Comparison

Detect Now vs Next Up On TV

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

Head to head
About

Detect Now

Features
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Fifty5Blue is the leading provider of technology and solutions to identify manage and monetize media content. The Audio Watermarking technology offers a robust, fast and efficient solution for a number of applications including TV/Radio audience measurement and TV-synchronized second screen applications. The Detect Now is a professional Quality Control tool allowing to verify the watermark is embedded in content on air ATAWAD (Any Time Any Where Any Device) for any Application.

About

Next Up On TV

Easily track your favorite TV shows and know exactly which episode to watch next. Organize your series, mark episodes as watched, and view upcoming broadcasts in a calendar. Enjoy offline access and a spoiler-free mode for an uninterrupted viewing experience.

Highlights
  • Track TV series and next episodes
  • Mark episodes as watched
  • View upcoming broadcasts in calendar
  • Organize series by status
  • Offline consultation
  • Spoiler-free mode
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Where did you leave off? Next Up On TV finds your next episode and lets you mark it watched with a tap. YOUR NEXT EPISODE See what’s left to watch, upcoming episodes and the shows you’re saving for later. Widgets bring your watch progress to your Home Screen and Lock Screen. A LIBRARY THAT’S YOURS Your watch progress stays on your iPhone. Browse your library and mark episodes watched even when you’re offline. No account is required. Export a backup and protect your library with local and iCloud Drive backups. FIND YOUR SHOWS Search the TVMaze catalog, explore seasons and follow your progress. Check upcoming episodes in the calendar and revisit your watch history and statistics. BRING YOUR PROGRESS Import from a compatible file, Trakt or BetaSeries. An optional Trakt or BetaSeries connection lets you send your progress to your chosen service. MAKE IT YOURS Hide episode titles and summaries to avoid spoilers, translate episode information into French where Apple Translation is available, and choose your favorite app icon. The interface is available in English and French. TRY IT FOR 7 DAYS Enjoy the tracking features during the 7-day trial. To keep editing your library after the trial, choose a monthly subscription, yearly subscription or lifetime purchase. Your library remains readable after the trial without an active purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled in your Apple account settings. Show data provided by TVMaze. Next Up On TV does not play videos or include a subscription to any streaming service. Privacy: https://nextupontv.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Support: https://nextupontv.app/support

Screenshots

Detect Now3 screens
Next Up On TV4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Detect Now at none against Next Up On TV's 3. Detect Now also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13 vs 18.0). Next Up On TV's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 13 months). On price and ads 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. Next Up On TV sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Detect Now asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Detect Now ships an update every 13 months, Next Up On TV weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Detect Now versus Next Up On TV: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDetect NowNext Up On TV
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 13 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB10 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperKantar Media France SASNicolas Sabatier

In-app purchases

None

Detect Now

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Next Up On TV

Subscriptions2
  • Mensuel$0.991 Month
  • Annuel$3.991 Year
One-time1
  • À vie$11.99

Questions

Is Detect Now free?
Detect Now is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Next Up On TV free?
Next Up On TV is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Detect Now or Next Up On TV have ads?
Neither Detect Now nor Next Up On TV shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Detect Now or Next Up On TV?
Detect Now ships an update every 13 months, and Next Up On TV weekly. Most recently, Detect Now was updated on October 9, 2026 and Next Up On TV on October 11, 2026.

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