WatchlistBudget
A subscription and viewing tracker that tells households exactly what they pay per hour watched on each streaming service and suggests which ones to cut or swap to free alternatives each month.
Multi-service households trying to manage a stack of overlapping streaming subscriptions
- Cost-per-hour metric using your actual watch history and billing data
- 'Swap to free' suggestions powered by current free-tier catalogs
- Family-mode dashboard so a household can see who watches what
- Cancel reminders timed to free-trial and promotional-period deadlines
Paid streaming prices keep climbing while free options grow — Disney's own bundle is now $13–$20/mo, so households are actively reconsidering which services are worth keeping.
Strong demand signals: 43% of Americans plan to cancel a streaming service in next 3 months; 31% of paid subs canceled in last 6 months; US households average $552/yr on streaming.Streaming Fatigue Report 2026: How Price Hikes Are Changing the Way ↗Top Streaming Services Marketshare and Stats - Forbes Home ↗
Niche is already crowded: StreamHopper explicitly tracks subs and recommends cuts; App Store 'Subscription Tracker: Cost/Hour' uses Screen Time to compute cost-per-hour; calculatorsandconverters.net and howtocalculate.app offer free versions; Trim/Rocket Money cover this in a broader finance wrapper.StreamHopper — Find every subscription you forgot you're paying for ↗Subscription Tracker:Cost/Hour - App Store ↗
Rocket Money/Trim prove users will pay to cut subscriptions, but streaming-specific tools (StreamHopper, calculators, basic App Store trackers) are often free or low-cost freemium, compressing willingness to pay and limiting ARPU in this niche.Rocket Money vs. Trim: Which App Will Save You the Most? ↗Subscription Tracker:Cost/Hour - App Store ↗
Structural tailwind: paid streaming prices keep climbing, ad-supported free tiers (Pluto, Tubi, Freevee) are expanding, and households continue stacking services — the optimization problem persists as long as fragmentation exists.Combating Subscription Fatigue: A Data-Driven Approach for Streamers ↗Subscription Burnout Hits Streaming Services 2025 ↗
Direct precedents already ship this concept (StreamHopper, App Store Cost/Hour tracker with Screen Time integration), proving the build path is straightforward: catalog of services + free alternatives + usage signal + simple recommendation engine.StreamHopper — Find every subscription you forgot you're paying for ↗