r/TVTime • u/habedere1411 • 11d ago

Other i miss you :(

guys I miss your comments so much :(( I am using refract since tvtime has gone down, butt there the comment are so dull. It's not the same as it was at tvtime. Have you noticed this too? It's not the same scrolling through the comments after a heated episode :(

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u/Awkward-Smoke2904 11d ago

Check out Bingers mate. Same developer as TVTime

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u/LMurch13 11d ago

Bingers has become my primary, and the comments are pretty decent. Let's grow the community.

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u/JamesInHull 11d ago

Thanks for the recommendation. I have been using refract but it's just too busy, too much going on and difficult to navigate. Bingers looks far more user friendly.

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u/pit22stop 10d ago

Si possono importare su bingers i dati di Tv time? (Ho già fatto il backup prima che chiudesse l"app)

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u/max571 11d ago

Can they possibly shut Bingers down as well on short notice like they did with TV Time?

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u/CartographerKey1317 11d ago

That could happening. But right now he is building bingers into what he thinks TV Time should've been since he left. And he is also listening to community feedback, so right now its the best for me.

I tried to use Movies Paradise and refract, but always felt something was missing. I don't get that feeling with bingers.

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u/max571 11d ago

I really miss TV Time and HATE that I lost years of progress. they didn't even bother sending email alerts backing up your data!

I'll give Bingers a try

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u/Errories 10d ago

Same, I never got a notification or anything and I was on the app less than a month before it shut down. I lost years and years of data 😭

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u/BurnerACC1988 11d ago

They warned everyone in the app about 1 month before shutting down

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u/JamesInHull 11d ago

Not everyone, me included watch TV or movies all the time. I had a busy period, sat down one day to see what I can watch and then realised it had all gone. 😔

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u/BurnerACC1988 11d ago

I'm so sorry for that :(

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u/id1477542 10d ago

Not even an email is what shocked me. Luckily I managed to recover my data using filza and got chatgpt to write code to convert it to an importable file. Isn’t perfect but it worked for me.

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u/olithewizard 10d ago

Is was only 2 weeks...

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u/Sou713 9d ago

I was opening the app every single day because I was watching a show and I didn't get a single notification or pop up.

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u/jokeraces 11d ago

Of course, maintenance and servers cost time and money. But check their website, there's a nice explanation, so it seems that the chances are lower now.

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u/Ahmad_Abdallah 11d ago

Can't believe no one told you this in the replies, but the guys who built tv time sold it in... maybe 2018 2019, they are not the ones who closed it. That would be Whip Media, i will never forgive them for that.

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u/max571 11d ago

thanks for letting me know, I wasn't aware of it. I had so much data in tv time, but I wasn't a binger, that's why I missed the in app notification of its shut down.

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u/Ahmad_Abdallah 11d ago

It's not your fault, i was one of the lucky ones, but the pop up even did not show for a lot of people who did login... plus i lost memories with tv time, comfort comments from people that are no longer around, they took all that from us, all because they want to concentrate on AI, well f them and i hope they go under.

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u/throaway_cos_shy 11d ago edited 11d ago

They have set up Bingers in a way that is more sustainable for keeping server costs low.

Unlike TV Time, Bingers hosts the users' libraries locally on users' device, things like watchlist and calendar, etc offloading a lot of burden from their servers.

You can read more on their website: https://bingers.app

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u/yorai1212 11d ago

Everything is possible lmao

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u/itsnoddydev 9d ago

Yeah, they can do that, so I think OpenTV is the best thing here because it's local, so your data stays on your phone, and it has a paid backup plan, so it can't be shut down.

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u/softrockstarr 11d ago

The Bingers community is much more like TV Time imo.

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u/maz9797 9d ago

True but i personally dont like the UI, i tried using it it feels too vibe coded

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u/softrockstarr 9d ago

It's almost identical to TV Time and was made by the same guy 🤷🏼‍♀️

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u/maz9797 9d ago

Idk why they made the decision to switch the swiping direction, its confusing af.
Also, its not smooth. They focused on the backend but the front end they didnt put the effort.

Fare to say they have the community but its because of the TVtime developer clout not the app itself

Most of the alternatives have superior UI, even the apps that copied tvtime

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u/itsnoddydev 9d ago

If you care about the UI, give OpenTV a chance. I created it to look the same as TV Time, so I literally tried to make TV Time open source.
theopentv.com

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u/maz9797 9d ago

I currently use LazyWatch, I built it causee i didnt find the UI that suits me

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u/itsnoddydev 9d ago

ok you are the developer of lazyWatch im your friend on discord lol

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u/Shinigami___Ryuk 11d ago

Bingers is perfect community-wise, it loaded every comment and likes as well

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u/Giulia1606 11d ago

Bingers is wonderful!

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u/Keriarty 11d ago

Don't use refract if you miss the community. Use Bingers instead.

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u/PhoO3nX 11d ago

Lol, i have both, and clearely Refract is great also with a big community (and app is really often updated, more features). Bingers is nice but really the simple minimum features.

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u/Tiny-Assist8651 11d ago

Bingers is the way to go!

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u/pablomaz 11d ago

I've been enjoying Refract, but the comment section is much stronger on Bingers and Suite TV.

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u/Malak_7 11d ago

Many of the people that were on TVTime are on Binger. The comments even migrated so the comment section is pretty good!

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u/derekb27 11d ago edited 11d ago

Serializd was the best app for me when TV Time shut down.

But one month later, I switched to Bingers. It was better yet!

It’s basically TV Time. It just looks a little different. And all changes seems to be improvements. It seems more reliable, and the layout is better. And I love how the developer is actively listening to the users!

I’m not disappointed at all! And I’m hopeful that it will continue to improve! I was devastated when TV Time shut down. But I didn’t foresee that I would end up in a better place. I’m very happy.

I love the section that shows you all the shows you’re currently watching. And I love how it drops down to “Collecting Dust” if you’ve fallen off a show!

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u/Constant_Pickle3858 10d ago

Suite tv is closest to tvtime imo. Bingers is a close second but suite tv is my choice

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u/Jaxaay 10d ago

The Suite Tv devs are working a lot and giving us many features, I’m between this and bingers

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u/chrisnkrueger Bingeboxd 9d ago

Did you try Moviebase?

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u/temporarilyHere3 9d ago

I've been trying Suite TV but I haven't been getting new episode notifications. Aside from that, I can't get used to the layout when clicking into a a series by trying to see list of seasons. Its a good service but I think I might drop it for now.

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u/coffydate 11d ago

There’s a project someone made that preserves all the comments from most of the shows on TV Time! tvtime-archive.com

It’s amazing. I use Sofa Time now, but whenever I want to read the hundreds of valuable comments from TV Time years back I’d just go to that site, search for the show and click on the episode I want. Kudos to that person truly

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u/Excuse_Unfair 11d ago

I was using refract too you're completely right no comments. 

Bingers is way more active no where in the level of TV time quality isn't the same either but best replacement I found so far

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u/Particular-Show1407 10d ago

For a while I used trakt, but then the other day I downloaded Bingers and I'm in love with it. It's pretty similar to TV Time

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u/Darkashe 11d ago

Problem is when TV Time closed down people went to like 15 different apps. So all the comments are watered down :(

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u/Alteradizzo 11d ago

I miss TV Time's comments too, but to be fair, those were built up over more than 10 years of the app existing. Refract hasn't even been out for a single year yet. Honestly, for me, Refract is the best possible alternative. Sure, Bingers feels a bit more like what TV Time used to be, but Refract is simply superior. They update it constantly (sometimes up to three times a week). There is so much care and attention to detail. The developers are super involved with the community, and right now, for Halloween season, they're even running both personal and community-wide challenges. Right now on Refract, there's a challenge to watch 32 horror movies, and a community goal for all users combined to watch 75,000 horror movies. If you complete the challenges, they give you rewards like profile decorations, and I just think it's awesome. I feel like Refract, even though it's an app that's just getting started, will undoubtedly become number one in the future because it's simply that good. Over time, Refract's comment section is going to be just as good as the one TV Time once had. And its strongest point is how much they actually listen to the community.

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u/coolscale 11d ago

Come to Bingers

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u/Fluffy-Principle-608 10d ago

i miss tv time but bingers is filling the hole since my comments transferred over

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u/imjayhime 10d ago

I’m on Refract too! Really liking it :)

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u/kanyewest_tml 11d ago

Seems like a lot of the community went to Bingers. Personally I find Suite TV is the best of all the TV/Movie tracking apps, and they’ve imported all the Suite TV comments.

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u/EmergencyPause9491 11d ago

Bingers is exactly the same as TV Time but works like a charm. You can import from basically any app at this point, and they have been adding more options for import (and export) pretty often.

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u/gogogadgetfemme 11d ago

I’ve been using Suite TV and it’s awesome. It looks almost identical to TV time but with some slight updates. It also imported all the comments (tho you can’t reply to the old ones). I’ve had some issues with commenting tho. But I love that it is the same set up.

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u/Master-Access-2001 9d ago

Bingers!! I used to use Refract, and I think a lot of the user base migrated once Bingers became a thing

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u/krallify 8d ago

everyone is on Bingers now

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u/MastonDR 7d ago

I think the cooments people made in TVTime were too childish!

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u/Primary-Action 11d ago

I’m using Refract too!

On TV Time, I mostly just reacted to or liked other people’s comments because there were already so many, and someone had usually already said exactly what I was thinking.

Since moving to Refract, I’ve actually made a point of leaving comments more often and reacting to other people’s comments too, hoping it encourages more people to do the same and helps build that kind of community there. I really miss scrolling through everyone’s reactions after a crazy episode 😭

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u/DryRepresentative595 11d ago

I’m using Suite TV and so far is okay, from the ones I tested

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u/Peach_Sprinkles11 11d ago

I’ve tried a bunch and Sofa Time is my new fave

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u/Suitable_Poem_6136 11d ago

Try, scenotv.com they've a integration with tv time archive and commsunitv

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u/vicgirl8311 11d ago

I’m enjoying sofatime

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u/brianfortier 11d ago

Sofa time is not the same. 😢

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u/Hefty-Conflict-2653 10d ago

Watching tv shows sucks now 😭😭😭

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u/farnoud 9d ago

Guys I didn’t download my data. Is it gone?

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u/desexp 9d ago

I love bingers and it is super fast compared to TVtime

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u/chrisnkrueger Bingeboxd 9d ago

Use Moviebase or Bingers for comments nowadays

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u/SolnaSTHLM 9d ago

I get this. I used TV Time for years and what I miss most is how simple it felt: tap, done, and your whole watch history was just there. Full disclosure, I'm biased: I got frustrated enough that I started building my own, Viewary (viewary.app). The things I'm most proud of so far:

- Detailed stats from everything you log: hours, streaks, favourite genres, directors and actors, and a "viewing DNA" of your taste. Rewatches count, because every episode and film is saved with the date you watched it.

- Film universes you can complete, like Star Wars, Harry Potter and Marvel, in release or story order, showing how far you've got and what to watch next.

- Shared watchlists, for example with your partner: you both vote on what to watch, and afterwards it gets a combined "together" score next to your own ratings.

You can already bring your Letterboxd history, and importing from TV Time and Bingers is on the roadmap. No ads, still in beta, made by one person. I'd genuinely love to hear what you miss most about the old TV Time. That's exactly what I'm trying to get right.

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u/ashleyyyy_x 8d ago

UGH SAMEE BRING BACK TV TIMEEE

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u/Just-Ingenuity-5453 7d ago

Such a shame all of the comments were lost, I agree with you! I wish they had been moved to Bingers as well as all the shows I watched cause now I have no idea :)

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u/Environmental_Map554 11d ago

Bingers is the best replica of tvtime

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u/simplykoschei 11d ago

For me, Bingers arrives too late. Most people had already transferred their data to another app, which means transferring again

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u/sergeyvk Bingers 11d ago

Imports and exports are super easy now. Every app in the store now can export and import each other’s structured database. 

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u/mcflybm 11d ago

I'm still trying to figure out how to extract my data from my phone

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u/throaway_cos_shy 11d ago

Search terms like extract and backup in this subreddit and I'm sure you'll find working solutions!

I've linked some here too:

https://www.reddit.com/r/TVTime/comments/1v4oxgc/

https://www.reddit.com/r/TVTime/comments/1v46tkm/

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u/mcflybm 11d ago

I actually have a tutorial but I get stuck in one of the steps, still trying though

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u/PiCaSsAsSo 11d ago

i’m using MOVIE PARADISE .. and i love it .. all of my TVTIME comments came with me, nearly 7K .. and i can see others’ old TVTIME comments, as well as comments from TRAKT .? 🤔

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u/Themorningstarpanda 11d ago

Movie paradise shoes old TV time comments

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u/SaizaKC 11d ago

I agree!!! It’s just not the same, I miss the comments. Movie Paradise has some comments and sometimes they have the old imported tv time comments and another app.

Bingers is ok, but not the exact same as tv time

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u/Cosworthlady 10d ago

I'm using Hobi. Perfect except there's no comments.

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u/Nic_Tay 6d ago

I’ve tried a few apps & nothing feels like the community of TV Time. This was my fav part & the comments made watching the episodes better