Comparison

NextEp vs Media Notch

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

Screenshots

NextEp4 screens
Media Notch3 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NextEp ships an update every 4 weeks, Media Notch every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
NextEp versus Media Notch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNextEpMedia Notch
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB17 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperJeffrey CousensGhost Robot, Inc.

Customer experience

NextEp

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Media Notch

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

NextEp

No in-app purchases

None

Media Notch

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NextEp free?
NextEp is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Media Notch free?
Media Notch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, NextEp or Media Notch?
NextEp and Media Notch are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do NextEp or Media Notch have ads?
Neither NextEp nor Media Notch shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NextEp or Media Notch?
NextEp ships an update every 4 weeks, and Media Notch every 2 weeks. Most recently, NextEp was updated on October 31, 2026 and Media Notch on October 31, 2026.

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