DramaLens vs MyDramaList
MyDramaList is a huge community site, built by volunteers who add and edit titles by hand. DramaLens is built differently: robots check official sources every day, so you get where to watch it in your country, new episodes and new seasons as soon as they're out, with no ads.
Side by side
| DramaLens | MyDramaList | |
|---|---|---|
| How it's kept up to date | Automatically: robots check official sources every day (new episodes every hour, where-to-watch links regularly) | By volunteer contributors who add and edit titles, so updates depend on someone doing it |
| Where to watch | Official services checked for your country, in 65 countries, with the date we last checked | A list of services on each title page, without saying which countries they're in |
| Alerts | Push alerts for new episodes, new seasons and actors you follow | No episode alerts on title pages |
| Ads | No ads | Ads, with a paid option to hide them |
| Tracking | Watching, Plan to watch, On hold, Completed and Dropped lists, with where to watch each title in your country. Coming soon: import your MyDramaList list | Watching, completed and plan-to-watch lists |
| What it covers | Korean dramas and movies only, so nothing else gets in the way | Dramas and movies from Korea, China, Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Thailand and the Philippines, plus variety shows |
| Community | Ratings; no forums yet | Large community: reviews, forums, custom lists |
Why fans use DramaLens
- Where to watch is checked for your country, so you never open a service that doesn't have it where you live.
- Updated automatically from official sources, not when a volunteer gets round to it.
- Alerts the moment a new episode or season arrives, or an actor you follow has something new.
- No ads, and fast on a phone. Install it like an app, straight from the website.
- Coming soon: bring your MyDramaList list with you, and see where to watch everything on it.
Where MyDramaList is still better
- More countries' dramas, if you watch beyond Korea.
- Years of community reviews and forum discussion.
Use both
You don't have to give anything up. Keep MyDramaList for its community, and use DramaLens to know what's airing, when the next episode is out, and where you can watch it tonight.
We checked MyDramaList's own pages on 20 Oct 2026. Sites change; if something here is out of date, tell us at hello@dramalens.com and we'll fix it. Also see: DramaLens vs AsianWiki.