Comparison

CouchQueue vs KnowShow

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

KnowShow

Easily track your TV show progress, mark episodes as watched, and get notified about new releases. Discover where to stream your favorite shows and analyze your viewing habits. Keep your watch history private and organized.

Highlights
  • Track every episode
  • Get new episode alerts
  • See streaming service availability
  • Organize shows by status
  • View viewing statistics
  • Pause or archive shows
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KnowShow is a personal TV tracker for people who already know what they're watching. Mark episodes as you go, see what's left, and never lose your place. Stay informed on when new seasons or episodes will be released. No feed. No ads. No recommendations you didn't ask for. TRACK EVERY EPISODE Tick episodes off one at a time, mark a whole season at once, or tap once to catch up to any point mid-season. Jumped ahead? KnowShow offers to fill in everything before it. Your progress and the exact episode you stopped on are always a glance away. KNOW WHEN NEW EPISODES LAND Switch on alerts for the shows you care about, and Upcoming lists the next episode for each one, in order of earliest release. Anything airing in the next seven days gets flagged, so a returning season never slips past you. SEE WHERE IT'S STREAMING Open any show to find which services carry it in your country. Tell KnowShow which services you subscribe to and mark where you watch each show, so you always know where to pick it back up. YOUR LIBRARY AT A GLANCE Every show you follow, sorted into Watching, To Watch, and Caught Up, each with its own progress. Filter down to whatever you're in the mood for. YOUR VIEWING, IN NUMBERS See how much time you've spent watching, broken down by streaming service, show type, and genre, plus a month-by-month view of your activity. PUT A SHOW ASIDE Pause a show, put it to sleep until a date you pick, or archive it for good. Every watched episode stays exactly as you left it, and a sleeping show comes back on its own. PRIVACY BY DESIGN Your account is an email address and your watch history. That's the whole of it. Usage analytics are anonymous and never include show titles or what you've watched. Delete your account, and everything that goes with it will be deleted.

Screenshots

CouchQueue3 screens
KnowShow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: KnowShow at 15.0 against CouchQueue's 17.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
CouchQueue versus KnowShow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCouchQueueKnowShow
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TViPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSteve EvansBlackburn Labs

In-app purchases

None

CouchQueue

No in-app purchases

None

KnowShow

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CouchQueue free?
CouchQueue is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is KnowShow free?
KnowShow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CouchQueue or KnowShow have ads?
Neither CouchQueue nor KnowShow shows ads.

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