Best free TV tracker
The best free TV show tracker for iPhone in 2026.
“Free” usually means ads, an account, or a Pro upsell waiting a screen away. Here's what free actually looks like when there are no servers to pay for.
What “free” should mean
A tracker you'll actually keep should be free without selling your attention or your data. WhatAMovie has no servers holding your library, so there's nothing to fund with ads and no account to build a profile from. Everything — episode tracking, where to watch, notifications, ratings — is included, and your data syncs through your own iCloud.
The free options, compared
| Feature | WhatAMovie | TV Time | Trakt (free) | Simkl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ads | None | Yes | Yes (free tier) | Yes |
| Account | None | Required | Required | Required |
| Apple Watch app | Yes | No | Via 3rd-party | No |
| Where to watch | 41 countries | Yes | Limited | Yes |
| Your data lives | Your iCloud | Their servers | Their servers | Their servers |
Free forever · No ads · No account · See everything WhatAMovie does →
Keep comparing
- TV Time — Shutting down July 15, 2026 — and where to go next.
- Trakt — Free, no account, no VIP — for people leaving Trakt's paywalls.
- Simkl — Simkl without the account, the ads, or the servers.
- Private tracker — No account, no analytics — “Data Not Collected”.
- Apple Watch tracker — Mark episodes watched from your wrist.
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Questions people are asking
What's the best free TV tracker for iPhone with no ads?
WhatAMovie: it's genuinely free, has no ads and no account, and covers TV and movies with where-to-watch and next-episode alerts. Because it has no servers, there's no ad-supported free tier — it's free the whole way.
Is it free now but paid later?
No. There's no subscription and no Pro tier to graduate you into. The architecture (your iCloud, no servers) is what makes free sustainable, so there's nothing to start charging for.