Watchlist Central vs Aired
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Watchlist Central
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Watchlist Central is a movie and TV show tracker for organising your watchlist, tracking what you watch and keeping your personal viewing history. Build custom collections, track movies and TV episodes, rate what you watch and remember every film and show you've seen. Whether you are planning a weekend movie marathon or keeping track of long running TV series, Watchlist Central helps you stay organised without feeling complicated or cluttered. KEY FEATURES Smart List Management Create custom lists for any mood or genre, pin favourites to the top and move titles between lists effortlessly. Built in lists such as Watchlist, Watched, Favorites and Reviews help you get started instantly. Deep Media Tracking Explore detailed information about films and shows including genres, runtime, seasons and episodes. Track individual TV episodes or entire seasons with precision and always know where you left off. Reviews and Ratings Record your thoughts after every watch. Leave ratings, write detailed reviews and build a personal archive of your viewing history over time. Watched History Every time you finish something, it is added to your watched history with timestamps so you never forget what you watched or when you watched it. Designed for Movie Lovers A warm, cinematic interface inspired by cosy theatre nights makes tracking your entertainment feel enjoyable rather than technical. Watchlist Central keeps your film and TV life organised so you can focus on what really matters, enjoying the next great watch.
Aired
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Aired is where you go when you sit down in the evening and think β what am I watching tonight? Every show you're in the middle of. Every premiere you'd otherwise forget. Every season you finished and half-remember. One place, ready when you are. GUIDE Every premiere, finale and new episode for the week ahead, laid out by night. The service carrying each one sits in the margin. YOU The next episode of everything you're watching, in one list. Swipe a row and it's logged, and the row moves on to the next episode. Your watchlist and the shows you've finished sit underneath. WHERE YOU ARE A ribbon marks the episode you're on and everything above it goes grey. The show page carries how far behind you are and how long it would take to catch up. DISCOVER What's popular this week, ranked toward what plays where you live, and a search box for the thing somebody told you about at work. IT ALL ADDS UP Seasons, episodes and hours, counted from what you've ticked. IT ONLY TELLS YOU THINGS YOU CAN ACT ON A notification when an episode you're ready for airs. A nudge the evening before if you're one or two behind. Further behind than that, nothing. IT KNOWS WHAT'S ON HERE Aired quotes the service for one country at a time β yours. Terrestrial channels as well as streaming, so a BBC show reads BBC ONE. HAVE A LOOK FIRST You don't need an account to browse. Make one when you want the app to remember where you are. WHO BUILT IT Four friends in Ireland who watch too much TV and got tired of losing track of it. Aired is small, and we read every support email that arrives. Show and episode data from TMDB.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Watchlist Central at every 5 days against Aired's every 3 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Watchlist Central ships an update every 5 days, Aired every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Watchlist Central | Aired |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days β better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Manik Agnish | Luke Ring |
In-app purchases
Watchlist Central
No in-app purchases
Aired
No in-app purchases





