MPI Mobile App vs Preston Cinema
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MPI Mobile App
This app offers a quick guide to benefits for participants of the Motion Picture Industry Pension & Health Plans. It provides essential information for members to understand their coverage and entitlements.
- Benefit guide access
- Participant information
- Health plan details
- Pension plan details
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The MPI App is designed to provide a quick guide to benefits for participants of the Motion Picture Industry Pension & Health Plans.
Preston Cinema
Update your camera equipment firmware wirelessly via Bluetooth. Store and share lens data locally, facilitating collaboration within the professional filmmaking community. Compatible with a wide range of Preston FI+Z units.
- Wireless firmware updates
- Bluetooth connectivity
- Local lens data database
- Lens data sharing
- Compatibility with multiple Preston units
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Update your Preston FI+Z equipment with the latest firmware anywhere there is cellular data or Wi-Fi through your iPhone and the Preston Bluetooth Module. The Bluetooth Module connects to Preston FI+Z units through the serial port. In addition, this app creates a local database on your iPhone for storing your HU3/HU4 lens data. The lens data can be accessed at any time for upload to your HU3/HU4 or shared with other members of the Preston community. Sharing is supported via email, text, Google Drive, Dropbox, WeTransfer or any other file sharing app. The Bluetooth Module is compatible with the HU3, HU4, MDR-4, MDR-3, MDR-2, LR2, LR2W, LR2M, and Video Interface.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Preston Cinema at 4.0 against MPI Mobile App's 2.3. MPI Mobile App's advantage is ratings volume (30 vs 5) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Preston Cinema holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MPI Mobile App has 30 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 0% and 0% positive.
MPI Mobile App ships an update every 2 months, Preston Cinema every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MPI Mobile App | Preston Cinema |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (30 ratings) | 4.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 30 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MOTION PICTURE INDUSTRY HEALTH PLAN | Preston Cinema Systems |
Customer experience
MPI Mobile App
Preston Cinema
In-app purchases
MPI Mobile App
No in-app purchases
Preston Cinema
No in-app purchases
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