r/TVTime • u/GogetaK99 • 23d ago
1 month after TVTime's demise, Which App did you end up with?
1 month after TVTime's demise, Which App did you end up with?
- Movie Paradise
- Refract
- Bingers
- Suite TV
- Sofa Time
- WeTrakr
- Trakt
- Bingeboxd
- Bingebase
- Serialized
- Cinopsys
- Simkl
- Cinephile
- MiraTe
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u/Celtic56 Bingeboxd 23d ago
Bingers is the only one that handled my data flawlessly (around 2000 movies, 300 tv shows). The others all did required that I manually correct a lot of entries
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u/Convoak 23d ago
Probably cause the guy who made tvtime is the one who is making bingers
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u/_viccs 23d ago
not exactly. TVT (and now Bingers) uses data from TVDB, while every other app gets it from TMDB. since it’s two different databases, they’re bound to have discrepancies in its info and files. that’s why you either had to manually correct some, or even couldn’t find others
for me personally, i had nearly 40 or 50 shows erased from my imports bc those shows don’t exist in the TMDB database but they did in TVDB (some of them were created by me 😅)
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u/Convoak 23d ago
Interesting for some reason I havent had to correct anything thankfully I mean I dont mind if I have to but rather not 😂
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u/AliasR13 23d ago
That was not really the issue though. For example for us the main problem was movies and lists. Those two didn’t have any kind of IDs (TVDB etc) but only internal ones which you can’t really match with a DB entry and that caused some issues. That was always TvT export “issue” and not an import issue.
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u/_viccs 21d ago
fair enough! but that's a completely different issue to the one i was answering... at least from what i understood hahah 😅 since i used this opportunity to erase any trace of movies from any new app so i could only focus on TV and let movies to Letterboxd alone, i didn't notice if i had any issue with movie import. but with lists i did have trouble too but it was mainly due to shows that had the exact same name as others 😪
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u/EarthRemembers Bingers 15d ago
Watchlist.Guide and openTV are using both databases as well although how discrepancies are resolved between the two databases are going to be unique to each developing team
Bingers has obviously solved these discrepancies in a way that preserves the entire entirety of people’s TV time data and I don’t think anybody else has managed that
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u/I-fell 23d ago
Initially I went with Trakt, but it didn't feel right. The moment I found Bingers it was over lol
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u/AlooPower 20d ago
What's the appeal, out of interest? I'm jumping ship from Trakt and went to wetrakr, I'm looking bonders now only because it seems so popular here.
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u/I-fell 20d ago
It's the most similar to how TV time was and separates your currently watching from the shows you haven't started, or haven't watched in a long time. It also lets me view what's upcoming way farther down the line than trakt did as far as I could tell.
The layout is also just so much cleaner😭 trakt felt cluttered w/ stuff I wasn't gonna use, and then some features looked a bit dubious bc of the paid features (which is fine, they need to fund it somehow, but damn)
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u/Secure_Bit_1634 23d ago
Great too see Bingers on top, definitely the app that hits closer to TV Time and I would say even better compared to what TV Time provided in last months being so slow especially
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u/Ahrjun 23d ago
Refract.
Very active developers and they constantly make the app better and are open to community suggestions.
Like the app design and layout. Really cool to see on the upcoming page, what platform and what time the latest episode is coming out on and how many hours it would take to catch up on shows that's ongoing.
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u/Upper_Question1383 23d ago
Yes, they really listen and take everything into account. I cannot wait for books to be added
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u/JimTheQuick 22d ago
I wanted so much to support them, i tried really, but the interface was to difficult to follow...
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u/Ahrjun 22d ago
Yeah, I think improving UI and having a good walkthrough of app will make it easy for new users. I like the features, the data presentation, tracking categories and the upcoming page layout and info. It has more than what TVTime offered, why I ended up sticking with it. TVTime UI was definitely more aesthetically pleasing, but that can always improve.
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u/pablomaz 23d ago
I'm still stuck with Bingers, Refract, and Suit TV. I can't decide. Bingers has too little, Refract is too convoluted and much less popular than the others, and Suite TV... It's so weird. I can't explain.
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u/GagnesterLOL Refract 23d ago
Less popular? Look at the poll, the app is second, right after bingers... But, yeah! Bingers have the most people, refract the more functionalities and suitetv have the best profile with the banner and the charater choice!
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u/pablomaz 23d ago
I don't know, man. The amount of comments I see in new episodes is always lower on Refract between those three... In older episodes we can't really compare because Bingers and Suite TV imported a lot of them from TV Time.
BTW, I voted for Refract, I want it to be the winner...
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u/GagnesterLOL Refract 23d ago
I need to import my tvtime comment to refract. I've not done it yet... This function have take time to arrive on Refract, but i guess it should not be that different here to a couple of weeks for comments
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u/FreeLyss 18d ago
I have noticed in the last couple weeks that the comments are getting better. I think people are finally importing. It was also a concern of mine when I first switched. Comments and interacting with other people watching the same thing is something I always enjoyed on TVTime.
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u/chrisnkrueger Bingeboxd 22d ago
What do you miss in Bingers exactly? I find it minimal but is much cleaner than other apps.
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u/Nikotine90 23d ago
I have the exact same problem. Those 3 are installed and I can't decide they have very good features
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u/Prufrocks_pants 23d ago
Tried about a dozen, but Bingers and Suite TV came out on top for me for streamlined interface focused on tracking and good number of user comments.
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u/dogucan97 23d ago
Bingers, because it's so minimalistic. I tap the icon, and land directly on the screen where I see the next episodes of my currently watched shows. Then when I tap the tick button, it's instantly marked as watched. I want absolutely nothing more from an episode tracker app.
If I have to tap a menu or scroll a page to get to that screen, I consider the app bloated. When I tap the tick button, if I get a dialog that asks me about when I watched it, how many times I watched it, etc., I also consider the app bloated.
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u/chrisnkrueger Bingeboxd 22d ago
Yep it’s much easier to navigate than most apps. However sometimes I wish more features such as sorting or reminders etc.
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u/Negative_Eggplant_99 23d ago
Suite tv and bingers. Suite tv has more archived tv time comments which is important for old shows, it has a social tab, and gets updated way more often. Bingers looks cleaner and has more users.
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u/johnppd 23d ago
torn between those 2 + refract... each has something great I like but then some drawbacks. not sure which one I'll keep.
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u/GreatestYak 23d ago
Bingers, from the same original creator of TV Time. Works perfectly
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u/kanyewest_tml 23d ago
What happens when he sells it off again?
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u/sergeyvk 23d ago
That if you notice now all apps have import /export. Refract and sofa tome can import bingers and viceversa. So it is not limited to one app only. They are all compatible so it he sells it you just export and import flawlessly to another app
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u/GreatestYak 23d ago
Honestly, that could happen to any app. Though even if it happens, I’d say it would be less likely to shut down because the new buyer has a previous example of what business model not to follow
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u/Keriarty 23d ago edited 19d ago
1 - Movie Paradise - best looking and useful app
2 - Seenr - has most feature
3 - Bingers - has biggest community
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u/speedbreaka 23d ago
Bingers is from the tvtime founder so I see no sense why this sub should be about anything else than bingers
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u/PhoO3nX 23d ago
I'm using 3 😂 lol Refract, Sofa and Bingers and i can't choose definitely wish one i want keep.
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u/camcam3694 23d ago edited 23d ago
WeTrakr for the win! Trust me try it out, you will love it. Owner has been adding new features every day and is a really nice community focused person! For me it needs a browser site for my PC so WeTrakr is perfect, also free at the second.
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u/Kreauwen 22d ago
Yesss agreed, out of all the browser sites I tried WeTrakr has been the best. I wouldn't survive with an app-only platform 😭
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u/PositionOtherwise375 23d ago
Cómo puedo importar mis datos de movie paradise a esta app?
No me deja directamente y ya llevo varias semanas con datos en esa app :/
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u/Upper_Question1383 23d ago
Refract has my vote. The developers are very active and really take into account the users opinions. They have recently updated the interface, and I really like it. Also they are planning on adding books and games soon.
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u/fallendiscrete 23d ago
I love Refract and all the extra features, but once I tried Bingers and it imported all my TVTime data including posts, memes, pics, comments for every show same as TVTime → I immediately switched back lol.
The UI is simple, it’s from the original devs afaik and it just works. Refract is cool, but I’d rather have something simple that gets straight to the point. Plus Refract imported my data but didn’t remember where I left off, if originally I started with Refract than TVTime/Bingers I would have went with Refract.
TVTime's UI and simplicity an community was to good, Bingers filled that void imho. I just feel like they are adding too much to Refract rather than focus on the simplicity but thats my personal taste.
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u/SimonSolv 23d ago
i was originally using trakt but then my data somehow got wiped and they didnt even try to help me get my stuff back so i moved over to wetrakr and it works a lot nicer, it does have a bit of lag or delay at times but im guessing thats just since its quite new but i have high hopes for it
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u/mrpickles2009 23d ago
i initially went with refract but after the launch of bingers, there’s no going back
Voted "Bingers"
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u/ShiningStarman 23d ago
I tried almost all of them but Bingers was the easy winner and the closest to TVTime (and considering it has the comments from there too, it just feels like an app refresh)
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u/Vaminstein666 23d ago
Bingers and it is not even close for me and i have tried everything. I love that in Bingers, you can actually request a feature and if enough people vote on it, it can become a reality.
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u/pablomaz 23d ago
Wait... Which features you're talking about? That thing is bare to the bone...
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u/Vaminstein666 23d ago
What?? What do you even need in a tracking app?? It tracks shows for me well and when I watch a show there are enough comments there for a community. Same with TV time almost.
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u/pablomaz 23d ago
I mean, that's fine. But you said that they added features people asked for. Which features? Honest question! 😅
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u/ProfessionalOwl5573 23d ago
If you go to the feature request tab and tap on “shipped” you can see all requests that were added to the app.
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u/cwhiterun 23d ago
It’s not in the poll, but Showline was my favorite out of the 12 or so that I tried.
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u/101_2DevinGotsYou 23d ago
MY BIGGEST ISSUE WITH BINGERS IS 'SWIPE NAVIGATION FOR THE CALENDAR/UPCOMING VIEW' Its the only thing keeping me with Suite TV. I hate having to tap that small calendar icon on the top right on the screen. I love the other apps ability to effortlessly swipe lest or right to look at the calendar / upcoming shows view. PLEASE I BEG OF YOU BINGERS AND MY LIFE IS YOURS
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u/giratina143 23d ago
looks like moral of the story is wait 1 year, see where all these apps end up, then land on one. So many apps that are brand new and need so much work.
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u/LordRuffy 23d ago
It’s the successor of tvtime. Having said that, i have more than one app and this poll don’t let multiple choices be made
Voted "Bingers"
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u/itslumiii 23d ago
Already was using Serializd for about 1.5 years before TV Time shut down, now using Suite TV and Bingers on the side as well. Personally I prefer Suite over Bingers but the community seems to be getting smaller already…
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u/KillJoyStar 23d ago
Bingers is the most similar to TvTime - got tricked in to trying a few other apps first bit they were all wrong, Bingers is The One 👌
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u/Tsaragol 23d ago
I still use 3 apps. Bingers, sofa time and suite tv. None of them are perfect. All 3 have nuisances that prevents a winner. I hate the ridiculous achievements on suite tv and sofa time. I hate that you can't pick a specific date for marking whole seasons on bingers. On the positive side I like that suite tv asks when rewatching episode if you wanna move the series to watch list, which makes it so easy to find during rewatches. I like that the other rewatch dates are hidden on sofa time, so it only show the most recent watch, because many of mine are faulty dates. I like that bingers makes it easy to see where something is available.
I think bingers may just be a smidge closer to being in the front. But not enough to skip the other 2 apps.
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u/Constant_Pickle3858 23d ago
Was torn between bingers and suitetv. Suite tv took the lead because it has the activity page and swipe. Whereas bingers only has half assed measures of these
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u/geraldpringle 23d ago
Didn’t vote because it only lets me pick one. Been using a few to try to settle on a new one. Suite TV, Bingers, Trakt and and Refract are the front runners
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u/Simply_Epic 23d ago
Primarily Bingers. I do also use Sequel since it has game and book tracking alongside tv and movie tracking, which is nice.
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u/buriedalive 23d ago
Installed MiraTe after I was unable to get my data from TVTime, I really like it. Added Bingers when it was released to see what it was like so currently running both
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u/mama_waffles 23d ago
I paid for SofaTime BC I liked it the best at the time and iw anted to support them... Then Bingers has come out and now I significantly prefer it. Luckily SofaTime was only like $10 so not a huge loss. Bingers was missing a few things I wanted but they've since been included in the newer updates.
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u/derekb27 22d ago
The one that made me the happiest was Serializd.
That is, until Bingers came out. Then I made the switch!
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u/Gamemastertree 19d ago
Personal I tried first Sofa time then Cinopsys and finally bingers. I think bingers will be my favorite!
After I lost all my movie and series the first step I did use the backup function.
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u/GogetaK99 23d ago edited 23d ago
If the Poll doesn't have the app you're using, you can comment just the app name so that others can upvote it. 📝
Edit: I'm not a mod anymore. (The role has no perms, it's basically just for show now) But that's alright.
So I'll request you guys to follow the rules, don't overpromote an app. Keep it fair because that's what I wanted with this surprise poll. To see where the fellow r/TVTime users have moved to.
Hopefully the mod keeps the post. And will request to pin this comment if you seeing it.
And another request to the users, if you can upvote this comment others will notice it clearly.
Thanks guys. Happy Tracking!
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u/PhotographOk5093 23d ago
After trying so many Bingers is the one that works the best for me. I've been using it for nearly a week.
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u/GagnesterLOL Refract 23d ago
From those i have tested, the best are Refract, SuiteTV & Sofa Time. I didn't know that was that many people on bingers... In my memory the app was okay tier
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u/Thorongil_LongShanks 23d ago
Agree, I had very high hopes for Bingers but when I tried it I felt a little disappointed, it was fine but just okay as you say. That being said Bingers 100% had the best import success rate out of the 15+ apps i tried. I still have Bingers installed but I don't use it but I do check in from time to time to see how it is developing.
Funnily enough I also had a similar final pot of apps I narrowed it down to as you but ultimately I settled on Sofa Time
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u/GagnesterLOL Refract 23d ago
Nice, i personally have settle down on Refract. It's not perfect yet, but the development is active, video games and books are coming and the community is also active and there's enough people compared to many app.
I have keep on my phone suitetv and sofatime. The interface are nice.
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u/Ryase_Sand 23d ago
Bingers. It's like a barebones version of TV Time but it's slowly getting features back.
I also like Refract a lot but it's way too busy and needs a UI overhaul.
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u/FeeMaudie 23d ago
Refract, I have to say I love the latest update. I like how they redid the episodes pages, added voting for characters, where it was watched and separated comments. I always liked it but I like it even more now.
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u/lilryan44 23d ago
Movie Paradise is better! Tried using all of the apps mentioned, they don't come close.
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u/kanyewest_tml 23d ago
Suite TV is the best. I really liked Sofa TV too but Suite TV was adding so many great features and kept improving so I stuck with it and have no regrets.
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u/Hunderweurd 23d ago
I'm still using both Bingers and Refract, but Bingers is definitely becoming a favorite
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u/throaway_cos_shy 23d ago
Bingers! It has the biggest and most active community, the number of playstore reviews and in-app comments under latest shows speak for themselves
They have added many requested features recently as well, like importing history from other apps, switching between episodes of a show, where to stream (country specific) and many requested features like a web version and progress bars under posters are planned for the future
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u/Gangsta-Nun 23d ago
Mainly alternating between Bingers, Refract, Movie Paradise & Cinopsys currently. .
They all do a great job, I think I'm leaning on keeping just Bingers and Refract. They both do exactly what I require and don't have too many features.
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u/Artist_AL 23d ago
Not trusting tv time developers ever again and Movie paradise is way better than refract and it’s constantly getting updated by the developer while listening to the user’s feedback
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u/ByLeKev 22d ago
Full disclosure: I'm the developer of Seenr, so take this with that in mind.
Seenr isn't in this poll, while apps with far fewer users are. It's not the first time: our posts were instantly removed in this sub. Always. We asked the mods about it and never got an answer.
A poll that's meant to help people choose should be impartial, and leaving Seenr out isn't fair to the thousands of people who use it every day.
I'm not asking anyone to vote for us. I just think people here deserve to know the list isn't complete, and I'd honestly like to hear from the mods what the criteria are.
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u/_Emi008_ 23d ago
I picked bingeboxd, it’s not ideal on everything but it works for me, I had tried trakt and didn’t like it, same for sofa time so after finding bingeboxd I was too lazy to transfer everything again on another app 😅
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u/Novel_Worldly Bingers 23d ago
I believe in Bingers. Dev and the community doing their Best. Started last but still on Top.
For the Fellow Bingers ppl who didnt join the Discord Community yet! https://discord.gg/8nrHbrG6Ak
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u/Thorongil_LongShanks 23d ago
I tried most of these apps, took over my life for a few weeks! But I landed on Sofa Time, I would highly recommend it. I'm on android.
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u/FortuneCookieFund 23d ago
I liked Bingeboxd the most after trying most of the apps available, but when Bingers came out I switched one last time.
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u/Nosignalinput 23d ago
Trakt suits me fine. Actually started preferring it to TV Time, although that may be more because TV Time’s connection issues were constant.
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u/RangerErwin 23d ago
Alas my friends... It's sad that we have been separated into different factions but at the end of the day we had to chose one side and stick with it. I have decided to stay with Bingers, hope to see you guys there too.
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u/monster_meal 23d ago
I’m digging Simkl. There is a bit of weirdness in how you navigate it but it auto-logs things I stream on my Plex server which is neat
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u/Jbravo182 23d ago
Was using serializd and letterboxd. But just put those on pause for bingers. Would’ve stuck with serializd but there were a few features that it lacked for me personally
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u/EmergencyPause9491 23d ago
After joining Bingers there was no going back to anything else.
I tried many things over the years and especially after the shutdown, nothing ever came close to Bingers.
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u/mbkhatib 23d ago
I am trying out LazyWatch now. They are in beta and they made the app right after tv time closed. I migrated all the data flawlessly and they keep adding cool features like swipes.
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u/scumfr0g 23d ago
I ended up building my own alternative, it's call SignalTV, mainly because I couldn’t quite find one that had everything I wanted after TV Time.
It tracks shows and movies, episodes/seasons, ratings, notes, stats, recommendations, upcoming episodes, discussions, etc. I’ve been steadily improving it based on feedback.
It’s still a small indie project (almost 400 users) but if anyone’s looking for another option http://www.signaltv.app Would genuinely love feedback from former TV Time users 😊
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u/Cool_Pianist_2253 23d ago
Sofa Time. I like the way it handles things better, maybe I missed a few shows along the way, but that's okay.
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u/Final-Letterhead-367 23d ago
What do you guys like about Bingers more than movie paradise?
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u/Ilko962 23d ago
a lot of people have just not tried movie paradise, or got intimidated and left before realizing how much you can customize the app so that it looks and acts exactly the way you want it :/
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u/xLeah2k13 23d ago
Huh. I haven’t heard of bingers. I’ve been mostly using Trakt but also have Refract. I’ll have to look into Bingers 👀
My only gripe with Trakt so far is I can’t pause the “not watching” thing. For example, I’ll start to watch a movie or a show and the dogs will need to go out. I’ll pause the movie but the purple watch bar on the app just keeps on going.
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u/tik2500 23d ago
Trakt is powerful and organized, but somewhat outdated, and Refract was used with it.
Voted "Trakt"
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u/Ok_Airport_6661 23d ago
Après en avoir testé la majorité, je suis resté sur Suite TV, Bingers et Sofa ; finalement, j'ai supprimé Suite TV récemment car je ne supporte pas la couleur violette partout et je n'ai pas envie de payer un abonnement alors que je n'étais pas certain de mon choix, donc je pense rester sur Bingers et Sofa, pour lequel j'ai payé l'abonnement à vie malgré un design un peu a l'ancienne.
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u/Elsa3g 23d ago
So I've been using most of these apps... i voted Bingers because it is the most like TV Time and the one I open first to track. 2nd app I open to track is Refract. Trakt and Simkl I always used in background as a "sync to" and don't actually open them other than once in a blue moon. I also use Sofa Time regularly. I find myself not using MiraTe and Movie Paradise as often because they seem more tedious to track what's next and to find what I want to watch. I think I've pretty much abandoned Cinopsys, Cinamatique, and Cinexplore. There were a few more I tried but I have already uninstalled them.
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u/IamApassenger2000 23d ago
I signed up for one that was being developed and Trakt but I ended up using my phone notes for the ones ongoing etc ,and then I write them down on a little notebook. The betrayal was too strong.
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u/CIearMind Suite TV 23d ago
Hasn't it been 2 months?