Icon VIP Pass vs Elevate Entertainment
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Icon VIP Pass
This subscription program offers a convenient way to save money on movie tickets. Access hundreds of movies, various formats, and showtimes. Enjoy luxury seating and friendly service at Icon Cinemas.
- Save money on tickets
- Access hundreds of movies
- View various formats and showtimes
- Enjoy VIP seats
- Convenient subscription program
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Icon Cinemas presents a new subscription program. Introducing Icon VIP Pass The simple and convenient way to save money on tickets. Hundreds of movies, formatsand showtimes at your fingertips. Join Icon VIP Pass now and enjoy our luxury VIP seats & friendly staff at Icon Cinemas with a great saving.
Elevate Entertainment
Discover movie showtimes, purchase tickets, and explore venue amenities. Manage your loyalty rewards and enjoy features like seat reservations and in-seat food ordering. Access a world of entertainment including IMAX, premium auditoriums, and arcade games.
- Movie showtimes and tickets
- Venue information and amenities
- Loyalty rewards management
- Seat reservations
- Food and beverage ordering
- Ticket refunds
- Arcade games and bowling
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Get access to movie showtimes, tickets, venue information, and rewards for our brands: EVO Cinemas, EVO Entertainment, and Elevate Rewards. With the Elevate Entertainment App you can: • Access and manage your Elevate Rewards account • Easily browse the latest movies • Reserve and purchase your seats in advance • Explore each venue and its amenities • See our food and beverage offering • Easily refund ticket bookings up to scheduled showtimes • View ticket purchase history • And more… Our boundary pushing destinations include amenities like: • IMAX ® with Laser • EVX premium large format auditoriums • RealD 3D • Luxury recliners • Order and delivery-to-seat options • Arcade games • Bowling lanes
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Elevate Entertainment at 4.3 against Icon VIP Pass's 2.3. Elevate Entertainment also leads on review sentiment (39% vs 0%) and ratings volume (996 vs 9). Icon VIP Pass's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). 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.
Elevate Entertainment holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Elevate Entertainment has 996 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Icon VIP Pass's written reviews are positive against 39% of Elevate Entertainment's.
Icon VIP Pass ships an update fortnightly, Elevate Entertainment every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Icon VIP Pass | Elevate Entertainment |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (9 ratings) | 4.3 (996 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 39.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 996 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 227 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Subgen Inc. | EVO Entertainment Group, LLC |
Customer experience
Icon VIP Pass
Elevate Entertainment
Bugs and requests
Icon VIP Pass
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Elevate Entertainment
Reported bugs
5 issues- Apple Wallet integration not working
- Rewards/points not tracking properly
- Login/account creation issues
- Seat selection/booking problems
- App crashes/freezes
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to redeem rewards when purchasing tickets
- Integration with Apple Wallet
- Display all movie showtimes in one view
- Improved rewards/points system
- Faster app performance
In-app purchases
Icon VIP Pass
No in-app purchases
Elevate Entertainment
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Icon VIP Pass free?
Is Elevate Entertainment free?
Which has better reviews, Icon VIP Pass or Elevate Entertainment?
Do Icon VIP Pass or Elevate Entertainment have ads?
Which is updated more often, Icon VIP Pass or Elevate Entertainment?
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