Comparison

Kernel vs Pocket Cine Pro

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

Head to head
About

Kernel

This AI-powered app helps you discover, organize, and share movies and TV shows. Describe a title to find it, get recommendations directly from friends, and track upcoming releases. It also shows you where to stream content across various services.

Highlights
  • AI-powered search by description
  • Direct friend recommendations
  • Create movie/TV show playlists
  • Automatic release tracking and notifications
  • Streaming service availability
  • Widgets and Apple Watch support
Features
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Kernel is your AI-powered companion for movies and shows. Discover, organize, and share what to watch, all in one remarkably simple app. • Describe it, we’ll find it Forgot the name? Just describe the movie or show and Kernel AI will find it for you. • Recommend directly Effortlessly share what you’re watching. Your friends can now receive recommendations right on their Kernel profile. • Create playlists for Movies and TV Shows Save what you’ve seen, what you want to watch, and everything in between. • Track releases automatically Add upcoming titles and get notified as they approach. Stay on top of every release without any effort. • Know where to stream See exactly where to watch across services like Netflix, Apple TV, Prime Video, Disney+, and more. • Built-in widgets & Apple Watch support Keep your most anticipated releases front and center, on your home screen or your wrist. Available in English and Spanish. Photos and artwork used on Kernel are the property of their respective owners. Studio logos and other trademarks used herein are the property of their respective owners. Information about the auto-renewable Subscription: * Subscription terms are 1 week, 1 month or 1 year. The subscription is renewed every week, month or year. * Payments will be collected through your iTunes account after you confirm your purchase. * Auto-renewable Subscriptions will be renewed unless canceled 24 hours before the subscription expires. * You can cancel your subscription at this address: http://support.apple.com/HT202039 * Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Pocket Cine Pro

Easily discover and organize your favorite TV shows. Track your viewing progress, manage watchlists across platforms, and find new series to enjoy. This tool helps you stay on top of your entertainment without actually streaming content.

Highlights
  • Track current viewing progress
  • Organize TV shows by season
  • Create watchlists
  • Search and explore new shows
  • Add shows to watch later
Features
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Pocket Cine is a simple and friendly tool that helps you to discover and track your shows. This tracking app helps you to organize all the TV shows you like. Features: - Keep track of what you are watching now. - See your progress for each TV show and each season. - Create a list of shows you want to watch across all platforms. - Search and explore easily. - Add favorite TV shows to your watch later list. Note: You cannot watch TV shows or movies with this app.

Screenshots

Kernel4 screens
Pocket Cine Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Kernel at 4.0 against Pocket Cine Pro's 1.7. Kernel also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (223 vs 35). Pocket Cine Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price and device support 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. Kernel sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Pocket Cine Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Kernel holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kernel has 223 ratings behind it against 35, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Kernel versus Pocket Cine Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKernelPocket Cine Pro
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (223 ratings) — better1.7 (35 ratings)
Positive reviews62.9% of reviews
Number of ratings223 — better35
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB8 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperNikias MolinaAdam Kai

Customer experience

Kernel

All ratings223 ratings
Positive73.1%
Neutral8.1%
Negative18.8%
Written reviews151 reviews
Positive62.9%
Neutral14.6%
Negative22.5%

Pocket Cine Pro

All ratings35 ratings
Positive14.3%
Neutral5.7%
Negative80.0%

Bugs and requests

Kernel

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Apple Watch app doesn't work, shows blank screen
  • Release dates are sometimes inaccurate
  • Can't remove movies from 'Upcoming' playlist after release

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add ability to rate movies and shows
  • Implement a 'mark all as seen' feature for TV shows
  • Allow sorting playlists manually
  • Add support for more streaming services
  • Integrate Rotten Tomatoes ratings
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  • Develop an iPad version of the app

Pocket Cine Pro

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Kernel

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly$0.997 Days
  • Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Yearly$15.991 Year
None

Pocket Cine Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Kernel free?
Kernel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pocket Cine Pro free?
Pocket Cine Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Kernel or Pocket Cine Pro?
Kernel is rated higher. Kernel averages 4.0 out of 5 from 223 ratings, while Pocket Cine Pro averages 1.7 from 35 ratings.
Do Kernel or Pocket Cine Pro have ads?
Pocket Cine Pro shows ads; Kernel does not.

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