I built Refract — a free, ad-free tracker for movies, TV & anime (now on Google Play and iOS)! Would love to have feedback or questions 🔥
Hey everyone,
I've been building Refract for some weeks now, and it just launched on Google Play and iOS on Sunday.
The short version: I got frustrated when TV Time went quiet and basically stopped improving. So I did what any obsessive media nerd would do — studied 50+ tracking apps, read thousands of user reviews, and built the thing I actually wanted to use.
What Refract does:
- Track movies, TV shows & anime with statuses (Watching, Completed, Plan to Watch, Dropped, etc.)
- Rate, review, add mood tags
- See where to stream, rent or buy (100+ services — Netflix, Crunchyroll, Disney+, etc.)
- IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes & TMDB ratings in one place
- AI-powered search — describe what you're in the mood for, get actual picks
- Create & share custom lists
- Activity feed, follow friends, achievements, streaks
- Import your history from Letterboxd or TV Time in one tap
- Books & games coming soon
Free forever. Zero ads. No paywall on core features.
It's not trying to reinvent the wheel — just do everything well and without friction. All feedback (bugs, ideas, roasts) welcome, there's a feedback button built right into the app and a public community roadmap where you can vote on what gets built next.
I've built the whole backend, UI, and frontend + analytics and external logging for error monitoring. I use PostHog, Sentry and Google/Apple SSO, would love any feedback on my stack if you had issues with it in the past!