Comparison

ShareShows 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

ShareShows

Discover what to watch with trusted recommendations from friends and family. Manage streaming subscriptions efficiently, rotate services with your household, and eliminate decision fatigue. Features include personalized watchlists, taste compatibility scores, and subscription tracking.

Highlights
  • Social recommendations from trusted contacts
  • Streaming subscription rotation
  • Personalized watchlists
  • Taste compatibility scores
  • Monthly subscription tracker
  • Zero ads and data tracking
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ShareShows is the social way to pick what to watch. Get recommendations from the people whose taste you actually trust, rotate streaming subscriptions with your family, and finally end the "what should we watch" spiral. WHY SHARESHOWS • Recs from people you trust, not from algorithms you don't • See what your friends are queuing, watching, and loving • Your watchlist fills itself from real conversations FOR FAMILIES • Know exactly who's paying for what streaming service, and when • Rotate subscriptions — cover Netflix this month, Disney+ next — so your family isn't four-times paying for everything at once • Send AI-drafted pitches to get the rest of your family on board with a show you love FEATURES • Long-press any show to send it to a friend or family member • Personal watchlist with watched, watching, and queued statuses • Taste compatibility scores with your friends • Monthly subscription tracker so you always know what you're spending • Zero ads, zero tracking, zero selling your data PRIVACY YOU CAN READ IN A MINUTE ShareShows doesn't sell your data, doesn't track you across apps, and doesn't share anything with advertisers. Your recommendations are only visible to people you've actually connected with. Support: support@shareshows.app Privacy: https://shareshows.app/privacy.html Terms: https://shareshows.app/terms.html

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

ShareShows4 screens
TV Show Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ShareShows at none against TV Show Tracker's 6. ShareShows also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, 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. TV Show Tracker sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. ShareShows asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ShareShows ships an update every 3 days, TV Show Tracker every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
ShareShows versus TV Show Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShareShowsTV Show Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.4 (360 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—81.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—360 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB133 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDonncha CARROLLWhimseed Studio Private Limited

In-app purchases

None

ShareShows

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 ShareShows free?
ShareShows 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.
Do ShareShows or TV Show Tracker have ads?
Neither ShareShows nor TV Show Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ShareShows or TV Show Tracker?
ShareShows ships an update every 3 days, and TV Show Tracker every 4 days. Most recently, ShareShows was updated on October 19, 2026 and TV Show Tracker on October 17, 2026.

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