StreamWise
Is your streaming worth what you pay for it?
StreamWise works fully in your browser today. A mobile app (sync across devices, new-season reminders) is coming next.
Log what you watch, and StreamWise works out what each subscription really costs per hour, which ones are poor value, and which ones you haven't used lately.
- 🔎 Search any film or series. Runtime and where it streams in your country are filled in for you (via TMDB).
- 💶 Cost per hour, per service. Pick your plan from a list. Real plans and prices for 11 services across 12 countries (NL, BE, DE, FR, ES, PT, IT, IE, UK, US, CA, BR), in local currency, with “Other amount” for bundles and deals.
- 💤 Unused lately. Nothing watched in 30 days? It flags it, and shows what pausing would save over a year.
- 📅 What's coming. For series, it shows when the next episode or season arrives.
- 🔒 Private by design. No accounts and no database. Your log stays in your browser.
How it decides
| Verdict | Rule |
|---|
| Great value | under €1.00 per hour watched in the last 30 days |
| Worth it | under €2.50 per hour, cheaper than renting what you watched (≈ €4.99 per 2-hour film) |
| Poor value | above €2.50 per hour, so renting would have cost less |
| Unused lately | nothing watched for 30+ days |
| Too new to tell | subscribed less than 14 days ago |
Architecture
index.html, app.js, app.css mobile-first web app (installable, no build step)
api/*.py Vercel Python serverless functions
streamwise/
catalog.py services, brand colours, prices per country
tmdb.py TMDB client: search, runtime, providers, next episode
report.py cost-per-hour, verdicts, savings, monthly history
web.py endpoint logic shared by Vercel and the dev server
tests/ unit tests (no network needed)
dev.py local server that mirrors Vercel
The browser sends the log to /api/report only to compute the numbers. Nothing is stored server-side. The TMDB token lives in a server environment variable and never reaches the browser.
Run it locally
cp .env.example .env.local # paste your TMDB "API Read Access Token"
python3 dev.py # http://localhost:3000
python3 -m unittest discover tests
Python 3.9+ and no dependencies. Without a TMDB token, everything except title search still works: use Add it manually or Try it with sample data.
Deploy
Import the repo in Vercel (no build settings needed) and add TMDB_READ_TOKEN under Settings → Environment Variables.
Credits
Title data and where-to-watch from TMDB and JustWatch. This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB. Illustration by Lígia Zanchet.
MIT licensed. Built by Lígia Zanchet.
