Comparison

Airdate vs ReelStack

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

Head to head
About

Airdate

Features
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Airdate tells you the moment your shows come back. Add the series you follow, and Airdate tracks every episode's air date, reminds you when a new one drops, and keeps a tidy list of what you still have to watch — all without a single account, ad, or tracker. KNOW WHAT'S NEXT • See today's airings and everything coming up, sorted by air date • Get a notification the moment an episode is available • Whole-season drops are grouped into one tidy alert • Premiere, finale, and new-season badges at a glance STAY ON TOP OF YOUR BACKLOG • An Unwatched list of every episode that's aired but you haven't seen • Mark an episode — or a whole show — as watched in a tap • Watch history syncs privately across your devices NOW WITH YOUTUBE • Track your favorite YouTube channels right alongside your TV shows • New uploads appear just like new episodes — same reminders, same Unwatched list • Read-only and entirely optional — connect only if you want to WHERE TO WATCH • See which streaming services carry each show in your country • Posters, synopses, cast, and content ratings, powered by Trakt and TMDB ON EVERY SCREEN • A home-screen widget with three modes — Today's airings, Unwatched, and What's airing next — in small, medium, and large • A Mac menu-bar companion that mirrors your library on your desktop • Everything syncs through your private iCloud: set it up on iPhone, see it on Mac PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No accounts, no logins, no ads, no analytics, no tracking • Your watch history lives on your device and in your own iCloud — the developer can never see it Built by an independent developer in Cape Town. Show data from TMDB & TVmaze. Posters and streaming availability from TMDB. This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.

About

ReelStack

Easily track all the movies and TV shows you want to watch, are currently watching, or have finished. Get instant notifications when new seasons are released and discover where to stream or rent titles.

Highlights
  • New season alerts
  • Know where to watch
  • Track entire watchlist
  • Organize by Watchlist, Watching, Watched
  • Browse trending content
  • No login or account required
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One front door for all your streaming apps. Pay once. Keep your data. ReelStack tells you what to watch tonight and where: which of your streaming services has it, where you left off, and when a new episode is out. No subscription, no account and no ads. Your library lives in your own iCloud, never on our servers. PAY ONCE. NO ACCOUNT. NO ADS. No login and nothing recurring, so there is nothing to cancel. Free keeps up to 8 shows. One payment unlocks unlimited tracking, custom lists, For You recommendations and actor pages, forever. Export all of your library to a simple file anytime, free. YOUR SERVICES, YOUR ANSWER Tell ReelStack which streaming services you have, once. From then on every title says "on Netflix" when you have it, "you'd need Hulu" when you don't, and Rent when it's only a rental. Trending and search can show only what you can watch tonight. SAVE A SHOW FROM ANYWHERE Spot something on Netflix, Apple TV or IMDb? Tap Share, choose ReelStack, and it's on your Watchlist, with a note when it's on one of your services. Free for everyone. ASK SIRI "What's next in ReelStack" names the next episode of what you're watching. "Where can I watch Reacher in ReelStack" answers for anything you've saved, and your saved shows turn up when you search your iPhone. On iOS 17 and later. CONTINUE WHERE YOU LEFT OFF The shows you're partway through sit at the top of Watching, with the next episode and a play button that opens the right app. Come back after watching, answer "Did you finish it?", and your progress moves itself. CAN'T DECIDE? PICK FOR ME One answer, from what you've saved, on a service you have. Choose a film or an episode, or narrow by mood. Not tonight sends it away until tomorrow. NEW EPISODE AND SEASON ALERTS A push with the show's poster when a new episode airs or a new season lands, per show, so you only hear about the ones you care about. A finished show that comes back moves back to Watching on its own. KNOW WHERE TO WATCH Tap once and ReelStack opens the right service searching for the exact title, not the app's homescreen. Saved a film you can't stream yet? ReelStack tells you the day it lands on one of your services. And if a saved show moves services, the app says so. TRACK EPISODE BY EPISODE Mark single episodes watched, not just whole seasons. The badge that says an episode is out is the button that ticks it, and one tap catches up everything before it. YOUR WEEK AT A GLANCE Up next lays out everything you're waiting on, day by day, with the services you have marked. SEE WHERE THE TIME WENT Stats, free for everyone: hours watched, episodes, shows finished, your top genres and services, and a year of your watching at a glance. Your month comes as a card you can share. TAP A NAME Search an actor or director, or tap one on any show, and see everything else they're in, with what's streaming on your services first. A Premium feature. YOUR LISTS, YOUR WAY Group shows into custom lists: date night, comfort rewatches, finish this year. Your first list is free. PICKS THAT LEARN FROM YOU For You builds rows of recommendations from what you rate, like "Because you rated Fleabag five stars". BRING YOUR WHOLE LIBRARY Import your IMDb watchlist in one pass, hundreds of titles matched exactly, no retyping. FAMILY BROWSING Set an age rating ceiling once, and Discover and search honor it, so a kid can look for something to watch. NOT WATCHING RIGHT NOW? Put a show On Hold or mark it Dropped. It moves to Shelved, out of the way but never lost. SHARE YOUR LIST Turn what you're watching, or every show you've finished, into a clean poster grid to post or send. BUILT FOR IPHONE AND IPAD A real iPad layout, not a stretched phone app: wider grids and a side by side detail view. SYNCS ACROSS YOUR DEVICES Your library stays in step on every device signed in to your iCloud. Nothing to set up, and still no account. Powered by TMDB

Screenshots

Airdate4 screens
ReelStack4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ReelStack at every 5 days against Airdate's fortnightly. ReelStack also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Airdate sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and ReelStack sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Airdate ships an update fortnightly, ReelStack every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Airdate versus ReelStack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAirdateReelStack
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—12 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB60 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGiovanni GhignoneMichael Kort

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Airdate

One-time4
  • Cortado$0.99
  • Flat White$1.99
  • Small bag of coffee beans$4.99
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  • Large bag of coffee beans$9.99
1 purchases

ReelStack

One-time1
  • Reelstack Premium$4.99

Questions

Is Airdate free?
Airdate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ReelStack free?
ReelStack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Airdate or ReelStack have ads?
Neither Airdate nor ReelStack shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Airdate or ReelStack?
Airdate ships an update fortnightly, and ReelStack every 5 days. Most recently, Airdate was updated on October 25, 2026 and ReelStack on October 25, 2026.

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