ReelStack vs ShowMe
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ReelStack
Easily track all the movies and TV shows you want to watch, are currently watching, or have finished. Get instant notifications when new seasons are released and discover where to stream or rent titles.
- New season alerts
- Know where to watch
- Track entire watchlist
- Organize by Watchlist, Watching, Watched
- Browse trending content
- No login or account required
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Track every show and film. Pay once. Keep your data. ReelStack is a TV and movie tracker with no subscription, no account and no ads. One $4.99 payment and it's yours for good. Your library lives in your own iCloud, never on our servers, and the app tells you the moment a new episode or season drops and where to stream it. PAY ONCE. NO ACCOUNT. NO ADS. No login and nothing recurring, so there is nothing to cancel. One payment unlocks unlimited tracking, custom lists and For You recommendations, forever. We never see your library, and you can export all of it to a simple file anytime, free. NEW EPISODE AND SEASON ALERTS ReelStack watches your list for you. When a new episode airs, or a new season lands on a show you're tracking, you get a push notification with the show's poster. Alerts are per show, so you only hear about the ones you actually care about. Finished a show that comes back for another season? It moves back to Watching on its own. TRACK EPISODE BY EPISODE Mark individual episodes watched, not just whole seasons. The badge that says an episode is out is the button that ticks it. See exactly where you left off in every show, and catch up everything before an episode in one tap. KNOW WHERE TO WATCH Every title shows which streaming service it's on. Tap once and ReelStack opens that service searching for the exact title, not just the app's homescreen. Only a paid rental? A small Rent tag tells you before you tap. Want a movie you can't stream yet? Turn on an alert and ReelStack tells you the day it lands on a streaming service. YOUR LISTS, YOUR WAY Group shows into custom lists: date night, comfort rewatches, finish this year. Add from a show's page or pick several at once. Your first list is free. PICKS THAT LEARN FROM YOU For You builds rows of recommendations from what you rate, like "Because you rated Fleabag five stars". Rate more, get sharper picks. BRING YOUR WHOLE LIBRARY Import your IMDb watchlist in one pass, hundreds of titles matched exactly, no retyping. And your data is never trapped: export everything to a simple file anytime, free. NOT WATCHING RIGHT NOW? Put a show On Hold or mark it Dropped. It moves to a Shelved section, out of the way but never lost. SHARE YOUR LIST Turn what you're watching, or every show you've finished, into one clean poster grid ready to post or send. CAN'T DECIDE? PICK FOR ME One tap pulls something from your watchlist, narrowed by genre if you know the mood you're in. For the nights when choosing is the hard part. BUILT FOR IPHONE AND IPAD A real iPad layout, not a stretched up phone app. Wider grids that use the whole screen, and a side by side detail view showing cast, streaming links and ratings all at once. SYNCS ACROSS YOUR DEVICES Your library stays in step on every device signed in to your iCloud. Add a show on one, and it's already waiting on the next. Nothing to set up, and still no account. Powered by TMDB
ShowMe
Easily track your favorite TV shows and episodes with one-tap marking. Discover new releases with a dedicated calendar and enjoy spoiler-free content. Connect with a community of fellow TV enthusiasts and manage your viewing history.
- Track shows and episodes
- Up Next list
- Release calendar
- Ratings and stats
- Spoiler-safe content
- Co-watching feature
- Community features
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TV Time shut down. ShowMe is what's next. ShowMe is the new home for everyone who tracked their shows — built by TV lovers, for TV lovers, with all the core features you counted on and none of the spoilers. EVERYTHING YOU NEED, DAY ONE • Track every show and episode with one-tap "watched" • A clean Up Next that always knows where you left off • A release calendar so you never miss a premiere • Ratings, stats, streaks, and badges — tracking should be fun NEVER GET SPOILED • Spoiler-safe episodes — stills and synopses stay hidden until you've watched • Catch Me Up — spoiler-safe recaps of the story so far, up to your exact episode • Co-watching — pair with a partner so nobody watches ahead, and nobody gets spoiled A COMMUNITY FOR TV WATCHERS Episode comments, watch-together pairing, and profiles are just the start — we're building the social home for people who love TV. Get in early and help shape it. YOUR DATA IS YOURS ShowMe works fully without an account — your tracking lives on your device first. Sign in only when you want cloud backup and the social layer. And you can export your whole library anytime. Never locked in again. Free to start. Made for people who watch too much TV. — TV and image data provided by TMDB. This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB. ShowMe is an independent app from Theta Wave and is not affiliated with TV Time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ShowMe at none against ReelStack's 1. ShowMe also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 3 days). ReelStack's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. ReelStack sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ShowMe asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for ReelStack against 5.0 for ShowMe. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 5 respectively.
ReelStack ships an update every 3 days, ShowMe daily. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and August 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ReelStack | ShowMe |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (12 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Michael Kort | Geremy Bass |
Customer experience
ReelStack
ShowMe
In-app purchases
ReelStack
- Reelstack Premium$2.99
ShowMe
No in-app purchases





