TV Time alternatives after the shutdown
This page is written by the developer of I Like Movies. A comparison written by one side is not neutral, so it names where the other app is the better choice and does not score anything.
TV Time shut down on 15 July 2026, and years of episode check-ins went with it. If you are reading this, you probably kept a habit alive in that app for a long time and would like somewhere sensible to continue it. This page is the short, honest version of the options.
Before anything else: bring your TV Time export if you saved one. TV Time's data was deleted when the service closed, so no app can fetch your history now, but the export file it sent you before the shutdown still works. I Like Movies reads it: the .zip, or the file tracking-prod-records-v2.csv from inside it if the .zip asks for a password. If you never exported, there is nothing to import. A disappointed install is worse than none, so this is said up front.
If automatic tracking was the point
TV Time asked you to check in. If what you actually want next is an app that notices your watching by itself, two services do that properly. Trakt is the ecosystem choice: media servers and players like Plex and Kodi scrobble to it automatically, and dozens of apps build on its API. Simkl gets there without a media server, using browser extensions that log what you watch on streaming sites, and it is also the strongest of the three for anime. Both are free with ads and sell premium tiers.
If the reviews and the community were the point
Serializd is built around TV reviews and discussion, the way Letterboxd is built around film reviews. If reading and writing about shows was your favourite part of TV Time, that is the culture it continues.
If episode tracking on your phone was the point
I Like Movies is written by the author of this page, so weigh this paragraph accordingly. It tracks TV at episode level, marks a season in a tap, and can tell a series that has ended from one between seasons. Films live in the same library rather than in a second app, every title shows where it streams in your country, an AI assistant answers "what should we start next" in plain language, and a household can see each other's watchlists, with a shared collection and a group chat. It is free, has no ads, and runs on iPhone and Android. There is no automatic tracking, no web app, and no public reviews; if any of those is essential, the apps above fit better.
With or without an export
With an export, upload it under Imports in the app. You see what was found before anything is added, and the whole import can be undone within a day if it is not what you expected. Shows you were part way through come across as watched episodes, but an import never adds a show to Watching, so add the few you are still following from each show's page.
Without one, rebuilding sounds worse than it is. You do not need your history back to continue the habit; you need current-season positions for the shows you are actually mid-way through, which for most people is fewer than ten. Mark those seasons, and let the back catalogue fill in whenever a rewatch happens to touch it. Two minutes of setup, not an afternoon of data entry.
Questions people ask
Can I import my TV Time history into another app?
Yes, if you exported it before the shutdown. TV Time closed on 15 July 2026 and user data was deleted, so that export file is the only copy left. I Like Movies, which is written by the author of this page, imports it, and other replacement apps may read it too, so check before you choose. If you did not export, no app can recover the history, and the honest move is to rebuild progress as you go.
What is the closest replacement for TV Time?
It depends on what you used it for. For automatic tracking, Simkl or Trakt. For public reviews and a TV community, Serializd. For episode tracking on your phone with films in the same library and watchlists your household can see, I Like Movies, which is written by the author of this page.
Does I Like Movies import TV Time data?
Yes, from the data export TV Time sent you before it closed. Upload the .zip in the app under Imports, or, if the .zip asks for a password, the file tracking-prod-records-v2.csv from inside it. Watched episodes, watched films, film ratings, your film watchlist and your lists come across, and you see what was found before anything is added.
Episode ratings and shows you followed but never started are not imported, films are matched by title and year, and the .csv on its own brings watched episodes only. Without an export there is nothing to import: series progress is set as you go, and marking a whole season watched takes a tap.
Why did TV Time shut down?
TV Time announced its closure and went offline on 15 July 2026. This page does not speculate beyond the public facts: the service closed and accounts were deleted. What matters for a viewer is the practical part, which is choosing where the tracking habit goes next.
Every option side by side: the best TV show tracker apps in 2026.
More reading: every guide, watch order and comparison on this site, including the full Trakt, Simkl and Serializd comparisons.