CtrlMovie vs コラボカフェ
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CtrlMovie
Control the narrative of interactive feature films and games by making decisions for the protagonist. Save your progress and achievements to your account across different CtrlMovie experiences. This companion app enhances your viewing and gaming sessions.
- Make decisions in interactive films
- Control story progression
- Link to CtrlMovie games
- Save achievements and progress
- Companion app functionality
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The CtrlMovie app allows you to make decisions for the protagonist at screenings of CtrlMovie interactive feature films. Be it at your local movie theatre or at home on your favourite gaming platform, you and your friends collectively control the movie's story. You can also link the app to any CtrlMovie game, allowing you to save hard earned achievements and progress to your CtrlMovie account. Please note: This is a companion app to your CtrlMovie account. In order to use the app you will need to use it whilst watching a CtrlMovie in a movie theatre, or a CtrlMovie game at home such as ‘Late Shift – Your Decisions Are You’.
コラボカフェ
Discover limited-time collaboration events for anime, manga, games, and more. Find details on cafes, exhibitions, merchandise, and other pop-up experiences across Japan. Stay updated with daily hot information and personalize your feed with favorite series.
- Collaboration cafe event listings
- Exhibitions, merchandise, and live event info
- Article bookmarking
- Topic and comment features
- Search by keyword, region, and date
- Personalized feed for favorite series
- Event genre categorization
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Collaboration cafes, pop-up stores and limited-edition merchandise for anime, manga, games and voice actors across Japan — new events posted every day. Follow the titles you love, and only their news reaches you. Save an event you like and it goes straight onto your calendar. ■ Follow your favorites Follow a title and we'll send you a push notification when something happens: - a new collaboration is announced - reservations or sales open - the event starts Notifications can be turned on and off per title, and you can reorder your list so your favorite comes first. ■ Want-to-go list and calendar Save an event and its dates appear on the in-app calendar. Add it to your phone's calendar in one tap. For releases and application deadlines, reminders arrive the day before and on the day. ■ Several ways to search - By title (Japanese syllabary filter and keyword search) - By category (collab cafes, pop-up stores, exhibitions, theme parks, goods, lottery prizes and more) - By area (Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Fukuoka and elsewhere) - By keyword Permanent shops are listed too, not just limited-time events. ■ Your visit log Mark events as visited and look back on your history by title and by month. ■ Merchandise in context When official merchandise is available for an article, it appears right there. Tap through to Anime Store.jp for details. ■ Japanese, English, Simplified and Traditional Chinese Visiting Japan? Articles that have been translated are shown in your language. ■ No account needed to browse Reading requires no sign-up. Create an account with email, Apple or Google only when you want to follow titles, save events or keep a visit log. Operated by CollaboCafe Inc. Website: https://collabo-cafe.com Terms: https://collabo-cafe.com/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://collabo-cafe.com/privacy-policy-app
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: コラボカフェ at 5.0 against CtrlMovie's 4.2. コラボカフェ also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks). CtrlMovie's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
コラボカフェ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 31% and 31% positive.
CtrlMovie ships an update every 2 weeks, コラボカフェ every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CtrlMovie | コラボカフェ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (14 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 31.3% of reviews — better | 31.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 80 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | CtrlMovie | 株式会社コラボカフェ |
Customer experience
CtrlMovie
コラボカフェ
In-app purchases
CtrlMovie
No in-app purchases
コラボカフェ
No in-app purchases
