I Like Movies vs Serializd

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.

I Like Movies as a Serializd alternative

Serializd is Letterboxd for TV: a place to log shows and seasons, write reviews, and read what a community of TV watchers thought. Since TV Time closed, it is where much of that culture moved.

I Like Movies tracks TV too, but privately and alongside films, with the people you live with. The two apps overlap on logging and part ways on everything social, and this page lays the split out honestly.

Where Serializd is better

TV reviews and the community

Reviews are the product on Serializd: per season, per show, in public, with a community that reads and responds. I Like Movies has notes for your friends, or just for you, and no public reviews at all. If you want your take on a finale read by strangers who care, Serializd is the place built for that.

TV-first culture

Serializd is made by and for people whose main medium is television, and the whole product reflects it. TV in I Like Movies shares one library with films rather than owning the app.

Reach

Serializd runs on the web as well as on phones, so your logging is wherever a browser is. I Like Movies is a phone app for iPhone and Android, and has no web app.

What is different in I Like Movies

Films and TV in one library

Serializd tracks television. I Like Movies keeps films and TV series in a single library with one watched history and one watchlist, tracked to the episode.

Friends, not strangers

Ratings and notes reach your friends and nobody else, and any note can stay just for you; nothing is published. On Serializd, writing for the room is the point.

A household shares one library

The people you live with can see each other’s watchlists, share one collection of what you own, and decide in a household chat. Serializd accounts are individual.

Deciding, not just logging

Monthly collections generated from your own ratings, an assistant that answers plain language, and streaming availability per country: the app leans toward the moment before you press play.

Feature by feature

Feature	I Like Movies	Serializd
Films	Yes, same library as TV	No, TV only
TV episode progress	Yes, per episode	Logging by season and show
Public reviews	No, notes go to friends or stay private	Yes, the core of the app
Community	Friends and taste comparison	The TV-review community
Platforms	iPhone, Android	Web, iOS, Android
Shared household library	Yes	No
AI recommendations	Yes, from your own ratings	No
Streaming availability	Yes, per country	No
Price	Free, no ads	Free to use

Moving your library

There is no Serializd import: I Like Movies reads Letterboxd, IMDb, Trakt and TV Time exports, and a Serializd export is none of them. A TV library starts fresh here, unless your shows are also on Trakt or in a TV Time export you saved.

Rebuilding is smaller than it sounds: mark the current season of the shows you are actually mid-way through, which for most people is under ten, and let the back catalogue fill in as rewatches touch it.

What I Like Movies does not do

There is no automatic tracking. Nothing scrobbles from a media server, a browser or a streaming app; you mark things watched yourself.
There are no public reviews. Notes go to your friends or stay just for you, and there is no feed of strangers to read.
There is no web app. The library lives on the server, but you reach it from the phone app.
There is no offline mode. The app needs an internet connection.
Imports read four kinds of export: a Letterboxd .zip, an IMDb .csv, a Trakt .zip and a TV Time export saved before that service closed. There is no importer for Simkl exports, and an import is a one-time copy, not a sync.

The honest verdict

If writing and reading TV reviews is why you log shows, use Serializd. It is the best home that culture has, and an app whose notes stay among friends is not a substitute for it.

If you want your TV progress next to your films, shared with your household, never with strangers, and pointed at what to watch next, that is what I Like Movies is built for, and the two philosophies are different enough that choosing is easy.

Questions people ask

Can I import my Serializd history into I Like Movies?

No. Imports read Letterboxd, IMDb, Trakt and TV Time exports only, and a Serializd export is none of them. Series progress is set as you go, and marking a whole season watched takes a tap.

Does Serializd track movies?

No. Serializd is built for television. I Like Movies keeps films and TV series in one library with a single watched history and watchlist.

Which is better after TV Time shut down?

It depends on what you used TV Time for. If it was the community and the reviews, Serializd continues that culture best. If it was episode-level progress tracking on your phone, I Like Movies covers it with films in the same library and a household to share it with.

Is I Like Movies free?

Yes, free with no advertising. Serializd is free to use as well.

More comparisons: Letterboxd, Trakt, Simkl, IMDb, Maimovie, Moviebase, JustWatch, Matinee, Cronica, Flick. Or browse every guide and watch order.

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