Comparison

ShowNest vs defShows

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

Head to head
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.

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defShows

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defShows — удобный трекер сериалов: ведите список того, что смотрите, не теряйте прогресс по эпизодам и узнавайте о выходе новых серий первыми. ВОЗМОЖНОСТИ • Каталог и поиск. Тысячи сериалов с описаниями, постерами, рейтингами и датами выхода из открытых каталогов. • Учёт просмотра. Добавляйте сериалы в свой список, отмечайте просмотренные эпизоды, отслеживайте прогресс по сезонам и возвращайтесь ровно туда, где остановились. • Статусы и избранное. Распределяйте сериалы по статусам (смотрю, запланировано, брошено, просмотрено) и отмечайте любимое. • Уведомления о новых сериях. Напоминания о выходе эпизодов и финалах сезонов — push на устройство или в Telegram, с учётом вашего часового пояса. • Оценки и заметки. Ставьте оценки сериалам, сезонам и эпизодам, оставляйте личные заметки. • Подборки и фильтры. Находите новое по жанрам, странам и другим параметрам. СОЦИАЛЬНЫЕ ФУНКЦИИ • Подписывайтесь на других пользователей и следите за их лентой активности — что они смотрят и какие сериалы завершают. • Гибкая приватность: держите профиль закрытым или откройте список подписчикам. • Безопасность: блокировка и жалобы с модерацией — мы не терпим оскорбительный контент и злоупотребления. Аккаунт и все данные можно удалить в любой момент прямо в приложении. Условия использования: https://shows.deface.dev/terms Политика конфиденциальности: https://shows.deface.dev/privacy

Screenshots

ShowNest4 screens
defShows4 screens

Verdict

The call

ShowNest and defShows 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

ShowNest ships an update fortnightly, defShows every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
ShowNest versus defShows: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShowNestdefShows
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB2 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperEmanuele SpagnoliAleksei Baidurov

In-app purchases

None

ShowNest

No in-app purchases

None

defShows

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ShowNest free?
ShowNest is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is defShows free?
defShows is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ShowNest or defShows have ads?
Neither ShowNest nor defShows shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ShowNest or defShows?
ShowNest ships an update fortnightly, and defShows every 10 days. Most recently, ShowNest was updated on October 31, 2026 and defShows on November 3, 2026.

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