Comparison

Movie Tracker vs The Stack

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

Head to head
About

Movie Tracker

Organize all your movies, TV shows, books, anime, and video games in one place. Track your progress, manage watchlists, and discover new content with a beautiful, privacy-focused interface. Integrates with Apple Watch and Siri for seamless management.

Highlights
  • Unified media library
  • Track progress for TV, books, games
  • Organize by media type and status
  • Powerful unified search
  • Apple Watch and Siri integration
  • Privacy-focused, no account needed
  • Beautiful design and animations
Features
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Your entire entertainment world, organized in one place. Shelf is the all-in-one media tracker for movies, TV shows, books, anime, and video games. Whether you're building a watchlist, tracking your reading progress, or logging every episode of your favorite series — Shelf keeps it all beautifully organized. WHY SHELF? ONE APP FOR EVERYTHING Stop switching between Letterboxd, Goodreads, and separate TV trackers. Shelf brings movies, TV shows, books, anime, and games into a single, unified library. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS TV Shows: Mark episodes watched, track season-by-season progress Books: Log pages read, see your reading progress Games: Track playtime hours Movies & Anime: Rate, review, and organize your watch history SMART ORGANIZATION Filter by media type: Movies, TV, Books, Games, Anime Status tracker: Want to Watch, In Progress, Completed Star your favorites for quick access Add personal notes and star ratings to everything POWERFUL SEARCH Search across movies, TV shows, books, and games from one unified search bar. Shelf pulls metadata, posters, and synopses automatically so you never have to type anything twice. APPLE ECOSYSTEM INTEGRATION APPLE WATCH APP Quickly add media right from your wrist. The companion Watch app includes a quick-add form, recent history, and Siri support. SIRI & SHORTCUTS "Hey Siri, add Dune to my Shelf" — add items hands-free with built-in Siri Shortcuts support. iCLOUD SYNC - coming soon Your library syncs seamlessly across all your devices with iCloud. Add a movie on your iPhone, see it on your iPad instantly. DESIGNED FOR DELIGHT Shelf isn't just functional watchlist — it's beautiful. With a warm, inviting design, smooth animations, and thoughtful touches throughout, managing your media collection feels like a joy, not a chore. Activity timeline shows your completion history Rich detail views with posters, cast, and ratings from IMDB, Rotten Tomatoes, and Metacritic Beautiful library grid with poster art Status badges and progress indicators at a glance PRIVACY FIRST No account required. No tracking. No ads. Your data stays on your device — we never see it. Download Shelf today and finally organize your entertainment life.

About

The Stack

Features
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The Stack is a media tracker that works like a to-do list. Someone recommends a film, a series, a book, a comic or a game? Add it to your stack and get to it whenever. ONE TRACKER, ONE QUESTION. You only have a block of time and attention, so why have several tracking apps? Movies, TV shows, books, comics, manga and video games live in one stack with the same four statuses for everything: Pending, In progress, Finished, Dropped. FAST TO ADD, EASY TO FIND. Search once across catalogues for film and TV, books, comics and games, tap to add, and the cover, year and details come with it. Filter by type or status, and see at a glance what is waiting for you. NO ACCOUNT NEEDED. Open the app and start adding. Everything is saved on this device from the first tap. If you want the same stack on another device or want to change phones, add your email and sign in with a one-time code. No passwords, no profile, no social features. FREE, WITH NOTHING BEHIND A PAYWALL. The Stack is free and fully featured. There are no ads, no subscriptions, no premium tier and no limits on how much you track. If you want to support the developer there is an optional tip in Settings; it unlocks nothing, by design. BUILT TO BE USED. Dark interface, full VoiceOver support, English and Spanish. Made by one person who couldn't keep up with her media pile. Catalogue data comes from TMDB, IGDB, Open Library, AniList and Metron under their terms. The Stack shows titles, covers and details only; it does not host, stream or link to the works themselves.

Screenshots

Movie Tracker4 screens
The Stack4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Movie Tracker at none against The Stack's 3. The Stack's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.6). On price, ads 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. The Stack sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Movie Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Movie Tracker versus The Stack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMovie TrackerThe Stack
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB44 MB
Age rating4+12+
Developerprathibha vijayanAlmudena Bernardos

In-app purchases

None

Movie Tracker

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

The Stack

One-time3
  • Small tip$2.49
  • Medium tip$6.99
  • Big tip$11.49

Questions

Is Movie Tracker free?
Movie Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Stack free?
The Stack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Movie Tracker or The Stack have ads?
Neither Movie Tracker nor The Stack shows ads.

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