Streaming Tips & Guides

Stream-Wiser builds a 12-month subscription calendar around your watchlist, scheduling each service only for the months your shows are actually airing. Instead of paying for Netflix, Max, Disney+, and Hulu simultaneously every month, you subscribe to each one only when you have something to watch — cutting the average household streaming bill by 40–60%.

Yes, Stream-Wiser is completely free — the full optimizer, smart alerts, history import, and savings reports are all included. Create a free account for unlimited optimizations and sync across devices.

Stream-Wiser supports all major streaming services: Netflix, Max (HBO), Disney+, Hulu, Apple TV+, Peacock, Paramount+, Prime Video, and regional services like HBO Go, Viu, WeTV, iWantTFC, JioCinema, SonyLIV, U-NEXT, Wavve, and more. It also accounts for streaming perks bundled with credit cards (Chase Sapphire, Amex Platinum) and carrier plans (Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T).

Stream-Wiser supports the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Germany, France, Japan, Mexico, the Philippines, Netherlands, India, Singapore, South Korea, Brazil, and more — with local pricing in each country's currency and the correct set of available platforms per region.

Subscription rotation means subscribing to one or two streaming services at a time, watching everything on your list, then cancelling and moving to the next service. Stream-Wiser automates this strategy — it analyzes your full watchlist and builds an optimized monthly calendar that minimizes overlap and cost without missing a single show.

You tell Stream-Wiser what you want to watch over the next year. It looks up where each title is streaming, when new seasons are dropping, and which services overlap in your list. Then it arranges your subscriptions month by month so you're never paying for a service when you have nothing to watch on it. The result is a calendar you can follow: subscribe to Netflix in January, switch to Max in February, and so on.

Yes. On the Plan tab, tap the "Share plan" button to share your savings stats via the native share sheet on mobile, or copy a pre-composed message to post on X, Facebook, or anywhere else. You can also share your watchlist from the Watchlist tab with a shareable link anyone can view.

Yes — Stream-Wiser is a progressive web app (PWA) optimized for iPhone and Android. You can add it to your home screen for a native app experience with no App Store download required. See the How to Add to Home Screen guide for step-by-step instructions.

Your watchlist and plan are saved locally in your browser as a guest. If you clear your browser data or switch devices you will lose them, so we recommend creating a free account to keep everything synced securely in the cloud.

JustWatch tells you where a specific title is streaming right now — it's a lookup tool. Stream-Wiser goes further: it takes your entire watchlist, figures out the cheapest subscription schedule to watch everything over 12 months, and tells you exactly which services to subscribe to each month and which to cancel. It's a planning tool, not just a discovery tool.

Many credit cards, carrier plans, and memberships include free or discounted streaming services. Amex Platinum includes Disney+, Verizon plans include Disney+ Basic, and Walmart+ includes Paramount+. During onboarding Stream-Wiser asks which perks you have, then excludes those services from your paid budget — so your plan only counts services you're actually paying out of pocket for.