NextEp vs Media Notch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NextEp
Easily follow your favorite TV series, mark watched episodes, and get timely notifications for new air dates. Sync your progress across devices and view your viewing habits with this intuitive tracker.
- Comprehensive TV show database
- Mark episodes as watched
- Upcoming air dates and countdowns
- New episode notifications
- iCloud sync across devices
- Viewing habit statistics
- Dark theme
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Track your favorite TV shows and never miss what's next. NextEp makes it simple to follow the shows you love. Add shows, track which episodes you've watched, and see at a glance when new episodes are airing. Features: - Search and add shows from a comprehensive TV database - Easily mark episodes as watched - See upcoming air dates and countdowns on your home screen - Swipe for quick actions - mark watched or remove shows - Get notified when new episodes are about to air - Sync your shows and progress across devices with iCloud - See stats on your watching habits - Dark theme designed for comfortable viewing
Media Notch
This app serves as a personal diary for your entire cultural consumption. Track TV shows episode by episode, movies by viewing location, books by reading method, and log other live events. It provides visual year-end summaries of your experiences without social feeds or followers.
- Track TV shows episode by episode
- Log movies by viewing location
- Record book reading progress
- Diary for museums, plays, and live events
- Personal year-end cultural summaries
- No social feeds or followers
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Letterboxd wants your followers. Goodreads wants your reviews. You just want to remember what you watched. Notch is a personal diary for your whole cultural life - TV shows tracked episode by episode, movies by where you watched them, books by how you read them, museums, plays, and live events all in one place. No followers. No feeds. Just yours. Notch it up. Search a show and Notch pre-fills the episode, remembers who you watch with, and notices when you've skipped ahead. Log it on the subway, the plane, the museum steps. Every experience, Notched the moment it happens. Your year-end wrap starts the moment you log your first entry. Watch the charts fill in week by week - minutes watched, pages read, museums mapped, ratings charted. Every Notch builds the picture. December will look great. One app. Every movie, book, episode, exhibit, and show you experience. Notch. Make your mark.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Media Notch at every 2 weeks against NextEp's every 4 weeks. NextEp's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.2). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for NextEp against 5.0 for Media Notch. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
NextEp ships an update every 4 weeks, Media Notch every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | NextEp | Media Notch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jeffrey Cousens | Ghost Robot, Inc. |
Customer experience
NextEp
Media Notch
In-app purchases
NextEp
No in-app purchases
Media Notch
No in-app purchases









