads?
ShowSync shows ads; TV Tracker does not.
Which is updated more often, TV Tracker or ShowSync?
TV Tracker ships an update daily, and ShowSync daily. Most recently, TV Tracker was updated on October 17, 2026 and ShowSync on October 10, 2026.

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