Serializd alternative: a daily tracker for shows and movies
If you are looking for a Serializd alternative, the honest first question is what you want it to do. Serializd is a review diary, a bit like Letterboxd. Hobi, the official migration partner for TV Time users, is a day-to-day tracker that also covers movies, a calendar and reminders. Here is how they differ, and when Hobi is the wrong answer.
Credit where it is due: Serializd is a beautiful review diary, strong on writing and the social side of watching. If long-form reviews are the reason you opened it, keep it. This page is for people who want a daily tracker as well, or instead.
Where Hobi is different
- Movies and TV together. Serializd centers on TV. Hobi tracks both, so your films have a home too.
- A calendar and reminders. Hobi tells you when new episodes air and what is coming next.
- Real statuses. Watching, On hold, Dropped and Plan to watch keep your lists honest.
- Portable data. Two-way Trakt sync means you are never locked in.
When Serializd is the better pick
Worth saying plainly, because most "alternative" pages will not. Hobi is not a review app. If any of these is why you use Serializd, Hobi is the wrong swap:
- You write long reviews. Serializd is built around writing about what you watched. Hobi is built around recording that you watched it.
- You are there for the social feed. Reading other people's takes and following friends is Serializd's centre of gravity, not Hobi's.
- You only track TV, on the web. Serializd works well in a browser. Hobi is a phone app first.
Plenty of people run both, and that is a perfectly sensible answer: Serializd for the writing, Hobi for the calendar and the day-to-day tracking.
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