The official TV Time import
that keeps everything.
Hobi is the official migration partner for TV Time users. TV Time has shut down and deleted every account and everything in it. If you saved your export file, nothing is lost. Import it into Hobi in one go: history, watchlist, movies, even the ratings other importers throw away. The most complete TV Time migration, free, from two independent developers who love TV and film.
Loved & featured by
“I personally like Hobi the best.”
“One of the most popular and comprehensive tracking apps out there.”
“For TV shows, Hobi seems to be a favorite.”
“Hobi is a great alternative to TV Time.”
“A beautifully designed app that looks slick on both Android and iOS.”
Request your TV Time export at gdpr.tvtime.com/gdpr/self-service. It takes a few minutes and keeps every option open. A saved export works forever. A deleted account is gone for good.
No hidden menu.
No premium gate.
The importer sits right in Hobi's Settings. Tap Import from TV Time, pick the export ZIP you saved, and it does the rest: matches your shows and movies, brings your history, watchlist and ratings across, and ends with a report of everything it moved.
It ends with a report.
Ratings accounted for.
When the import finishes, Hobi shows you exactly what came across: shows and movies on your watchlist, episodes marked watched, and the ratings other importers drop. And if a title could not be matched, it tells you straight instead of leaving you to notice on your own.
How the move works
1. Save your TV Time export
Sign in at TV Time's export portal (the password reset flow works if you lost access), request your data and download the file. That file holds your entire history, your watchlist and your ratings. Treat it like the backup it is. Full walkthrough in our export guide.
2. Get Hobi, free
Download Hobi on iOS or Android. Free to download and use, with the one tap episode marking, statuses, calendar and reminders you are used to.
3. Import it, in one go
Open Settings, tap Import from TV Time and pick your export ZIP as is. History, watchlist, movies and ratings come across in one go, report included. Step by step in move your TV Time history, full story in the launch announcement. Prefer Trakt sync? Works too, two-way.
What survives the move
| What you keep | Hobi | Trakt | JustWatch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your ratings | Imported with your history | Dropped on import | Not imported |
| Your movies | Imported | Shows only | Imported |
| Episode tracking | One tap, built around it | Yes | Basic seen markers |
| Getting your data out later | Two-way Trakt sync | Open API | No export |
The long versions: Hobi vs Trakt · Hobi vs Simkl · Hobi vs Serializd
Ready when your export is.
Everything you're about to shop around for
The checklist TV Time users actually care about, and where Hobi lands on each.
One tap episode marking
The thing TV Time nailed. Every show in your watchlist surfaces its next episode, and one tap checks it off. No menus, no digging.
Your ratings, kept
Every Wow, Good and Meh you ever tapped is part of your history, and Hobi's import brings them across. Most popular migration paths quietly drop your ratings on the way in. Hobi keeps them.
Movies too
Shows and movies in one tracker, including the movie history in your TV Time export. Some destinations take your shows and leave your movies behind.
A calendar that has your back
Countdown to every next episode and season premiere, with reminders for the shows you choose. Knowing when something comes back is half the job.
Real show statuses
Watching, On hold, Dropped, Plan to watch. A paused show leaves your calendar without erasing your history.
Never trapped again
The lesson of this month: a tracker you can't back up is a tracker you can lose. Hobi syncs two-way with Trakt, an open standard, so your data stays yours. Built by two independent developers, self funded, ten years and counting.
Moving questions, answered
Yes, Hobi's TV Time importer is live: open Settings in the app and tap Import from TV Time. Upload the official export file you saved from TV Time's portal, as is, and the migration tool automatically matches your shows and movies and brings your whole history across in one go: viewing history, watchlist, movies and ratings. Prefer Trakt? Two-way sync works too. Questions along the way? Ask us directly on r/hobi, we answer daily.
If you saved your export file, nothing is lost. The file keeps working forever, and you can import it whenever you are ready, next week or next year. Already have yours? See what to do with your saved ZIP. If you did not export before the shutdown, the data cannot be recovered. That is why saving the file now is the one step that cannot wait.
Yes. Your reactions and ratings are stored in your export file, and Hobi's import brings them across, every Wow, Good and Meh you ever tapped. Most popular migration paths quietly drop ratings on the way in. Hobi keeps them. The full answer is in does Hobi keep your TV Time ratings.
Yes. Go to the export portal and use the password reset flow to get back in, then request your export as normal.
Hobi is free on iOS and Android. It is built by two independent developers with no investors and no private equity, and it has been going for over ten years. There is no exit to chase and no one to answer to but you. And because your data stays portable through Trakt sync, you are never locked in again either way. Still comparing options? See why Hobi is the best TV Time alternative in 2026.
Years of watch history.
Bring it home.
Save your export today, then import it into Hobi in one go. Ratings included.