Comparison

CouchQueue vs Watchd

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

Head to head
About

CouchQueue

Features
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CouchQueue is a shared TV planner for households. Keep track of what you are watching, what is ready to watch next, and what you are waiting on. CouchQueue syncs through iCloud so everyone in the household can stay on the same list. Features: Track shows across Watching, Ready, and Waiting lists. Share one household queue with another iCloud user. See the next season for each show at a glance. Open and manage your planner from iPhone. Use the Apple TV app as a couch-friendly view for choosing what to watch and updating show status. CouchQueue is built for simple household coordination: less “what episode are we on?” and more watching.

About

Watchd

Effortlessly track your favorite movies and TV shows. Mark episodes as watched to never lose your place and get notified about new releases. Discover trending content and analyze your viewing habits privately on your device.

Highlights
  • Track films and shows
  • Mark episodes as watched
  • Organize into custom collections
  • New episode notifications
  • Siri integration
  • Home/Lock Screen widgets
  • Discover trending content
  • Rate and score content
Features
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You know that thing where you open a show, and you genuinely can't remember if you saw the last episode or not? Watchd fixes that. Mark episodes as you watch, and it just remembers. Every show, every film, no guessing. No account to make. No ads. Nothing leaves your phone. Your watchlist is yours, sitting on your device, not on some company's server. Here's what it does: - Keep films and shows in four simple buckets: Watching, Watchlist, Watched, Dropped - Make your own collections by theme: "Best thrillers", "Cozy evening", anything you like - Tick off episodes so you always land on the right one next time - Get a nudge when a new episode drops - Ask Siri what's out today or what's next, or mark an episode, without opening the app - Keep the next episode on your Home Screen and Lock Screen with the Up Next widget - Stuck on what to watch? Discover shows you what's trending and new - Rate stuff, keep your own scores - See your numbers: hours sunk, top actors and directors, the whole tally - Make a nice-looking card of what you've watched and share it That's it. Open it, start tracking, done. It's free. That's the whole app. Private, quick, and it doesn't want your email.

Screenshots

CouchQueue3 screens
Watchd4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: CouchQueue at 3 against Watchd's 1. On price, update cadence, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
CouchQueue versus Watchd: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCouchQueueWatchd
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TV — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB27 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperSteve EvansAmir Islamov

In-app purchases

None

CouchQueue

No in-app purchases

None

Watchd

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CouchQueue free?
CouchQueue is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Watchd free?
Watchd is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CouchQueue or Watchd have ads?
Neither CouchQueue nor Watchd shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CouchQueue or Watchd?
CouchQueue ships an update every 4 days, and Watchd every 4 days. Most recently, CouchQueue was updated on October 31, 2026 and Watchd on October 31, 2026.

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