Cinevell vs Trakt
Trakt is a long-running tracker with apps on many devices and a large ecosystem of connected apps. It has a free tier and a paid VIP plan.
CinevellTrakt
What it tracksTV shows (episode by episode), movies and animeTV episodes and movies; anime is tracked as ordinary shows
Where it runsAny web browser; installs on iPhone and Android from the browser (Home Screen) and works offline. No App Store or Play Store app yet.Web, iPhone, iPad, Apple TV and Android apps, plus Plex, Jellyfin and Kodi integrations
PriceFree. An optional membership with extras is planned.Free tier and a paid VIP plan
AdsNo adsFree tier shows ads; VIP removes them
ImportingTV Time, Trakt, Letterboxd, IMDb, Netflix, Simkl, MyAnimeList, AniList, Kitsu, Crunchyroll and CSV, with watch dates kept where the file has themTV Time, IMDb, Letterboxd (account export), and generic CSV or JSON files
ExportingFree: complete backup (JSON), a spreadsheet of every watch (CSV) and movies in Letterboxd’s import format (CSV)A ZIP of JSON files from Settings → Data
FriendsFollow friends, friends’ progress on a show, activity, messages between friends, reviews and episode commentsFollow people, friends’ activity, comments and ratings
Upcoming episodesUpcoming episodes in your time zone, notifications and a calendar feed, all freePersonal calendar and new-episode alerts
Automatic loggingFree automatic logging from Plex, Jellyfin, Emby and KodiPlex, Jellyfin and Kodi, plus many third-party apps (free accounts can connect one third-party app at a time since July 2026)
Trakt raised VIP prices in 2025 and has limited some free-tier features since.
Moving to Cinevell
Cinevell can import your history (see Questions for exactly what comes over from each service), and you can export everything again whenever you like.
Sources
Facts about Trakt were checked on 3 November 2026 and can change. Spotted something out of date? Email hello@cinevell.com.