Comparison

CineTrends vs TV Show Tracker

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

Head to head
About

CineTrends

Easily discover movies with this app. Browse trending, popular, and upcoming releases with detailed information, trailers, and personalized recommendations. Save movies to your watchlist and filter by streaming service to find your next watch.

Highlights
  • Discover trending and popular movies
  • Browse upcoming releases
  • View detailed movie information
  • Watch trailers in-app
  • Save and manage a personal watchlist
  • Filter by streaming services
  • Get quick movie suggestions
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CineTrends helps you decide what to watch faster with a clean, modern movie discovery experience built for iPhone. Browse what’s trending now, explore top-rated and upcoming releases, and open rich movie pages with ratings, cast, trailers, and similar recommendations. Save movies to your watchlist, filter by where you can stream, and let CineTrends pick your next movie night in seconds. Whether you’re planning a weekend watchlist or just looking for something great tonight, CineTrends keeps movie discovery simple and enjoyable. Key Features • Discover Trending, Popular, Top Rated, In Theatres, and Upcoming movies • Search quickly and browse by genres • View detailed movie info: ratings, runtime, cast, overview, and similar titles • Watch trailers directly in the app • Save and manage a personal watchlist • Use Pick for Tonight to get a quick movie suggestion from your watchlist • Add your TV apps in Settings and filter watchlist results by your streaming services • Enjoy a polished light/dark theme experience designed for iPhone CineTrends is powered by TMDB data and imagery (not endorsed or certified by TMDB).

About

TV Show Tracker

This app helps you decide what to watch by suggesting movies and shows based on your mood and streaming subscriptions. It consolidates your watchlist across services and provides alerts for new releases or expiring titles. Track your viewing history and discover new content with curated collections.

Highlights
  • Mood-based recommendations
  • Unified watchlist across streaming services
  • AI-powered personalized picks
  • New release and expiring title alerts
  • Track viewing history
  • Filter by critic scores
Features
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Keep track of every movie and episode you watch with FlickPicker. Save your next picks in one watchlist, get upcoming episode reminders, and find where titles are streaming. TRACK EVERYTHING YOU WATCH • Movies, TV shows, seasons and individual episodes • Ratings, reactions, watch dates, theater visits, reviews and private notes • Custom lists for every mood, person or movie night • Release calendar and alerts for upcoming episodes KNOW WHERE TO WATCH — ANYWHERE See what streams in your region, compare streaming, rental and purchase options, prices and video quality, and open supported providers directly. Premium unlocks every country’s catalogue and worldwide availability for each title. POWERFUL DISCOVERY CONTROLS Go beyond one filter at a time. Combine genres, tags, streaming services, release periods, ratings, languages, runtimes and even actors or directors. Hide watched titles, sort results your way and save filter recipes for every mood. A complete movie guide and series guide brings together trailers, cast and crew, related titles, IMDb, Metacritic and Rotten Tomatoes ratings, plus regional streaming, rental and purchase options. BRING YOUR HISTORY Import your watch history, ratings and watchlist from Trakt, TV Time, Letterboxd or IMDb—or use a CSV or pasted list. Premium can keep Trakt automatically synced. BETTER WITH FRIENDS Find friends by username or email, share the lists and activity you choose, compare Taste Match, send recommendations and log who watched with you. When nobody can agree, Pick Together helps decide movie night. FOLLOW THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE STORIES Follow favorite actors, directors, writers and other creators. Your Inbox keeps you updated on new projects, trailers, release dates and when something starts streaming. MAKE IT YOURS Choose your preferred posters and covers, reorder or hide sections across Home and detail pages, and jump back in faster with widgets, Siri and shortcuts. See your Taste Profile, share beautiful cards and watch heat maps, and revisit each month with Monthly Wrapped. Optional AI recommendations can also turn your mood, available time and services into a focused shortlist. FlickPicker is free to start. Premium adds unlimited lists, worldwide streaming availability, automatic Trakt sync, widgets, the full Wrapped archive and more. Available on iPhone, iPad and Mac. Terms & Conditions: https://theflickpicker.com/legal/terms Privacy Policy: https://theflickpicker.com/legal/privacy

Screenshots

TV Show Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: CineTrends at 5.0 against TV Show Tracker's 4.4. CineTrends also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). TV Show Tracker's advantage is ratings volume (378 vs 2) and device support. On price 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. TV Show Tracker sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. CineTrends asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CineTrends holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TV Show Tracker has 378 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
CineTrends versus TV Show Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCineTrendsTV Show Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.4 (378 ratings)
Positive reviews—81.4% of reviews
Number of ratings2378 — better
Update frequency—Every 4 days
Ads—No
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
Devices—iPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB134 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperGruha Lakshmi VEERAWhimseed Studio Private Limited

In-app purchases

None

CineTrends

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

TV Show Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • FlickPicker Premium (Monthly)7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly — Best Value7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time4
  • Small Popcorn$0.99
  • Big Popcorn$2.99
  • Movie Night Combo$5.99
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  • Lifetime Premium$89.99

Questions

Is CineTrends free?
CineTrends is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TV Show Tracker free?
TV Show Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, CineTrends or TV Show Tracker?
CineTrends is rated higher. CineTrends averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while TV Show Tracker averages 4.4 from 378 ratings.

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