Media Notch vs Serialous
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Media Notch
This app serves as a personal diary for your entire cultural consumption. Track TV shows episode by episode, movies by viewing location, books by reading method, and log other live events. It provides visual year-end summaries of your experiences without social feeds or followers.
- Track TV shows episode by episode
- Log movies by viewing location
- Record book reading progress
- Diary for museums, plays, and live events
- Personal year-end cultural summaries
- No social feeds or followers
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Letterboxd wants your followers. Goodreads wants your reviews. You just want to remember what you watched. Notch is a personal diary for your whole cultural life - TV shows tracked episode by episode, movies by where you watched them, books by how you read them, museums, plays, and live events all in one place. No followers. No feeds. Just yours. Notch it up. Search a show and Notch pre-fills the episode, remembers who you watch with, and notices when you've skipped ahead. Log it on the subway, the plane, the museum steps. Every experience, Notched the moment it happens. Your year-end wrap starts the moment you log your first entry. Watch the charts fill in week by week - minutes watched, pages read, museums mapped, ratings charted. Every Notch builds the picture. December will look great. One app. Every movie, book, episode, exhibit, and show you experience. Notch. Make your mark.
Serialous
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Serialous is the cleanest way to track the TV shows you're watching — when new episodes drop, where to stream them, and how much you've watched. ADD ANY SHOW Search millions of titles and add them to your watchlist in one tap. Serialous pulls schedules directly from TVMaze so your data is always up to date. YOUR SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE See what's on today, what's coming this week, what you missed recently, and which shows are on hiatus — all in one place. TRACK WHAT YOU'VE WATCHED Mark episodes and seasons as watched. A progress bar on every show so you always know where you are. WHERE TO WATCH See which streaming services carry each show in your country. Powered by TMDB and JustWatch. Switch regions to compare availability internationally. NEVER MISS AN EPISODE Enable notifications and Serialous reminds you on the day a new episode airs. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No sign-up. Your watchlist lives on your device and goes nowhere.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Serialous at 17.0 against Media Notch's 26.2. 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Media Notch | Serialous |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.2 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ghost Robot | Igor Tsallagov |
In-app purchases
Media Notch
No in-app purchases
Serialous
No in-app purchases









