Comparison

Lets Watch This! vs Previously

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

Head to head
About

Lets Watch This!

This app helps groups of friends find movies and shows to watch together. Create a group, invite friends, and swipe on titles. It notifies you when everyone in the group likes the same content, ending endless scrolling.

Highlights
  • Create user accounts
  • Invite friends to groups
  • Swipe on movie/show titles
  • Match shared interests
  • Real-time notifications
Features
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Have you ever sat down with someone to watch a show or movie together and end up searching for something you both like for an hour before giving up and watching the office again for the 8th time? Then this is the app for you! Create your account and invite you friends to your group, then start swiping. The app will let you know when you and someone in your group are both interested in watching something!

About

Previously

Features
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Previously is the simplest way to keep up with the TV shows you're watching. Always know what to watch next, see exactly when new episodes air, and keep your whole history in one private place. No account. No ads. No social feed. Your watch history stays on your device and syncs privately through your own iCloud. MOVING FROM ANOTHER TRACKER? Bring your history with you. Import your watched episodes and their dates from a TV Time export, review everything before it's added, and pick up where you left off. SYNC WITH TRAKT Connect your Trakt account to import your watched history and watchlist, send your local history to Trakt with the original watch dates, and keep new activity in sync automatically. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Track any series, with full seasons and episodes cached on device so your library is there even offline • Choose your own poster and backdrop for any show from TheTVDB's artwork gallery • A Watch List with two views: Watching for what's current, and Backlog for shows you haven't started or haven't watched in a while • Up Next: a tap-to-advance queue showing the exact episode to watch next • Upcoming: a clean schedule of what airs and when • New-episode notifications at the time of day you choose, with per-show mute controls • Mark a single episode, a whole season, or catch up in one go, with a quick undo • A recently watched feed, plus a month calendar of everything you've seen • Stats for episodes watched, watch streaks, and estimated time watched • Spoiler protection hides titles, stills, and summaries for episodes you haven't seen • Episode details, ratings, show information, and full cast and crew • Show original-language titles when you prefer them • Light, dark, or system appearance • Built for iPhone and iPad YOUR DATA, YOUR CONTROL Export and restore your tracked shows and watch history whenever you want. Everything happens on your device. PRIVATE BY DESIGN There's no sign-up. Show data comes from TheTVDB and TVmaze, while your watch history never leaves your device except to your own iCloud. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Lets Watch This!4 screens
Previously4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lets Watch This! at none against Previously's 2. Lets Watch This! also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 10 days) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads 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. Previously sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. Lets Watch This! asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lets Watch This! ships an update daily, Previously every 10 days. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Lets Watch This! versus Previously: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLets Watch This!Previously
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBelmin subasicFrancisco Martinez

Customer experience

Lets Watch This!

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

Previously

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Lets Watch This!

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Previously

Subscriptions1
  • Previously Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Previously Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is Lets Watch This! free?
Lets Watch This! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Previously free?
Previously is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Lets Watch This! or Previously have ads?
Neither Lets Watch This! nor Previously shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lets Watch This! or Previously?
Lets Watch This! ships an update daily, and Previously every 10 days. Most recently, Lets Watch This! was updated on November 5, 2026 and Previously on November 5, 2026.

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