Comparison

Up Next vs TV Shared Lists

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

Head to head
About

Up Next

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Up Next keeps track of the movies and TV shows you want to watch, the ones you're in the middle of, and the ones you've finished. Add a title and Up Next fills in the details: poster, cast, ratings, where it's streaming, and when the next season airs. YOUR WATCHLIST β€’ Separate tabs for TV Shows and Movies, in the order you want to watch them. β€’ Shows you're partway through sit in Watching, at the top. β€’ Mark TV seasons watched one at a time. When you finish every aired season, the show moves to Watched, and it comes back on its own when a new season starts. β€’ Returning Soon and Coming Soon show premieres and releases from your watchlist over the next two weeks. β€’ Rate what you’ve watched: thumbs up, meh, or thumbs down. SHARE WITH ONE OTHER PERSON β€’ Share your whole watchlist with one other Apple Account over iCloud. You both add, check off, and reorder the same titles. β€’ Get a notification when the other person adds or finishes something, and see recent changes in Activity. β€’ Your streaming services are shared too, so "on my services" means the same thing to both of you. WHERE TO WATCH β€’ Pick the streaming services you have. Each title shows where it's streaming, with your services listed first. β€’ Filter your watchlist or Discover to what you can watch right now. β€’ Choose your region for accurate availability. TITLE DETAILS β€’ Cast, with a page for each actor's other movies and shows. β€’ Every episode in every season, plus ratings for each season and episode. β€’ More Like This, trailers, and links to TMDB and IMDb. SEARCH THE WAY YOU THINK β€’ Type a title, or describe what you want: "hulu hockey comedy", "90s heist movies", "korean dramas", "tom hanks christmas". β€’ Ask for more of something you liked: "shows like Ted Lasso", "movies like Inception on Netflix". β€’ Streaming services, genres, decades, countries and people are all understood, and results show what's on your services. β€’ On iPhones with Apple Intelligence, Up Next also reads plot descriptions ("movie where a guy relives the same day") and ranks "shows like…" by feel, not just subject. It all happens on your device; nothing you type leaves it. DISCOVER β€’ Trending, Airing This Week, In Theaters, Top Rated, New Releases, and Recommended For You based on your watchlist. β€’ Search for any movie or show and add it in one tap. COLLECTIONS β€’ Group titles however you like: Christmas movies, Studio Ghibli, date night. β€’ Suggestions for what else fits each collection. β€’ Each collection tracks what you've watched in it separately from your Up Next queue. ALSO β€’ Built for iOS 26, with full layouts on iPad. β€’ Dark, light, or system appearance. β€’ Syncs across your devices with iCloud. β€’ No account, no ads, no tracking. Data and images provided by The Movie Database (TMDB). This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.

About

TV Shared Lists

Features
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TV Shared Lists lets you track TV shows and movies, rate what you've seen, and share your list with friends β€” no account required. β€’ Search millions of TV shows and movies β€’ Track what you've Watched and what's on your Watchlist β€’ Rate with 1–5 stars and mark as Loved It or Not For Me β€’ Add personal notes to every title β€’ Filter by status, rating, or recommendation β€’ Share your list with friends using the .tvlist format β€” they pick exactly which titles to import β€’ iCloud sync keeps your list up to date across all your devices β€’ Import from a file or any URL (Google Drive, Dropbox, or any direct link) Whether you're building a watchlist to share with family or keeping track of everything you've watched, TV Shared Lists keeps it all in one place β€” no account required.

Screenshots

Up Next4 screens
TV Shared Lists4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Up Next at none against TV Shared Lists's shown. Up Next also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 weeks). TV Shared Lists's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.1). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Up Next ships an update every 8 days, TV Shared Lists every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
Up Next versus TV Shared Lists: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUp NextTV Shared Lists
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 8 days β€” betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo β€” betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.116.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size10 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEric HermansonJames Baker

In-app purchases

None

Up Next

No in-app purchases

None

TV Shared Lists

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Up Next free?
Up Next is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TV Shared Lists free?
TV Shared Lists is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Up Next or TV Shared Lists have ads?
TV Shared Lists shows ads; Up Next does not.
Which is updated more often, Up Next or TV Shared Lists?
Up Next ships an update every 8 days, and TV Shared Lists every 3 weeks. Most recently, Up Next was updated on October 25, 2026 and TV Shared Lists on October 25, 2026.

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