Cliffhanger vs TV.Tracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cliffhanger
This app helps you track your TV show progress, discover what friends are watching, and discuss shows spoiler-free. Organize your watchlist, mark episodes as watched, and stay updated on new releases. Connect with friends to compare viewing habits and engage in private chats.
- Track TV show progress
- Follow friends' watchlists
- Spoiler-free chat
- Create custom show lists
- Smart catch-up features
- Mark episodes as watched
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Cliffhanger is a social TV show tracker that helps you keep up with what you're watching, see what your friends are into, and chat about shows without spoilers. TRACK YOUR WATCHLIST • Search any TV show via TVMaze's complete catalog • Sort shows into Watchlist, Currently Watching, and Watched • Mark off episodes as you watch — one tap to catch up across multiple seasons • See exactly which shows you're behind on, how many episodes remain, and when they are coming back FOLLOW YOUR FRIENDS • Add friends by username and see their watchlists • Compare progress on shared shows — who's caught up, who's behind • Rate shows and see what your friends rated them • Block and report users to keep your feed clean CHAT WITHOUT SPOILERS • Start DMs or group chats with friends • Optionally attach a show to a chat — the chat is locked for anyone behind on episodes, so nobody gets spoiled • Send GIFs from Giphy • Real-time message delivery MAKE LISTS • Create lists that can be viewed on your profile. • Make lists of your favorite shows, favorite anime, or any custom list you want • Character-based lists are also supported SMART CATCH-UP • My Shows auto-sorts your Currently Watching list into Behind, Returning Soon, On Hiatus, and Series Ended • Tap a single button to mark watched up to any specific episode for shows you're way behind on • See poster, title, summary, and air date for every episode Free, no ads, no tracking.
TV.Tracker
Keep track of your favorite TV shows and movies with episode reminders, an airing calendar, and simple progress tracking. Easily import your existing watchlists from other services. Access your data across all devices via web or app.
- Import watchlists from other services
- Episode reminders
- Airing calendar
- Progress tracking
- Cross-device syncing
- Web access
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Moving from another tracker? Import your library from TV Time, Trakt, IMDb, Letterboxd, Showly or Refract exports — free, no subscription. Then get episode reminders, an airing calendar and clean progress tracking. • One watchlist for TV shows and movies • Upcoming schedule: know what airs next, and when • Episode progress with one-tap "mark watched" • Whole-season drops arrive as one notification, not twelve • Also on the web at app.tv-tracker.uk — no app needed • Sign in with email, Google or Apple to sync every device • Explore and search with TMDB and TVMaze metadata • 27 interface languages, light and dark themes No ads. No subscription. We don't sell your data. TV Tracker is a tracker, not a streaming app: it does not play video and does not provide unauthorized streams. Privacy: https://tv-tracker.uk/privacy Support: support@tv-tracker.uk
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: TV.Tracker at every 3 weeks against Cliffhanger's every 2 months. On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Cliffhanger against 5.0 for TV.Tracker. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Cliffhanger ships an update every 2 months, TV.Tracker every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cliffhanger | TV.Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | MAXWELL LOUIS RAYMAN | SHIPENG ZHANG |
Customer experience
Cliffhanger
TV.Tracker
In-app purchases
Cliffhanger
No in-app purchases
TV.Tracker
No in-app purchases
