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Should I Use Moviebase?

moviebase.app·Analyzed 3 hours ago··Based on 9 sources

Track movies, TV shows and episode progress with Moviebase for iOS and Android. Keep a watchlist, share favorites and bring your saved watch history.

Worth it

Worth it

Buy it if you want a free, polished personal movie/TV tracker with Trakt sync, especially on Android.

Free Android-first tracker with Trakt sync and a 4.4/5 Play rating; skip if a simple note tracks your shows fine.

Confidence: Medium

4.4/5

Google Play rating

136,667 reviews

Free

Starting price

Premium tier exists; price not published

Yes

Free tier

Core tracking free on Android

iOS + Android

Platforms

Android-first heritage

Value for money4

Free core, optional premium tier

Ease of use4

Recommended in tracker roundups and Reddit threads

Feature depth4

Episode tracking, watchlists, Trakt sync

Support quality3

Responsive dev, but some churn complaints

Pros

  • 4.4/5 across roughly 136,700 Google Play reviews¹
  • Free core app; premium is optional, not required¹
  • Trakt sync supported with an official setup guide
  • Tracks episodes and watch progress, not just movies¹
  • Developer engages users directly on Trakt forums and Reddit

Cons

  • A vocal Reddit thread of users quitting for alternatives
  • Competitor comparison page still labels it Android-only
  • Premium pricing not published anywhere public

Gotchas

  • mediumPremium tier exists but no public price list — check in-app before committing
  • mediumGuess: Trakt sync is central, so your library partly depends on Trakt staying healthy
  • mediumSome long-time users report frustration and switching apps — test free tier first
  • lowiOS support is newer; third-party comparisons still describe it as Android-only

Best for

  • Android users tracking episode progress
  • Trakt users wanting a mobile client
  • Binge-watchers juggling multiple streaming watchlists

Not for

  • Casual watchers — a notes app or spreadsheet is enough
  • Businesses or teams — this is personal-use software only
  • Users wanting deep social/community features like TV Time
  • iOS-first buyers — competitor pages still call it Android-only

Pricing

Free

Free

  • Tracking, rating and discovering movies and shows
  • Android and iOS apps

Premium

Not published in sources

  • Confirmed by a self-described premium user on Reddit
  • Feature list and price only visible in-app

Security

No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

Mostly positive on Android with a 4.4/5 Play rating and a responsive developer, though a minority of Redditors report frustration and have switched away.

I'm a premium user and i love your
Reddit, r/trakt
I'm absolutely sick of Moviebase n
Reddit, r/androidapps
Right now I just have a note listing
Reddit, r/androidapps

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Full analysis

Based on ~20 public sources: app store listings, Reddit/Trakt forum threads, and comparison sites. Pricing detail beyond free tier is thin; CVE results reviewed were for unrelated products.

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