Comparison

Up Next vs Marothon

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — 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 • 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. 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.

About

Marothon

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Marothon tracks TV and movies at the episode level, remembers exactly where you left off, and lines up what to watch next. Built for people who marathon. YOUR ROT LIST Everything you're watching on one screen, grouped by what to do next. Opening the app answers the only question that matters: what do I put on right now? EPISODE-LEVEL TRACKING Not "seasons watched" — the exact next episode, every time. Mark one off and the next slots in. Rewatches, half-finished seasons and shows you bailed on are all handled. NEVER MISS A DROP Get told when a new episode lands or a film you're waiting on hits streaming. Air times follow your timezone, not a server's. DISCOVER SOMETHING NEXT Browse by what's airing, what's new, what's leaving, and what people are actually watching — with cast, crew and trailers on every title. ROT TOGETHER Follow friends and see what they're watching. Compare your libraries side by side to find the shows you've both been meaning to start — and the ones you're hopelessly behind on. Accounts can be public or private, follow requests are yours to approve, and you can block or report anyone. Prefer to keep it to yourself? Turn the whole social side off in Settings. FREE No subscription, no ads, no paywalled episodes. Sign in with email, Google or Apple. This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.

Screenshots

Up Next4 screens
Marothon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Up Next at every 4 days against Marothon's monthly. Marothon's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · 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 4 days, Marothon monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Up Next versus Marothon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUp NextMarothon
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.116.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB50 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperEric HermansonLUKAS HASELWOOD

In-app purchases

None

Up Next

No in-app purchases

None

Marothon

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Up Next free?
Up Next is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Marothon free?
Marothon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Up Next or Marothon have ads?
Neither Up Next nor Marothon shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Up Next or Marothon?
Up Next ships an update every 4 days, and Marothon monthly. Most recently, Up Next was updated on October 15, 2026 and Marothon on October 16, 2026.

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