Comparison

NowSeen vs WatchQueue

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

Head to head
About

NowSeen

This app organizes and plays your personal IPTV playlists, M3U files, and Emby/Jellyfin libraries. It offers a program guide, multiscreen viewing, and subtitle customization. Syncs watch history and settings across devices.

Highlights
  • Plays M3U, Emby, Jellyfin
  • Program guide with artwork
  • Continue Watching row
  • Multiscreen live TV
  • AirPlay and Chromecast support
  • Customizable interface
  • Subtitle management
Features
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Your IPTV, Plex, Jellyfin and Emby in one beautiful app NowSeen is a player for your own IPTV playlists, M3U files, Xtream accounts and Plex, Jellyfin or Emby libraries, on iPhone, iPad and Apple TV. Add your sources and you get proper artwork, seasons and episodes, ratings, and a Continue Watching row that remembers where you stopped. Everything in one place Movies, series and live channels live side by side. Browse by genre, see what's trending, pin your favourite categories to the Start screen, or search and find something in seconds. A guide that just works A full programme guide with artwork and descriptions, fast to scroll and easy to read on a big screen. Live TV comes with list and grid views, catch-up support and reminders that let you know when a programme starts. Missed a moment? Rewind live TV and jump back to live whenever you want. Sportshub Follow your favourite sports, competitions and teams, see upcoming matches and find out right away which of your channels is showing them. Multiscreen Watch up to four live channels at the same time in a 2x2 grid, switch audio between them and open any of them full screen with one press. A better way to watch Skip intros and credits with one press, pick up the next episode automatically, and keep watching in picture in picture while you use other apps on iPhone and iPad. From your Plex, Jellyfin or Emby server you can even download movies and episodes to watch offline. AirPlay and Chromecast Send live TV, movies and series to your TV with AirPlay or Chromecast, subtitles included. Choose which device plays and keep browsing on your phone. Profiles for everyone Give everyone in the house their own profile with their own favourites, history and Continue Watching, and protect a profile with a PIN if you like. Make it yours Rename and reorder channels and categories, hide the rows you don't use, set which sections appear on Start, pick your own EPG sources, choose your metadata language, adjust the text size and set up parental locks. Nearly everything in NowSeen can be changed to how you like it. Subtitles the way you want them Choose your language, pick your exact text size, and switch tracks without leaving the picture. Closed captions are supported, and if a movie or episode has no subtitles you can fetch them from OpenSubtitles right from the player. Keeps everything in sync Your playlists, favourites and settings follow you across your devices with iCloud. Optional Trakt, Simkl and WeTrakr integration keeps your watch history and progress up to date, automatically and in the background. Made for every screen On Apple TV, NowSeen has a native interface with Top Shelf support. One Premium unlocks the full experience on iPhone, iPad and Apple TV. Premium Live TV is free to watch. Premium unlocks the full experience: 1 month for EUR 1.99 12 months for EUR 19.99 Lifetime for EUR 49.99, a single payment with no subscription Prices may vary by region. Your sources, your control NowSeen is a player. It does not provide any content, channels or subscriptions. You bring your own sources. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://nowseen.app/Privacy.html

About

WatchQueue

This app consolidates all your streaming services into one place, tracking shows and movies, indicating where to watch them, and helping you decide what to play next. It syncs across Apple devices and can integrate with Trakt and Plex for a comprehensive viewing history.

Highlights
  • Tracks shows and movies episode by episode
  • Identifies where each title is streaming
  • Syncs across iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV
  • Integrates with Trakt and Plex watchlists
  • Personalized discovery based on streaming services
  • Sort and shuffle in-progress shows
Features
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Stop juggling six streaming apps just to remember where you left off. WatchQueue is one home for everything you're watching — it tracks every show and movie down to the episode, shows you where to stream each one, and always knows what to play next. KNOW WHAT'S NEXT Open any series and the next unwatched episode is already waiting — with its synopsis, air date, and a one-tap jump into the app that's streaming it. Mark episodes or whole seasons watched, and your Up Next keeps itself current. WHERE TO WATCH — YOURS FIRST Every title shows exactly which apps carry it, split into Stream and Rent or Buy. The services you already pay for surface first, so you never rent something you could've streamed for free. DISCOVER SOMETHING TO WATCH New episodes this week, what's trending, and what's popular — plus a personalized row for each of your streaming services, so Discover reflects what you can actually watch tonight. YOUR LISTS, TOGETHER The Lists tab brings your Trakt lists and your Plex watchlist into one place as clean rails of poster art. Add anything to a list straight from Discover, Search, or a title's page. DECIDE IN SECONDS Not sure what to put on? Sort your in-progress shows by Fewest Left, Most Left, or Recently Watched — or just hit Shuffle. Started something months ago and drifted? Round up the ones you abandoned and finish them or let them go. ONE APP, EVERY SCREEN WatchQueue is a universal app: buy it once and it's yours on iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV. Your whole queue stays in sync across all of them through iCloud — no account required. BRING YOUR HISTORY (OPTIONAL) • Connect Trakt to pull in everything you've already watched and keep your progress in sync everywhere. • Point WatchQueue at your Plex server and it marks what you already own right on the posters — then opens any title or episode in Plex or Infuse. WatchQueue is great the moment you open it, and even better with the services you already use. One queue, finally in one place. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://thecreativebreakdown.com/watchqueue/privacy/

Screenshots

NowSeen4 screens
WatchQueue4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: NowSeen at 4.7 against WatchQueue's 4.0. NowSeen also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 9 days) and ratings volume (23 vs 4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. NowSeen sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and WatchQueue sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

NowSeen holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NowSeen has 23 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NowSeen ships an update every 2 days, WatchQueue every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
NowSeen versus WatchQueue: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNowSeenWatchQueue
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (23 ratings) — better4.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews90.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings23 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TV — betteriPhone, Apple TV
Requires iOS18.618.6
Further details — not scored
Size137 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRicardo DimmendaalJEFFREY PINILLA

Customer experience

NowSeen

All ratings23 ratings
Positive91.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.7%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%

WatchQueue

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

NowSeen

Subscriptions4
  • NowSeen Premium$1.991 Month
  • NowSeen Premium Family$3.991 Month
  • NowSeen Premium$17.991 Year
Show 1 more
  • NowSeen Premium Family$34.991 Year
One-time1
  • NowSeen Premium Lifetime$44.99
2 purchases

WatchQueue

Subscriptions1
  • WatchQueue Pro3 Days trial$6.991 Year
One-time1
  • WatchQueue Pro$19.99

Questions

Is NowSeen free?
NowSeen is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is WatchQueue free?
WatchQueue is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, NowSeen or WatchQueue?
NowSeen is rated higher. NowSeen averages 4.7 out of 5 from 23 ratings, while WatchQueue averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.
Do NowSeen or WatchQueue have ads?
Neither NowSeen nor WatchQueue shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NowSeen or WatchQueue?
NowSeen ships an update every 2 days, and WatchQueue every 9 days. Most recently, NowSeen was updated on October 25, 2026 and WatchQueue on October 23, 2026.

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