Cinema Time vs TV Forecast
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cinema Time
Easily track your favorite films and discover new ones with this movie tracker app. It offers a beautiful interface to view movie details, sync with external services, and organize your collection. Receive release notifications and analyze your viewing habits.
- Track favorite movies
- Discover new movies
- Trakt.tv sync
- Organize library with lists
- Release notifications
- View movie stats
- Import from iTunes, IMDB, TodoMovies
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Cinema Time is the best movie tracker for iPhone and iPad. Easily and effortlessly you can track your favorite movies and discover new ones. Features • Beautiful design, easily view all of the information you need about your favorite movies • Trakt.tv sync • View cast and crew information • Organize your library with lists • Notifications to remind you when movies release with options to customize • View stats about your movie watching habits • Import movies from iTunes, IMDB, TodoMovies, and Trakt • Backup and export movie information • Sync movies releases with your calendar • iMessage app • Search for movie information via Spotlight Today Widgets • View upcoming movies Get the latest news by following Cinema Time on these social media networks. • Twitter - @Movie_App To report a bug, ask a question or make a suggestion, please contact me within the app or via one of the above social media networks.
TV Forecast
Easily track your favorite TV shows and movies. Get notifications for new releases and upcoming episodes, mark your viewing progress, and discover new content. Explore detailed information, trailers, and cast details for all your media.
- Track upcoming releases and episodes
- Mark viewing progress
- Sync progress with friends and family
- Discover trending and related content
- View detailed show/movie information
- Watch trailers and behind-the-scenes footage
- Sync with iCloud and Trakt
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Track, explore and discover your favorite TV shows and movies with TV Forecast. See what’s upcoming, mark your progress, and much more. Track • See what's upcoming, at a glance. • Receive a notification when a movie is released or an episode is about to air. • Mark off movies as you watch them and mark off episodes to track your progress. • Watching a show with friends or family? Share the show keep your progress in sync. • Sync with iCloud and Trakt. Explore • Know where a show or movie is streaming. • Detailed show and movie information. • Movie trailers, teasers, bloopers, behind the scenes footage and more. • Actors, guest stars, directors, composers and more. • Link to IMDB, TMDB and Trakt. Discover • What's trending, anticipated, or related to your favorite shows and movies. • Related shows and movies. • Looking for something quick to watch? Sort your movies by duration. Privacy Policy: https://tvforecastapp.com/privacy.html Terms of Service: https://tvforecastapp.com/terms.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: TV Forecast at Free against Cinema Time's $2.99. TV Forecast also leads on ratings volume (663 vs 103). Cinema Time's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.6). On rating, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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
TV Forecast is free to download; Cinema Time costs $2.99 up front. Cinema Time sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and TV Forecast sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
TV Forecast holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TV Forecast has 663 ratings behind it against 103, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 64% of Cinema Time's written reviews are positive against 59% of TV Forecast's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Cinema Time ships an update fortnightly, TV Forecast every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Cinema Time | TV Forecast |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.3 (103 ratings) | 4.4 (663 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 64.3% of reviews — better | 59.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 103 | 663 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Maximilian Litteral | Matt Comi |
Customer experience
Cinema Time
TV Forecast
Bugs and requests
Cinema Time
Reported bugs
11 issues- Crushes when sync with trakt.tv
- "Ghost" Gladiator 2 in list with no poster
- Unticking "queued" makes no difference
- Impossible to remove movies from lists
- Movie appears multiple times in a list
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- Crashing on launch
- Syncing issues with Trakt API
- Manual sync required
- Multiple validation errors when importing iTunes .xml library file
- Constant crashing on iPhone X
- Calendar not functioning
Requested features
13 requests- Ability to delete/remove movies from not watched list
- Rewatched feature (how many times and when)
- iCloud sync option
- Refresh movie to get updated release date
- Check in feature
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- Auto backup
- Add a video game app
- Ability to write and access own comments
- Play button to watch movies
- All watched movies to be included in time calculation
- See which movies have been watched in the overview
- Dark mode option
- Automatic sync with Trakt
TV Forecast
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Cinema Time
- Small Tip$2.99
- Medium Tip$5.99
- Large Tip$11.99
TV Forecast
- TV Forecast Premium7 Days trial$2.491 Month
- TV Forecast Premium7 Days trial$14.991 Year
- TV Forecast Premium Lifetime$49.99
Questions
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