TV Time founder builds Bingers app as replacement for shutting down tracker
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TV Time, a TV and movie-tracking app set to shut down, has prompted more than 25,000 users to petition against its closure. One of the app’s original founders, Antonio Pinto, says he is creating a new app called Bingers to rebuild TV Time’s best features and address issues that bothered him over the years. Pinto sold his original app, then called TVShow Time, to Whipclip (now Whip Media) in 2016. When he learned the app was being wound down as Whip Media shifted focus to AI, Pinto said he felt sad and decided to build a new home for the TV Time community. The new app will address performance issues and high server costs, which Pinto claims led to the shutdown, with a premium subscription covering only about 10% of expenses. Bingers will be available on the App Store and Google Play by the end of July 2026, and users can already import their TV Time archives through the Bingers website.
What’s reported
TV Time has more than 26.4 million lifetime installs, according to Appfigures.
Over 25,000 users have petitioned against TV Time’s shutdown.
Antonio Pinto, one of TV Time’s original founders, is creating Bingers.
Pinto sold TVShow Time to Whipclip (now Whip Media) in 2016.
Whip Media is shifting focus to AI, leading to TV Time’s wind-down.
Pinto claims high server costs led to the shutdown, with premium subscriptions covering only about 10% of expenses.
Bingers will be available on the App Store and Google Play by the end of July 2026.
Users can import TV Time archives via the Bingers website before the app’s removal from app stores on July 15.
Key figures
Antonio Pinto, founder of TV Time and creator of Bingers.
Sources: TechCrunch
