Comparison

Aired vs Will Watch

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

Head to head
About

Aired

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Aired is where you go when you sit down in the evening and think โ€” what am I watching tonight? Every show you're in the middle of. Every premiere you'd otherwise forget. Every season you finished and half-remember. One place, ready when you are. GUIDE Every premiere, finale and new episode for the week ahead, laid out by night. The service carrying each one sits in the margin. YOU The next episode of everything you're watching, in one list. Swipe a row and it's logged, and the row moves on to the next episode. Your watchlist and the shows you've finished sit underneath. WHERE YOU ARE A ribbon marks the episode you're on and everything above it goes grey. The show page carries how far behind you are and how long it would take to catch up. DISCOVER What's popular this week, ranked toward what plays where you live, and a search box for the thing somebody told you about at work. IT ALL ADDS UP Seasons, episodes and hours, counted from what you've ticked. IT ONLY TELLS YOU THINGS YOU CAN ACT ON A notification when an episode you're ready for airs. A nudge the evening before if you're one or two behind. Further behind than that, nothing. IT KNOWS WHAT'S ON HERE Aired quotes the service for one country at a time โ€” yours. Terrestrial channels as well as streaming, so a BBC show reads BBC ONE. HAVE A LOOK FIRST You don't need an account to browse. Make one when you want the app to remember where you are. WHO BUILT IT Four friends in Ireland who watch too much TV and got tired of losing track of it. Aired is small, and we read every support email that arrives. Show and episode data from TMDB.

About

Will Watch

Features
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Will Watch tracks every movie and show you watch, in one place, and always knows what's actually left to watch. Match on what to watch. Swipe alongside a friend, partner, or family member, and get matched the instant you both like the same title. No more scrolling through five apps arguing about it. Your watchlist is sorted the way your head already sorts it: TV shows Keep watching: something's ready right now Not started: on your list, not pressed play yet Upcoming: not out yet, or waiting on a new episode Completed Stopped watching Movies Released: out now, still on your list Upcoming: not out yet Watched No more scrolling past things you can't watch yet just to find what you can. Used TV Time? Import your entire history in one tap; every show, every movie, every episode you've watched, with the real dates you watched them. Nothing to re-enter by hand. Never miss an episode. Turn on notifications and Will Watch tells you the moment something you're watching drops a new one. Make it yours. Don't count specials toward "still to watch" if you don't care about them. Pick your language. Everything's a toggle, nothing's forced. Talk about it. Rate what you watch, write a review, drop a GIF, reply to a comment, vote for your favourite cast member in a show. See your year. Episodes watched, films watched, your day streak, your top genres โ€” the shape of what you actually watch. Your data is yours. Export everything, anytime. Delete your account, anytime. Always free. No subscription, not now, not later.

Screenshots

Aired4 screens
Will Watch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Will Watch at every 2 days against Aired's every 3 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Aired ships an update every 3 weeks, Will Watch every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Aired versus Will Watch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAiredWill Watch
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details โ€” not scored
Size38 MB33 MB
Age rating17+9+
DeveloperLuke RingWilliam Oakley Crookes

In-app purchases

None

Aired

No in-app purchases

None

Will Watch

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Aired free?
Aired is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Will Watch free?
Will Watch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Aired or Will Watch have ads?
Neither Aired nor Will Watch shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Aired or Will Watch?
Aired ships an update every 3 weeks, and Will Watch every 2 days. Most recently, Aired was updated on October 10, 2026 and Will Watch on October 11, 2026.

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