HKTA vs Ramble HK
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HKTA
Find movie showtimes, details, and ticket purchasing options for all Hong Kong theaters. Get personalized alerts for upcoming films and show start times. Become a member for exclusive benefits.
- Film details and screening times
- Real-time seating plans
- Direct ticket purchasing
- Search by nearby or district theaters
- Track upcoming films for alerts
- Show start time reminders
- Personalized settings and member benefits
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Hong Kong Theatres Association brings all the HK Theatres together, to create a simplest, informative and convenient show time app for you! The main features included: - Provide information of all films including film details, screening time, ticket price, film version, real-time seating plan and immediate transfer to the theatre online ticketing platform for ticket purchases; - Function like search by nearby theatres/by 18 districts, or preset the favorite theatre through the personal setting, then the favorite theatre will priority display when searching a theatre; - Function like search by film genre, or set the favorite genre through the personal setting, then the film (with favorite genre) will priority display when searching a film. - Set to track an upcoming film, once set to trace an upcoming film, then HKTA App will notify you immediately when the movie you are tracking begins to sell. - Function like “Show begins to start alert”, HKTA app will remind you at the time you set (e.g.15 minutes) before the opening of the movie, so that you will never miss any moment of the film. - Provides informative information like theatre’s address, telephone number, screen number and seats number per screen; - Provides the most completed show schedule of the alternative program at HK cinemas. - Join as HKTA app member, you can set up more personalized settings, and HKTA app will provide various benefits to members from time to time.
Ramble HK
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Ramble HK (墟裏聽風, “Listening to the Wind in the Market Town”) is a local ramble map that begins with Hong Kong’s neighbourhoods. Our first stop is Tai Po (大埔). Here, you can discover restaurants, cafés, local shops, streets and cultural spots around the district. Very often, we pass by a street, a shopfront or an old building without really stopping to look. Yet the warmth of a neighbourhood, and the everyday flavours that belong uniquely to Hong Kong, are often hidden in these small details. Ramble HK was created to gather these scattered places across the city and put them back onto the map. You can open the map to see what is nearby, or follow your own pace through markets, shopping arcades, housing estates, side streets and the waterfront. It is a way to rediscover Hong Kong, and to look again at places that may feel both familiar and unfamiliar. At the moment, the app mainly focuses on Tai Po (大埔). More districts in Hong Kong will be added gradually. You can use Ramble HK to: ・Find restaurants, local shops and places around Tai Po (大埔) ・Browse nearby spots through the map ・Discover local food, cafés, neighbourhood shops and cultural locations ・Plan a weekend walk, a casual meet-up or a community ramble ・Keep a local map of Hong Kong made for people who enjoy exploring the city slowly “墟” means market town, neighbourhood life, people and everyday movement. “聽風” means slowing down and listening to the quiet sounds a city leaves behind. Starting from one map, Ramble HK hopes to record the places across Hong Kong that are still worth exploring, seeing and appreciating again.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: HKTA at 13.0 against Ramble HK's 18.5. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | HKTA | Ramble HK |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hong Kong Theatres Association Ltd | KEI KEI CHUNG |
In-app purchases
HKTA
No in-app purchases
Ramble HK
No in-app purchases









