FST Cinemas vs Paragon Cinemas
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FST Cinemas
Easily book movie tickets with a few taps. Select your preferred cinema, movie, and showtime, then secure your seats and complete your purchase safely. Avoid queues by booking in advance.
- Movie ticket booking
- Cinema and showtime selection
- Seat availability check
- Secure payment processing
- Advance booking
- Avoid queues
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FST Cinemas iOS mobile app keeps your movie booking at ease with few touches and swipes. Here you can fix up the Cinema, Movie and Showtime of your choice. You can check the showtimes and seats availability without any hassle. The payment made to purchase the tickets will be safe and secure. You can make your bookings well in advance and avoid long waiting in queues, using this app.
Paragon Cinemas
Purchase movie tickets conveniently and avoid lines with this application. Access showtimes, trailers, and detailed movie information. Select your seats and buy tickets directly from your mobile device.
- Buy movie tickets on-the-go
- Skip the queue
- Access showtimes
- View trailers
- Get movie information
- Select seats
- Purchase tickets directly from phone
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Buy movie tickets on-the-go and skip the queue with the new Paragon Cinemas app! Easy and quick access to showtimes, trailers, movie information and more. You can select seats, buy tickets directly from your phone! Download our FREE app now to enjoy this new movie experience from Paragon Cinemas!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: FST Cinemas at 50% against Paragon Cinemas's 0%. FST Cinemas also leads on rating (4.0 vs 1.0). Paragon Cinemas's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 10 months) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
FST Cinemas holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Paragon Cinemas has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of FST Cinemas's written reviews are positive against 0% of Paragon Cinemas's.
FST Cinemas ships an update every 10 months, Paragon Cinemas every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on July 23, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FST Cinemas | Paragon Cinemas |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better | 1.0 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 84 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SenthilSelvan Balasubramanian | Paragon Cinemas Sdn Bhd |
Customer experience
FST Cinemas
Paragon Cinemas
In-app purchases
FST Cinemas
No in-app purchases
Paragon Cinemas
No in-app purchases
Questions
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