--- {"title": "Watcharr vs Kometa in 2026: IMDb Lists, Setup, Plans", "description": "Watcharr and Kometa for self-hosters: how each brings a public IMDb list into Radarr and Sonarr, what each costs, and what to check first.", "url": "https://vlcleanplayer.com/watcharr-vs-kometa/", "date": "2026-10-15"} --- Watcharr and Kometa for self-hosters: how each brings a public IMDb list into Radarr and Sonarr, what each costs, and what to check first. Two tools a self-hoster might weigh for bringing a public IMDb list into a home media library are Watcharr and Kometa, and this page is for people who run Plex, Radarr and Sonarr. Watcharr turns one public IMDb list into one link for Radarr with the movies and one for Sonarr with the shows. [^1] The facts given for Kometa on this page describe no feature or price, so its side of the comparison must be checked on its own pages. | Option | Price | Install | Also stated | |---|---|---|---| | Kometa | not published | not published | the facts for this page give no detail; check its own pages | | Watcharr | not published | nothing to install, no account [^1] | one public IMDb list becomes one Radarr link and one Sonarr link [^1]; Radarr checks every 15 minutes, Sonarr every 5 [^1] | ## 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. Watcharr turns one public IMDb list into one link for Radarr with the movies and one for Sonarr with the shows. [^1] The facts given for Kometa on this page describe no feature, so what it does for a self-hoster is not stated here and should be checked on its own pages. Watcharr accepts any public IMDb watchlist or list from the desktop site, the phone site or IMDb's other-language pages. [^1] Each link acts like a small Radarr or Sonarr server, so Radarr checks it every 15 minutes and Sonarr every 5. [^1] The hosted version needs nothing to install and no account. [^1] ## What Kometa is built for The facts provided for this page give no description of what Kometa does, so nothing about its features, setup or price is stated here. Without a rival fact to cite, no claim about Kometa can be made on this page. Where the facts are silent, the guide is to say what to check instead. Check Kometa's own pages for what it does, which services it connects to, and how it is hosted. Nothing in the facts given here answers those points, so they must be checked before relying on Kometa. ## What Watcharr is built for Watcharr is made by the team that publishes this site. You paste one public IMDb list and get one link for Radarr with the movies and one for Sonarr with the shows. [^1] Each link acts like a small Radarr or Sonarr server, so Radarr checks it every 15 minutes and Sonarr every 5. [^1] It accepts any public IMDb watchlist or list from the desktop site, the phone site or IMDb's other-language pages. [^1] The links are built from the IMDb list's id, so the same list always gives the same two links. [^1] Watcharr looks up TheTVDB ids through TVMaze and TMDB, leaves out shows it cannot match, and tells you which ones it skipped. [^1] The page shows the list's covers in a row, each opening TMDB's plot, genres, rating, backdrop and trailer. [^1] 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. [^1] 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. [^1] If a read of the list fails, the links keep serving the last list that loaded correctly. [^1] ## Pricing and fees The facts given for Kometa on this page state no price, so its cost is not published here. Check Kometa's own pages for what it charges, if anything. The claims for Watcharr state no price either. The hosted version needs nothing to install and no account, [^1] but no subscription or one-time price appears in the claims, so what Watcharr costs is not published. No card fee is stated for Watcharr, so that part is not published. Commercial use of Watcharr is not licensed, and no commercial licence is for sale. [^1] ## Setting it up with your server For Kometa, the facts given here describe no setup step, so how it connects to Plex, Radarr or Sonarr is not stated on this page. Check its own pages for those steps. For Watcharr, the hosted version needs nothing to install and no account. [^1] A bookmark you click inside Radarr or Sonarr adds the list for you, using that app's API key without sending it anywhere else. [^1] You paste, copy and browse from any screen in the web app; the one-click sticker shows on bigger screens. [^1] The claims for Watcharr do not mention Plex, so check how your library fits. Watcharr is a hosted service, so the work of reading your IMDb list happens for you rather than on your own machine. [^1] Its code is available to read under the PolyForm Noncommercial 1.0.0 licence; older versions remain under MIT. [^1] ## Things to check before you choose Start with what each tool connects to. The facts given for Kometa describe no service, so check which services it works with. The claims for Watcharr mention Radarr and Sonarr but no Plex step, so check whether Plex matters to you. Ask how many people will use one setup. Watcharr lets signed-in users combine several IMDb lists into one pair of links for the whole household. [^1] Ask where you want the tool to run and what that costs; neither the facts for Kometa nor the claims for Watcharr state a price. Ask about commercial use, since Watcharr's noncommercial licence does not cover it. [^1] ## How to choose If you want one public IMDb list to become separate links for Radarr and Sonarr, the claims for Watcharr cover that. [^1] If you want nothing installed and no account, its claims cover that. [^1] If you want lists from different IMDb pages and languages, its claims cover that. [^1] If you want to know which shows did not match, its claims say it tells you. [^1] If you want a stable pair of links for the same list, its claims cover that. [^1] If you want a household to share one pair of links with no duplicates, its claims cover that. [^1] For Kometa, the facts given here describe nothing, so the only honest response is to check its own pages and weigh it against the same questions above. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Kometa free? The facts given for Kometa on this page state no price, so its cost is not published here. Check Kometa's own pages for what it charges, if anything. The claims for Watcharr state no price either, so its cost is also not published. Both sides must be checked before planning around a total cost. ### How does Watcharr connect to Radarr and Sonarr? A bookmark you click inside Radarr or Sonarr adds the list for you, using that app's API key without sending it anywhere else. [^1] The hosted version needs nothing to install and no account. [^1] Watcharr turns one public IMDb list into one link for Radarr and one for Sonarr. [^1] ### Does Watcharr work with Plex? The claims for Watcharr mention Radarr and Sonarr but no Plex step, so that should be checked. The facts given for Kometa describe no service either, so check what each tool connects to before choosing. Neither side's facts state a price or a hosting option. ### Can Watcharr handle more than one IMDb list? 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. [^1] One public IMDb list becomes one link for Radarr and one for Sonarr. [^1] ### Is Watcharr free for commercial use? Commercial use is not licensed, and no commercial licence is for sale. [^1] The claims for Watcharr state no personal-use price either, so its cost is not published. Check its own pages for how it is licensed and what it costs. 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)