Beta Cinemas vs Cinestar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Beta Cinemas
Experience Hollywood movies at affordable prices with advanced projection and sound. Book tickets, find showtimes, and discover promotions for a convenient cinema outing.
- View coming soon and now showing movies
- Book tickets and pay online
- Find nearest cinema and schedules
- Get movie promotions and news
- Access member policies
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Beta Cinemas’s proud to brings Hollywood movie experience to Vietnamese people at the most reasonable price of VND 40,000. Equipped with the most high-tech projections and sound system, the combination of entertainment complex and food center has made Beta Cinemas become the most attractive destination for both friends and families. Beta Cinemas is pleased to introduce our free mobile application which can bring you many benefits and conveniences: 1. Keep up-to-date on coming soon, now showing and special movies. 2. Book tickets fast and pay online conveniently. 3. Find your nearest cinema and provide full movie schedule. 4. Update attractive promotions and interesting news about your favorite movies. 5. Keep up-to-date with helpful policies extremely for Beta Cinemas members. Install and enjoy your movie!
Cinestar
This application provides information on the latest movies showing in Vietnam. Users can view movie details and showtimes for popular films at the cinema chain.
- Movie showtimes
- Film details
- Hot movies in Vietnam
- Cinema information
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Ứng dụng hệ thống rạp chiếu phim Cinestar. Cung cấp hình ảnh, lịch chiếu của các phim hot nhất Việt Nam.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Beta Cinemas at every 3 weeks against Cinestar's every 5 months. Beta Cinemas also leads on ratings volume (26 vs 6). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.9 for Beta Cinemas against 2.8 for Cinestar. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 26 and 6 respectively.
Beta Cinemas ships an update every 3 weeks, Cinestar every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on July 31, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Beta Cinemas | Cinestar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (26 ratings) — better | 2.8 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 25.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 9+ |
| Developer | BETA MEDIA JOINT STOCK COMPANY | KING PROFESSIONAL SOLUTION COMPANY LIMITED |
Customer experience
Beta Cinemas
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In-app purchases
Beta Cinemas
No in-app purchases
Cinestar
No in-app purchases
Questions
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