American drama fans all know that the update time of American dramas is often uncertain, with winter breaks, sports events suspended, and even writers' strikes and suspensions...

The situation is so complicated that AppSo (WeChat ID appsolution) recommends 6 drama-chasing apps today to catch up with the departure time of veteran drivers and close the door of "spoilers".

Lazy people come and take their seats

• TeeVee 3: A simple person who focuses on subscribing to the progress of the series
• iTV Shows 3: Experienced drama fans who know all the details in one place
• iShows TV: Association for getting used to Chinese and pursuing powerful appearance
• Teevo: Fans who want to manage movies besides dramas
• Series: In addition to dramas and movies, there are also film and television fanatics who need movie lists
• TVShow Time: In addition to watching dramas, you also want to complain to your peers

1. The most concise and beautiful: TeeVee 3 #iOS

In order to maintain a simple and refreshing experience, the most beautiful TeeVee 3 retains almost only the most basic subscription functions: adding, displaying and tracking episodes.

When you use the drama app for the first time, you must first add episodes and mark the latest drama viewing progress. TeeVee 3 can mark the progress with one click, which is very convenient.

Most of the drama-watching apps will display information such as the playback status, broadcast time, TV station, episode length, introduction copy, and cast list of the subscribed series.

The homepage of TeeVee 3 is directly arranged by banners in order of delivery. This kind of integration of broadcast information is unique among similar apps, allowing people to intuitively and clearly see the upcoming episodes that they are following.

At the same time, it does not lose the beauty of details. It has a "Dead/Ended" page that pays homage to the "finished series", which is nostalgic and tear-jerking; it also has a "Hide Spoiler" button, which protects us from the knife of curiosity. There are also small and exquisite settings such as automatically adapting to time zones and adding to calendar management, showing full sincerity.

TeeVee 3 is suitable for iPhone and iPad with iOS 7.1+. The iOS version is 11.2 MB and sells for 18 yuan.

2. Comprehensive quality: iTV Shows 3 #iOS

As a senior drama fan, you will definitely want to see more details, such elegant and knowledgeable iTV Shows3 may be your favorite - it is so powerful that it has almost all the functions of other counterparts.

Compared to pure TeeVee 3, iTV Shows 3 has rich subscription management functions. For example, "Last" and "Next" at the top of the screen and the subdivided columns under "To Watch" in the sidebar diversify the categories of dramas, making it easier for fans who are looking for several dramas at the same time to quickly and accurately find the target drama. Swipe right on the Banner to export a more detailed episode homepage.

The considerate iTV Shows 3 also provides a "drama viewing calendar" that allows you to intuitively check the departure times of all your favorite dramas.

The UI style of iTV Shows 3 is similar to that of TeeVee 3, and is as beautiful as the latter. I personally think that at the same price, iTV Shows 3 may be more cost-effective.

iTV Shows 3 is available for iPhone and iPad running iOS 8.0+. The iOS version is 27.2 MB and costs 18 yuan.

3. Comprehensive quality: iShows TV #iOS

iShows TV, which AppSo once recommended, is also an app with high overall quality. Although it is slightly bulky, the user experience is the smoothest and most timely. For detailed function introduction, please visit AppSo’s previous articles.

The first impression of iShows TV is that it is simple and comfortable, but in terms of picture selection, iShows has the most variety. It provides a number of unique, exciting and hard-core stills as the home page of the series, and the layout looks refreshing.

Unfortunately, the free version of iShows TV only allows you to subscribe to up to 4 shows. Unlocking this limit requires an in-app purchase of 25 yuan.

iShows TV is available for iPhone and iPad with iOS 8.0+, iOS version 41.1 MB, free with in-app purchases.

4. Film and TV chasing: Teeevo #iOS

On the iOS platform, Teeevo is one of the few easy-to-use and free apps for watching dramas.

What makes it stand out is that both the drama and the movie are equal. Switch between "Shows" and "Movies" at the top of the homepage to use the same management model for movies. Opened from the left column, you can drag out functions such as "Watchlist", "Watched" and popular movies and TV series.

As far as the drama management function is concerned, Teeevo can meet basic needs, but the page hierarchy of "Chasing Movies and TV" is arranged in a deeper position, and the drama homepage is relatively simple, and the information integration is not powerful enough. Therefore, Teeevo needs to be further optimized in terms of the drama chasing function.

In addition, Teeevo’s painting style is rather peculiar and the interactive experience is a bit gimmicky. Whether it looks good or not is a matter of opinion.

Teeevo is available for iPhone and iPad with iOS 8.0+, iOS version 30.0 MB, completely free.

5. Comprehensive quality: Series Guide #Android

The lightweight Series Guide has truly earned its title of "all-rounder" and is the most considerate little padded jacket among drama-watching apps.

It combines the strengths of various companies and has almost all functions. It also thoughtfully prepares thoughtful options - episode number format, broadcast date format, time zone settings, processing after watching episodes, etc. These detailed settings are all determined by the audience and are highly malleable.

An aspect of its strong plasticity is that Series Guide supports customized episode combinations through conditional filtering or list creation. For example, I created the "Always recommended but haven't had time to watch it" series and the "Rice Drama" series, which are very practical!

Series Guide has multiple database sources, is detailed and complete, and also supports Chinese dramas. Like Teeevo for iOS, Series Guide can also manage movies.

In terms of drama recommendation function, Series Guide has a relatively good algorithm for discovering new dramas. It can not only find spin-offs, special episodes, theatrical versions and other works of a drama, but it can also predict similar works that you may like based on the added dramas.

The disadvantage of the regular version of Series Guide is that it does not have a real-time reminder function. Speaking of reminder functions, mainstream drama-chasing apps are aimed at users in the United States who have the conditions to watch live TV, so the push reminder settings are precise and detailed, as are the other apps in this article.

When you are in China, you may not need to watch American dramas in real time, or you may miss new resources due to lack of reminders. It is recommended to make adjustments based on personal viewing habits.

Series Guide is available for Android 4.0+ devices, Android version 5.3 MB, completely free.

Before introducing the last app, AppSo (WeChat ID appsolution) inserts an easter egg here - a brief introduction to the database used by each drama-chasing app:

As can be seen from the above table, Series Guide is a drama-chasing app with relatively comprehensive film and television resources (it also has other data sources). In contrast, the most limited film and television resources are TVShow Time, which appears below.

Actually, TVShow Time takes an unusual approach. Although it is not associated with Trakt, it supports linking with several international mainstream social software accounts. Yes, it is a "social" drama-watching app.

6. Most active: TVShow Time #iOS #Android

As one of the most popular drama-watching apps, TVShow Time values practicality in episode management. Basic functions include episode subscription, progress tracking, broadcast management and broadcast reminders, etc. The homepage opens with a timeline of upcoming dramas.

TVShow Time is committed to creating a social network for watching dramas. Based on its high-quality user base, it maintains an active atmosphere of comments and complaints. At the same time, attention is also paid to protecting spoiler content, which will help enhance the drama viewing experience.

It will also recommend active and high-quality users, and use the attention and recommendations of these users to find good things, so you don’t have to worry about running out of food.

TVShow Time is available for iPhone and iPad with iOS 8.0+ and Android 4.0+ devices, 32.7 MB for iOS, 30 MB for Android, completely free.

Speaking of reviews of dramas, drama fans may still be used to posting their innermost feelings about watching dramas on large social networks. Therefore, some people think that there is no need for drama ratings in drama-chasing apps. Therefore, there will be products like TeeVee 3 that abandon the comment function.

However, it is precisely because of the massive audience feedback and user contributions that a huge database has been established. After thousands of information processing and translation tasks, it was finally condensed into a small drama-watching application in the palm of your hand.

This is what "Suspect Tracking" says:

All the infinite possibilities in the universe are within this simple circle. What you do with this information and what use it is for is up to you.