Comparison

ODEON vs Pleasure Beach Resort

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

Head to head
About

ODEON

Easily book movie tickets, order concessions in advance, and access your digital membership card. Earn and redeem rewards for free tickets and food. Enjoy flexible booking options and personalized film recommendations.

Highlights
  • Book movie tickets
  • Order food and drinks ahead
  • Digital e-tickets and membership card
  • Earn and redeem loyalty points
  • Flexible booking changes
  • Film discovery and recommendations
Features
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Book tickets, order snacks, and unlock rewards - all in the ODEON app. No queues. No fuss. Just movie magic at your fingertips. * Instant access to your e-tickets and membership card - no more digging through emails or logins. * Order food & drink ahead of your showing and collect it when you arrive. * ODEON Extras members earn points on all qualifying purchases made on the app. Cash in your points for incredible rewards, including food & drink vouchers and free cinema tickets!   * Enjoy birthday surprises from ODEON - our way of saying thanks. * Flexible bookings! Change your seats or cancel easily when plans shift. * Discover new favourites; browse films, find showtimes, and get recommendations tailored to you. * Invite your friends to join you at the cinema - share your booking straight from the app.  * Use Apple Pay to make purchases even simpler.   Download the ODEON app and make every cinema experience effortless.

About

Pleasure Beach Resort

Manage your park visit with digital tickets, real-time ride queue times, and show schedules. Book Speedy Passes, receive important notifications, and access your ride photos.

Highlights
  • eTicket management
  • Real-time ride queue times
  • Speedy Pass booking
  • Shows and events schedule
  • Ride photo access
  • Group ticket access
  • Push notifications
Features
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Claim & Store your eTickets – After purchasing online, claim your eTickets and store them in your BPB wallet for access to the park and the rides. Create groups for easy scanning and access. Ride Queue times – Get up to the minute ride queue times and book Speedy One's for applicable rides. Shows & Events – See what park entertainment is on during your visit to make the most of your day. Speedy Pass – Attach your pre-booked Speedy passes to your eTickets and book your Speedy Pass rides throughout the day. Notifications – Enhance your experience by receiving notifications of character appearances, offers, news, and more! Ride Photos - Add, share and download your on ride photos all within the app.

Screenshots

ODEON4 screens
Pleasure Beach Resort4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ODEON at 4.8 against Pleasure Beach Resort's 2.0. ODEON also leads on ratings volume (49K vs 4) and review sentiment (26% vs 17%). Pleasure Beach Resort's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ODEON holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ODEON has 49K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 26% of ODEON's written reviews are positive against 17% of Pleasure Beach Resort's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ODEON ships an update every 4 months, Pleasure Beach Resort every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
ODEON versus Pleasure Beach Resort: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterODEONPleasure Beach Resort
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (49K ratings) — better2.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews26.4% of reviews — better17.0% of reviews
Number of ratings49K — better4
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size85 MB48 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperOdeon Cinemas LimitedBLACKPOOL PLEASURE BEACH LIMITED

Customer experience

ODEON

All ratings154 ratings
Positive96.8%
Neutral2.6%
Negative0.6%
Written reviews352 reviews
Positive26.4%
Neutral8.5%
Negative65.1%

Pleasure Beach Resort

All ratings4 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%
Written reviews47 reviews
Positive17.0%
Neutral2.1%
Negative80.9%

User reviews

ODEON

From 49K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Quick booking process
  • 👍 Great cinema experience
  • 👍 Affordable prices
  • 👍 Helpful staff

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent login issues
  • 🐛 Booking process glitches
  • 🐛 Payment failures
  • 🐛 Unreliable app performance
  • 🔒 Security concerns

Pleasure Beach Resort

From 4 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Season pass holder benefits
  • ✨ Aesthetically pleasing design
  • ✅ Works for tickets
  • 😊 User-friendly (for some)
  • 🚀 Fast and efficient (for some)

Room to improve

  • 😞 Mandatory photo requirement
  • 🐛 App doesn't work
  • 😠 Forced to use app
  • 👎 Terrible UI/UX
  • 😩 Clunky ticket process

Bugs and requests

ODEON

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes during booking
  • Incorrect seat availability shown
  • Limitless bookings not working properly
  • Inability to add tickets to Apple Wallet

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add film trailers and synopses
  • Allow linking of Limitless accounts
  • Improve seat selection and booking flow
  • Implement face/fingerprint recognition
  • Provide better app stability and reliability

Pleasure Beach Resort

Reported bugs

23 issues
  • App doesn't recognize details or order number
  • Download new app link leads to the same app
  • Web route for ticket activation doesn't work
  • App doesn't log in
  • Forced to use app to get tickets
Show 18 more
  • Doesn't load e-tickets
  • Login screen has issues
  • Can't upload photos for e-tickets
  • Options names overflow and are hidden
  • Cannot scroll to reveal last button on iPhone
  • App is inaccessible, states it isn't active
  • Logged out after updates, password reset fails
  • Can't claim tickets, fails to upload photos
  • App still logged in after deletion
  • Photo options greyed out, permissions allowed
  • Cannot claim tickets due to camera/photo access glitches
  • Doesn't see e-ticket
  • Cannot purchase anything on the app
  • Forced to upload pictures for ePass activation
  • Accidentally activate tickets on one phone
  • Mandatory photo requirement for e-tickets
  • Queue times update hourly, unreliable
  • Forced to use one phone for all tickets/rides

Requested features

10 requests
  • Add a map to the app
  • Allow ticket sharing to other phones
  • Option to opt-out of data mining
  • Interactive map
  • Mark rides as completed
Show 5 more
  • Links to social channels
  • Ability to book shows/events
  • Return to wristbands
  • Improve queue time updates
  • Add ride height information

In-app purchases

None

ODEON

No in-app purchases

None

Pleasure Beach Resort

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ODEON free?
ODEON is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pleasure Beach Resort free?
Pleasure Beach Resort is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ODEON or Pleasure Beach Resort?
ODEON is rated higher. ODEON averages 4.8 out of 5 from 49K ratings, while Pleasure Beach Resort averages 2.0 from 4 ratings.
Do ODEON or Pleasure Beach Resort have ads?
Neither ODEON nor Pleasure Beach Resort shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ODEON or Pleasure Beach Resort?
ODEON ships an update every 4 months, and Pleasure Beach Resort every 2 weeks. Most recently, ODEON was updated on October 26, 2026 and Pleasure Beach Resort on October 25, 2026.

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