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: no ads, no account, and your library in your iCloud.
What “free” should mean
A tracker you'll actually keep should be free without ads or a subscription. Your library lives on your device and in your iCloud, so there is 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 | Showkeep | 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 Showkeep 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.
- 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?
Showkeep: it's genuinely free, has no ads and no account, and covers TV and movies with where-to-watch and next-episode alerts. Your library lives in your iCloud, so there is 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. Your library lives in your iCloud, not on servers we pay for, so there's nothing to start charging for.