Both are free TV trackers, and both will take your TV Time history. Refract is a polished iPhone app built around tracking, streaks and recommendations. Help Me Binge is built around one extra question: which of the streaming services you pay for are actually worth it. Here is where each one wins.
Refract's column is taken from its App Store listing, October 2026. We have not tested its private features.
| Refract | Help Me Binge | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free, no ads, no paywall | Free |
| Imports TV Time | Yes | Yes, even without an export |
| Imports Netflix viewing history | Not listed | Yes, one file |
| Where it runs | iPhone (iOS 17+) | iPhone, Android, any browser |
| Account needed to start | Not stated | No |
| Where a show is streaming | Yes, 100+ services | Yes, plus what is free tonight |
| What each subscription costs you per hour watched | Not listed | Yes |
| Flags services you have stopped using | Not listed | Yes, after 30 days, with a link to the cancel page |
| Two people, one list (you and a partner) | Not listed | Yes |
| Which channel the game is on | No | Yes, every team |
| Achievements, streaks, wraps | Yes | No |
| AI recommendations | Yes | Recommendations, not AI |
Refract answers what should I watch next and how much have I watched. Help Me Binge answers that too, but it also puts a price on it. Add what you pay for Netflix, Max, Hulu and the rest, tick off what you watch, and it tells you something like: Max cost you $18.49 last month for 40 minutes of viewing, you have not opened it in seven months, and cancelling it keeps about $220 a year. Then it links you to the cancel page.
If the reason you are looking for a tracker is that your streaming bill keeps creeping up, that is the part Refract does not appear to do.
You are on iPhone, you like streaks and achievements, you track movies and anime as much as TV, and you want AI picks. It is free and ad-free, which is rare.
You want your list on Android or in a browser as well as iPhone, you share a list with a partner, or you want to know which subscriptions to keep. Nothing to sign up for to start.
You can use both. Track in Refract and run your streaming costs here.
Add what you pay for, tick off a few things you have watched, and open the money tab. Free, no account, and you can export everything.
Open the free app →