Core Identity & Purpose
What is SocialCritiq
SocialCritiq is a unified entertainment platform where you can track, review, and discover everything you watch, play, read, and listen to all in one place. It works as a movie tracker, game tracker, TV show tracker, anime tracker, manga tracker, book diary, and music log, so you never need separate apps again. You can write reviews, share opinions, get recommendations from real people, and explore new content through our Resonance Engine. SocialCritiq also lets you create PinLists, our signature feature for building ranked lists, tier lists, and curated collections.
Why was SocialCritiq created
Most people use five or six different apps to track their entertainment. One for movies, one for books, one for anime, one for games, and so on. SocialCritiq was built to solve that problem. Instead of juggling multiple trackers, you get one clean, modern home for your entire media life.
Who is SocialCritiq for
SocialCritiq is for anyone who loves entertainment. Movie fans, gamers, anime watchers, manga readers, book lovers, and music listeners all share the same problem: their media lives are scattered. SocialCritiq brings everything together so you can finally see your whole world in one place.
Tracking Features
How do I track the games I play?
SocialCritiq lets you log every game you play across all platforms. PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, PC, and mobile. You can mark games as completed, track progress, build a gaming history, and organize your backlog in one place. Some tracking will be automated depending on the platform and other forms of tracking can be done from a simple selection on our platform.
Can I track the movies I watch?
Yes. SocialCritiq works as a full movie diary where you can log films, rate them, write reviews, and organize your watchlist and create pinlists of your favorites to keep private or to share across the platform. It’s perfect for anyone looking for a Letterboxd‑style movie tracker with more features.
Can I track TV shows and episodes?
Yes. SocialCritiq lets you track episodes, seasons, and full series. Because most streaming services don’t offer open APIs for progress syncing, TV tracking is currently manual. However, integrations like Trakt can help automate parts of your watch history, and SocialCritiq keeps everything organized so you always know where you left off and what’s next.
Does SocialCritiq track anime and manga?
Yes. You can track anime seasons and episodes. Also the catalogue also lets you track manga series or manga chapters in a series. It works as both an anime tracker and a manga tracker, so you don’t need separate apps.
Can I track the books I read?
SocialCritiq includes a built‑in book diary where you can log books, track reading progress, and keep a record of everything you’ve finished.
Can I track the music I listen to?
Yes. SocialCritiq works as a music log where you can track albums you’ve listened to, rate them, and build a personal listening history.
Reviews, Critiques and Posts
Can I write reviews on SocialCritiq?
Yes. You can write reviews for movies, games, shows, show episodes, books, anime, manga, and music. Reviews can be short impressions or full write‑ups. It’s your space to express your taste.
Can I rate what I watch or play?
Every entry supports ratings, personal scores, and critic‑style scoring. You can keep it simple or go deep.
Can I see reviews from other people?
Yes. SocialCritiq is a social platform at its core. Reviews flow into your timeline and act as the backbone of the world. They’re how fans share opinions, spark conversations, and help each other discover new movies, shows, games, books, anime, and music. You can read reviews from real people, follow users with similar taste, and explore new content through the community.
What is the difference between Review, Critique and post?
Each one serves a different purpose inside SocialCritiq.
Posts are the fun, expressive side of the platform – quick reactions, memes, images, GIFs, and thoughts you want to share while tagging the movie, show, game, book, anime, or song you’re talking about.
Reviews are your official opinions. They count toward your personal scoring, help others understand what you thought, and appear in timelines where people discover new content.
Critiques are for the superfans and creators‑at‑heart – deeper, more thoughtful breakdowns meant to offer insight, suggestions, or analysis. They’re a space for people who want to push directors, writers, actors, musicians, and developers to be their best.
What is a mood score?
A Mood Score is your quick, emotional reaction to a piece of entertainment. Instead of thinking like a critic, it captures how the movie, show, game, book, anime, manga, or album made you feel in the moment. It’s fast, instinctive, and personal. It’s a way to express the vibe, energy, or emotional impact of what you just experienced. Mood Scores help others discover content based on feeling, not just ratings or reviews.
Recommendations and Discovery
How does SocialCritiq recommend new content?
SocialCritiq uses the Resonance Engine. a discovery system that blends your taste, your history, and real community behavior. You can get recommendations for movies, shows, games, books, anime, manga and music based on what you actually enjoy.
Can I get recommendations from real people?
Yes. You can follow reviewers, explore curated Pinlists, and discover hidden gems shared by fans with similar taste.
Does SocialCritiq help me find new movies, shows, books, movies or games?
Absolutely. You can browse trending content, explore fan‑made lists, and use filters to uncover hidden gems across every category. SocialCritiq already helps you discover new movies, shows, games, books, anime, and music through community activity and curated lists. In the future, Pete will play a bigger role. Using patterns from fan ratings, reviews, and Mood Scores to surface deeper, more personal recommendations you might never have found on your own.
PinLists
What are PinLists?
PinLists are one of SocialCritiq’s signature features. They let you create ranked lists, tier lists, top 10s, curated collections, and personal favorites across any category. That includes movies, games, anime, books, music, and more. Each PinList comes with built‑in sorting tools so people can explore your list by genre, year, or service. The service filter is especially powerful: it lets users sort your list by the streaming platforms they already subscribe to, making it easy to see what they can watch right now without paying for anything new.
Can I make tier lists?
Yes. PinLists support tier lists for movies, games, shows, anime, and anything else you want to rank.
Can I share my lists with others?
Yes. Every PinList can be shared, followed, and discovered by the community. They’re designed to feel like personal art pieces, something you craft, refine, and put out into the world. And if your list resonates with enough people, it can even surface on the Discover page, giving it the chance to spread, grow, and reach fans who’d never have found it otherwise.
Social Features & Community
Is SocialCritiq a social platform?
It’s more than a social platform. It’s a social universe. Every part of SocialCritiq has been intentionally built to grow, evolve, and expand over time. Right now, you can follow people, read reviews, explore PinLists, and share your taste across movies, games, shows, books, anime, and music. SocialCritiq is built around community and the fans who shape it.
Can I follow other users?
You can follow reviewers, creators, friends, and anyone whose taste you enjoy.
Can I see what my friends are watching or playing?
Yes. You can view activity feeds, reviews, lists, shares and shared logs from people you follow.
Do i have to socialize?
Not at all. You can use SocialCritiq completely solo if you want. Reviewing, critiquing, logging, journaling, building PinLists, checking your Year in Review, and exploring all the features without interacting with anyone. SocialCritiq is built for both community and quiet observers. So if you want to be a 👻 and stay in the background, that’s perfectly fine. As long as you’re here in spirit.
Year in Review
Does SocialCritiq give me a yearly recap?
Yes. At the end of each year, SocialCritiq creates a private recap of everything you watched, played, read, and listened to.
Your entertainment story, told back to you.
Privacy & Data
Is my data private?
Your logs, lists, and history are private by default. You choose what to share and what stays personal.
Do I need multiple apps to track everything?
No. SocialCritiq replaces separate apps for movies, games, shows, anime, manga, books, and music. Everything lives in one place. Some types of content, especially TV shows, movies, and books, may require manual logging because many services don’t offer open APIs for automatic syncing. But SocialCritiq is built so you can still track and organize everything you watch, play, read, and listen to without juggling multiple apps.