TVFairy vs WhatWeWatching
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TVFairy
Discover Asian dramas like K-dramas, C-dramas, and J-dramas based on mood, trope, or genre. Browse over 1,300 titles and save your favorites to a personal watchlist for easy tracking. Find your next binge-worthy watch faster.
- Discover K-dramas, C-dramas, J-dramas, Thai dramas
- Filter by mood, trope, vibe, country, genre, year
- Browse over 1,300 dramas
- Save dramas to personal watchlist
- Search and explore drama options
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Never wonder what to watch next. TVFairy helps Asian drama fans find kdramas, cdramas, jdramas, Thai dramas and more by mood, trope, country, genre and year. Pick what you're in the mood for and see what fits — sweet romance, healing stories, revenge thrillers, fantasy romance, contract marriage, enemies to lovers, hidden identity, second chance love and more. Can't decide? Tap Surprise me and we'll pick one for you. Keep track of everything in My List. Sort dramas into Looks Interesting, Currently Watching, I've Seen It and Unfinished Business, and mark which episode you're on so you always know where you stopped. Talk dramas with other fans on the Drama Board. Make Collections of your favorites to share, or browse the ones other fans have made. The more you save and rate, the better your recommendations get. Not into something? Tap Not interested and it won't come back. Whether you want something cozy, emotional, funny or completely bingeable, TVFairy helps you find your next drama faster. Free to use.
WhatWeWatching
Discover movies and TV shows with friends by swiping and matching based on shared interests. Filter content by streaming platform or genre, chat with friends, and track your watch history. Get personalized recommendations for your next viewing.
- Swipe-based discovery
- Friend matching
- In-app chat
- Streaming platform filters
- Watch history tracking
- Personalized recommendations
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WhatWeWatching helps friends discover movies and TV shows together through swiping, matching, filtering, and chatting. Browse trending content, filter by streaming platform or genre, match with friends based on shared interests, and keep track of your watch history. Features include: • Swipe-based movie & show discovery • Friend matching system • In-app chat • Streaming platform filters • Watch history tracking • Personalized recommendations
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: WhatWeWatching at daily against TVFairy's weekly. WhatWeWatching also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). TVFairy's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, rating, ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for TVFairy against 5.0 for WhatWeWatching. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TVFairy has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
TVFairy ships an update weekly, WhatWeWatching daily. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TVFairy | WhatWeWatching |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 187 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Emily Evans | KATELYNN JOYCE CELI |
Customer experience
TVFairy
WhatWeWatching
In-app purchases
TVFairy
No in-app purchases
WhatWeWatching
No in-app purchases
