Comparison

Marquee vs ShowNest

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

Head to head
About

Marquee

Features
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FREE. NO SIGNUP. PRIVACY FIRST. Marquee is a free TV and movie tracker built around your privacy. There's no signup or account to create, no ads, and no tracking across apps or websites β€” and nothing you track is shared. Your watch history, ratings, notes and lists stay on your device and back up to your own iCloud, never to our servers. Marquee is also the simplest way to keep track of everything you watch β€” no sign-up, no clutter. FOLLOW YOUR SHOWS Add the shows you're watching and check off episodes as you go. Season-by-season checklists make it easy to catch up, and your progress is always a tap away. ALWAYS KNOW WHAT'S NEXT The Up Next queue shows the next unwatched episode for every show you follow. One tap marks it watched and moves you along. DISCOVER SOMETHING NEW Browse what's trending, popular, and top-rated, search millions of shows and movies, explore by genre, and see where each title is streaming in your region. MOVIES TOO Mark movies watched, build a watchlist, and keep a full history of what you've seen. NEVER MISS AN EPISODE A built-in calendar shows upcoming air dates for the shows you follow, with optional reminders. SEE YOUR STATS Episodes watched, hours logged, your most-watched shows, and a recent-activity chart. BRING YOUR HISTORY Switching from another tracking app? Import your watch history and lists from a data export and pick up right where you left off. Show and movie data is provided by TMDB. No setup, no API key, and no account β€” browsing and search need an internet connection, and your tracked library works offline.

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 β€’ The next episode of every show you follow, with its title. β€’ Shows you're caught up on count down the days to the next episode. β€’ Sort by recently watched, recently added, newest episode, title or episodes left. β€’ Hide finished shows you've completed, without losing them. MARK EPISODES YOUR WAY β€’ One episode at a time, a whole season or the entire show. β€’ Mark them as watched today or on the day they aired. β€’ Undo the last episode you marked with one tap. MY SHOWS β€’ Your library split into Coming Up, In Progress, Not Started and Completed. β€’ Archive finished shows: they leave your lists but stay in your stats. FIND SOMETHING TO WATCH β€’ Trending, Popular, Top Rated and Airing Today. β€’ Shows like the last one you added, and more from the genre you follow most. β€’ Search the whole TMDB catalogue, watch the trailer and discover similar titles. YOUR STATS β€’ Total time, episodes watched and shows completed. β€’ Your year in review, month by month, compared with the year before. β€’ The day you watch most, your streak and your record. β€’ Favourite genres, most-watched shows and a history of everything you've watched. ALERTS AND SYNC β€’ A notification on the day a new episode of your shows airs. β€’ Your library and watched episodes sync with iCloud across iPhone and iPad, with a page that shows how sync is doing. β€’ Shows you've already opened stay available offline. MAKE IT YOURS β€’ Light, dark or system theme and six accent colours. β€’ The app in seven languages, even one different from your device's. β€’ 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

Marquee4 screens
ShowNest4 screens

Verdict

The call

Marquee and ShowNest are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters β€” price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them β€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Marquee ships an update weekly, ShowNest fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Marquee versus ShowNest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMarqueeShowNest
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly β€” betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad β€” better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size18 MB8 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperZIma Logistics LLCEmanuele Spagnoli

In-app purchases

None

Marquee

No in-app purchases

None

ShowNest

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Marquee free?
Marquee is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ShowNest free?
ShowNest is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Marquee or ShowNest have ads?
Neither Marquee nor ShowNest shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Marquee or ShowNest?
Marquee ships an update weekly, and ShowNest fortnightly. Most recently, Marquee was updated on October 25, 2026 and ShowNest on October 18, 2026.

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