Comparison

BingerTime vs ShowNest

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

Head to head
About

BingerTime

Features
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Check off your episodes. Bring your friends. All in one place. BingerTime tracks what you watch, play and read — shows, films, video games and books — in a single library, across every screen you own. "WHERE WAS I?" — THE RECAP THAT PUTS YOU BACK IN THE STORY Picking up a series you dropped months ago? BingerTime retells the plot up to your last watched episode and stops right there: not a word about what comes next, no spoilers. The recap is written by AI from your actual progress — yours, not a generic synopsis — and read aloud if you'd rather listen. Exclusive to BingerTime, included with Premium. YOUR SHOWS, WITH PEOPLE AROUND Watching alone is half the fun. BingerTime is built to be used together. • Add friends with an invite link, browse their library and see exactly how far they've got in a series — episode by episode. • Comment on any title, reply in threads, react with a thumbs-up or a heart. • Chat in real time with built-in messaging, per show or in private. • Lend your paperbacks: requests, approvals, reminders and return tracking. • On Apple TV, everyone in the household gets their own profile and friends. TRACKING THAT GETS OUT OF THE WAY • Check an episode with one tap, or a whole season or series at once. • Rewatches count: an episode seen three times shows "3Ɨ". • Rate what you watch, keep a dated history, mark any title as private. • "Continue" always puts the next episode to watch back in front of you. NOT JUST SHOWS Films, video games (status, platform, hours played, progress) and books (page progress, rereads) live in the same app, with the same statistics. COMING FROM TV TIME? Import your whole archive in one go from your data export. Shows, watched episodes, history — nothing is lost. It's free, for everyone. YOUR PROGRESS, IN NUMBERS Over 100 badges, an overall rank, and an annual recap that sums up your year in a card worth sharing. ON EVERY SCREEN iPhone, iPad, Apple TV and the web — one account, everything in sync. FREE, WITH PREMIUM IF YOU WANT MORE Tracking, friends, comments, messaging, badges and the TV Time import are free, with no ads. BingerTime Premium adds: • The "Where was I?" AI recap, written and read aloud. • Discover — new releases and personalised recommendations. • The release calendar and alerts on the day an episode airs. • Advanced statistics: binges, top genres and actors, month-by-month pace. • The full detail of your annual recap. • Personalisation: posters, cover art, chat backgrounds, avatars. Show and film data comes from TMDB, games from IGDB, books from Google Books. BingerTime hosts no video content. BingerTime Premium is an auto-renewing subscription, monthly or yearly, cancellable any time from your Apple account settings. Privacy: https://www.bingertime.com/confidentialite Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

ShowNest

Features
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ShowNest always tells you which episode to watch next: follow your TV shows, tick off what you've seen and find out when new episodes arrive. YOUR WATCHLIST • The next episode of every show you follow, with its title. • Shows you're caught up on count down the days to the next episode. • Sort by recently watched, recently added, newest episode, title or episodes left. • Hide finished shows you've completed, without losing them. MARK EPISODES YOUR WAY • One episode at a time, a whole season or the entire show. • Mark them as watched today or on the day they aired. • Undo the last episode you marked with one tap. MY SHOWS • Your library split into Coming Up, In Progress, Not Started and Completed. • Archive finished shows: they leave your lists but stay in your stats. FIND SOMETHING TO WATCH • Trending, Popular, Top Rated and Airing Today. • Shows like the last one you added, and more from the genre you follow most. • Search the whole TMDB catalogue, watch the trailer and discover similar titles. YOUR STATS • Total time, episodes watched and shows completed. • Your year in review, month by month, compared with the year before. • The day you watch most, your streak and your record. • Favourite genres, most-watched shows and a history of everything you've watched. ALERTS AND SYNC • A notification on the day a new episode of your shows airs. • Your library and watched episodes sync with iCloud across iPhone and iPad, with a page that shows how sync is doing. • Shows you've already opened stay available offline. MAKE IT YOURS • Light, dark or system theme and six accent colours. • The app in seven languages, even one different from your device's. • On iPhone, a tab bar or a compact menu. ShowNest is free, with no ads, no subscriptions and no account. Data provided by The Movie Database (TMDB). This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ShowNest at none against BingerTime's 3. BingerTime's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. BingerTime sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. ShowNest asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BingerTime ships an update weekly, ShowNest fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
BingerTime versus ShowNest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBingerTimeShowNest
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB8 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperXavier DevauxEmanuele Spagnoli

In-app purchases

3 purchases

BingerTime

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Annual Premium7 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$89.99
None

ShowNest

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BingerTime free?
BingerTime is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ShowNest free?
ShowNest is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BingerTime or ShowNest have ads?
Neither BingerTime nor ShowNest shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BingerTime or ShowNest?
BingerTime ships an update weekly, and ShowNest fortnightly. Most recently, BingerTime was updated on October 25, 2026 and ShowNest on October 29, 2026.

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