How to Use the TV Time Shutdown Migration Tool Before July 15

TV Time goes dark in six days. On July 15, the app is pulled from both stores, tvtime.com goes offline, and all personal account data is permanently deleted, with no archive to request and no restore option once the servers switch off, Moviebase reported last week. Users who want to keep their watch history have one path: export it through TV Time's GDPR self-service tool before the cutoff, import it into Trakt, then connect a destination app such as JustWatch from there.

The timing pressure is real. A standard GDPR email request can take up to 30 days to fulfill, which is longer than the time remaining, Moviebase warned. The self-service tool runs on demand, but Moviebase specifically cautions against leaving it to the final day, when export tools are most likely to slow under migration load.

TV Time had accumulated more than 26.4 million lifetime installs and saw nearly 29,000 new downloads in the 30 days before its shutdown announcement, TechCrunch reported last week, citing Appfigures data.

What transfers and what doesn't

Understanding what the export actually contains changes how you evaluate any destination app.

TV Time's GDPR self-service export captures the core tracking record: every episode and title marked as watched, star ratings, and show follows, Moviebase confirmed last week. Community discussions, friend connections, comments, and shared activity have no export format. None of it is part of the portable data set.

TV Time operated for more than a decade and built a dedicated user base around episode tracking and community discussion, MacRumors noted last week. The tracking record is recoverable. The community is not.

On the privacy question: Whip Media says personal data will not be used commercially after the shutdown and will be permanently deleted, TechCrunch reported last week. The company may, however, retain aggregated non-personal data for business or legal purposes, MacRumors added.

How to transfer your TV Time watch history before July 15

The migration runs in a fixed sequence. Skipping steps or reversing the order creates gaps.

Step 1: Export now, not Sunday. TV Time's GDPR self-service tool is at gdpr.tvtime.com/gdpr/self-service. Sign in with your TV Time credentials and run the export. Confirm the file is on your device before moving on. Submitting the request is not the same as having the file.

Step 2: Import to Trakt. Trakt has built a native TV Time importer that accepts the export file directly. This is the step that makes your history portable to other tracking apps. Users who have completed the import report roughly 95% accuracy or better, according to Moviebase last week. Worth noting: Moviebase has an interest in promoting the Trakt ecosystem, so treat that figure as directionally useful rather than independently verified. Results will vary by library size and title-matching quality.

Step 3: Verify before the deadline. After import, check at least 10-15 titles spread across your history. Not just whether shows appear, but whether episode-level completion data transferred correctly. Moviebase flags verification as the step most users skip, per its guidance. Do it while TV Time is still live so you can cross-reference anything that looks wrong.

Step 4: Connect your destination app. Once Trakt holds your history, connect whichever app you plan to use going forward. JustWatch is one option for users who already rely on it for streaming discovery and want tracking in the same place; the JustWatch TV Time migration path connects through Trakt as described above. Moviebase syncs bidirectionally with Trakt, covering watch history, ratings, watchlist, and collections, and works as an alternative for Android users, Moviebase confirmed last week.

Which app to use next

JustWatch, Trakt, and Moviebase solve different problems. None of them replicates what TV Time was.

JustWatch suits users who already use it to find which streaming service carries a given title and want watch tracking folded into that same workflow. Connecting through Trakt, as described above, is the documented path.

Trakt functions as the hub in this workflow. Keeping it as your primary record means you can connect or switch apps later without re-migrating history. If you're unsure where you'll land long-term, starting with Trakt keeps your options open.

Moviebase is Android-only, carries no social layer, and syncs bidirectionally with Trakt, Moviebase confirmed last week. It's free and ad-free, with an optional paid upgrade. iOS users can rule it out immediately.

No available option replicates TV Time's community features. Whip Media's own farewell message said it plainly: "Your passion and enthusiasm made TV Time more than an app. You made it a community," TechCrunch reported last week.

Why TV Time is closing

Whip Media announced via in-app message that running TV Time as a free service was no longer sustainable, and that demand for a paid version was insufficient to justify it, TechCrunch reported last week. The shutdown marks the end of one of the larger TV fan communities online and reflects how the growth of AI is reshaping companies' priorities, TechCrunch noted.

The strategic shift had already been set in motion. Blue Torch Capital acquired Whip Media in early 2025 with an AI-focused direction in mind, TechCrunch reported. A consumer community built around TV tracking did not fit that roadmap, and the shutdown followed.

What can still be saved

The tracking record, years of episode-level watch history, ratings, and show follows, can still be rescued if you act before July 15. Run the self-service export at gdpr.tvtime.com/gdpr/self-service, confirm the file downloads to your device, then import to Trakt and verify that episode-level data transferred correctly while both platforms are still live, Moviebase advised last week.

The community, the discussions, the friend activity: none of that has an export path. It ends on July 15 with no technical workaround. The window to recover the data you can save closes at the same time.