I’ve been using pocket MAL for a few years now, but there’s a few things I don’t like about it and would like to find a new app.

My biggest gripe is it doesn’t let you know when new episodes are out for anime you’re watching and I also don’t like the numbering system for watched episodes - it starts at zero instead of one so it shows the last episode you watched vs the next episode you should be watching.( It’s relatively minor I know but that’s how I prefer my show tracking)

Features it does have that I need are displaying English titles and the ability to rank series (even if it’s just locally).

Any recommendations?

  • HarkMahlberg@kbin.earth
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    5 days ago

    let you know when new episodes are out

    displaying English titles

    ability to rank series (did you mean rate series?)

    anilist.co has you covered, the mobile site is decent unless you really really need an app. If by ranking you mean like a 1st, 2nd, 3rd system that’s independent of score, then I guess you could use the custom notes fields or custom lists?

    • MeanyMellow@ani.socialEnglish
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      5 days ago

      Big thumbs up to AniList. As a newer anime fan, I appreciate the feel a lot more than MAL. The MAL-Sync browser add-on can also sync between the two services, so if you want to keep your MAL up to date or bring it’s data over to AniList, it can help you with that. Also, it will automatically track what you watch, though it’s in a browser, not an app.

  • MiRRoRMaN@ani.socialEnglish
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    6 days ago

    I used to use My anime list until some moderator removed a review of mine. Thats when I removed my entire account there and created my own MAL just for me on my own website. Its very handy to keep track of what I watched plus I think people enjoy reading my reviews. (not sure, I don’t interact much)

  • muhyb@programming.devEnglish
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    6 days ago

    When MAL started to enshittify years ago, I moved over to Kitsu. It was easy because of the import option. I use Kitsune from F-Droid with it and it’s been a delight.

  • e0qdk@reddthat.comEnglish
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    6 days ago

    Probably not what you’re after OP, but here’s what I do to remember where I left off watching things.

    I use a plain text file called watch.txt that I stuck in my home directory. I jot down the name of whatever I was watching, the date, context about the disc/season/episode number, plus the timestamp I stopped at or “done” if I stopped at the end of an episode/disc.

    e.g. here’s a snippet from it:

      Evangelion  2026-07-20  Disc 4  29:25
  To Love Ru  2026-06-16  Disc 2  E14 done
  Konosuba    2026-06-27  S2      E01 done

    Nothing fancy, but it works for me.

  • Unboxious@ani.socialEnglish
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    6 days ago

    I’m using AL-chan, which is a frontend for anilist.co. Of course, there are various other frontends available, including just using anilist itself directly.

    My biggest gripe is it doesn’t let you know when new episodes are out for anime you’re watching

    AL-chan does this. It can also notify you when new seasons of shows you’ve seen have been annouced.

    I also don’t like the numbering system for watched episodes - it starts at zero instead of one so it shows the last episode you watched vs the next episode you should be watching.( It’s relatively minor I know but that’s how I prefer my show tracking)

    I’m guessing you’ll have a hard time finding an app that displays the number of episodes you’ve seen +1 instead of just showing the number of episodes you’ve seen. As far as I know, AL-chan can’t be configured to do this.

    Features it does have that I need are displaying English titles

    This is configurable

    the ability to rank series (even if it’s just locally).

    No problems there either