Comparison

Bingebase vs Up Next

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

Head to head
About

Bingebase

Easily track your favorite movies and TV shows, discover new releases, and manage your watchlists. Get personalized recommendations and never miss an episode or premiere again. Sync your viewing history from other services and connect to your media server.

Highlights
  • Track shows and episodes
  • Release calendar and notifications
  • Discover trending movies and shows
  • Create custom watchlists
  • Import history from other apps
  • Connect to media servers
  • Rate and review titles
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Bingebase is your home base for movies and TV shows. Track what you're watching, discover what's next, and never miss a release. TRACK YOUR SHOWS See exactly where you are in every show. Mark episodes as watched with a single tap, track your progress across seasons, and always know what to watch next. Rewatch your favorites and track every viewing. NEVER MISS A RELEASE Get notified the moment movies hit streaming. Browse the full release calendar for digital, theatrical, and TV premieres. No more wondering "is this out yet?" DISCOVER WHAT TO WATCH Browse trending movies and shows based on what the community is actually watching. See what's new this week, what's in theaters, and get personalized recommendations from your own list. YOUR BINGELIST One place for everything you're tracking. Filter by status — Planning, Watching, Completed, On Hold, or Dropped. Sort, search, and filter by genre, decade, and more. Can't decide? Roll the Dice and let Bingebase pick for you. CUSTOM LISTS Create and share lists of your favorites. Organize movies and shows your way — top 10s, recommendations, watchlists for movie night, anything you want. RELEASE CALENDAR See all upcoming releases at a glance. Digital releases, theatrical openings, TV premieres, and new episodes — all in one calendar. Filter to just your tracked shows. RATE, REVIEW & DISCUSS Rate movies and shows, leave comments, and see what others think. Join the community conversation on every title. IMPORT YOUR HISTORY Switching from another app? Import your watch history, ratings, and lists from Trakt, Letterboxd, SIMKL, TV Time, IMDb, or any CSV/JSON file. Your data comes with you. CONNECT YOUR MEDIA SERVER Bingebase works with Plex, Jellyfin, Emby, Kodi, and Stremio. Automatically track what you watch on your home server. BINGEBASE PRO Go Pro for the full experience: Episode air date notifications Rewatch tracking and progress Unlimited custom lists Home screen widgets Ad-free browsing on web Built by a solo developer who was tired of missing releases and losing track of shows. Bingebase is the app I wanted but couldn't find — so I built it. Questions or feedback? I'd love to hear from you: hello@bingebase.com Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Up Next

Track your favorite TV shows and never miss an episode. This app helps you manage your watch list, see upcoming releases, and pick up where you left off. It also offers personalized statistics and discovery features for new content.

Highlights
  • Episode calendar and watch list
  • Episode reminders and countdowns
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Show discovery and trending lists
  • Personalized watch statistics
  • Sticker collection from episodes
  • Customizable app icons and colors
Features
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PLEASE NOTE: You cannot watch TV shows or movies with Up Next. This is just for tracking what you're watching. Never miss an episode. Up Next keeps track of everything you watch — shows and movies, what's ready now, what's coming up, and exactly where you left off. MOVING FROM TV TIME? Import your export in one tap. Pick exactly which shows and episodes come along, keep your original watch dates, and bring your archived shows and movies too. You'll feel right at home. SYNCS WITH TRAKT • Connect your Trakt account once — Up Next stays in sync automatically, in both directions, in the background • Watch history, ratings, and exact watch times stay aligned across apps • Duplicate plays are repaired automatically YOUR NEXT EPISODE, ALWAYS • Ready Now and Upcoming — the next unwatched episode of every show, in one list • One-tap mark watched; Up Next advances to the next episode automatically • Live countdowns that tick down to the exact air moment • Catch Up marks a whole backlog watched in one tap • Specials fit in too, right in Up Next • Pause a show for later — notifications quiet down, stats and history stay • Stop Watching retires a show without losing your history MOVIES, TOO • Track films alongside your shows — search, add, check off • Import your history from Letterboxd, Trakt, IMDb, or Cinephile • Watchlist and Coming Soon keep tabs on what you'll watch next • Rate what you finish, and log rewatches — fifth viewings count too • Finished movies become collectible DVDs on your shelf — spin them in 3D, tap to open NEVER MISS AN AIR DATE • Episode reminders at the exact air time, timezone-correct • Air dates matched to your region — including day-one streaming premieres • Live Activity and Dynamic Island count down to tonight's episode • New episodes appear automatically with background refresh • Add any upcoming episode to your calendar in a tap ON YOUR HOME & LOCK SCREEN • Pin a show and count down to its next episode — Home Screen, Lock Screen, and StandBy • Widgets in every size, with live countdowns and show artwork • Check off tonight's episode right from the widget BEAUTIFUL SHOW PAGES • Full-bleed heroes with title art and season-by-season episode guides • Episode pages with stills, overviews, and air info • Rich people pages — photos, Known For, full filmographies, Coming Soon, and In Your Library • Save favorite actors, directors, and creators to My Peeps • Preview every season and episode before you add a show ONE ORGANIZED LIBRARY • Shows and movies in one place, with watchlists and favorites • Filter by status — watching, watchlist, paused, finished, and more • Group by genre, network, or release decade SEE HOW MUCH YOU WATCH • Episodes and hours watched, your busiest months, and your top shows and genres • This year or all time — built from your real watch dates, imports included FIND YOUR NEXT OBSESSION • Trending, Popular, Top Rated, and Airing Now • Fast search with instant adds • Recs — shows friends share in Messages land on your Recs shelf COLLECT A STICKER FROM EVERY EPISODE • Check off an episode and its subject becomes a die-cut sticker — build a collection from the shows you actually follow • Send them in Messages — your stickers live in the Up Next drawer in iMessage MAKE IT YOURS • Four TV-flavored app icons, from retro test cards to late-night static • Six accent colors that recolor the whole app — widgets included PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account, no ads, no third-party trackers or SDKs • Local-first: opens instantly and works fully offline, artwork included • Syncs across your devices through your own private iCloud • Fully localized in 17 languages, including right-to-left Arabic and Hebrew Up Next is built for people who just want to watch — not manage another social network. Add your shows and movies, check off what you've seen, and always know what's up next. Show data from TMDB, exact air times from TVmaze. This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.

Screenshots

Bingebase4 screens
Up Next4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Up Next at none against Bingebase's 2. Up Next also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.5). Bingebase's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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. Bingebase sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Up Next asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Up Next holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 28 and 25 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 86% of Bingebase's written reviews are positive against 82% of Up Next's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bingebase ships an update every 4 days, Up Next fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Bingebase versus Up Next: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBingebaseUp Next
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (28 ratings)4.8 (25 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews — better82.4% of reviews
Number of ratings28 — better25
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB63 MB
Age rating+1212+
DeveloperALEKSANDR ULANOVShridhar Gupta

Customer experience

Bingebase

All ratings28 ratings
Positive89.3%
Neutral3.6%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%

Up Next

All ratings25 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive82.4%
Neutral5.9%
Negative11.8%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Bingebase

Subscriptions2
  • Bingebase Pro Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Bingebase Pro Yearly7 Days trial$34.991 Year
None

Up Next

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bingebase free?
Bingebase is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Up Next free?
Up Next is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bingebase or Up Next?
Up Next is rated higher. Bingebase averages 4.5 out of 5 from 28 ratings, while Up Next averages 4.8 from 25 ratings.
Do Bingebase or Up Next have ads?
Neither Bingebase nor Up Next shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bingebase or Up Next?
Bingebase ships an update every 4 days, and Up Next fortnightly. Most recently, Bingebase was updated on September 20, 2026 and Up Next on September 22, 2026.

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