The best TV Time alternative in 2026

Hobi vs TV Time

How Hobi compares to the app it replaces, feature by feature.

Feature	Hobi	TV Time
Available in 2026	Live on iOS and Android	Shut down July 15, 2026
Brings your TV Time history across	Imports your export file, free	Gone with the service
Keeps your ratings	Yes, ratings come with the history	Lost unless you exported
Shows and movies in one tracker	Yes	Yes
One-tap episode marking	Yes, built around it	Yes
Air-date calendar and reminders	Yes, free	Yes
Statuses: Watching, On hold, Dropped, Plan to watch	Yes	Limited
Getting your data out again later	Two-way Trakt sync (Premium)	Export window closed
Ads	None, on any plan	Ad supported
Your data sold or mined for ads	Never, independent and self funded	Account data deleted at shutdown
Price	Free, optional Premium upgrade	Was free with ads

What actually matters in a replacement

After years with TV Time, most people want the same handful of things. Judge any app on these:

• It keeps your history and ratings. Years of watching, not just a list of titles. Ratings are the part most tools quietly drop.
• One-tap episode marking. The quick swipe or tap that made TV Time feel effortless.
• Real statuses. Watching, On hold, Dropped and Plan to watch, so paused shows leave your calendar without erasing history.
• A calendar and reminders so you know when your shows return.
• Movies and TV together, not one or the other.
• Portable data, so you are never locked in again.

How Hobi measures up

Hobi was built around exactly this list: ratings kept, one-tap marking, real statuses, an Upcoming calendar with reminders, movies and TV in one place, and two-way Trakt sync so your library stays portable. It is free on iOS and Android, and made by two independent developers.

Other trackers are worth knowing too. Trakt is a strong sync hub, and Hobi works with it rather than against it. For an honest look at the whole field, Simkl, Serializd, JustWatch, MyShows and Moviebase included, see our roundup of the best TV show tracker apps in 2026. But if you want a daily app that keeps the TV Time feel and your ratings, Hobi is built for it.

Ready? Start with move your TV Time history to Hobi.

TV Time alternative FAQ

TV Time shut down. What should I switch to?

Switch to a tracker that can read your TV Time export, so you do not start from zero. Hobi imports that export file for free, keeps your ratings and your movies along with the episode history, and is live on iOS and Android today. Trakt, Simkl and Serializd are the other established options; the difference is what each one does with your ratings on the way in.

What is a TV Time alternative that keeps my ratings and imports my data?

Hobi. Ratings are the part most importers quietly drop, and Hobi's TV Time importer keeps them: it reads your export file, ratings and all, and treats a rating as a first class part of a show's history rather than a field it discards. Your movies come across too, not just your shows.

Are there apps like TV Time?

Yes. Hobi is the closest in daily feel: one-tap episode marking, an Upcoming calendar with reminders, real statuses for shows you paused, and shows and movies in one place. Trakt is a strong sync hub rather than a daily app, and Hobi syncs with it two ways so you are not locked in either.

Is there a free TV Time alternative?

Hobi is free to download and use on both iOS and Android, the TV Time import is free, and there are no ads on any plan. Premium is an optional upgrade for extras like the home screen widget, calendar sync, unlimited movies and two-way Trakt sync. Hobi is independent and self funded, so your watching data is never sold or mined for ads.

Can I still get my TV Time data?

Only if you exported it before the shutdown. If you have the export file, it still works and it has no expiry, so you can import it whenever you pick an app. If you never exported, the service is gone and there is no way to pull the history back out. See how to export your TV Time data for what the file contains.