Comparison

Scope Cinemas vs Medianet +

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Scope Cinemas

Easily book movie tickets for your favorite films anytime, anywhere. Get all the latest movie details, showtimes, cast information, and trailers with just a tap. Discover upcoming releases and information about cinema facilities.

Highlights
  • Book movie tickets
  • View movie details (storylines, cast, ratings)
  • Access showtimes
  • Discover upcoming movies
  • Information on cinema facilities
  • View trailers
Features
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Dedicated toward raising the bar in Sri Lanka’s cinema experience, Scope is ready to provide its mobile App on iOS to book your favorite movie tickets anytime, anywhere. Anything and everything about new movies is just a snap away now for all the iPhone users. Movie updates, Ticket bookings, Scope special facilities and much more to get it collaborated with just a single tap. Booking your favorite movie was never being this simple before. Brand new Scope Cinemas App expedites you to; Book your movie tickets Details about the movies in our theaters, movie showtimes, their story lines, cast, ratings and trailers Newest upcoming movie details and premier details Information about our movie theaters Purchase history for reference

About

Medianet +

Stream over 30 live TV channels from the Maldives directly on your smartphone or tablet. Never miss your favorite shows with the ability to catch up on content from the past four days.

Highlights
  • Watch over 30 live TV channels
  • Catch up on 4 days of content
  • Available on smartphones and tablets
  • Maldivian channel access
Features
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Medianet + Endless Entertainment! Stream your favourite sports, 2000+ hours of Videoclub content & enjoy premium entertainment with Medianet’s Mobile App.

Screenshots

Scope Cinemas4 screens
Medianet +4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Medianet + at 15% against Scope Cinemas's 0%. Scope Cinemas's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.6). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scope Cinemas ships an update every 2 months, Medianet + every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Scope Cinemas versus Medianet +: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScope CinemasMedianet +
PriceFreeFree
Rating—2.4 (146 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews14.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—146 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB22 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperScope Cinemas (Private) LimitedMedianet Pvt Ltd

Customer experience

Scope Cinemas

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Medianet +

All ratings146 ratings
Positive30.8%
Neutral6.8%
Negative62.3%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive14.7%
Neutral11.8%
Negative73.5%

Bugs and requests

Scope Cinemas

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Medianet +

Reported bugs

15 issues
  • Local channel shows preview and opts out
  • Subscription required even after payment
  • App is broken and not working
  • No update available in the store
  • App keeps crashing on iPhone
Show 10 more
  • Playback issue, cannot watch anything
  • Appears 'poor network connection'
  • Account appears inactive
  • After opening app, cannot play videos on YouTube or other apps
  • Internet connection lost, loading, buffering repeatedly
  • Impossible to finish registration
  • No way to log out
  • Never loads
  • Stuck on loading screen
  • No steps to connect to account on TV

Requested features

4 requests
  • Apple TV app support
  • Picture-in-Picture (PiP) support
  • Ability to log out
  • Configuration steps for TV connection

In-app purchases

None

Scope Cinemas

No in-app purchases

None

Medianet +

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Scope Cinemas free?
Scope Cinemas is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Medianet + free?
Medianet + is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Scope Cinemas or Medianet + have ads?
Neither Scope Cinemas nor Medianet + shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Scope Cinemas or Medianet +?
Scope Cinemas ships an update every 2 months, and Medianet + every 6 weeks. Most recently, Scope Cinemas was updated on November 2, 2026 and Medianet + on November 3, 2026.

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