Comparison

TVBuddy vs NextEp

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

Head to head
About

TVBuddy

Organize your movies and TV shows with a personal watchlist. Discover new titles, track your progress episode by episode, and see where to stream them. Your preferences are saved locally for a clutter-free experience.

Highlights
  • Personalized watchlist creation
  • Track viewing progress by episode
  • Discover trending and recommended titles
  • See streaming availability by country
  • Sort and filter watchlist content
  • No account required, data saved locally
Features
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TV Buddy is your calm, personal place for movies and TV shows. Build a watchlist that works the way you do. Save the titles you want to see, mark what you’ve finished, and keep an eye on every episode still waiting for you. DISCOVER SOMETHING GREAT Browse trending movies and shows, upcoming releases, popular picks, genres, and recommendations shaped by your library. KEEP YOUR WATCHLIST IN ORDER Give every title a status - planned, watching, completed, paused, or dropped - and favorite the ones you love. Sort your feed by recently added, title, or release date. STAY ON TOP OF EPISODES Follow season progress episode by episode. TV Buddy uses release schedules to show what is available now and what is coming next. KNOW WHERE TO WATCH See streaming availability for your selected country, right where you are exploring a title. MAKE IT YOURS Your watchlist, preferences, search history, and cached media information stay on your device. There’s no account to create and no clutter to manage.

About

NextEp

Features
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NextEp is the simplest way to keep track of the TV shows you're watching — and never lose your place again. Add any series, mark episodes as you watch them, and NextEp tells you exactly what to watch next. Your entire watch history lives on your device: no account, no sign-up, no ads. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Up Next — See the next episode to watch for every show, sorted so you always know where you left off. • Coming Up — Track upcoming episodes with a countdown to their air date. • My Shows — Browse your whole collection at a glance, with progress bars and a quick filter. • Discover — Search thousands of TV shows and start tracking in one tap. • One-tap tracking — Mark a single episode, a whole season, or everything up to a point. • Stay current — Pull to refresh and NextEp checks your shows for newly aired episodes. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything you track is stored locally on your device. NextEp doesn't require an account and doesn't collect your personal data. Show information is provided by the free TVMaze community database. BEAUTIFUL & SIMPLE A clean, modern interface with full support for light and dark mode. Fast, focused, and made for people who just want to keep up with their shows. Download NextEp and always know what to watch next.

Screenshots

TVBuddy4 screens
NextEp4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: TVBuddy at daily against NextEp's every 2 weeks. NextEp's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TVBuddy ships an update daily, NextEp every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
TVBuddy versus NextEp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTVBuddyNextEp
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS26.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB49 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperNicolas CamenischMehmet Sinan Tahirdag

In-app purchases

None

TVBuddy

No in-app purchases

None

NextEp

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TVBuddy free?
TVBuddy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NextEp free?
NextEp is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TVBuddy or NextEp have ads?
Neither TVBuddy nor NextEp shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TVBuddy or NextEp?
TVBuddy ships an update daily, and NextEp every 2 weeks. Most recently, TVBuddy was updated on November 5, 2026 and NextEp on October 6, 2026.

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