Netflix Queue Management

Manage your Netflix queue on your iPhone or iPad

Overview

Netflix has had some well-publicized difficulties of late, but the service is still a favorite among iOS users. Although the official app makes watching Netflix videos easy on iOS devices, it has lacked the ability to manage your queue for some time. Luckily, some third party apps have stepped in to fill the void, and we've sorted though them to find the best.

Essential Apps

  • Free

    CineTap for Netflix

    by Imaginary Spinor LLC

    Cinetap is the easiest and speediest app in this list, and it performs all the essentials well. Users can search for titles, browse titles in multiple categories, launch the Netflix app with a button click to watch a chosen show immediately, add to either DVD or instant queue and reorder every queue, including saved titles. The features are all easy to use and well designed, and the app includes nice touches such as marking the corner of titles in your Queue with a “Q” when browsing and showing an expiration date for certain Instant View titles. We only wish that Cinetap was universal and did not have a separate app “Cinetap Mini” for iPhone, as the Mini version (linked below) seems exactly the same as the regular version and requires a separate in-app purchase to remove ads.

  • Free

    Movies by Flixster, with Rotten Tomatoes

    by Flixster

    Movies by Flixster is more than a simple Netflix queue manager; in fact, the Netflix features are not even the app’s primary focus (or its best feature). Flixster offers more information on movies than any other app that provides Netflix queue management. The reviews, videos, descriptions, and links (coupled with the free price tag) make up for any difficulties with the app’s Netflix integration (for example, it can be hard to locate your queue, and annoying to load the entire queue). Flixster is essential in conjunction with another queue management option, whether it's one of the other apps on this list or the Netflix website.

Notable Apps

  • $2.99

    Fliks for Netflix

    by Digital Beluga

    Fliks comes very close to being essential, as it is slick-looking, intuitive, and has all necessary features. It misses the mark in two respects: (1) the browsing interface uses DVD covers to represent the titles, and the app often displays a placeholder if you try to load too many images in one go; and (2) queues are displayed as text only and require multiple loading screens to see an entire list. The app also has an option to add titles to either the DVD or the Instant queue, and it can even filter out DVDs entirely, a useful feature now that Netflix has “unbundled” its DVD and streaming services.

  • $0.99

    Instant Queue Add for Netflix

    by Millicomputer.com

    Instant Queue Add for Netflix (or IQ+) is a basic and mostly text only app for Netflix Streaming customers, which may make it feel less robust than some of the other apps. IQ+, however, performs all of the essential functions of a Netflix queue manager, including search, and has a robust browsing feature with special sections for “just added” and “new releases.” The app’s drawback is that its queue management function isn’t very intuitive and does not offer explanations or possible corrections for occasional errors. Still, IQ+ should appeal to those not needing (or wanting) to browse and load DVD case images when managing their queues.

  • $0.99

    Instantwatcher

    by Daniel Choi

    As the title suggests, Instantwatcher only manages the Netflix Instant Queue, and isn’t even the best option for that. The app has a minimalist interface and a helpful tab to see which Instant View titles are expiring soon. Instantwatcher is a decent option for those looking to manage their Instant Queues without any bells and whistles.

Decent Apps

  • Free

    iQueue Free - Netflix Queue Manager

    by Elaydin Tech

    iQueue Free suffers from loading times between every screen that make it very difficult to use. Although iQueue Free allows for viewing, managing, and adding titles to both the DVD and Instant Queues, it doesn’t have any unique features to make up for its lagginess.

  • Free

    FlicksMan - Netflix Queue Manager

    by CMart Studios

    FlicksMan is another app that can manage your Netflix queue effectively, but is not the best option due to a slow interface and long loading times for every function. More, the browsing options are limited and it seems to have difficulty managing long queues without crashing.

  • Free

    Queue Manager

    by UnitedMindset Inc.

    Queue Manager provides adequate queue searching, browsing, and viewing functionality but does not offer full-featured queue management. Instead of allowing users to view and modify their entire queue, Queue Manager divides it into separate pages that users must click an arrow to scroll through. Worse, titles can only be moved up or down one spot or to the top or bottom of the queue.

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