--- {"title": "Keep Book and Film Ratings in One Place in 2026", "description": "Learn how to keep book and film ratings and reviews together, choose a place for your records, and check which tools hold the details you need.", "url": "https://vlcleanplayer.com/how-to-keep-ratings-and-reviews-in-one-place-for-book-and-film-trackers/", "date": "2026-10-30"} --- Learn how to keep book and film ratings and reviews together, choose a place for your records, and check which tools hold the details you need. Book and film trackers can keep ratings and reviews together by choosing one main record, using a consistent rating scale, writing short reviews, and checking entries regularly. Watcharr accepts a public IMDb watchlist or list and shows title covers that open details from TMDB, including ratings, plots, genres, backdrops, and trailers. [^1] [^1] Before choosing a tool, check whether it can store both book and film records, preserve written reviews, and let you keep a copy of your data. | Option | How it holds ratings and reviews | Cost details | |---|---|---| | Watcharr | Accepts any public IMDb watchlist or list and shows its covers, each opening TMDB details that include a rating, plot, genres, backdrop, and trailer. [^1] [^1] | The hosted version needs nothing to install and no account. [^1] Commercial use is not licensed, and no commercial licence is for sale. [^1] | | Spreadsheet | Check whether the chosen spreadsheet can hold book and film titles, ratings, written reviews, and any other fields you need. Details about a specific spreadsheet are not published. | not published | | Notes app | Check whether the chosen notes app can keep ratings and written reviews together and make entries easy to search. Details about a specific notes app are not published. | not published | | Dedicated book and film tracking service | Check whether the chosen service supports both books and films, written reviews, rating fields, and a way to preserve records. Details about a specific service are not published. | not published | ## What you need before you start Choose one main place for the books and films you want to track, so each title has a clear record. Decide on a rating scale, such as a score out of ten or a star rating, and record the scale alongside your entries so that ratings keep the same meaning. Decide what counts as a review. A few sentences can capture what stood out, while a short note can record a specific reaction you want to remember. Keep the format simple enough to use after finishing a book or film. List the details worth keeping for each title. These might include its name, creator, format, rating, written review, date finished, and whether it is planned, in progress, or complete. Check that the chosen tool supports the fields that matter to you instead of assuming every list can store them. Make sure the record can be opened from the screens you use, whether that is a phone, computer, or tablet. Decide whether other people will contribute and which details they may change. Finally, consider how to preserve your records if you stop using a service. Check whether entries can be exported or copied into another format. Keeping a separate copy of important ratings and reviews can help protect the work already recorded. ## Step by step 1. Pick one main place for book and film records. Use it as the regular destination for ratings and written reviews instead of leaving some details in separate notes or conversations. 2. Set a rating scale and write down what it means. If a score reflects personal enjoyment rather than technical quality, make that clear in the record. Use the same approach for books and films, or label separate scales if the two formats need different criteria. 3. Create a consistent entry for each title. Include the title, creator, rating, review, and any other details you expect to use later. Add a date or reading and viewing status if those fields matter to your tracking habits. 4. Record the review soon after finishing the title. A short, specific note about the story, writing, performances, or other features can be easier to revisit than a vague reaction. Keep personal opinions distinct from factual details about the work. 5. Check how the chosen tool organizes entries. Look for ways to find titles by name, review text, rating, or status. If it cannot sort or filter the fields you need, decide how to keep those records searchable another way. 6. Review the list regularly. Look for titles without ratings, unfinished reviews, inconsistent scores, and duplicate entries. Correct the records in the main place so that a later search does not return conflicting versions. 7. Make a separate copy when the tool allows it. Check what an export includes, because a list of titles may not preserve the full text of every review or every extra field. Keep the copy somewhere separate from the main record. 8. Revisit the process after using it for a while. Remove fields that do not help, adjust the review format if it is difficult to maintain, and confirm that the records still cover both books and films. A simple routine is more useful when it is easy to keep following. ## Tools that can do it Watcharr is made by the team that publishes this site. [^1] It accepts any public IMDb watchlist or list from the desktop site, the phone site, or IMDb's other-language pages. [^1] The hosted version needs nothing to install and no account. [^1] Paste one public IMDb list into Watcharr to get one link for Radarr with the movies and one for Sonarr with the shows. [^1] Radarr and Sonarr are helper programs that find and add movies and shows to a media library. Each link acts like a small Radarr or Sonarr server, so Radarr checks it every 15 minutes and Sonarr every 5. [^1] The page shows the list's covers in a row, and each cover opens TMDB's plot, genres, rating, backdrop, and trailer. [^1] Watcharr can help present film and show details from an IMDb list, but the approved features described here do not establish that it stores written reviews for books or films. [^1] [^1] Check whether its list-based approach covers the records you want to keep before using it as the main home for ratings and reviews. Other possible approaches include a spreadsheet, a notes app, or a dedicated book and film tracking service. For a spreadsheet, check whether it supports the fields, sorting, filtering, and export options you need. For a notes app, check whether separate entries can be searched and grouped by title or rating. For a dedicated tracking service, check whether it supports both books and films, keeps written reviews, and lets you preserve your records. These are categories to investigate, not claims about any particular rival product. Watcharr's code is available to read under the PolyForm Noncommercial 1.0.0 licence, while older versions remain under MIT. [^1] Commercial use is not licensed, and no commercial licence is for sale. [^1] Its hosted version runs without installation or an account. [^1] Choose a tool after checking its supported record types, privacy arrangements, and options for keeping a copy of your work. ## Common mistakes to avoid Avoid spreading a rating and its review across different places. If the score is in one app and the written reaction is in another, it can take longer to find the complete record. Keep both together whenever the chosen tool supports them. Avoid changing the meaning of a rating without recording the change. A score should remain understandable when revisited later, so note the scale and use it consistently. Avoid assuming that every list service stores every kind of information. Check whether it supports written reviews, book records, film records, dates, and status fields before making it the main record. Avoid leaving duplicate titles or incomplete entries unresolved. Review the list regularly and decide which entry should be kept when the same title appears more than once. Avoid relying on a single copy of important records. Check whether an export preserves review text as well as titles and ratings, and keep a separate copy if possible. Avoid choosing a tool based only on how its title pages look. Check the practical details that affect everyday use, including search, editing, access from your devices, privacy, and the ability to move your records elsewhere. ## Frequently asked questions ### How can book and film trackers keep ratings and reviews in one place? Choose one main record for titles, ratings, and written reviews, then use the same rating scale consistently. Add a short review after finishing each book or film and review incomplete entries regularly. Before settling on a tool, check whether it supports both formats, lets you search your records, and allows you to keep a separate copy of important information. ### Can Watcharr keep book and film ratings and reviews together? Watcharr accepts public IMDb watchlists and lists and shows their covers with links to TMDB details, including ratings, plots, genres, backdrops, and trailers. [^1] [^1] These approved features do not establish that Watcharr stores written reviews or book records. Check whether it covers the information you want to preserve before choosing it as the main place for your ratings and reviews. ### Does Watcharr require an account or installation? The hosted version of Watcharr needs nothing to install and no account. [^1] Signing in enables additional features, including combining several IMDb lists into one Radarr link and one Sonarr link for a household. [^1] Signed-in users can also have Watcharr reread a list about every 15 minutes and receive a warning when a list fails three reads in a row. [^1] ### Which tools can keep book and film ratings in one place? A spreadsheet, a notes app, or a dedicated tracking service may be worth investigating, but the details depend on the specific tool. Check whether it supports books and films, keeps ratings with written reviews, offers useful search options, and allows data exports. Watcharr accepts public IMDb lists and displays title details from TMDB, including ratings. [^1] [^1] Its approved features do not establish that it stores written reviews for books and films. ### What should be checked before choosing a ratings and reviews tool? Check which types of titles the tool supports, which details it stores, how entries can be searched and edited, and whether reviews remain available when records are exported. Also review account requirements, privacy arrangements, and licence terms. Watcharr's code is available under the PolyForm Noncommercial 1.0.0 licence, with older versions under MIT. [^1] Commercial use is not licensed, and no commercial licence is for sale. [^1] Its code is available to read under the PolyForm Noncommercial 1.0.0 licence; older versions remain under MIT. [^1] - [Visit Watcharr](/go/start-watcharr) ## Sources [^1]: Watcharr's own description of itself (the product of this site's publisher) (/go/start-watcharr)