Is There an App That Logs What You're Watching?

You want to remember what you watched last night, keep a running list of shows, and maybe jot a quick note — without a feed, followers, or friend requests. Here’s the honest answer: yes, there are apps that log what you’re watching. But most bundle in social features you didn’t ask for, or don’t quite match how you watch. The better move is to build your own in a few minutes.

Build your own watch log in Auto

Auto is camera-first: you describe what you want, snap a photo, and it builds you a small personal app (a “Frame”) around it. For a watch log, that means you point your phone at the TV — usually at the title card — and Auto logs the show.

Here’s the basic flow:

1. Describe it. Tell Auto you want a TV/movie watch log where snapping a photo of the screen logs what you’ve watched.
2. Snap. Point at the title card or poster. Auto reads it and adds the entry.
3. Tailor it. Ask for a thumbs up/down, a spot for a personal note, thumbnails — whatever fits how you track things.

Because you’re building it, there’s no compromise. Want a simple watch log app without social features? Just don’t ask for any. It’s your app, shaped to your taste.

How someone built theirs

One Auto user built exactly this — their Frame is called TV Watch Log — and it’s a good template for your own.

They started with the core idea: build a TV watch log where snapping a photo of a show (usually the title card) logs it as watched. A nice touch — they told Auto to assume they enjoyed anything they logged (an automatic thumbs up), while leaving an option to thumbs down the ones they didn’t. That’s the kind of personal default a generic app won’t give you.

Next, they added a recommendations tool: a button that looks at the last 30 days of viewing and suggests one to three shows to watch next. Then they polished the look by asking for a thumbnail image for each entry, so the log reads like a shelf of posters instead of a plain list.

Three prompts, a few minutes — and a watch tracker built around one person’s actual habits. Yours can start the same way and go a completely different direction.

FAQ

Is there an app that just logs what you’re watching, nothing else? Not many — most add social feeds or ratings you can’t turn off. Building your own in Auto means it does only what you ask, and nothing you don’t.

Can it let me make a personal note on what I’m watching? Yes. Just ask Auto to add a note field to each entry, so you can capture a quick thought — a favorite scene, who you watched with, whether to finish the season.

Do I need to know how to code? No. You describe what you want in plain language and snap photos. Auto handles the building. If something isn’t right, you tell it what to change.

What if I want to track movies too, not just TV? That’s just another prompt. This whole app idea to track TV shows watched works the same for films — log them by photo, add thumbnails, and rate them your way.