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Cinemaniac — Free Movie & TV Show Tracker for iOS and Android vs Simkl

Cinemaniac — Free Movie & TV Show Tracker for iOS and Android and Simkl both land on Worth it.

Cinemaniac — Free Movie & TV Show Tracker for iOS and Android

Worth it

Confidence: Low

Grab it if you want a free, no-signup personal watchlist app; skip it if you need team features, data exports, or guaranteed support.

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Simkl

Worth it

Confidence: Medium

Buy if you want free, automatic tracking of everything you watch, especially with Kodi, Jellyfin or Stremio setups.

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Cinemaniac — Free Movie & TV Show Tracker for iOS and Android versus Simkl
Compare	Cinemaniac — Free Movie & TV Show Tracker for iOS and Android	Simkl
Verdict	Worth it	Worth it
Best for	Personal watchlists	Heavy TV and anime watchers
Who it's not for	Businesses or teams . this is a hobby app	Anyone wanting to stream . it only tracks
Privacy	No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.^²	No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.
Support quality	Solo dev; FAQ and contact form	No evidence in sources
Public sentiment	No user reviews or ratings surfaced in the sources reviewed.	Redditors praise Simkl's tracking depth and integrations while criticizing the official mobile app experience.^⁷
Biggest gotcha	Marketed as free but no pricing page exists; unclear how it's monetized long-term^¹	VIP and PRO prices aren't shown in the sources reviewed; check the official features-comparison page before paying

Pick Cinemaniac — Free Movie & TV Show Tracker for iOS and Android when

Personal watchlists
Privacy-minded viewers (no account)
Multilingual users
Casual movie and TV logging

When Cinemaniac — Free Movie & TV Show Tracker for iOS and Android is not a fit

Businesses or teams . this is a hobby app
Users needing data exports or integrations
Anyone needing guaranteed support (solo developer)
People who'd be fine with a notes-app list

Pick Simkl when

Heavy TV and anime watchers
Self-hosted media server users
TV Time migrants
Watch-history completionists

When Simkl is not a fit

Anyone wanting to stream . it only tracks
Casual viewers watching a few shows a year
Teams or businesses; it's consumer-only
People demanding a polished mobile app

Sources

Cinemaniac . Free Movie & TV Show Tracker for iOS and Androidcinemaniac.app
official
Product security pagecinemaniac.app
security
Simkl Lists: TV, Anime, Movies . Google Playplay.google.com
review
Simkl Lists . App Storeapps.apple.com
official
Simkl Review . The Nerdy Studentthenerdystudent.com
review
Read Customer Service Reviews of simkl.com . Trustpilottrustpilot.com
review
VERY much disappointed by Simkl Lists app . Redditreddit.com
review
A newbie is choosing between Simkl and Trakt . Redditreddit.com
review
TV Time Alternatives megathread . Redditreddit.com
review
Trakt.tv vs SIMKL . Wako guidewako.app
review
Best Trakt Alternatives . Achriomachriom.com
review
Simkl Features: Free, VIP and PRO planssimkl.com
official
Is Simkl free to use?docs.simkl.org
official
Lifetime VIP Plan . Simkl docsdocs.simkl.org
official
SIMKL/script.simkl . Kodi scrobblergithub.com
official
jellyfin-plugin-simkl . GitHubgithub.com
official