Comparison

Purplecast vs Sagacrew

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

Head to head
About

Purplecast

This app helps you track TV shows, movies, video games, and podcasts in one place. Organize your media, discover new content with personalized recommendations, and engage with a community of fellow entertainment enthusiasts.

Highlights
  • Track TV shows by season and episode
  • Organize video game playlists
  • Follow podcasts and track episodes
  • Discover personalized recommendations
  • Rate, review, and discuss content
  • Sync library across devices
  • Import and export entertainment data
Features
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Purplecast is your personal entertainment tracker for TV shows, movies, video games, and podcasts all in one beautifully organized place. Build your library, record what you've watched, played, or listened to, and discover what to enjoy next. Whether you're catching up on a series, exploring new movies, working through your gaming backlog, or following your favorite podcasts, Purplecast makes it easy to stay organized. PERSONALIZED FOR YOU Discover recommendations based on your viewing, gaming, and listening history. Browse personalized suggestions and save the titles that catch your interest. TRACK YOUR ENTERTAINMENT • Track TV shows by season and episode • Save movies and mark them as watched • Organize your video game playlist and record completed games • Follow podcasts and track individual episodes • View upcoming TV episodes, movie releases, and game releases • Mark all existing podcast episodes as listened to when catching up RATE, REVIEW, AND DISCUSS • Rate TV shows, movies, games, podcasts, and individual episodes • Write and share reviews • Explore ratings and reviews from other Purplecast members • Discuss TV episodes, movies, games, podcasts, and podcast episodes • Reply to comments and mention other community members • Report or block users and content when needed DISCOVER WHAT'S NEXT • Explore popular, trending, and top-rated entertainment • Find where movies and TV shows are available to stream • Browse detailed descriptions, genres, release information, and related titles • Receive notifications when new episodes are released • Get personalized suggestions based on the entertainment you already enjoy YOUR PROFILE AND HISTORY • View your recently watched, played, and listened-to history • Explore ratings, favorites, statistics, and top genres • Create a community profile and choose which sections are publicly visible • Visit other members' profiles through reviews and discussions • Sync your library and progress across your devices IMPORT, EXPORT, AND WIDGETS • Import existing entertainment history from supported services • Export your library, history, ratings, reviews, and other account data • Add iOS widgets for quick access to upcoming releases and unwatched totals • Choose light mode, dark mode, or match your device settings PURPLECAST PLUS Purplecast Plus is an optional supporter membership that helps fund servers, data updates, notifications, and continued development. Members receive early access to selected features and a distinctive Plus member badge. Spend less time remembering where you left off, and more time enjoying what comes next. This app is governed by Apple’s Standard End User License Agreement, available at: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Sagacrew

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Sagacrew is the TV tracker with a crew: follow your friends, see what they are watching, and show off your Top 10 and your Trash Picks, with every episode you watch tracked in a tap. YOUR CREW - Follow friends and see what they watch, start, finish and rate, in your Feed. - A profile with a handle, at sagacrew.com/@you, that anyone can open, app or no app. - Pick your Top 10, and your Trash Picks: the shows you would recommend to no one. - Like a Top 10, or share it as a card to any app. - Suggested for You: people to follow, from friends of friends and shared taste. - Block anyone, report anything. TRACK, IN A TAP - Up Next shows the next episode of every show you follow. One tap marks it watched. - Mark an episode, a whole season, or everything up to where you are. - Your library sorts itself: watching, up to date, completed, plan to watch, dropped. - Upcoming is your calendar of what airs next, day by day. - Rate episodes and shows, and see your hours and episodes watched. FIND - Search every show, with posters, seasons, episodes and ratings from TMDB. - Trending, new this season, top rated and popular, on Home. Sagacrew uses TMDB and the TMDB APIs but is not endorsed, certified, or otherwise approved by TMDB.

Screenshots

Purplecast4 screens
Sagacrew4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sagacrew at none against Purplecast's 1. Sagacrew also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). Purplecast's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. Purplecast sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. Sagacrew asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Purplecast ships an update weekly, Sagacrew every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Purplecast versus Sagacrew: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPurplecastSagacrew
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB47 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperPurple Hat Ventures, LLCNuno Tiago Vinhanova Tavares

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Purplecast

Subscriptions1
  • Purplecast Plus$2.991 Month
None

Sagacrew

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Purplecast free?
Purplecast is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sagacrew free?
Sagacrew is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Purplecast or Sagacrew have ads?
Neither Purplecast nor Sagacrew shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Purplecast or Sagacrew?
Purplecast ships an update weekly, and Sagacrew every 3 days. Most recently, Purplecast was updated on October 12, 2026 and Sagacrew on October 8, 2026.

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