Serializd
Worth it
Confidence: Medium
Buy if you want a free, community-driven home for TV tracking, ratings, and reviews.
Comparison
Serializd vs Trakt
Serializd lands on Worth it, and Trakt lands on Depends.
Trakt
Depends
Confidence: Medium
Buy it only if you scrobble from Plex/Kodi and will pay the doubled $60/yr VIP.
| Compare | Serializd | Trakt |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Worth it | Depends |
| Best for | TV fans who log episodes | Plex/Kodi/Emby scrobblers |
| Who it's not for | Movie-first users . it's TV-only; use Letterboxd | Casual viewers tracking a few shows |
| Privacy | No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed; Gridinsoft scores the site 87/100, and no security page is published.⁷ | Shaky record: 2014 breach disclosed years late, user-reported private feed-data exposure, and no public security page found. |
| Support quality | Ad removal handled manually via founder email | No reliable evidence found |
| Public sentiment | Users and fans repeatedly frame Serializd as the 'Letterboxd for TV' they wanted, and it's a common recommendation in media-tracking threads.³ | Long-time power users value the scrobbling ecosystem, but many feel recent pricing and feature changes gutted the free tier.14 |
| Biggest gotcha | Ad removal is a manual email to the founder . expect slow, ad-hoc support.² | VIP renewal pricing jumped to $60/year effective June 2025 . double the old rate13 |
Pick Serializd when
- TV fans who log episodes
- Letterboxd-style review writers
- TV Time refugees after its shutdown
- People hunting their next show via community lists
When Serializd is not a fit
- Movie-first users . it's TV-only; use Letterboxd
- All-in-one media trackers (books, games, podcasts together)
- Ad-averse users . the free tier runs ads
Pick Trakt when
- Plex/Kodi/Emby scrobblers
- Binge-watchers who love stats
- Media-server power users
- Watchlist and list curators
When Trakt is not a fit
- Casual viewers tracking a few shows
- Anyone unwilling to pay $60/yr
- Free-tier streamers . one service connection max
- Privacy-sensitive users given breach history
Sources
- Serializd homepageserializd.comofficial
- Serializd on Threads . manual ad removalthreads.comofficial
- Threads . 'Letterboxd for TV' sentimentthreads.comreview
- Instagram . Letterboxd vs Serializd comparisoninstagram.comreview
- ResetEra . media tracking recommendationsresetera.comreview
- LinkedIn . user review sharelinkedin.comreview
- Gridinsoft trust scan, 87/100gridinsoft.comsecurity
- Serializd security page check . none foundserializd.comsecurity
- Facebook . Letterboxd TV patron beta newsfacebook.comnews
- Everank . 'track tv shows' Google rankingeverank.comnews
news
news
- Upcoming VIP Renewal Pricing Changesforums.trakt.tvofficial
- What's the advantage of using Trakt?reddit.comreview
- Trakt tardily notifies users of data breachbetanews.comsecurity
