Letterboxd only tracks films (no TV), requires a $19/year subscription for stats, and discovery depends on manually curating your follow list. Here are the best film and entertainment tracking alternatives — including options that cover TV shows and help you find where to watch.
Each app below addresses a specific gap in Letterboxd's offering. We picked them based on real user review patterns and feature differentiation.
Trakt tracks both movies AND TV shows — Letterboxd's biggest gap. Syncs with Plex, Kodi, and streaming apps automatically. Social features are lighter than Letterboxd but the combined film/TV tracking makes it more useful for multi-format watchers. VIP is $3.60/month.
Explore Trakt data →Serializd is explicitly positioned as "Letterboxd for TV shows." Log episodes, write reviews, follow friends, and track series completion. Growing community and a UI that will feel familiar to Letterboxd users. Free with a Pro tier.
Explore Serializd data →IMDb's Watchlist and ratings are the most widely used film tracking tools. Less social than Letterboxd but unmatched in database depth, covering both film and TV. IMDb ratings are the industry reference point. No subscription required for core features.
Explore IMDb data →For users who own or collect films digitally, Plex tracks your personal library, marks watched status, and provides metadata. Not a social network like Letterboxd, but the best tool for managing a personal film collection alongside free streaming.
Explore Plex data →Not a film app, but mentioned as a reference: Goodreads is the "Letterboxd for books" with a similar logging, rating, and social review model. If you use Letterboxd for film, Goodreads fills the same role for reading. Both are free.
Explore Goodreads (for books) data →JustWatch solves the "where can I watch this?" problem that Letterboxd doesn't address. Track your watchlist and see exactly which streaming service carries each film. Not a social network but an essential companion for any Letterboxd user.
Explore JustWatch data →We found these alternatives by analyzing review patterns across movie tracking and entertainment apps. Users supplementing or leaving Letterboxd most commonly cite the lack of TV tracking, subscription requirement for stats, and limited discovery features as their reasons.
No. Letterboxd is exclusively for films. For TV tracking, Trakt is the most feature-complete option with automatic sync to Plex and streaming apps. Serializd takes a Letterboxd-inspired approach specifically for TV series tracking. Many serious watchers use Letterboxd for film and Trakt or Serializd for TV.
Letterboxd Pro at $19/year ($1.58/month) removes ads and adds personal statistics. For active users who log multiple films per week, the stats features are genuinely useful. The free tier is still functional for basic logging and social features. Patron at $49/year adds priority support and a patron badge.
Letterboxd is the best pure film tracking app for social discovery and community reviews. IMDb is best for database depth. Trakt is best for combined film and TV tracking with automatic sync. JustWatch is essential as a companion for finding where to watch films on your watchlist.
App Vulture uses AI-powered review intelligence to analyze what real users say about apps — their pain points, feature requests, and reasons for switching. We identified these alternatives by analyzing review patterns across movie tracking and entertainment apps.
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