What is the best TV Time alternative?

It depends on what you want. If you want another tracker, Serializd and Trakt both import TV Time data and resume the episode-logging loop. If you want a recommendation engine that tells you what finished show to start tonight, filtered to your subscribed services and scored against your taste, NextWatchTV is built for that decision. NextWatchTV is not a tracker and does not compete on episode logging.

When did TV Time shut down?

TV Time was discontinued on July 15, 2026. Parent company Whip Media stated it was no longer sustainable to operate as a free app and there was not enough demand for a paid app. The app was removed from both the App Store and Google Play, and all personal user data was permanently deleted. The GDPR export tool at gdpr.tvtime.com was available only until July 15, 2026.

Can I import my TV Time data into NextWatchTV?

No. NextWatchTV is not a tracker and does not import watch-history data. It builds your taste profile from scratch as you rate shows and use the app. If you have a TV Time export and want to preserve your viewing log, import it into Serializd or Trakt first, then use NextWatchTV alongside it for recommendations.

Does Trakt or Serializd have a completed-series filter?

No. Neither Trakt nor Serializd offers a filter for completed or ended series. Trakt's VIP advanced filtering covers genre, certification, language, country, network, year, runtime, and rating, but not series status. Serializd shows completed shows only as a personal statistic, not as a discovery filter. NextWatchTV makes completed series a first-class discovery surface.

Yes. NextWatchTV has a free tier that includes discovery and match scores with limited recommendation volume. Paid tiers are $1.99 per month, $14.99 per year, or $49.99 lifetime. All tiers are ad-free with no data selling and no cross-app tracking.

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NextWatchTV as a TV Time Alternative: For Users Who Want Recommendations, Not Another Tracker

TV Time shut down on July 15, 2026, leaving over 26 million users looking for a replacement. If you used TV Time to track what you watched and are now weighing what comes next, here is how NextWatchTV compares to the tracker apps that survived it — and why you might not want another tracker at all.

TV Time was discontinued on July 15, 2026. Parent company Whip Media stated it was “no longer sustainable to continue operating the service as a free app, and there was not enough demand for a paid app” (TechCrunch). The app was removed from both the App Store and Google Play, and tvtime.com now serves only a farewell page (MacRumors). All personal user data was permanently deleted with no recovery option; the GDPR export tool at gdpr.tvtime.com was available only until July 15 (Tech Times).

Feature comparison

NextWatchTV vs Serializd vs Trakt

Feature	NextWatchTV	TV Time (shut down)	Serializd	Trakt
Primary purpose	Recommendation engine	Episode tracker (ended)	TV-only social tracker	TV/movie tracker + community
Completed-series filter	Yes	n.a.	Not stated	Not stated
Personal match score	Yes — 0-100	n.a.	No	No
Streaming service filter	Yes	n.a.	Not stated	Yes
Privacy: no ads	Yes	n.a.	No — ads	No on free; VIP removes
Privacy: no data selling	Yes	n.a.	Not stated	“Never sells” but shares with third parties
Cross-app tracking	No	n.a.	Yes	Cookies for analytics/tracking
Pricing model	Free + $1.99/mo, $14.99/yr, $49.99 lifetime	Was free; shut down	Free, no paid tiers	Free + VIP $6/mo or $60/yr
Free tier	Yes	n.a.	Yes	Yes
Household accounts	Yes	n.a.	Not stated	Not stated
Cross-device sync	Yes	n.a.	Not stated	Not explicitly stated

How they compare

Trackers vs recommendations

TV Time was a tracker. It logged every episode you watched, pushed reminders when new seasons dropped, and built a community around shared viewing habits. When it shut down on July 15, 2026, its 26 million-plus users were left with a data export and a list of alternative apps to evaluate (TechCrunch, Tech Times). The alternatives named in coverage — Serializd, Trakt, Simkl, BetaSeries — are all trackers. They will import your data and resume the logging loop TV Time left behind.

That is a valid path if tracking is what you want. But if you used TV Time partly to discover what to watch next, a tracker replacement will not solve the recommendation question. Trackers assume you already know what you want to watch. Their recommendations, when they exist, lean on community averages and trending — not a model of your specific taste. None of the three tracker apps compared here — Serializd, Trakt, or the former TV Time — offer a personal match score. Trakt’s recommendations are based on your watch history, but they are qualitative suggestions, not scored (Trakt VIP). Serializd’s discovery is member-generated lists and trending content (Serializd).

NextWatchTV is not a tracker. It does not compete with these apps on logging episodes or building stats. It competes on the question TV Time never fully answered: “what finished show should I start tonight?” NextWatchTV surfaces completed series filtered to your subscribed streaming services, each with a 0-100 Match Score computed against your individual profile. If you want to track every episode you watch, Trakt or Serializd will do that better. If you want to stop scrolling and start watching, NextWatchTV is built for that decision.

Privacy is another dividing line. TV Time was free and ad-supported, and its shutdown demonstrated the fragility of that model — a free app with 26 million users could not sustain itself (TechCrunch). Serializd is also free with ads and does not clearly state its data practices — its privacy policy page was unreachable, and its Apple privacy label shows Usage Data used to track you across apps (App Store). Trakt’s free tier is ad-supported, and its privacy policy discloses sharing identifiers and inferences with third parties for business purposes, though its marketing states it “never sells your personal information or data” (Trakt VIP, Trakt privacy policy). NextWatchTV has no ads, no cross-app tracking, and no data selling at any tier. Its paid model means the business is sustained by subscribers, not by monetizing attention.

Serializd and Trakt both support importing data from TV Time, which matters if you have an export file and want continuity of your watch history (Serializd). NextWatchTV does not import tracking data because it is not a tracker — it starts fresh with your taste profile and improves as you rate shows. If you have a TV Time export and want to preserve your viewing log, import it into Serializd or Trakt first, then use NextWatchTV alongside it for recommendations.

Which is right for you?

Who should use TV Time alternatives vs NextWatchTV

Serializd

For tracking

You want a free, TV-only social tracker that imports your TV Time data. Serializd is a direct tracker-style replacement for TV Time’s tracking and community features. Accept that it is ad-supported and its privacy policy is not publicly accessible.

Trakt

For feature-rich tracking

You want a feature-rich tracker with media-center scrobbling, cross-service watch-now filtering, and a large community. Trakt’s VIP tier ($6/mo or $60/yr) removes ads and adds advanced filters. Its recommendations are personalized but not scored.

NextWatchTV

For recommendations

You do not want another tracker. If the TV Time shutdown made you reconsider whether tracking every episode is the right workflow, and you would rather get a scored recommendation for a finished show on a service you already pay for, NextWatchTV is built for that. No ads, no data selling, household profiles, and a free tier to start.

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