Listrr vs Traktarr in 2026
Listrr and Traktarr compared for people who run Radarr and Sonarr: what each does with your lists, what each costs, and what to check first.
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Listrr's pages describe a website that creates personalized lists for shows and movies with many filters. [1] Traktarr's page says it uses Trakt.tv to find shows and movies to add to Sonarr and Radarr. [2] Watcharr is a hosted web app where you paste one public IMDb list and get one link for Radarr and one for Sonarr. [3] The hosted Watcharr version needs nothing to install and no account. [3] No price appears in the facts for Listrr or Traktarr, so their cost is not published here.
| Option | Price | Lists it works with | Update | Also stated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Listrr | not published | Creates personalized lists for shows and movies with many filters [1] | Every list created gets updated completely automatically [1] | Filter by streaming services like Netflix, Amazon, HBO or Disney+ [1]; filter by ratings and amount of votes [1]; lists that exclusively contain anime [1]; an API for developers [1] |
| Traktarr | not published | Uses Trakt.tv to find shows and movies to add to Sonarr and Radarr [2] | Automatic scheduled mode [2] | Adds a single or multiple shows to Sonarr and a single or multiple movies to Radarr [2] [2] [2] [2]; supports public, private and official Trakt lists [2] [2] [2] |
| Watcharr | not published | One public IMDb list, split into one link for Radarr with the movies and one for Sonarr with the shows [3] | Radarr checks every 15 minutes and Sonarr every 5 [3] | Combines several IMDb lists into one Radarr and one Sonarr link for the whole household [3]; re-reads a signed-in list about every 15 minutes [3]; shows the list's covers and title details [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 pages describe a website that creates personalized lists for shows and movies with many filters. [1] Traktarr's page says it uses Trakt.tv to find shows and movies to add to Sonarr and Radarr. [2] Watcharr is a hosted web app where you paste one public IMDb list and get one link for Radarr and one for Sonarr. [3]
Listrr's facts say every list it creates is updated completely automatically. [1] Traktarr's facts say it can work in more than one operating system. [2] Watcharr's claims say each link acts like a small Radarr or Sonarr server, so Radarr checks it every 15 minutes and Sonarr every 5. [3]
What Listrr, Traktarr is built for
Listrr's own pages describe a website that creates personalized lists for shows and movies with an absurd amount of filters, for a Plex server setup. [1] Its pages say every list you create gets updated completely automatically. [1]
The filters its pages list are concrete: by streaming services like Netflix, Amazon, HBO or Disney+, [1] by ratings and the amount of votes, [1] and lists that exclusively contain anime. [1] It also offers an API for developers. [1]
Traktarr's page says it uses Trakt.tv to find shows and movies to add in to Sonarr and Radarr, respectively. [2] It can add a single show or movie and multiple shows or movies at once. [2] [2] [2] [2] It supports public lists, [2] private lists, [2] and official Trakt lists such as trending, popular, anticipated, box office, most watched and most played. [2] Its facts give little about how it is installed or run beyond that it needs Python 3.5 or newer, [2] and can work in operating systems other than Debian. [2]
What Watcharr is built for
Watcharr is made by the team that publishes this site. It is a hosted web app where you paste one public IMDb list and get one link for Radarr with the movies and one for Sonarr with the shows. [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] It accepts any public IMDb watchlist or list from the desktop site, the phone site or IMDb's other-language pages. [3]
It 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, it 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 that is on two lists is added only once. [3] If a read of the list fails, the links keep serving the last list that loaded correctly. [3]
Pricing and fees
No price appears in the facts for Listrr, and no price appears in the facts for Traktarr, so what either costs is not published here. Listrr's page says it is entirely funded by the community, [1] and its donor facts describe extras such as lists by IMDB or TMDB IDs, [1] list updates every 3 instead of 24 hours, [1] and an unlimited amount of items in a list. [1]
No price appears in Watcharr's claims, so that part is not published here. Commercial use of Watcharr is not licensed, and no commercial licence is for sale. [3]
Frequently asked questions
Does Listrr have a price?
No price appears in the facts for Listrr, so its cost is not published here. Listrr's page says it is entirely funded by the community. [1] Its donor facts describe extras such as lists by IMDB or TMDB IDs, [1] list updates every 3 instead of 24 hours, [1] and an unlimited amount of items in a list. [1] Check Listrr's own pages before relying on a total cost.
What does Traktarr do?
Traktarr's page says it uses Trakt.tv to find shows and movies to add in to Sonarr and Radarr, respectively. [2] It can add a single show or movie and multiple shows or movies at once, and it supports public, private and official Trakt lists. [2] [2] [2] [2] [2] [2] [2] The facts give no price, so its cost is not published here.
Does Watcharr need anything installed?
The hosted Watcharr version needs nothing to install and no account. You paste one public IMDb list and get one link for Radarr with the movies and one for Sonarr with the shows, and each link acts like a small Radarr or Sonarr server that it checks on its own. The claims describe no other setup step.
How often does Watcharr check a list?
Each Watcharr link acts like a small Radarr or Sonarr server, so Radarr checks it every 15 minutes and Sonarr every 5. 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.
Can Watcharr combine more than one IMDb list?
Yes. If you sign in, you can combine several IMDb lists into one Radarr link and one Sonarr link for the whole household, and a title that is on two lists is added only once. Watcharr accepts any public IMDb watchlist or list from the desktop site, the phone site or IMDb's other-language pages. [3]
Its code is available to read under the PolyForm Noncommercial 1.0.0 licence; older versions remain under MIT. [3]
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