Comparison

Up Next vs Serialous

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.

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Serialous

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Keep track of every TV show you're watching β€” all in one place. Serialous shows you what's airing today, what's coming this week, and how far you've watched through each season. Add shows from anywhere: select a show name in any app, tap Share, choose Serialous, and it's saved to your list instantly. My Shows See all your shows at a glance with progress bars, next episode info, and airing status. Sort by name, status, or what's coming out next. Schedule Today's episodes up top, the rest of the week below β€” so you never miss a new release. Where to Watch See which streaming services carry each show in your country, with live availability updates. Never miss an episode Get a notification the day a new episode drops, plus a weekly digest of everything coming up β€” so you always know what to watch next. No account needed. Your data stays on your device.

Screenshots

Up Next4 screens
Serialous3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Up Next at every 8 days against Serialous's every 4 months. Serialous's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.1). On price, ads, 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, Serialous every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Up Next versus Serialous: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUp NextSerialous
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 8 days β€” betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.117.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size10 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEric HermansonIgor Tsallagov

In-app purchases

None

Up Next

No in-app purchases

None

Serialous

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Up Next free?
Up Next is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Serialous free?
Serialous is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Up Next or Serialous have ads?
Neither Up Next nor Serialous shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Up Next or Serialous?
Up Next ships an update every 8 days, and Serialous every 4 months. Most recently, Up Next was updated on October 25, 2026 and Serialous on October 31, 2026.

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