Refract vs Serializd: Beyond TV (Movies, Anime, and Your Data)

Short answer: Serializd is the better pick for a TV-only social diary; Refract is the better pick if you also track movies and anime, or want to export your data. Both are free to use; Refract has no ads.

Serializd has a clean, dedicated TV-tracking social experience that its community genuinely loves. But it tracks TV only: no movies, limited anime support, and no native data export. If you want to track your movies and anime alongside TV, or want to be able to export your watch history, Refract covers all three media types completely free with no ads.

Feature Comparison

Feature	Refract	Serializd
Movies	✓ Full tracking	✗
TV Shows	✓ Full tracking	✓ Full tracking
Anime	✓ Dedicated anime support	Partial: no dedicated anime metadata
Books	Coming soon	✗
Games	Coming soon	✗
Free forever	✓ Always free	✓ Always free
No ads	✓ Zero ads	Contains advertising (listed on app stores)
Export your data	✓ Data export available	✗ No native data export
Automatic scrobbling	✗ Manual tracking only	✗ Manual tracking only
Cross-device sync	✓ iOS & Android	✓ iOS, Android & Web
Price	Free forever	Free

Where Serializd is better

Serializd has built a dedicated, passionate community around TV tracking specifically. If TV shows (including miniseries) are your primary focus and you value a tight social community around that single medium, Serializd's focused experience is genuinely good. It's available on iOS, Android, and web.

Why use Refract instead?

The core limitation of Serializd is scope: it tracks TV (and miniseries) only. If you also watch movies or anime, you'd need separate apps. Refract brings everything together (movies, TV, and anime) in a single library with unified stats, diary, and ratings. Refract is also completely ad-free and lets you export your data, which Serializd does not natively support.

Is Refract really free with no ads?

Completely free, no catch. Tracking, diary, stats, social and recommendations cost nothing and show no ads, ever. The only paid thing is Refract Pro, optional cosmetic supporter tiers (badges, profile frames, name styles) that unlock nothing in the tracker.