Marshall Cinema vs Sparklight TV
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Marshall Cinema
Discover daily showtimes and upcoming attractions for movies. This app offers instant access to tickets, theatre details, and promotional notifications. Stay informed about the latest movie schedules and never miss a show.
- Daily showtimes
- Coming soon attractions
- Instant ticket access
- Theatre information
- Promotional notifications
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The Marshall Cinema app features daily showtimes and coming soon attractions. The app provides instant access to available showtimes, tickets, and theatre information. Get the latest showtime information and promotional notifications. Never miss another show!
Sparklight TV
Transform your devices into a TV to stream live cable and local channels. Record your favorite shows with cloud DVR, manage recordings, and utilize parental controls. Available in select areas with a required subscription.
- Stream live cable and local channels
- Record shows with Cloud DVR
- Multiple stream options
- Parental controls
- Video on Demand
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Never miss a show with Sparklight® TV – Turn almost any screen in your home into a TV and record your favorite shows at the touch of a button. Available in select areas only. Visit www.sparklight.com/about-sparklight-tv for details. With Sparklight® TV: - Your Favorite Cable TV & Local Channels streamed LIVE to almost any device in your home - 3 streams with optional upgrade to 6 streams - Record and watch your favourite shows with Cloud DVR - 10 to 200hrs of DVR recordings - Parental Controls - Video on Demand Subscription to Sparklight® TV Required
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Marshall Cinema at 4.9 against Sparklight TV's 2.1. Marshall Cinema also leads on monetization model (free vs subscription). Sparklight TV's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 24 months) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Marshall Cinema holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 62 and 76 respectively.
Marshall Cinema ships an update every 24 months, Sparklight TV every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Marshall Cinema | Sparklight TV |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (62 ratings) — better | 2.1 (76 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 3.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 62 | 76 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 24 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | READY THEATRE SYSTEMS, L.L.C. | TiVo Platform Technologies LLC |
Customer experience
Marshall Cinema
Sparklight TV
In-app purchases
Marshall Cinema
No in-app purchases
Sparklight TV
No in-app purchases
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