A Trakt alternative for TV, movies and books

Curate is a free, ad-free alternative to Trakt for people who would rather log what they watch and read on purpose than have it scrobbled automatically.

Three reasons to choose Curate over Trakt

  1. Books as well as films and TV. Trakt tracks movies and TV shows. Curate adds books, so your watching and reading sit side by side in one library, one profile and the same collections.
  2. Intentional logging, not automatic scrobbling. Trakt can sync your watch history live from Plex, Kodi and other media centres, which is brilliant if you want a complete, automatic record. Curate is built the other way round: you log something when you've actually finished it, add a rating, and decide whether it's worth a place in your collection. That small pause is the point. Your history becomes a considered record of what mattered, not a log of everything that happened to play.
  3. No ads, and no paywall for the essentials. Trakt has aggressively tightened its free-tier limits and doubled the price of VIP. Curate has no ads, and its tracking and curation features are free and will stay that way. You won't hit a limit or an upgrade prompt for the things you came to do.

If that sounds like your kind of thing, create an account now. It's completely free, takes about 10 seconds, and all you need is a Google account.

Where Trakt is stronger

Trakt is the better tool for automation. It syncs your watch history live from Plex and other media servers, tracks TV progress episode by episode, and has an API that dozens of third-party apps are built on. If you want a complete record with no effort, Trakt does that brilliantly. If you'd rather keep a more meaningful record of what you've chosen to watch and read, Curate is built for that.

Importing takes a few minutes

  1. Go to app.trakt.tv/settings/data, scroll to Export and click Export now to download a .zip file.
  2. Sign in to Curate (it's free - just requires a Google account), then choose the Import option after onboarding.
  3. Choose Trakt and upload the .zip file. The import starts automatically.

Questions

What Trakt data can be imported?

Pretty much everything. Your watch history comes across with its ratings, reviews and watch dates, along with your watchlist, lists, favourites and library.

How does tracking differ on Curate?

Tracking is dead simple. Everything you add has one of four statuses: queued, started, finished or stopped. Curate tracks TV by season rather than by episode, so a season you were part way through on Trakt comes across as started, your history as finished and your watchlist as queued.

Will my reviews be public?

Not unless you choose. Imported reviews are private by default, and you can change who sees them at any time.

Is Curate free?

Yes. Curate is free to use, and there are no ads (and never will be).

Does Curate work on my phone?

Yes. Curate works in any browser and installs on iPhone and Android.