Comparison

ShowMe vs NextEp

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

Head to head
About

ShowMe

Easily track your favorite TV shows and episodes with one-tap marking. Discover new releases with a dedicated calendar and enjoy spoiler-free content. Connect with a community of fellow TV enthusiasts and manage your viewing history.

Highlights
  • Track shows and episodes
  • Up Next list
  • Release calendar
  • Ratings and stats
  • Spoiler-safe content
  • Co-watching feature
  • Community features
Features
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TV Time shut down. ShowMe is what's next. ShowMe is the new home for everyone who tracked their shows — built by TV lovers, for TV lovers, with all the core features you counted on and none of the spoilers. EVERYTHING YOU NEED, DAY ONE • Track every show and episode with one-tap "watched" • A clean Up Next that always knows where you left off • A release calendar so you never miss a premiere • Ratings, stats, streaks, and badges — tracking should be fun NEVER GET SPOILED • Spoiler-safe episodes — stills and synopses stay hidden until you've watched • Catch Me Up — spoiler-safe recaps of the story so far, up to your exact episode • Co-watching — pair with a partner so nobody watches ahead, and nobody gets spoiled A COMMUNITY FOR TV WATCHERS Episode comments, watch-together pairing, and profiles are just the start — we're building the social home for people who love TV. Get in early and help shape it. YOUR DATA IS YOURS ShowMe works fully without an account — your tracking lives on your device first. Sign in only when you want cloud backup and the social layer. And you can export your whole library anytime. Never locked in again. Free to start. Made for people who watch too much TV. — TV and image data provided by TMDB. This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB. ShowMe is an independent app from Theta Wave and is not affiliated with TV Time.

About

NextEp

Features
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NextEp is the simplest way to keep track of the TV shows you're watching — and never lose your place again. Add any series, mark episodes as you watch them, and NextEp tells you exactly what to watch next. Your entire watch history lives on your device: no account, no sign-up, no ads. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Up Next — See the next episode to watch for every show, sorted so you always know where you left off. • Coming Up — Track upcoming episodes with a countdown to their air date. • My Shows — Browse your whole collection at a glance, with progress bars and a quick filter. • Discover — Search thousands of TV shows and start tracking in one tap. • One-tap tracking — Mark a single episode, a whole season, or everything up to a point. • Stay current — Pull to refresh and NextEp checks your shows for newly aired episodes. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything you track is stored locally on your device. NextEp doesn't require an account and doesn't collect your personal data. Show information is provided by the free TVMaze community database. BEAUTIFUL & SIMPLE A clean, modern interface with full support for light and dark mode. Fast, focused, and made for people who just want to keep up with their shows. Download NextEp and always know what to watch next.

Screenshots

ShowMe4 screens
NextEp4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ShowMe ships an update every 9 days, NextEp every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
ShowMe versus NextEp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShowMeNextEp
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.416.4
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB49 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperGeremy BassMehmet Sinan Tahirdag

In-app purchases

None

ShowMe

No in-app purchases

None

NextEp

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ShowMe free?
ShowMe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NextEp free?
NextEp is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ShowMe or NextEp have ads?
Neither ShowMe nor NextEp shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ShowMe or NextEp?
ShowMe ships an update every 9 days, and NextEp every 2 weeks. Most recently, ShowMe was updated on October 10, 2026 and NextEp on October 6, 2026.

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