Comparison

The Slate vs TVdex

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

Head to head
About

The Slate

Features
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Never miss a movie or TV show from your favourite talent! The Slate is the unique and easy way to keep track of upcoming movie and TV projects from your favourite actors, writers, directors, or producers. Simply add them to your favourites and see their upcoming work listed in your own personal project Slate. It's all in Your Slate – Your Slate shows you poster art, release dates, and contact avatars for your favourites involved, all in a gorgeous timeline view. – Easily spot unmissable projects that multiple favourites are involved in. See beyond Your Slate – Take a peek at what projects your favourites have in pre-production, production, or post-production. (Pro feature) – Go into the past and see what they released in the last 12 months. Dive deeper – Check out dedicated pages for each movie or TV project, with summaries, trailers, and links to instantly open a title in IMDb, Sequel, or Letterboxd. – See full credit listings for your favourite talent, or instantly jump to their page in IMDb. Mark you calendar – Create individual events for projects you don't want to miss. – Alternatively, sync your whole Slate to a dedicated calendar in the iOS Calendar app. – Entries come with pre-filled summaries and links to the appropriate IMDb page. Ask Siri AI and use Shortcuts – Quickly ask Siri to display Your Slate. – Ask Siri to add new favourites or jump straight into a title or talent page. – Create your own custom shortcuts with The Slate's native actions. Customise your look – Choose from 4 eye-catching accent colours. – Go light or dark mode - the choice is yours! Full Accessibility & Multi-Language Support – VoiceOver, Dynamic Type, Smart Invert and more. – The Slate supports UK English, US English, EspaΓ±ol, FranΓ§ais, Italiano, and Deutsch. Pro features Upgrade to unlock an unlimited number of favourites (free users get up to 6) and access to the In Development feature. --- Privacy and terms: https://jonathanreed.me/the-slate-privacy-terms

About

TVdex

Features
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TVdex is a personal tracker for everything you watch (and everything you're about to). Add the TV series and films you love, tick episodes off as you go, and always know what to watch next and what's coming up. Built local-first and private: no account, no ads, no tracking, no social feed. Your library lives on your device and syncs only to your own iCloud (we run no servers and never see your data). TRACK WHAT YOU WATCH - Per-episode progress for series; watched / unwatched for films - "Up Next" surfaces the next episode to continue, for each series - "Upcoming" is a calendar of episodes about to air - Season/Series-finale badges, so you never miss a big one RATE & ORGANIZE - Your own ratings for episodes, series and films next to the community score - Favorites, plus your own custom lists - Record where you watched each viewing RE-WATCH & CATCH UP - Re-watch a finished series from the start, it flows back into Up Next - Statistics: time watched, episodes, weekly charts, biggest binges, top genres and networks, your backlog and a "when you'll be caught up" projection STAY IN THE LOOP - Local notifications for upcoming episodes of the shows you follow. Nothing is sent anywhere MOVING YOUR HISTORY OVER - Import a data export so you don't lose years of tracking: series, episodes, films, ratings and viewings, with a step to match anything that needs review SYNC ACROSS YOUR DEVICES - iPhone ↔ iPad through your own private iCloud. Turn it off anytime to keep everything on one device. Available in English and Italian. Film and TV information is provided by The Movie Database (TMDB). This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB. Watch-provider availability is provided by JustWatch.

Screenshots

The Slate4 screens
TVdex4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TVdex at none against The Slate's 2. TVdex also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.2). The Slate's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. The Slate sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. TVdex asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Slate ships an update weekly, TVdex every 11 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
The Slate versus TVdex: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe SlateTVdex
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly β€” betterEvery 11 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.218.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size21 MB6 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperJonathan ReedSergio Ferraresi

In-app purchases

2 purchases

The Slate

Subscriptions2
  • The Slate Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
  • The Slate Pro Annual$9.991 Year
None

TVdex

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Slate free?
The Slate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TVdex free?
TVdex is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do The Slate or TVdex have ads?
Neither The Slate nor TVdex shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Slate or TVdex?
The Slate ships an update weekly, and TVdex every 11 days. Most recently, The Slate was updated on October 31, 2026 and TVdex on October 31, 2026.

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