How to give each person their own watch history for household watch trackers in 2026

Learn how household watch trackers can give each person a separate watch history with practical setup steps.

By VLClean · 2026-10-29

VLClean is published by the makers of Askarr and Watcharr, which are compared here alongside other tools.

Household watch trackers can give each person their own watch history by starting from a separate list for each person and checking which titles each list added.

Option	How each person gets their own history	Cost details
Watcharr	Each person pastes their own public IMDb list and gets their own Radarr link for movies and Sonarr link for shows. ^[1]	The hosted version needs nothing to install and no account. ^[1]
Separate list per person	Each person keeps a public IMDb watchlist of their own, and each list is turned into its own set of links.	not published
Shared household list	Signed-in users can combine several IMDb lists into one Radarr link and one Sonarr link for the whole household. ^[1]	not published

Tools that can do it

Watcharr is made by the team that publishes this site. It accepts any public IMDb watchlist or list from the desktop site, the phone site, or IMDb's other-language pages. ^[1] 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] Each person can paste their own list, and signed-in users can combine several IMDb lists into one household set of links. 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]

The hosted version needs nothing to install and no account. ^[1] For a person who is signed in, Watcharr re-reads the list about every 15 minutes and warns when a list fails three reads in a row. ^[1] It looks up TheTVDB ids through TVMaze and TMDB, leaves out shows it can't match, and tells you which ones it skipped. ^[1] If a read of the list fails, the links keep serving the last list that loaded correctly. ^[1]

The page shows the list's covers in a row, each opening TMDB's plot, genres, rating, backdrop and trailer. ^[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]

Other tools can handle separate watch history too, so check each one's own details before choosing. Before choosing a tool, check how it separates one person's history from another's, how it reads the lists, and how the titles move into the library workflow.

What you need before you start

Decide which people in the household will have their own history and what each person's history should hold. A household watch tracker follows the movies and shows behind each person's list, so write down each person's place in the setup before choosing a method.

Radarr and Sonarr are free helper programs that many media owners run to find and add movies (Radarr) and shows (Sonarr) to their library. Have them ready if they are part of how each person's titles reach the library.

Each person needs a place to hold their own titles. A public IMDb watchlist works as that place, because Watcharr accepts any public IMDb watchlist or list from the desktop site, the phone site, or IMDb's other-language pages. ^[1]

Decide whether each person keeps a separate list or the whole household shares one list, and who reviews what each list adds. Keep the rule simple, such as whether everyone can add any title or only certain kinds of movies and shows.

Step by step

Give each person a separate public IMDb list to hold their own titles, or agree that the household will share one list.

Paste one public IMDb list into Watcharr and get one link for Radarr with the movies and one for Sonarr with the shows. ^[1] Repeat this for each person who gets their own history.

Add each Radarr link to Radarr and each Sonarr link to Sonarr, or click the bookmark inside the app that adds the list using that app's API key without sending it anywhere else. ^[1] Each link acts like a small Radarr or Sonarr server, so Radarr checks it every 15 minutes and Sonarr every 5. ^[1]

Check which titles each list added. Watcharr leaves out shows it can't match and tells you which ones it skipped. ^[1]

Sign in to have Watcharr re-read the list about every 15 minutes and warn when a list fails three reads in a row. ^[1] The links keep serving the last list that loaded correctly if a read fails. ^[1]

Ask a few people after the first week what confused them, and edit the note each person received to fix those points.

Common mistakes to avoid

Avoid giving everyone the same list. A shared list combines titles from everyone, so it may not keep each person's history distinct.

Avoid choosing a method without checking how it separates one person's history from another's and how it fits the way movies and shows are added to the library. The setup should stay clear for both the people adding titles and the person managing the tracker.

Avoid forgetting to review what each list added. Titles can arrive more than once or fail to match, and they are easier to sort out when they are checked soon after the links are added.

Avoid skipping account and privacy checks. Review what a tool asks for and what access it uses before passing a list to other people.

Frequently asked questions

How can household watch trackers give each person their own watch history?

A household can give each person a separate public IMDb list and check which titles each list added. Signed-in users can also combine several lists into one household set of Radarr and Sonarr links. ^[1] The important parts are giving each person a place for their own titles and checking which titles each list added.

Can Watcharr turn each person's list into its own links?

Watcharr accepts any public IMDb watchlist or list from the desktop site, the phone site, or IMDb's other-language pages. Paste one public IMDb list and get one link for Radarr with the movies and one for Sonarr with the shows. ^[1] A person who is signed in has the list re-read about every 15 minutes. ^[1]

Does Watcharr require anything to be installed for each person?

The hosted version needs nothing to install and no account. ^[1] Each link acts like a small Radarr or Sonarr server, so Radarr checks it every 15 minutes and Sonarr every 5. ^[1] A bookmark you click inside Radarr or Sonarr adds the list using that app's API key without sending it anywhere else. ^[1]

How does Watcharr handle a list that fails to load?

If a read of the list fails, the links keep serving the last list that loaded correctly. ^[1] For a person who is signed in, Watcharr re-reads the list about every 15 minutes and warns when a list fails three reads in a row. ^[1] Watcharr also leaves out shows it can't match and tells you which ones it skipped. ^[1]

What should be checked before choosing a tool for separate watch history?

Check how a tool keeps one person's history apart from another's, how it reads the lists, and how titles move into the library. When the facts leave a gap, ask the tool's own support or plan page for the details. Compare those details with the way the household tracker is managed before choosing a method.

Its code is available to read under the PolyForm Noncommercial 1.0.0 licence; older versions remain under MIT. ^[1]

Try Watcharr

Sources

Watcharr's own description of itself (the product of this site's publisher)