Key Takeaways

• Download JustWatch for easy access to every title available on streaming services aggregated in one place.
• Use Prime Video Channels to consolidate your subscriptions under the Amazon Prime interface for more convenient browsing.
• Try Reelgood for quick selections from a curated watchlist spanning all your subscriptions.

With each new streaming service added to the mix, choosing what to watch becomes that much harder. You sit, staring at the screen, waiting for something new, fresh, and exciting to appear… but it never does, and soon, it’s time for bed.

If that frustrating scenario sounds familiar, here are a handful of ways to cut down on the amount of time spent trying to pick streaming content.

Download JustWatch

JustWatch is an essential tool in this streaming age. Presented with a simple interface and easy search tools, the app allows you to see all the new and recently added titles on your streaming services. It also includes a helpful search bar that lets you search all streaming services at once.

When you create an account, you can curate a watchlist that spans all your streaming services. JustWatch’s various filters and even a randomizer tool make it easy to find your next streaming title in record time. It’s conveniently available on the web and via mobile app.

Use Prime Video Channels

One of the biggest problems with streaming services today is that they’re spread out across various apps and platforms. Amazon’s Prime Video Channels helps resolve this by bringing all your subscriptions under the Prime banner. That way, they’re all in one place.

While you may need to cancel your existing subscription and re-subscribe through your Prime account, this convenient workaround does wonders for your average search time. When you add Amazon Prime Channel subscriptions, all the content from all your subscriptions can be browsed at once. No more hopping from app to app or site to site.

Try Reelgood

Not unlike JustWatch, Reelgood helps you find and explore streaming titles across the gamut of services. Likewise, you can create a massive watchlist that stretches across all your subscriptions for significantly faster selection times. This allows you to scroll through one list in one place instead of several.

Reelgood is particularly great at showing you what’s coming soon to all your various streaming services. This applies to movies and TV shows. It also compiles everything that’ll be leaving the services soon so you don’t miss out on anything important.

Browse IMDb Lists

If you’re someone who only wants to watch the best of the best, you can’t go wrong with looking for your next streaming selection on IMDb. The popular online database has Top 250 lists for both film and television, letting you brush up on the highest-rated titles on the site in one helpful place. You can also create a comprehensive watchlist.

Not to mention, IMDb has a similarly lengthy list of popular TV shows. This shows you trending titles that other users are watching en masse, allowing you to keep up with the cultural zeitgeist and engage in the conversation without fear of missing out. No need to wonder what the must-watch popular shows are.

Watchworthy Recommendations

For fans of TV, Watchworthy might be right up your alley. Using ratings you provide the app yourself, Watchworthy will tell you how likely you are to enjoy other streaming shows. Other streaming services use similar metrics to tell you the likelihood of you enjoying a show or movie, but none are as thorough or precise as Watchworthy.

All it takes is a thumbs-up or thumbs-down, and then Watchworthy will get to work. Once you get going, you’ll surely find yourself wanting to rate everything you’ve seen. The more shows you rate, the more accurate Watchworthy’s percentages will be.

Of all these ways to cut down on search time and find streaming content faster, my favorite is undoubtedly JustWatch. With helpful recommendations, useful list features, and an unbeatable database of what’s streaming and where, JustWatch lets you search less and stream more with ease. This leaves just one question: What are you looking forward to watching next?