Comparison

Flix Cinema vs Shorta

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

Head to head
About

Flix Cinema

Features
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Desde nuestra Aplicación podrás tener acceso a toda la información de las películas, estrenos horarios y novedades del complejo. Además podrás acceder a la compra de entradas. Más opciones para un mejor servicio: consulta la cartelera de nuestras salas y adquirí las entradas para ver la película, el día y a la hora que te más te guste. Conoce cuáles van a ser los principales estrenos, para que vayas agendando la fecha donde disfrutar de nuestras películas.

About

Shorta

Discover original series with episodes under two minutes, designed for vertical viewing on your phone. Enjoy a wide range of genres from drama to horror, with new content added weekly. Watch online or download for offline viewing.

Highlights
  • Episodes under 2 minutes
  • Vertical HD streaming
  • Multi-genre content
  • New series weekly
  • Offline viewing
  • Daily free tickets
  • Comment, like, and share
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Shorta. Vertical series. Big stories. Fiction built to fit your screen. Shorta is entertainment made for your phone, original series with episodes under 2 minutes you can watch anytime. Every series is premium content designed for vertical viewing: stories that hook you from the very first second in cinematic HD. Start watching with free content. New episodes and series every week. Tired of long series you never finish? Shorta changes the game. Micro series in bite-sized episodes you can binge in minutes. Intense drama, thriller that keeps you on the edge, romance that pulls at your heart, horror that gets under your skin, comedy that makes you laugh out loud, and sci-fi that blows your mind, all in vertical format, all in streaming HD, all on your phone. What makes Shorta different: • Episodes under 2 minutes, entertainment made for your phone • Multi-genre: the first vertical fiction platform to go beyond melodrama • Cinematic quality in vertical HD • New original series and episodes every week • Watch online or download for offline viewing • Comment, like, and share your favorite episodes with friends • Pick up where you left off, anytime • Earn free tickets every day and unlock more episodes Every genre you love: Romance, Thriller, Horror, Sci-Fi, Comedy, Family Drama, Revenge, Fantasy, Mystery, Suspense and more. Shorta has fiction for every mood and every genre. Whatever you're into, you'll find original micro series you can't stop watching. Vertical fiction, reinvented: Shorta is not just another streaming platform. It's original entertainment created by film talent and digital creators, designed for the generation that watches stories in vertical format. Bite-sized episodes, trending series, premium entertainment, all in one app built for your phone. Download Shorta and start watching now. Follow us: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hacela.shorta TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hacela.shorta YouTube: https://youtube.com/@hacela.shorta X: https://x.com/hacelashorta Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Flix Cinema4 screens
Shorta4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Flix Cinema at none against Shorta's 7. Flix Cinema also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Shorta's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 38 months) and ratings volume (55 vs 1). 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. Shorta sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. Flix Cinema asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Flix Cinema holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shorta has 55 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flix Cinema ships an update every 38 months, Shorta weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Flix Cinema versus Shorta: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlix CinemaShorta
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.7 (55 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings155 — better
Update frequencyEvery 38 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size159 MB165 MB
Age rating4+12+
Developerjuan pablo bonoShorta LLC

In-app purchases

None

Flix Cinema

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Shorta

Subscriptions4
  • Shorta Premium$7.997 Days
  • Shorta Premium2 variants$14.991 Month
  • Shorta Premium$19.991 Month
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  • Shorta Premium3 variants$99.991 Year

Questions

Is Flix Cinema free?
Flix Cinema is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shorta free?
Shorta is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Flix Cinema or Shorta?
Flix Cinema is rated higher. Flix Cinema averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Shorta averages 4.7 from 55 ratings.
Do Flix Cinema or Shorta have ads?
Shorta shows ads; Flix Cinema does not.
Which is updated more often, Flix Cinema or Shorta?
Flix Cinema ships an update every 38 months, and Shorta weekly. Most recently, Flix Cinema was updated on November 11, 2026 and Shorta on November 9, 2026.

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