The best TV Time alternatives in 2026

7 Jul 2026

With TV Time closing on 15 July 2026, millions of people need a new home for their episode tracking. The honest truth is that there is no single best replacement, because people used TV Time for different things. Here are the credible options and who each one actually suits.

OnNext: for people who want tracking, not a social network

OnNext is our app, so read this paragraph with that in mind. We built it because every tracker eventually buries the useful part under feeds, badges and stats. OnNext keeps three things and refuses the rest: tick off what you watch, see the next unwatched episode of every show the moment you open the app, and get one push notification the day a new episode airs. Comments exist for talking about an episode, but they are off by default so nothing gets spoiled. Free, no ads. If TV Time’s social feed was the bit you loved, OnNext is not for you; if you quietly ignored it, this is the closest thing to TV Time with the noise removed. See the full feature list.

Trakt: for power users and data lovers

Trakt is the heavyweight: lists, ratings, yearly stats, an API that connects to media centres like Plex and Kodi, and importers that can swallow a TV Time export. It does far more than most people need, parts of it sit behind a paid tier, and the interface reflects its ambition. If you want your tracking data to feed an ecosystem, it is the obvious choice.

SeriesGuide: the Android veteran

SeriesGuide has been tracking shows on Android for well over a decade. It is solid, respected and works offline, with cloud backup as an option. The design is functional rather than pretty, and there is no iPhone version.

Showly: the open-source option

Showly is a clean, open-source tracker for Android with Trakt syncing built in. A good choice if open source matters to you and you want something lighter than Trakt’s own apps.

Moviebase and Hobi: the app-store natives

Both are polished mobile trackers with free tiers and subscriptions on top. Moviebase leans on rich metadata and discovery; Hobi keeps things light with a strong focus on episode notifications. Either can absorb a TV Time habit, with the usual trade-off that the best features sit behind the subscription.

How to choose quickly

Whatever you pick, export your TV Time data first. The deadline does not move.

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