Popcorn Stack vs WatchPile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Popcorn Stack
Organize and track all your movies, TV shows, and anime in one place. Discover new content, see what friends are watching, and get detailed information about titles. Sync with Trakt.tv and never miss an episode with Pro features.
- Organize movies, TV shows, and anime
- Track progress across seasons and episodes
- Detailed title information (cast, ratings)
- Activity feed to see friends' watchlists
- Trakt.tv account synchronization
- Rate and review titles
- Discover trending and recommended content
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Popcorn Stack is your personal entertainment tracker for movies, TV shows, and anime. Keep everything you watch organized in one beautiful watchlist. Add any movie, TV show, or anime to your watchlist and track your progress across seasons and episodes. Get detailed information on every title including cast, ratings, seasons, episodes, and more. See what everyone is watching in the new Activity feed. Follow friends to see what they add, watch, rate, and finish — and share your own activity with your followers. Search for friends by username and check out their profiles and watchlists. Connect your Trakt.tv account to keep your watchlist and watched history in sync — everything you add or mark watched in Popcorn Stack shows up on Trakt automatically, and you can import your existing Trakt watchlist in one tap. Rate and review everything you watch. Set personal ratings and share your thoughts with others. Discover something new with trending charts, personalized recommendations, what's in theaters, what's coming soon, and top rated picks. Browse what's hot right now and find your next favorite binge. Upgrade to Popcorn Stack Pro to unlock upcoming releases. See upcoming episodes and release dates for the shows in your watchlist so you never miss a new episode. Sign in with Apple, Google, or email to sync your watchlist and access it anywhere. Terms: https://popcornstack.com/terms Privacy: https://popcornstack.com/privacy
WatchPile
Easily save movies, TV shows, and games you want to watch or play. Quickly search and add items to dedicated lists, track streaming availability, and mark content as watched. Enjoy a simple, passwordless login and instant account deletion.
- Save movies, TV shows, and games
- Dedicated lists for each media type
- View streaming service availability
- Track platform availability for games
- Passwordless login via email or Apple
- Instant account deletion
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Stop forgetting the movies, shows, and games you wanted to check out. Every time someone mentions a movie that "you have to see," every time you scroll past a TV show that looks interesting, every time a video game catches your eye in a Discord chat — it gets lost. You'll remember it when you're standing in front of Netflix tonight, right? You won't. WatchPile is the simplest possible fix. One quick search, one tap, it's saved. The next time you've got a free evening, your list is right there. THREE LISTS, NONE OF THE FRICTION Movies, TV shows, and video games each get their own clean list. No tags, no folders, no pretending to be a productivity tool. Just stuff you want to watch and play, sorted newest-first, with everything you actually need to know: - Title and poster art - The year it came out - Content rating (PG-13, TV-MA, ESRB Mature, etc.) - Where it's streaming — Netflix, Hulu, Prime Video, and the rest - For games: which platforms it's on (PS5, Xbox, Switch, PC) A circle on each row marks something as watched or played. Tap it. Done. PASSWORDLESS LOGIN — NO ACCOUNT TO REMEMBER Sign in by typing your email. We send a 6-digit code. Type it in. You're in. Or use Sign in with Apple if you'd rather. There's no password to remember, no password to forget, no password to leak. Your library syncs to every device you sign in on. Switching phones won't lose anything. DELETE ANYTIME Your library belongs to you. One tap on Delete Account in Settings and it's all gone — every saved item, your account, every trace. No emails to write, no waiting period, no "we'll process your request in 30 days." It's gone the moment you confirm. WHO IT'S FOR People who: - Watch movies, TV, or play games at all regularly - Have a phone notes app full of "watch this!" reminders that never get watched - Want to know if something's available on services they already pay for before they go looking - Trust independent developers over surveillance-driven tracker apps Built by an indie developer. Free. No ads. No tracking. No analytics about how you use the app. We collect your email and your library — that's the entire list. Movie and TV data via TMDB and JustWatch. Game data via RAWG. WatchPile is not endorsed by or affiliated with any streaming service or game platform.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: WatchPile at none against Popcorn Stack's 1. WatchPile also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Popcorn Stack sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. WatchPile asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Popcorn Stack against 5.0 for WatchPile. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
Popcorn Stack ships an update every 6 weeks, WatchPile every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Popcorn Stack | WatchPile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mohamed Maail | Michael Reynolds |
Customer experience
Popcorn Stack
WatchPile
In-app purchases
Popcorn Stack
- Popcorn Stack Pro$9.99
WatchPile
No in-app purchases









