IFFM vs FirstShows
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
IFFM
This app allows users to explore and watch Indian films, create personal watchlists, and view detailed movie information including trailers. It serves as a digital platform for the annual Indian Film Festival Melbourne.
- Watch Indian films
- Create wishlists
- View movie details
- Watch trailers
- Festival information
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The IFFM is an annual celebration of Indian cinema and an initiative of the Victorian Government. Brought to you by Mind Blowing Films, the leading distributor of Indian films in Australia and New Zealand. Users can watch their favorite Indian films. They can create their own wish list. They can view movie details. Watch trailers and many more..
FirstShows
Stream a wide variety of Indian and international movies, music videos, web series, short films, and news channels. This platform offers advanced video streaming technology for a high-quality viewing experience across all your devices.
- Indian and international movies
- Music videos
- Web series
- Short films
- News channels
- High-quality video streaming
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Firstshows currently offers movies from India and abroad, Music Videos, web series, short films and news channels. Firstshows have highly evolved video streaming technology and a high attention to quality of experience across devices and platforms, make Firstshows the most complete video destination for Over The Top (OTT) video consumers.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: IFFM at 100% against FirstShows's 0%. IFFM also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). FirstShows's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 9 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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.
IFFM ships an update every 9 months, FirstShows every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | IFFM | FirstShows |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 141 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Vishakha Bhuwania | Palmstone Multimedia Limited Liability Company |
Customer experience
IFFM
FirstShows
In-app purchases
IFFM
No in-app purchases
FirstShows
No in-app purchases
