Cinema Roll vs Simple Cinema
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cinema Roll
Discover details about new movies and trending TV shows, including summaries, release dates, runtimes, and trailers. Explore popular celebrities and read their biographies.
- Movie summaries and release dates
- TV show trailers
- Celebrity biographies
- Trending TV show listings
- Runtime information
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Cinema Roll provides new movie information that includes: summary, release date, runtime, and trailers. View popular celebrities and read their bio. Trending tv shows are also listed with trailers and a summary.
Simple Cinema
Discover, save, and track movies effortlessly. Get personalized recommendations, mark films as watched or to watch, and view your movie statistics. Sync your progress across all your devices for a seamless experience.
- Personalized movie recommendations
- Mark movies as Watched/Want to Watch
- Quick movie search
- View movie statistics
- Sync across devices
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Simple Cinema: Discover & Track Your Movies Without the Hassle Simple Cinema is your intuitive, sleek, and powerful companion for discovering, saving, and tracking movies you love. Whether you’re a casual moviegoer or a full-blown film nerd, Simple Cinema makes it effortless to: • Swipe through personalized movie recommendations • Mark movies as Watched or Want to Watch in a tap • Search any movie quickly — no clutter, just results • View your movie stats • Sync your account across devices Built with love for film lovers. Zero fluff. Maximum cinema joy. Start tracking your movie life today — download Simple Cinema now!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Simple Cinema at 5.0 against Cinema Roll's 3.7. Simple Cinema also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 11 months). Cinema Roll's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.1 vs 15.1). 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.
Simple Cinema holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
Cinema Roll ships an update every 11 months, Simple Cinema every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cinema Roll | Simple Cinema |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.1 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Gina De La Rosa | Josiah Brown |
Customer experience
Cinema Roll
Simple Cinema
In-app purchases
Cinema Roll
No in-app purchases
Simple Cinema
No in-app purchases
