Binge List

Help

Welcome to the Binge List help documentation. If you can't find the help that you are looking for you can reach out for support. We are a 1 person development team, so please be patient.

Discovering Movies and TV Shows

The Discover view is your gateway to finding new content. Use the filter button at the top to refine your search by:

  • Popularity, Trending, New Releases, Now Playing
  • Genre (Action, Drama, Comedy, etc.)
  • Sub Genre
  • Media Type (Movies or TV Shows)
  • Release Year
  • Streaming Availability (Based on the streaming services you have selected in your settings screen)

You can also use the search view to find specific titles, actors, or directors.

Creating and Sharing Lists

Create personalized lists to organize your content:

  1. Tap the "My Lists" tab
  2. Tap the "+" button to create a new list
  3. Give your list a name
  4. Add movies and shows using the "+" button when viewing any title

To share a list with friends:

  1. Open the list you want to share
  2. Tap the share button in the top right
  3. Use the share sheet to send a link to your friend directly. When they open the list they will be prompted to enter the PIN that is displayed when you share the list.
  4. Click the PIN that is displayed after you share the list so you can copy and share it with your friend. They will need to PIN in order to join the shared list.

Remember, Anyone that you share the list with can add and remove items to the list.

You can only share a list that you have created. If someone shares a list with you, you can not share that list with anyone else.

Setting Up Where To Watch

Configure your streaming services to see where content is available:

  1. Go to Settings
  2. Select your region
  3. Tap "My Streaming Services"
  4. Toggle on the streaming services you subscribe to

The app will now show you where you can watch content across your selected services. It will also allow you to filter by your specific streaming services on the Discover view.

Help Me Pick Feature

Can't decide what to watch? The Help Me Pick feature can help you and your friends select content from your lists:

  1. Open any of your lists
  2. Tap the "Help Me Pick" button
  3. Choose the specific lists you want to pick from and narrow down the results using the available filters.
  4. Choose "Pick for me" to randomly pull a selection from the list.
  5. Choose "Pick with a friend" to initiate a picking session that will allow you and your friend to both swipe to choose your picks and the system will compare your picks to find a match.

iCloud Backup

Your lists and preferences are automatically backed up to iCloud when:

  • You're signed into iCloud on your device
  • iCloud backup is enabled for Stream List
  • You have sufficient iCloud storage

Your data will sync across all your Apple devices automatically. If you don't wish to use iCloud backup you can disable it in the Settings > iCloud > Saved to iCloud section on your device.

You can also delete your iCloud backup at any time from the Binge List settings screen.

Managing Lists

To rename a list:

  1. From the My Lists screen, swipe left on a list to show the Edit/Delete buttons
  2. Choose Edit
  3. Enter the new name and tap "Save"

To delete a list:

  1. From the My Lists screen, swipe left on a list to show the Edit/Delete buttons
  2. Choose Delete
  3. Confirm deletion - remember, deleting a list will also remove it from your iCloud backup.

Filtering Within Lists

You can filter items within a list using the filter button to sort by:

  • Media Type (Movies/TV Series)
  • Watch Status
  • Genre

Managing Watch Status

Track your progress on each item in your lists:

  1. Open any item in your list
  2. Tap the list icon within the movie image heading.
  3. Select from:
    • Currently Watching
    • Watched - this will remove the item from your list and add it to your Watched List.

Items within a shared list that are marked as watched, will get added to the Watched list on all devices that share the list.

Updated on March 28th 2025