Comparison

DramaPing vs Celine's Dramas

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

Head to head
About

DramaPing

Features
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Follow the Korean actors, actresses, and directors you love. DramaPing alerts you when they are cast in a new drama or film, when an air date is announced, when a show premieres, and when new episodes arrive. Search Korean dramas, films, and artists. Follow people, build a watchlist, mark shows as watched, browse casts and episodes, and see where a title is available to stream. Choose the notifications you want and keep everything in one personal library. Japanese, Chinese, Thai, and other Asian dramas and films are searchable and followable too. The free plan includes five artist follows and five manual watchlist saves. DramaPing Pro removes those follow and manual-save limits with monthly, yearly, or lifetime purchase options. DramaPing does not host or stream video. It provides tracking, alerts, and entertainment information. Streaming availability data is provided by JustWatch. Metadata and images are provided by TMDB. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Celine's Dramas

Features
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A notebook for your Korean, Chinese and Japanese dramas. What you are watching, where you left off, what you made of it β€” and when the next episode lands. PICK UP WHERE YOU LEFT OFF Episode 7 at 34 minutes is episode 7 at 34 minutes. One tap to move on, and the app remembers β€” six months later too. KNOW WHEN IT AIRS "Friday at 11", in your own time zone. Not "this week": the exact hour, and a reminder if you want one. ONE DRAMA, ALL ITS NAMES Original title, romanisation, your language, platform name. Search the one you know β€” the app finds the others. YOUR TROPES Enemies to lovers, contract marriage, time travel… thirty-eight motifs to say what makes a story beat, and to find the dramas that sound like you. WHAT IS YOURS STAYS YOURS Your progress, your notes and your photos never leave your phone. Nothing becomes public unless you decide it, and personal mode switches the whole community side off if you would rather be alone. AND ALSO Rewatches counted. A look back by year, by quarter, by month. Import your history from a spreadsheet. Subtitles confirmed by the community, platform by platform. Eleven languages. No account required, no ads, no tracking.

Screenshots

DramaPing4 screens
Celine's Dramas4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Celine's Dramas at none against DramaPing's 2. Celine's Dramas also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

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

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

Both are free to download. DramaPing sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Celine's Dramas asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DramaPing ships an update every 2 weeks, Celine's Dramas weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
DramaPing versus Celine's Dramas: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDramaPingCeline's Dramas
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.018.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size3 MB28 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperManuel GomezYannick Huchard

In-app purchases

2 purchases

DramaPing

Subscriptions2
  • DramaPing Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • DramaPing Pro Yearly$19.991 Year
None

Celine's Dramas

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DramaPing free?
DramaPing is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Celine's Dramas free?
Celine's Dramas is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do DramaPing or Celine's Dramas have ads?
Neither DramaPing nor Celine's Dramas shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DramaPing or Celine's Dramas?
DramaPing ships an update every 2 weeks, and Celine's Dramas weekly. Most recently, DramaPing was updated on November 5, 2026 and Celine's Dramas on October 31, 2026.

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