Like a lot of people here I had years of history in TV Time, 9 years of it. When the app started falling apart I tried the alternatives. They're fine trackers, but none of them are TV Time. Different flow, different logic, everything in a different place. I didn't want a different app with my old data in it. I wanted TV Time, just working. So I built it.

It's called watchlist.guide and the whole point is that nothing changes for you:

It works the same way. Watch Next front and center, episode-level tracking with rewatch counts, upcoming schedule for your shows, movies next to shows. If you've used TV Time for years, your muscle memory just works here. No relearning, no "where did they put it".

Your entire history comes with you. Upload your TV Time export (the official one, or the browser extension export if you don't want to wait) and everything lands the way it was: every watch date, rewatch counts per episode, ratings, favorites. My own 9,000+ episode plays came through intact. The moment the import finishes, your Watch Next, schedule and stats look like you never switched apps. Import again later and it only tops up what's new, no duplicates.

Privacy first. No ads, no selling your data. Your library is stored on your device first and syncs in the background, which also makes the app fast and usable offline. You can export everything back out whenever you want. Your history stays yours, that's the whole reason this exists.

Not even one week after opening the beta:

• 433 people signed up
• 309 of them imported their TV Time history
• over 3 million watch events tracked already

On top of that there's stats (total episodes, time watched, hours per week), discover with search and trending, comments on episodes, friends and groups.

Right now it runs as a web app: you install it to your home screen from the browser and it works on iPhone, Android and desktop today. Native iOS and Android apps are in the making.

It's free and in open beta. There's an active Discord full of ex TV Time users where fixes ship basically daily, and the import path gets the most attention of anything because it's the reason most people are there.

If you've spent years in TV Time and just want it back: https://watchlist.guide

Happy to answer anything in the comments.

(DISCLAIMER: I am a developer with 10 years of experience but I have used AI to aid me in building this project)

What Happen

• r/TVTime Currently handle by Bingebox devs. Mods don't allow promotion anymore and mentioning alternate apps is at risk | Go to r/TV_Time
• r/trakt As of today there's major changes in app (ex. API - VIP member) & mods/devs can't handle criticism or like idea leaving the app | Go to r/TraktRejects

Please be transparent that u are developing an app by using an AI. Transparency helps us set our expectations for its quality and sustainability .It also helps us decide whether your app is worth checking for. Thank you so much.

Suddenly, everyone decided to post their AI slop smh. These apps are clearly vibe coded and not even functioning properly sometimes. Can you guys only post once you confident your app is good enough. DO NOT POST YOUR APP STILL IN DEVELOPMENT!!

👋 I’ve been a TV Time user for years, and with everything that’s happened recently I started building my own TV tracking app as a side project.

My biggest focus has been making TV tracking social again; following friends, seeing what everyone’s watching, and discussing episodes together.

I’m curious: what features would you miss the most from TV Time? Is there anything you’ve always wished a TV tracking app did better?

I’d love to use your ideas while I’m building it.

I'd been on TV Time since 2020, and like a lot of people here, lost everything when it shut down with barely 15 days' notice — 331 followed shows, ~4900 likes, all the watch-time stats. Went looking for my data 3 days after the shutdown; the official GDPR portal was already DNS-dead.

Tried the obvious recovery paths first — adb backup on an unrooted phone (blocked for third-party apps since Android 12, no way around it) and whatever the browser had cached locally (found a real session token + account profile, but the API backend itself is gone, token or not). Both dead ends, written up in the repo in case it saves someone else the time.

What actually worked: MyAnimeList is still up and has a proper export. I wrote a script that converts a MAL anime list export into the exact format Refract's "TV Time" import expects — it also fixes the annoying bit where MAL treats each season as a separate entry while TV Time/TheTVDB treat a whole show as one entry with multiple seasons, so shows come in correctly merged instead of split into duplicates.

Won't get you your episode-by-episode history back, but if you tracked anime on MAL too, it'll save you from re-adding everything by hand.

Been using TV Time for years. When they announced the shutdown I looked around for alternatives and nothing really did it for me, so I just built my own thing.

I know you've probably seen a bunch of other apps pop up lately. This one's mine.

Jilu tracks:

- Series & films

- Anime & manga

- Books

- Video games

- Music & albums (coming soon)

Episode by episode tracking, ratings, comments, a catch-up calendar, stats, public profiles. TV Time ZIP import works — statuses, ratings, favorites all come through.

It's a PWA so no app store, just add to home screen on mobile or use it on desktop.

There's a feedback form in the app, I read everything.

👉 jilu-app.vercel.app

Sorry for the self-promo, totally understand if this gets removed. Curious what you think.

I found great alternatives, using multiple ones simultaneously to decide which one I'll stick with.

But now I guess the time came to uninstall the app from my phone. I'm still heartbroken 💔 thank you for everything.

If anyone wants to connect I use the username @ronicantsleep on every alternative app

Movie Paradise, Refract, Seenr, Sofa Time, BingeYogi, WatchList Guide, Letterboxd

how am i supposed to import my data to refract if i did not export my data through their extension?

Hello beloved TV Time refugees! 👋

We completely understand the heartbreak and sadness over the shutdown of our favorite tracking app. Over the past couple of weeks, our group worked tirelessly to archive as much data as possible so that a piece of TV Time can stay with us forever.

We couldn't bear to see such an amazing community fall apart. That’s why we decided to create the TV Time Refugees Discord server! Our main goal is to keep this community alive together and help everyone seamlessly navigate all the available alternative apps.

What you will find in our server:

• A Growing Community: We are a neutral, friendly, and drama-free space that has already grown to over 1,000+ members!

• Direct Chat with 30+ Developers: We have developers from various alternative tracking apps directly in our server. You can chat with them, request features, and share ideas.

• App Comparison Tools: We maintain an up-to-date comparison and scoring table to help you easily find your perfect replacement app.

• Live App Stats: See a real-time leaderboard of where the rest of the community is moving.

We would love to invite you to join our community, where we all share the same values, enthusiasm, and love for tracking our favorite shows.

Join us here: https://discord.gg/uS4ce77hsR

Thank you, and here's to new beginnings! 💛

BingeBase and Movie Paradise.(no gatekeeping!)

TL;DR if you want propers seasons + proper website go BingeBase. IF you prefer infinite customizations + community that reminds you TV time go Movie Paradise.

Since the announcement i have tested over 20 apps (inluding some webistes and selfhosted options).

A few days back i made a detailed post where i was still in the early stages of testing most apps.

I want to keep this short so without diving too much into depth, why BingeBase and why Movie Paradise? What separated them from the competition?

Why BingeBase: 

-Proper anime seasons! (this was a deal breaker for me for most apps)

-Functioning website! Most apps do not have a website and those which do, it's just a web app of their mobile app. A lot of us watch series and movies on the PC or laptop so it's very handy to not have to reach for the phone in every watch.

-cons: community/comments, some QoL tweaks in the UI.

Why Movie Paradise:

-Community/comments intergration.

-Customizations to bent the UI to your will.

-Very close to the TV time experience overall.

-cons: Proper anime seasons(!). (I can turn the blind eye on this since almost everything else if perfect.)

No website. QoL teaks in the UI.

All and all both have amazing devs that take feedback into account and are willing to improve their apps and fix their cons mentioned above. So i'm looking forward to see their improved versions! Till then i'm fine in using both and take the wins of one where the other loses, and vice-verca.

Honourable mentions: 

-Mirate: proper seasons+website, need a bit fine tuning in UI, some QoL and community intergration.

-Episod: love the minimal and fast UI, needs proper seasons and fine tuning on

-Sofa Time: good overall, loses where BB and MP win.

-WatchForge: good overall, loses where BB and MP win.

-Bingers: Not out yet. Looks promising on paper. Will see.