Airdate vs TV Show Tracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Airdate
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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 โ all without a single account, ad, or tracker. KNOW WHAT'S NEXT โข See today's airings and everything coming up, sorted by air date โข Get a notification the moment an episode is available โข Whole-season drops are grouped into one tidy alert โข Premiere, finale, and new-season badges at a glance STAY ON TOP OF YOUR BACKLOG โข An Unwatched list of every episode that's aired but you haven't seen โข Mark an episode โ or a whole show โ as watched in a tap โข Watch history syncs privately across your devices NOW WITH YOUTUBE โข Track your favorite YouTube channels right alongside your TV shows โข New uploads appear just like new episodes โ same reminders, same Unwatched list โข Read-only and entirely optional โ connect only if you want to WHERE TO WATCH โข See which streaming services carry each show in your country โข Posters, synopses, cast, and content ratings, powered by Trakt and TMDB ON EVERY SCREEN โข A home-screen widget with three modes โ Today's airings, Unwatched, and What's airing next โ in small, medium, and large โข A Mac menu-bar companion that mirrors your library on your desktop โข Everything syncs through your private iCloud: set it up on iPhone, see it on Mac PRIVATE BY DESIGN โข No accounts, no logins, no ads, no analytics, no tracking โข Your watch history lives on your device and in your own iCloud โ 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.
TV Show Tracker
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Point your camera at the screen. Catch Up knows the show, the season, and the episode โ and logs it. No searching. No typing. Track every series, anime and movie you watch, in one app that actually understands what you're watching. THE CAMERA THAT KNOWS Watching something? Just scan the screen. Catch Up recognises it and marks your place. Get it wrong once and correct it โ it remembers, and gets it right next time. CATCH ME UP Forgot what happened last season? Get the story so far โ written to the exact episode you stopped at, and never one line past it. No spoilers. Ever. ASK ANYTHING, ZERO SPOILERS "Who is this again?" "How do they know each other?" Ask mid-episode and get a real answer bounded to where you are. It genuinely cannot spoil you. FIND YOUR NEXT SHOW Describe what you're in the mood for โ not a genre, a mood โ and get real picks, not a generic top-10. EVERYTHING A TRACKER SHOULD DO โข Up Next โ the next episode for every show you're mid-way through, one tap to tick it off โข Series, anime and movies โ all three, done properly โข Watchlist and your own lists (Horror, Comfort, whatever you like) โข Calendar and reminders when new episodes drop โข A home-screen widget for what's next โข IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic scores, plus full cast โ tap an actor to see everything else they've been in โข Insights into what you actually watch โข Anime done right: MyAnimeList-style statuses and filler-episode flags COMING FROM ANOTHER APP? Bring your history with you โ import from TV Time, Trakt, AniList, or Netflix, or connect Plex, Jellyfin, Emby and Trakt to sync automatically as you watch. Catch Up is free to use. Plus and Max unlock higher AI limits, live sync and Insights. Catch Up Plus ($2.99/month or $24.99/year) and Catch Up Max ($5.99/month or $49.99/year) are auto-renewable subscriptions. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple ID Settings after purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://catchup.loomworks.app/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: TV Show Tracker at every 2 days against Airdate's fortnightly. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Airdate sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and TV Show Tracker sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Airdate ships an update fortnightly, TV Show Tracker every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.
| Parameter | Airdate | TV Show Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 2 days โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Giovanni Ghignone | Ebrahim Al-Ali |
In-app purchases
Airdate
- 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
TV Show Tracker
- Pro$1.991 Month
- Max$5.991 Month
- Pro$14.991 Year
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- Max$49.991 Year









