Comparison

What Was I Watching vs StreamTracker

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

Head to head
About

What Was I Watching

Easily track TV shows and movies you're watching or want to watch. Add titles via text, photo, or camera, and the app automatically finds details. Stay organized with season tracking, filtering, and iCloud sync across devices.

Highlights
  • Add shows by text, photo, or camera
  • Automatic smart lookup for show details
  • Season tracking for TV series
  • Filter by streaming service, genre, or recommender
  • Share shows with friends via links
  • Siri integration for voice queries
  • Offline capable and iCloud sync
Features
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Ever forget what you were watching? Or which streaming service it was on? It happens to all of us — juggling recommendations, hopping between apps, or trying to remember that one show you meant to start. What Was I Watching is a warm, simple place to keep track. No accounts. No setup. No pressure. Just open it and jot down what you're watching or what you want to watch next. Adding a show is just typing Type a title — even a few words — and the app finds it, filling in the poster, genres, and details for you. That's the whole flow. Rather snap than type? Turn on photo capture in Settings to add a show from a picture of your TV, a poster, or a screenshot. Track Every State Mark a show as Watching, Binge, Watched, or Gave Up — your list always reflects where you really are. Rate the ones you loved. Your list becomes a clean, friendly collection you can browse anytime, organized by state, date, genre, or streaming service. Filter by movies or TV, by genre, or by who recommended it. Track Your Seasons Watching a series? The app tracks which season you're on and tells you when the next one is due. When a new season drops, just tap to move forward. Designed for Everyone Full VoiceOver and Voice Control support, Dynamic Type, high-contrast and reduced-motion modes, and clear labels throughout — the whole app is built to be used by everyone. Made for iPad A real iPad layout, not a stretched-up phone — browse your list and show details side by side. Want to share a show with a friend? Send them a link. They tap it, and the show opens right in the app, ready to add. It's fast — shared shows load instantly with full details. Ask Siri "Hey Siri, what was I watching?" Get a natural spoken summary of your list, grouped by streaming service. Sync Across Your Devices Add a show on your iPhone, see it on your iPad. iCloud keeps everything in sync automatically. Widgets on iPhone Keep your recent shows right on your Home Screen. A quick glance is all it takes to remember what you were watching. Apple Watch App Check your list from your wrist. Perfect for those "what was that show again" moments when your phone is not nearby. Watch Widgets Your latest shows, right in the Smart Stack. Fast, simple, and always within reach. Your Streaming Services Tell the app which services you use. It helps you keep track of where each show was streaming. Your Privacy No account. No ads. No tracking. Your watch history stays on your device and in your private iCloud. Features: Add a show just by typing Watching / Binge / Watched / Gave Up states, plus personal ratings Smart lookup fills in poster art, genres, and details Optional photo capture — add from a picture (enable in Settings) Season tracking with next-season dates Filter by streaming service, genre, content type, state, or who recommended it Share shows with friends using simple links Universal links: tap a shared link to open a show Ask Siri about your watch history iPad-optimized layout Full VoiceOver / Voice Control / Dynamic Type accessibility iPhone Home Screen widget Apple Watch app Watch widgets in the Smart Stack iCloud sync across all your Apple devices Fully offline capable (Images in screenshots are simulated - actual images are much better)

About

StreamTracker

Never miss an episode of your favorite shows. This app tracks what's airing across multiple streaming services and sends a daily alert with all new episodes and premieres.

Highlights
  • Daily episode alerts
  • Cross-platform show tracking
  • TVMaze-powered search
  • Season premiere notifications
  • Show status tracking
  • Lock screen notifications
Features
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You pay for 5 streaming services and still miss half the shows you actually want to watch. StreamTracker fixes that. Add the shows you're watching. We track them across every platform — Netflix, Apple TV+, Hulu, Max, Amazon Prime, Disney+, Paramount+, Peacock, CBS, and more. Every morning at 7:50 AM, you get one notification with exactly what's airing that day. Season premieres. New episodes. Finales. All in one glance — right on your lock screen. FEATURES: • Morning alert with today's episodes — one notification, all your shows • Track shows across every streaming service • TVMaze-powered search — add any show in seconds • Season finale and new episode alerts • Simple status tracking: Watching, Want to Watch, Between Seasons, Completed, Dropped • 7-day free trial — $9.99/year after No algorithms. No recommendations. Just your shows, your schedule, one daily alert. Terms of Use: https://www.getstreamtracker.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.getstreamtracker.com/privacy ```

Screenshots

What Was I Watching4 screens
StreamTracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: What Was I Watching at none against StreamTracker's 1. What Was I Watching also leads on device support (3 vs 1). StreamTracker's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. StreamTracker sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per year. What Was I Watching asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for What Was I Watching against 5.0 for StreamTracker. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

What Was I Watching ships an update every 5 days, StreamTracker every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
What Was I Watching versus StreamTracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWhat Was I WatchingStreamTracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (8 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings8 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer1791 Entertainment LLCPoint Zero AI LLC

Customer experience

What Was I Watching

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

StreamTracker

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

What Was I Watching

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

StreamTracker

Subscriptions1
  • StreamTracker Premium$9.991 Year

Questions

Is What Was I Watching free?
What Was I Watching is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is StreamTracker free?
StreamTracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, What Was I Watching or StreamTracker?
What Was I Watching and StreamTracker are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 8 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do What Was I Watching or StreamTracker have ads?
Neither What Was I Watching nor StreamTracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, What Was I Watching or StreamTracker?
What Was I Watching ships an update every 5 days, and StreamTracker every 3 days. Most recently, What Was I Watching was updated on October 31, 2026 and StreamTracker on November 1, 2026.

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