Comparison

Horizon. Media Tracker vs High Shelf

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

Head to head
About

Horizon. Media Tracker

This app consolidates your entertainment preferences, including movies, TV shows, music, and games, into a single profile. Track, discover, and share your tastes with friends, and receive personalized recommendations across all media. It offers a unified experience for all your entertainment tracking needs.

Highlights
  • Unified entertainment tracking
  • Personalized recommendations
  • Release calendar and notifications
  • Social features for friends
  • Customizable lists
  • Import from Letterboxd
Features
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Horizon is the one place for everything you watch, play, and listen to. Most trackers do one thing. Horizon brings movies, TV, music, and games together so your whole taste lives in a single profile - and so do your friends'. TRACK EVERYTHING - Rate and review movies, TV shows, music, and games on one clean 0-10 scale - Build your Horizon: a watchlist for everything you want to get to - A release calendar so you never miss something you're waiting for - Get a push the day something on your Horizon comes out DISCOVER WHAT'S NEXT - Personalized recommendations from your real taste, across every medium - See what's trending, what's coming up, and what's available now - Filter by the streaming services you actually have MAKE IT SOCIAL - Follow friends and see what they're into - A taste-match score on every profile to find the people who get you - Swipes: swipe through a deck of picks, solo or with up to four friends — anything you all say yes to is a match (Horizon Pro) - Clubs: group spaces to obsess over the things you love - Custom lists you can share and that others can follow SHARE YOUR TASTE - Turn any rating into a beautiful shareable card - A taste passport that captures your stats and genres at a glance BRING YOUR HISTORY - Import your library and ratings from Letterboxd in seconds Horizon is built for people whose taste doesn't fit in one app. Welcome home.

About

High Shelf

Features
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High Shelf is one home for everything you love: films, TV shows, books, games and music, tracked together on one beautiful shelf. LOG IT IN SECONDS Rate with half stars, write a review, mark spoilers and keep a dated diary of every watch, read, play and listen. Mark anything as want to, in progress, finished or did not finish. PICK UP WHERE YOU LEFT OFF The Continue strip at the top of your Library shows what you're in the middle of. Log the next episode, chapter or session with one tap. KNOW IF IT'S WORTH IT Every title has IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic scores, trailers, cast and crew, community ratings and where to stream, rent or buy it in your country. SEE WHAT'S TRENDING Discover the top 10 across High Shelf for every format. Swipe through quick yes-or-no picks, get a For You feed tuned to your taste and browse lists and reviews from the community. KNOW YOUR TASTE Stats show your media mix, an activity heatmap, how you rate, your top genres and favourite decades. Set yearly goals and watch your progress. YOUR YEAR, WRAPPED Wrapped turns your year into a story you can tap through. Share cards for reviews, your profile, your goals and your year look great in any story or chat. SHOW OFF YOUR SHELF Pin your all-time favourites to The High Shelf on your profile, earn levels as you log, follow friends, like and comment on their reviews and build lists together. BRING YOUR WHOLE HISTORY Import from Letterboxd, Goodreads, Trakt, TV Time, IMDb, Simkl and Serializd in a couple of minutes, with your ratings, reviews and dates. High Shelf is free to use. High Shelf Pro removes ads and adds advanced stats, 14 colour themes, the shiny Pro level badge, taste compatibility with friends, unlimited lists, and more. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://highshelf.app/privacy.html

Screenshots

Horizon. Media Tracker4 screens
High Shelf4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Horizon. Media Tracker at none against High Shelf's shown. Horizon. Media Tracker also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 4 weeks). High Shelf's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price 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. Horizon. Media Tracker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and High Shelf sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Horizon. Media Tracker ships an update every 2 days, High Shelf every 4 weeks. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Horizon. Media Tracker versus High Shelf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHorizon. Media TrackerHigh Shelf
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (19 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings19 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB56 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperTract EntertainmentATLE RICHTER SCHIE

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Horizon. Media Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • Horizon Pro Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Horizon Pro Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
2 purchases

High Shelf

Subscriptions2
  • High Shelf Pro$2.991 Month
  • High Shelf Pro - Annual$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Horizon. Media Tracker free?
Horizon. Media Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is High Shelf free?
High Shelf is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Horizon. Media Tracker or High Shelf have ads?
High Shelf shows ads; Horizon. Media Tracker does not.
Which is updated more often, Horizon. Media Tracker or High Shelf?
Horizon. Media Tracker ships an update every 2 days, and High Shelf every 4 weeks. Most recently, Horizon. Media Tracker was updated on October 25, 2026 and High Shelf on October 25, 2026.

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