Comparison

Media Notch vs Marothon

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Marothon

Features
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Marothon tracks TV and movies at the episode level, remembers exactly where you left off, and lines up what to watch next. Built for people who marathon. YOUR ROT LIST Everything you're watching on one screen, grouped by what to do next. Opening the app answers the only question that matters: what do I put on right now? EPISODE-LEVEL TRACKING Not "seasons watched" — the exact next episode, every time. Mark one off and the next slots in. Rewatches, half-finished seasons and shows you bailed on are all handled. NEVER MISS A DROP Get told when a new episode lands or a film you're waiting on hits streaming. Air times follow your timezone, not a server's. DISCOVER SOMETHING NEXT Browse by what's airing, what's new, what's leaving, and what people are actually watching — with cast, crew and trailers on every title. ROT TOGETHER Follow friends and see what they're watching. Compare your libraries side by side to find the shows you've both been meaning to start — and the ones you're hopelessly behind on. Accounts can be public or private, follow requests are yours to approve, and you can block or report anyone. Prefer to keep it to yourself? Turn the whole social side off in Settings. FREE No subscription, no ads, no paywalled episodes. Sign in with email, Google or Apple. This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.

Screenshots

Media Notch3 screens
Marothon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Media Notch at every 2 weeks against Marothon's monthly. Marothon's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 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

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

Media Notch ships an update every 2 weeks, Marothon monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Media Notch versus Marothon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMedia NotchMarothon
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.216.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB50 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperGhost RobotLUKAS HASELWOOD

In-app purchases

None

Media Notch

No in-app purchases

None

Marothon

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Media Notch free?
Media Notch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Marothon free?
Marothon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Media Notch or Marothon have ads?
Neither Media Notch nor Marothon shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Media Notch or Marothon?
Media Notch ships an update every 2 weeks, and Marothon monthly. Most recently, Media Notch was updated on October 8, 2026 and Marothon on October 16, 2026.

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