Product updates

Changelog

Every new feature, improvement and fix that ships in the Couchmark app and on this site, newest first.

12 September 2026

  • Fixed a rare case where your library could look empty for one session after an iOS hiccup at launch.

11 September 2026

  • The web app at couchmark.com/app is now a full library dashboard with search, filters and sorting.
  • Home now opens with your Continue Watching row, so tonight's episode is one tap away.
  • Searching your library no longer collapses or expands the sections you arranged.
  • On tablets and in landscape, Android now shows a side navigation rail.

10 September 2026

  • Sign in to Seerr with your Plex account on Android.
  • Switch between your Plex servers on Android.
  • New Coming Up widget on Android shows your upcoming episodes and releases with dates.

9 September 2026

  • The Android app catches up with iOS: shared comments, blocked-user management and smarter imports

8 September 2026

  • Lots of polish: actions that fail now say so, comments offer a retry when they do not load, and every error message speaks all five languages

4 September 2026

  • Creating an account with Google works again

2 September 2026

  • Episode comments now join one shared board with other tracker apps, including the archived TV Time conversations
  • New in Settings: review and unblock anyone you blocked

30 August 2026

  • couchmark.com now shows the iPad app in action
  • The Trakt import now warns when an export is missing your watch history

25 August 2026

  • A refreshed welcome screen in the new design language
  • The app embraces iOS 26's Liquid Glass design on buttons, chips and bars

24 August 2026

  • The TV Time import guide now reflects that the export portal is offline
  • We now have a Reddit community at reddit.com/r/CouchMark

23 August 2026

  • You can now preview a TV Time import before anything is written
  • The app shows a small heads-up when a newer version is out
  • Fixed duplicate "ready on your Plex" notifications for the same title
  • The changelog now has an RSS feed at couchmark.com/changelog/feed.xml
  • The website footer shows our live 90-day uptime
  • Password managers can now fill your login in the Android app
  • Your password manager can now offer your Couchmark login in the app
  • The status page can now show a short note from us during incidents
  • A round-the-clock sign-in check now reports on the status page
  • The notification that a request is ready now names the title.

21 August 2026

  • You can now change the date you watched an episode, in your watch history. Handy if you set up your library in one evening.

20 August 2026

  • Continue on Plex now shows the next episode of shows you are watching, not only what you stopped halfway.
  • Searching for a title with the year after it, like "Ghost Soldier 2026", now finds the film instead of nothing.
  • You can now rate Couchmark straight from the About screen.

19 August 2026

  • Sort your library so shows that are still running come first and finished ones sink to the bottom
  • Forgot your password? Sign in with a code sent to your email
  • Sign in with a code sent to your email, handy if you signed up with Apple or forgot your password
  • You can now set or change your account password in Settings
  • An actor's page now leads with their films and shows instead of talk show appearances

18 August 2026

  • See which awards a film or show won, right on its page
  • A short recap of where you left off when you continue a show
  • Snooze a show to hide it from Continue Watching for a while
  • See how every episode of a show scored, with season averages and the best and worst
  • Titles you already track now show a check everywhere you browse
  • The roadmap now also shows what we have planned ourselves
  • The status page now shows 90 days of uptime history per service
  • New changelog page on the website listing everything that ships
  • Watched on Plex now syncs automatically without Plex Pass

17 August 2026

  • Your Seerr watchlist can now sync with Couchmark, one way or both ways
  • Fixes a bug where the app could show your library as unwatched and crash
  • Mark your next episode watched right from the Up Next widget
  • Restore your library from a Couchmark export, original watch dates included
  • See what is new right after every update
  • Count down to a planned watch night in your Dynamic Island
  • Season downloads now show progress per episode
  • Couchmark links now open straight in the app
  • Vote on roadmap ideas at couchmark.com when you are signed in
  • New anime tracker page on the website, in five languages
  • Get a push when a show you finished announces a new season
  • Get a push when an idea you suggested or voted for is being built or ships

16 August 2026

  • The Couchmark roadmap is now public: see what is planned, in progress and shipped at couchmark.com/roadmap
  • The TV Time pages now answer searches in your own words, and Couchmark speaks Portuguese for Brazilian TV Time switchers
  • The website now shows real screenshots of the app
  • The Couchmark logo is now one clean colour instead of a gradient

14 August 2026

  • Couchmark has a fresh look, with a blue and green colour scheme across the app, the icon and the website.
  • The accent colour picker now offers ocean, teal, mint and green, and ocean is the new default.
  • Buttons and highlights are easier to read in dark mode.

10 August 2026

  • A giant polish pass: clearer errors everywhere, safer deleting and editing, better VoiceOver, and translations with correct plurals in every corner of the app
  • Clearer error screens with retry, safety checks before anything is deleted, and dozens of small polish fixes across the app
  • Feature requests now open reliably on the first tap
  • Opening a feature request no longer hangs on a spinner
  • The Requested and On your server labels no longer cover the poster art in Discover
  • New in your profile: Help & Ideas, where you can suggest features, vote on ideas and report problems with a screenshot
  • Groundwork for Help & Ideas: feature requests with voting are on their way
  • You can now import your IMDb or Letterboxd watchlist straight into Couchmark
  • Discover now shows what is trending on your own Overseerr or Jellyseerr server
  • Show and movie pages are calmer, with one clean star rating instead of a chart
  • The calendar now shows up instantly and refreshes quietly in the background
  • Got more than one Plex server? You can now pick and switch which one Couchmark tracks
  • Long-press any poster in Discover to play its trailer right there
  • New on the website: how to export your data, and a guide for anyone switching from Trakt
  • Your Seerr request history is now reachable from your profile, with finished requests in their own section
  • The weekly and monthly leaderboards now count exactly the right days
  • Fixed the last spots where the app showed English text in Dutch, German, French, Spanish and Turkish
  • Opening a show now lands on the season you are actually watching instead of the newest one
  • The website now shows properly in dark mode, and every language links to its own App Store page

6 August 2026

  • When your username contains characters that are not allowed, the app now shows the name you will actually get.

5 August 2026

  • Buttons during sign-up are translated again instead of staying English.
  • Signing up now works properly with the largest text sizes.
  • The last setup screen no longer says you picked 0 genres when you skipped that step.
  • Signing up is quicker: fewer screens, Sign in with Apple right at the top, and nothing you are forced to pick.
  • There is now a status page at couchmark.com/status that shows live whether everything is working.
  • Fixed the app failing to open for anyone who had already rated an episode.
  • The website and the About screen now show the same app icon as the app itself.
  • The app icon now fills its space properly and looks right in dark and tinted home screens.
  • The site no longer says Couchmark runs on iOS 17. It needs iOS 18 or newer.
  • Links that open a web page now look like the rest of the list and show a small arrow, so it is clear they leave the app.
  • Request statuses like "Downloading" no longer break across two lines next to long titles.
  • Couchmark now installs on iPhones running iOS 18 and up, instead of requiring the very newest iOS.
  • Show pages now tell you what time an episode airs where you are, not just where it is made.
  • Episode dates and reminders now show the right day outside Europe, instead of being a day early.
  • The Discord link works again everywhere, and can be refreshed in future without waiting for an app update.
  • The Plex now-watching card now says when it has stopped following along, instead of showing a bar that quietly never moves.
  • The site now says clearly which accounts can use the web library, and the TV Time import page points Apple users to the importer inside the app.

4 August 2026

  • Old links to the site now land on a proper page that points you somewhere useful.
  • Profile pictures show up again when you use Couchmark in a browser.
  • The app no longer tells you a username is taken when it simply contains characters that are not allowed.
  • A name with an accent in it no longer blocks you on the username step.
  • The app is properly translated again: section titles, empty states and the Home tiles no longer stayed English in Dutch, German, French, Spanish and Turkish.
  • Your Year now counts your films if you only track movies, instead of opening with a big zero.
  • Most watched shows the real title again, also for shows you removed from your library.
  • Counts like "2 days" and "3 episodes" now read correctly in Dutch, German, French, Spanish and Turkish.
  • If a recommendation fails to send, retrying no longer sends it twice to the people it already reached
  • Your Year works properly if you mainly track films
  • Reporting a comment is harder to abuse, and a hidden comment's image is hidden too
  • Unmuting a show now really unmutes it, including shows you muted on another device
  • Searching for people no longer gets stuck on a loading spinner
  • When something cannot be saved the app now tells you, instead of quietly doing nothing
  • Blocking someone now also stops their notifications, not just their comments
  • You can only invite people you follow to watch together, and you can leave a plan someone invited you to
  • On a shared device your ratings and reviews stay yours
  • Sign in with Apple now works even if you first made your account with an email address
  • Reinstalling the app takes you straight back to your library instead of the sign-up screen
  • The notification switches during setup actually work now
  • If your session expires the app signs you out properly instead of failing silently
  • The Plex screen now explains what syncs instantly and what syncs when you open the app

3 August 2026

  • Mark a show or film as watched in Plex and Couchmark picks it up on its own, no Import button needed
  • The "pick it back up" reminders work now, and arrive as one message instead of one per show
  • Your daily summary no longer skips episodes, no longer repeats them, and respects "only when caught up"
  • The beta is closed to new testers for now. The App Store version is the one to get
  • Share your profile and the link now opens Couchmark right on that person's page, with a Follow button
  • Shared profile pages show an Open in Couchmark button and a proper App Store link
  • Follow a download you requested right in the Dynamic Island and on your Lock Screen, with live progress and time left
  • The Live Activity closes itself with "Ready to watch" as soon as the title lands
  • Festive touches: around Halloween, Christmas and New Year's Eve, Home gets a seasonal card with picks to watch
  • On Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve, count down to midnight right in your Dynamic Island
  • Not feeling festive? Turn it off under Appearance
  • Write a review for a whole show, with a spoiler toggle, from the rate button on its page
  • Your episode ratings and reviews now show up instantly, even offline
  • Put your watchlist in your own order: tap Reorder above it and drag
  • Sharing Your Year now works on the first tap
  • Make your own lists: a weekend binge, films for the kids, anything. Find them under Library, My Lists
  • Add any show or movie to a list straight from its detail page or with a long-press in your library
  • Your Year now shows which genres you actually watch and predicts when you'll finish each show at your current pace
  • Tapping Followers on your profile now opens the right list
  • A bell on your profile now collects recommendations and watch invites, with a red counter on the Profile tab so you never miss them
  • Watch Together invites now show up right on your Home screen, ready to accept or decline
  • Tap the follower counters on your profile to see who follows you and who you follow

2 August 2026

  • The TV Time comparison page now answers what happened to TV Time and how to keep your history safe
  • The FAQ now spells out pricing: free today, early accounts never pay, and later a one-time 1 euro for new users
  • couchmark.com now shows the official App Store badge in your language
  • A cleaner couchmark.com: solid colors instead of gradient text
  • Finished a show? It pops back into Continue Watching the moment a new episode is actually out
  • A green dot in Settings shows your Plex and Seerr connections are actually working
  • Finished shows now stay in Completed when a new season is announced, with a clearer "New season expected" badge
  • Turn on notifications right from Home when your next episode has a date

31 July 2026

  • Pick your own accent color in Appearance settings
  • Search remembers your recent queries, tap one to run it again
  • Swipe a show to mark it watched, in your Library and on the Calendar
  • Long-press a title for quick actions: mark watched, move to watchlist or recommend it to a friend
  • Show and movie descriptions now appear in your app language
  • Trending in Discover can switch between today and this week
  • Recommend shows and movies to friends, with a note, straight from the detail screen
  • Plan a watch party: pick friends and a time, they get an invite they can accept or decline
  • React to your friends' activity with emoji
  • Overseerr and Jellyseerr now work without Plex: sign in with your own Seerr email and password and request straight to your server
  • couchmark.com/accessibility explains everything the app does for VoiceOver, larger text, contrast and reduced motion
  • couchmark.com now shows what shipped: your year in stats, spoiler-free mode and full accessibility support, on iPhone and iPad
  • Search and Discover now show a green check on the poster of everything already in your library
  • Discover now remembers your place when you go back from a show while browsing a category
  • Shows with hundreds of episodes now open smoothly instead of freezing the app
  • Big accessibility upgrade: better VoiceOver support, larger text sizes, higher contrast and calmer animations when your device asks for them
  • Trailers start with captions when Closed Captions is turned on in your device settings
  • Couchmark now runs on iPad
  • Coming in the next update: Couchmark in Dutch, German, French, Spanish and Turkish
  • Questions? You can now email us at support@couchmark.com
  • See at a glance which of your shows have a new season coming: Library, filter menu, "New season coming"
  • TV Time's export tool has gone offline. Saved an export ZIP earlier? It still imports into Couchmark. The website now explains all your options.
  • Couchmark is live on the App Store! Get it at couchmark.com
  • Want new features early? Join the beta on couchmark.com and the TestFlight link appears right away

28 July 2026

  • Couchmark is out of beta: the beta labels are gone as we get ready for the App Store

23 July 2026

  • Couchmark now ships as an iPhone app.
  • Filter Discover by streaming service to see what's on Netflix, Disney+, Prime and more that you'd actually want to watch.
  • Coming from Trakt? Your data export now imports straight into Couchmark: shows, movies, watch history and watchlist.
  • Prefer one tidy evening summary over a push per episode? Turn on One daily summary in Notifications.
  • Only when caught up mutes new episode alerts for shows you're behind on. Season premieres still come through.
  • Muting a show now truly silences it, including push notifications, on all your devices.
  • The app icon can show how many shows have a new episode ready for you. Turn it off in Notifications if you prefer.
  • Couchmark now looks right on iPad, and VoiceOver users can rate episodes and hear their yearly stats.
  • Export your full library, watch history, ratings and comments as one file from Account Settings. Your data is yours.
  • Your shared profile page now shows your whole library, not just the first titles.

22 July 2026

  • Share your profile: a public page at couchmark.com/u/yourname shows what you watch, and visitors get a link to the app. Off by default, you decide if it goes live.
  • Widget dates now update by themselves, so yesterday's "New episode" can't linger.
  • The widget now uses the same colors as the app.
  • Opening a show from the widget now shows a Close button.
  • The TV Time import is now offered during setup instead of hiding at the end.
  • Terms and Privacy Policy are tappable when you create an account.
  • Genre chips no longer jump around while you pick them.
  • Titles you can add during setup are easier to read.
  • Series progress no longer counts specials, so a show can never claim more watched episodes than it has.
  • The About screen now shows the real Couchmark icon.
  • Stat labels on Home stay readable when you use larger text sizes.

20 July 2026

  • The calendar now lives in the Library tab: flip between Library and Calendar at the top, and Home's Upcoming section jumps straight there.
  • Every season now has a rating graph: episode-by-episode TMDB scores with the best and worst highlighted and your own ratings overlaid as stars.
  • The calendar now shows every scheduled episode for the next 90 days, labels season premieres and finales, and adds a Next 90 days filter.
  • The Couchmark website is now available in Dutch, German, French and Spanish, with a language picker on every page.
  • Shows you marked fully watched now stay out of Upcoming until a new episode or season you have not marked is scheduled.

18 July 2026

  • New: a public leaderboard! Opt in to compete with everyone on Couchmark, and the weekly top 3 wear a medal on their profile
  • The app got noticeably faster: your library now loads and updates more smoothly, especially with a big watch history

See what's coming next on the roadmap.