# Idle Cinema Empire: Idle Games — user reviews > 461 indexed App Store user reviews of Idle Cinema Empire by 书涛 刘, rated 4.80/5 from 16,861 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/idle-cinema-empire-idle-games/id1660507282/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/idle-cinema-empire-idle-games/id1660507282.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 14,141 · 4★ 1,790 · 3★ 592 · 2★ 130 · 1★ 208 ## What do users think of Idle Cinema Empire? Overall sentiment: neutral **Pros** - 🚀 Fun and addictive - 👍 Cute movie titles and art - 🔒 No ads unless you choose to watch them **Cons** - 🐛 Ads don't work properly, get stuck or don't give rewards - 💰 Expensive upgrades and in-app purchases - 🔍 Too many distracting in-app purchase offers - 🕰️ Slow progression, need to watch many ads to advance **Commonly reported bugs** - Power upgrades not working as intended - Movies not playing properly, customers leaving - Crashes and loss of progress after updates **Most requested features** - More cinema locations and content updates - Ability to transfer progress across devices - Offline earnings and better idle mode functionality ## Newest reviews (16 of 461) ### 3/5 — Needs some updating *2026-08-12, version V2.21.07* I like the game and want to continue playing but I keep watching the adds then get stuck in the add where there is no x to go back to game and i have to restart my app and don’t get the reward for watching the adds. ### 3/5 — Um bom jogo, mas muito pay to in *2026-08-12* O jogo e legal, só tinha que ter níveis diferentes e alguns eventos no jogo, tirar o ads que e muito, e parar de tentar dinheiro do player em tudo, acaba com a experiência do jogo **Developer response:** Caro amigo, lamentamos o transtorno; transmitiremos o seu feedback à equipa. Agradecemos o seu apoio e desejamos um bom dia. ### 3/5 — Same ad over and over *2026-07-08, version V2.21.06* I keep getting this advert for a game called gossip harbour when I want to get and ad perk it just this same ad so can you please change this ### 2/5 — I deleted it *2026-07-05, version V2.21.06* Not bad lots of ads and the game broke because I hired a bunch of managers and they went blank ### 3/5 — . *2026-06-26, version V2.21.06* . ### 2/5 — WAY too many ads *2026-06-16, version V2.21.06* The concept of the game is good but you have to watch ads and there is no option because you genuinely can’t continue the game without it. ### 3/5 — Game *2026-06-09, version V2.21.06* It’s igh ### 4/5 — Too many ads *2026-06-06, version V2.21.06* I wish they focused more on the user enjoying the game without spending 50% of the time having to watch ads. It’s a bit unbalanced ### 4/5 — Tutorial man *2026-06-02, version V2.21.06* After the charter helps with the beginning get rid of him i was trying to upgrade other elements before expanding and it made me purchase the second theatre when i didnt want to. Also ### 4/5 — Money *2026-06-01, version V2.21.06* The process of getting money is atrocious but besides that it’s a fun game overall I just wish the speed of gaining money is faster and more efficient ### 3/5 — Ads *2026-05-28, version V2.21.06* Too many adds 😔 ### 3/5 — Need more levels *2026-05-24, version V2.21.06* This game is fun, but it's nothing past Winter City. Please when is the next level coming out? I feel like "Coming Soon" has been there for a long time. ### 3/5 — Confused *2026-05-19, version V2.21.06* I really like this game, but there’s apparently only 3 levels out and now I just have….nothing to do…? ### 4/5 — Irritatingly cool *2026-04-21, version V2.21.06* Although this game is kinda addictive, the only thing I have against is that fact you can’t play without watching 100 different adds a day. ### 3/5 — Great Game too many ads *2026-04-12, version V2.21.06* I just downloaded this ### 3/5 — Good game *2026-03-02, version V2.21.06* Good game. Pay to win, but you can still get there without money. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Consist on you spending money *2026-08-30, version 2.21.08* Always pushing you but something and won’t clear the notification unless you spend other and the menu is cluttered with micro transactions without being able to clear it up if don’t want to buy other then that I love the game. Oh and you can’t earn more then an hour offline without spending real money they should make it where you could earn it in game ### 1/5 — Too many ads *2026-08-25, version 2.21.08* Just a vehicle for someone to collect ad revenue. Game is VERY repetitive and you need to sit through a long ad every time you want to do something. Do not recommend ### 1/5 — Scam game *2026-08-18, version 2.21.08* Just another terrible game that tries to get your money and spend half the time watching ads instead of playing a game ### 1/5 — Ads, ads and MORE ADS *2026-05-19, version V2.21.06* That is all the game is, to get anywhere you have to sit there and watch ads for most of your day. Either that or pay money which is completely impractical. I get that they need to earn money but come on… ### 1/5 — Ads ads ads *2026-05-13, version V2.21.06* So many ads, I have an ad blocker thankfully but so many pop ups and alerts you can not clear without watching an ad. ### 1/5 — Игра сломана! *2026-05-12* Все бы ничего, если бы не: 1 - Почему, с переходом на новую главу, алмазы приобретают куда большую ценность, нежели на первой? Если бы меня оповестили о том, что нельзя их тратить на лево и на право в первой главе, ничего страшного бы не случилось, но об этом никто не говорил 2 - Почему во время игры за вторую главу ( во втором городе ), деньги в первой главе не копятся? При этом она так же играбельна. Где афк накопления? Бизнес же не приостановил работу. Он же не продан! 3 - Почему магическим образом, смотря на прибыль кинозала в моменте, при окончании показа фильма, прибыль вдруг… теряется!!! К примеру - в первом кинозале крутят фильм, по окончанию его показа я должен заработать 5.250, а я почему то зарабатываю рандомное число, к примеру 2.450. И это ни чем не обусловлено!!! Зал полный, хол полный, все налажено, а прибыль урезана! При чем на следующем показе все приходит как надо, а через один показ опять все не правильно! **Developer response:** Дорогой друг, спасибо, что обратили внимание на проблему. — Зелёные карточки не взаимозаменяемы между разными кинотеатрами и не могут быть переданы, хотя внешне выглядят одинаково. Ваш отзыв о вашем игровом опыте будет передан команде разработчиков. Мы продолжим оптимизировать игру на основе ваших предложений. Если вы столкнетесь с какими-либо проблемами в игре, скриншоты или записи экрана помогут нам их решить. Наш адрес электронной почты: idletrainempire525@hotmail.com, и мы решим эту проблему как можно скорее! Хорошего дня! :) ### 1/5 — Game locked with ads *2026-02-24* I love this game but too many ads and way way way to expensive to buy out the no ads version!!!!! I wish they were more affordable but soon I’ll stop playing **Developer response:** Hi friend. Sorry for the unpleasantness, we will feed your feedback to the team, thank you for your support, and wish you a good day. ### 1/5 — Does the game still have support? *2026-02-08, version V2.21.05* Game is ok. But no ads load so can’t claim money in game. No willing to pay for ad free ### 1/5 — Charged me more than 2x the disclosed price *2025-10-08, version V2.21.00* WARNING So I was really enjoying the game and I just got paid so I thought I would support them and buy a 24.99 package. I never make in app purchases and now I never will again. It said the purchase was successful then I get a notification from my CC that they charged me $60! I don’t even know how that happened. Even if the prices are in American and not Canadian, that would still only cost $34.84. Taxes are only 13%I can’t email anyone because I don’t use the mail app and their email isn’t displayed anywhere. ### 1/5 — Very Mediocre *2025-09-17, version V2.21.00* The game is a mediocre copy paste formula idle game that would have been good 5+ years ago. Advertisements are 2 minutes long and have a “play portion” after. As well as 5% of the screen being covered by ads in different locations. The game really really wants you to buy something. It is not a time passing game, but a boring game. With modern consoles and computers out there are far better mobile games to get when bored. I would not recommend playing this on a road trip or anytime you are bored. The developers were clearly looking for the best way to make the game play loop only fun if money is spent. Don’t buy anything and honestly don’t download. TL;DR Game is covered in advertisements to pay for features in game. Mediocre gameplay loop that we’ve seen a hundred times. Not good for passing time. Far better games are out there than this one. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Best tycoon *2026-07-29, version V2.21.07* Very addictive ### 5/5 — AMAZING! *2026-07-11, version V2.21.06* Love the game! The only downside is the money just doesn’t come in fast enough and you need to sit for about 1-2 hours before you can buy the good stuff. ### 5/5 — Love the game! *2026-07-06, version V2.21.06* Love how easy it was to get acclimated to and just love being to open it up each day and know there was stuff to do. That isn’t the case recently. When are we gonna get a new update to continue the game? Nothings changed in the last month so let’s get moving on an update everyone!! ### 5/5 — Very fun *2026-07-04, version V2.21.06* I really like it but I think you should add more floors and rooms, like the security and parking lot ### 5/5 — Coolest Biggest Busiest and Longest Ever See! *2026-06-09, version V2.21.06* The only reason I’m going be ultimately happiness for most lots expansion upgrade. ### 5/5 — Haha *2026-06-06, version V2.21.06* Fun ### 5/5 — One of the Best! *2026-06-05, version V2.21.06* It’s very fun and compared to a lot of others it’s not awfully grindy besides the start a little bit I love it! ### 5/5 — Níveis *2026-02-21* Pra melhorar, só adicionando mais níveis porque já zerei ### 5/5 — Not a bot btw *2026-01-23, version V2.21.05* This game is peak to me ngl great game im playing it on a 9h ride and rn its fun ### 5/5 — ㅈㄴ좋음 *2026-01-21* 광고도 안나오고 너무좋네요 --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-12.*