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Listrr vs Trakt in 2026

Listrr and Trakt compared for people who run Radarr or Sonarr: what each does, what Watcharr adds, and what to check first.

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Listrr and Trakt compared for people who run Radarr or Sonarr, with Watcharr as one option: what each does, what each costs, and what to check first.

Listrr's page says it creates personalized lists for shows and movies with many filters. [1] Trakt's page says it is free on web, iOS and Android. [2] Watcharr turns one public IMDb list into links that Radarr and Sonarr read. [3]

OptionPriceWhat it doesUpdatesAlso stated
ListrrNot published [1]Creates personalized lists for shows and movies with many filters [1]Every list created updates automatically [1]Community funded [1]; donors get list updates every 3 instead of 24 hours [1]; API for developers [1]
TraktFree on web, iOS and Android [4]Not published [2]Not published [2]Not published [2]
WatcharrNot published [3]Turns one public IMDb list into a Radarr link and a Sonarr link [3]Radarr checks its link every 15 minutes, Sonarr every 5 [3]Nothing to install and no account [3]

The short answer

Radarr and Sonarr are the apps that add movies and shows to a home media library, and this page is for people who run them. Listrr's page says it creates personalized lists for shows and movies with many filters, and every list it creates updates automatically. [1] [1] Trakt's page says it is free on web, iOS and Android. [2] Watcharr takes one public IMDb watchlist or list and gives you one link for Radarr with the movies and one for Sonarr with the shows. [3] [3]

Trakt's source gives only that one point, so there is not much to weigh for it here. Listrr's pages cover filters, updates and funding, and Watcharr's claims cover how an IMDb list feeds Radarr and Sonarr. [3]

What Listrr, Trakt is built for

Listrr's page describes a tool that creates personalized lists for shows and movies with many filters, for a Plex server setup. [1] It says every list created updates automatically. [1] The lists it makes can be limited in different ways: to streaming services like Netflix, Amazon, HBO or Disney+; to ratings and the amount of votes; or to Anime only. [1] [1] [1]

Listrr says it is entirely funded by the community, and donors benefit from some extras. [1] [1] For donors, the extras include creating lists by IMDb or TMDB IDs, list updates every 3 instead of 24 hours, and an unlimited amount of items in a list. [1] [1] [1] It also says it offers an API for developers. [1]

Trakt's page says only that Trakt is free on web, iOS and Android. [2] Its facts go no further, so check its own pages for what Trakt does and how it fits your library.

What Watcharr is built for

Watcharr is made by the team that publishes this site. You paste one public IMDb watchlist or list, from the desktop site, the phone site or IMDb's other-language pages, and Watcharr returns one link for Radarr with the movies and one for Sonarr with the shows. [3] [3]

Each link acts like a small Radarr or Sonarr server, so Radarr checks it every 15 minutes and Sonarr every 5. [3] The links are built from the IMDb list's id, so the same list always gives the same two links. [3] Watcharr looks up TheTVDB ids through TVMaze and TMDB, leaves out shows it cannot match, and tells you which ones it skipped. [3]

If you sign in, Watcharr re-reads your list about every 15 minutes and warns you when a list fails three reads in a row. [3] Signed-in users can combine several IMDb lists into one Radarr link and one Sonarr link for the whole household, and a title on two lists is added only once. [3] If a read fails, the links keep serving the last list that loaded correctly. [3] A bookmark you click inside Radarr or Sonarr adds the list for you, using that app's API key without sending it anywhere else, and this one-click bookmark shows on bigger screens. [3] [3] The page shows the list's covers in a row, each opening TMDB's plot, genres, rating, backdrop and trailer. [3]

Pricing and fees

Listrr's pages say the tool is entirely funded by the community, but they give no price, plan or paid amount. [1] So Listrr's price is not published here.

Trakt's page says Trakt is free on web, iOS and Android. [2] No card fee or other charge from a payment service is stated for Trakt, so that part is not published here.

Watcharr's hosted version needs nothing to install and no account. [3] Its claims state no price, so Watcharr's price is not published here. Its code is available to read under the PolyForm Noncommercial 1.0.0 licence, and older versions remain under MIT. [3] Commercial use is not licensed, and no commercial licence is for sale. [3] No card fee is stated for Watcharr, so that part is not published here.

Setting it up with your server

For Listrr, the facts say it creates personalized lists for shows and movies with many filters, for a Plex server setup, and that lists it creates update automatically. [1] [1] The facts say nothing about connecting Listrr to Plex, Radarr or Sonarr, so check its own pages for those steps.

For Trakt, the facts say only that it is free on web, iOS and Android. [2] They say nothing about connecting Trakt to a media library, so check its own pages for how it fits your setup.

For Watcharr, the hosted version needs nothing to install and no account. [3] A bookmark you click inside Radarr or Sonarr adds the list for you, using that app's API key without sending it anywhere else. [3] After that, Radarr checks its link every 15 minutes and Sonarr every 5. [3] The claims do not mention Plex, so check how your library fits.

Things to check before you choose

Ask how each tool gets your lists into Radarr or Sonarr. Listrr's facts say it creates lists that update automatically, but do not say how those lists reach Radarr or Sonarr. [1] Trakt's facts do not say how it connects to a library, so check that before you rely on it.

Ask which filters matter to you, such as streaming services, ratings or Anime only, which Listrr's pages name. [1] [1] [1] Ask what Trakt does beyond being free, since its facts give no more. [2] Ask whether you can use a tool commercially; Watcharr's commercial use is not licensed, and no commercial licence is for sale. [3]

How to choose

If you want a tool whose pages say it makes personalized lists with many filters and updates them automatically, Listrr's pages say that. [1] [1] If you want filters for streaming services, ratings or Anime only, Listrr's pages name those. [1] [1] [1]

If you want a tool that is free on web, iOS and Android, Trakt's page says that. [2]

If you want an IMDb list turned into working Radarr and Sonarr links, Watcharr does that, with nothing to install and no account. [3] [3] If you want several IMDb lists combined for the whole household, Watcharr supports that for signed-in users. [3]

Frequently asked questions

Is Listrr free?

Listrr's page says it is entirely funded by the community, but it gives no price, plan or paid amount for Listrr. [1] Donors benefit from some extras, such as list updates every 3 instead of 24 hours, but the facts name no price for those. [1] [1] So the price of Listrr is not published here; check its own pages before you plan around a cost.

Is Trakt free?

Trakt's page says Trakt is free on web, iOS and Android. [2] The facts give no other price or fee for Trakt, so any card fee is not published here. The facts also give no other detail on what Trakt does, so check its own pages if you want to know more before you decide.

How much does Watcharr cost?

Watcharr's claims state no price, so its price is not published here. Its hosted version needs nothing to install and no account. [3] Its code is available to read under the PolyForm Noncommercial 1.0.0 licence, so commercial use is not licensed and no commercial licence is for sale. [3] [3] No card fee is stated for Watcharr.

Can Listrr update lists automatically?

Listrr's page says every list it creates gets updated automatically. [1] For donors, the facts say list updates come every 3 instead of 24 hours. [1] The facts do not say more about how those updates work or reach a media library, so check Listrr's own pages for the step you need.

Does Watcharr need a Plex account?

Watcharr's claims do not mention Plex, so check how your library fits. Watcharr works with Radarr and Sonarr, which are the apps that add movies and shows to a home media library. [3] Nothing is installed and no account is needed for the hosted version; you paste a public IMDb list and get a Radarr link and a Sonarr link. [3] [3]

Its code is available to read under the PolyForm Noncommercial 1.0.0 licence; older versions remain under MIT. [3]

Try Watcharr

Sources

  1. Listrr, listrr.pro, read 2026-10-10
  2. Trakt, trakt.tv, read 2026-10-07
  3. Watcharr's own description of itself (the product of this site's publisher)
  4. Trakt, trakt.tv/vip, read 2026-10-07

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