TV Show Manager is a free television series tracking utility for iOS that provides air date notifications and countdowns via the TV Maze API.
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
The app serves users who want to track large show lists without the friction of subscription paywalls or aggressive ad-interstitials.
For Television viewers who want to track release schedules and receive notifications for specific series.
What does it look like?
Key features
Access to a library of television show metadata and air dates via the TV Maze API.
Push alerts for new episode releases.
Visual countdown to the next episode or season premiere.
How much does it cost?
The app is currently offered as a free utility with no visible in-app purchase or subscription tiers.
Velocity
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TV Show Manager has been inactive for 3,059 days, indicating the project is no longer under active development. The latest release was a minor update focused on platform compatibility for watchOS 27. There have been no feature additions, bug fixes, or operational updates in over eight years. The app is effectively in a zombie state.
Who built it?
User Sentiment
What do users think recently?
Recent user voice shows a frustrated sentiment. Users appreciate the simple interface and lack of aggressive monetization make managing large show lists enjoyable for users.
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
What users say, by theme
- The simple interface and lack of aggressive monetization make managing large show lists enjoyable for users
- Frequent application crashes occur when users attempt to manage large lists of television shows
6 of 6 recent reviews analyzed · limited sample · Frustrated overall
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Competitive landscape for TV Show Manager
How's the Entertainment market?
TV Show Manager maintains a 3.4-star rating based on 10 total ratings, reflecting a stagnant position in the Entertainment category. The absence of updates since 2018 leaves it without a competitive footing against modern, cloud-synced trackers.
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Key takeaways for TV Show Manager
Where is it heading?
The outlook for TV Show Manager is declining due to a total lack of development activity and persistent stability issues. Without a roadmap to address the crashes that occur during standard list management, the app will continue to lose users to modern, actively supported competitors.
- The complete lack of updates since 2018 indicates the app is in a maintenance-only or abandoned state, which guarantees long-term user attrition.
- Persistent crash patterns during list management tasks prevent the app from serving its core function, leading to negative sentiment and low ratings.
The SWOT
- Lack of aggressive monetization gates sustains user interest in managing large show lists.
- Simple color customization provides personalization without complex UI overhead.
- Implementing a stable offline-caching layer for show metadata would resolve navigation crashes.
Next best moves
Audit crash logs for large list management because users report freezes above forty shows → stabilize retention
The counter-intuitive read
The app's greatest strength, its lack of monetization, is also its primary weakness…
Read the full takeSince the last report: The app's competitive positioning has shifted to frame its lack of monetization as a primary driver of its technical abandonment. No functional changes occurred, as the app remains in a zombie state with no updates since 2018.
Bottom line
The lack of development activity since 2018 renders TV Show Manager a legacy utility, and its inability to handle large show lists without crashing makes it a high-churn risk that cannot compete with modern, cloud-synced alternatives.
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- [1] App Store, source
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