Hobi Time - TV Shows Tracker 4+

Firstly, this app is severely underrated! I have literally purchased and used nearly every single TV Show tracking app that I can find in the App Store. I have used them all extensively. This app is beautifully crafted and eloquently designed. Combined with accurate real time alerts and a reliable, consistent syncing service. Most apps that I have used just simply over complicate the tracking and syncing of media which brings most basic features to a crawl. The fluidity of the animations (seamlessly bleeds into the stock software), the ease-of-use, show and episode information informatively beside the artwork, coupled with a consistent and thorough syncing process simply make this app enjoyable to use both aesthetically and functionally. This app proudly sits upon my home screen, as it is my go to media tracking app. This review is of my own personal opinion, there is no biased or influence, as I am just very thankful that the developers not only created this app but continue to maintain it. Please consider purchasing the upgrade, I chose the lifetime option and could not be more satisfied with my purchase.

* Edit: Can you please bring back the white background, like when the app first released.

I had a bunch of tracking apps connected to Trakt and issues starting popping up all over. Couldn’t add shows. Was locked out for no reason and still cannot get back in, as a paid VIP user. Shows wouldn’t pop up when they aired. Not all new shows would even appear, until months after airing, if at all. Dumped all of them for this app. Right now, this is the best tracking app out there. Truly hoping it stays as good as it is now, as I truly need to keep track of everything I watch and want to watch in the future. I hope they keep this app going.

This is a great app. The only reason I didn’t give it 5 stars is because the “My Shows” section of the app does not let you remove shows that you are no longer watching. I want to keep an inventory of all the shows I’ve watched, even a record of the shows I’ve dropped, but at the same time if I have dropped a show I don’t want it to keep on appearing in my list. Two examples of long running shows I’d dropped that are still running are “Law & Order: SVU” and “Supernatural”. I dropped both shows awhile back yet annoyingly they still appear on my list.

Anime apps like Kitsu and iMAL, which are used for the same purpose as Hobi, intelligently includes a feature that allows you to categorize your shows. These categories include:

Watching
Want to Watch
Complete
On Hold
Dropped

I assume the categories are self explanatory. Hobi desperately needs a system like this to make the list more organized and less cluttered. This way you can focus on what you are truly watching and everything else can be tucked away in a place where they aren’t constantly in your face, but at the same time you can find them again if you need them.

If this app had these features it would definitely be 5⭐️