Up Next vs Queue
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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 • Separate tabs for TV Shows and Movies, in the order you want to watch them. • Shows you're partway through sit in Watching, at the top. • 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. • Returning Soon and Coming Soon show premieres and releases from your watchlist over the next two weeks. • Rate what you’ve watched: thumbs up, meh, or thumbs down. SHARE WITH ONE OTHER PERSON • Share your whole watchlist with one other Apple Account over iCloud. You both add, check off, and reorder the same titles. • Get a notification when the other person adds or finishes something, and see recent changes in Activity. • Your streaming services are shared too, so "on my services" means the same thing to both of you. WHERE TO WATCH • Pick the streaming services you have. Each title shows where it's streaming, with your services listed first. • Filter your watchlist or Discover to what you can watch right now. • Choose your region for accurate availability. TITLE DETAILS • Cast, with a page for each actor's other movies and shows. • Every episode in every season, plus ratings for each season and episode. • More Like This, trailers, and links to TMDB and IMDb. SEARCH THE WAY YOU THINK • Type a title, or describe what you want: "hulu hockey comedy", "90s heist movies", "korean dramas", "tom hanks christmas". • Ask for more of something you liked: "shows like Ted Lasso", "movies like Inception on Netflix". • Streaming services, genres, decades, countries and people are all understood, and results show what's on your services. • 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 • Trending, Airing This Week, In Theaters, Top Rated, New Releases, and Recommended For You based on your watchlist. • Search for any movie or show and add it in one tap. COLLECTIONS • Group titles however you like: Christmas movies, Studio Ghibli, date night. • Suggestions for what else fits each collection. • Each collection tracks what you've watched in it separately from your Up Next queue. ALSO • Built for iOS 26, with full layouts on iPad. • Dark, light, or system appearance. • Syncs across your devices with iCloud. • 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.
Queue
Organize your movie and TV show watchlists, discover where to stream titles, and get personalized recommendations from friends. Chat about what you're watching and track your progress with built-in messaging and episode tracking.
- Personalized watchlists
- Streaming service availability
- Friend recommendations
- Real-time chat
- Episode tracking
- Trending discovery
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Queue — Your Social Watchlist Stop scrolling, start watching. Queue is the social way to track movies and TV shows with friends. Organize Your Watchlist Add movies and shows to your queue, track what you're currently watching, and mark titles as watched — all in one place. See Where It Streams Instantly see which of your streaming services carry each title. Green dot means you have it, grey means you don't. Get Recs From Friends, Not Algorithms Send and receive recommendations from people who actually know your taste. No more guessing what to watch next. Chat About What You Watch Built-in messaging lets you react, discuss, and share your queue directly with friends. Discover What's Trending Browse trending titles, filter by genre or streaming service, and see what your friends are watching. Features: • Personal queue, watching, and watched lists • Custom sub-lists (Horror, Date Night, etc.) • Streaming availability with provider dots • Friend recommendations • Real-time chat with reactions • Episode tracking with progress bars • Dark and light mode • Trending and genre discovery Powered by TMDB. Queue is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Queue at every 2 days against Up Next's every 8 days. Queue also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Up Next ships an update every 8 days, Queue every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Up Next | Queue |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Eric Hermanson | Saousan Ramadan |
In-app purchases
Up Next
No in-app purchases
Queue
No in-app purchases









