Comparison

IMAX vs Takebook

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

Head to head

IMAX

Trailers & Showtimes

Free

🎬 Entertainment

★ 2.332 ratingsView app →

Takebook

Track who was right

Free

🎬 Entertainment

★ 5.02 ratingsView app →

About

IMAX

Discover upcoming films, documentaries, and live events. Save your favorite theaters to stay updated on showtimes and release dates. Access exclusive content like cast messages and digital art.

Highlights

Save favorite theaters
View showtimes and release dates
Browse film and event listings
Access exclusive cast messages
Download exclusive IMAX Art
Explore capsule collections

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From Hollywood blockbuster releases to exclusive one-night-only artist performances, IMAX is personalizing your theatre experience with the help of our app: - Save your home theatre and stay updated on what’s playing on our screens - Learn release dates for films, documentaries, and amazing, one-night-only IMAX Live experiences - Browse our limited-edition capsule collections celebrating the history of our cameras and our filmmaking heritage - Receive exclusive downloadable messages from cast and crew, and save our exclusive IMAX Art on your phone Download today to be in the best seat tomorrow. Terms of Use: https://www.imax.com/content/terms-service Privacy Policy: https://www.imax.com/content/privacy-policy

About

Takebook

This app allows users to vote on predictions and track their accuracy over time in areas like tech, business, and culture. It helps users understand their judgment under uncertainty and compare their insights with others who consistently make accurate early calls.

Highlights

Vote on high-signal takes
Track personal accuracy over time
Compare judgment to others
Follow insightful early predictors
Revisit predictions after outcomes

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Takebook: Be right before it’s obvious. Most people judge decisions after the outcome. Takebook is where you judge before. Vote on bold takes across tech, business, and culture. Agree or disagree. Then come back later and see what actually happened. Over time, you’ll see: • how often you’re right • where your judgment is strong • who consistently gets it right early This isn’t about opinions. It’s about decisions under uncertainty. Use Takebook to: • Vote on high-signal takes • Track your accuracy over time • Compare your judgment to others • Follow people who are right early • Revisit takes when outcomes are clear Your beliefs drive your decisions. Your decisions drive your outcomes. Takebook helps you get the beliefs right first. Terms of Use: https://takebook.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://takebook.app/privacy

Screenshots

IMAX4 screens

Takebook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Takebook at 100% against IMAX's 35%. Takebook also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.3) and ads (none vs shown). IMAX's advantage is ratings volume (32 vs 2) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. IMAX sells 19 one-off in-app purchases and Takebook sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Takebook holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: IMAX has 32 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 35% of IMAX's written reviews are positive against 100% of Takebook's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

IMAX ships an update monthly, Takebook every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level

IMAX versus Takebook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	IMAX	Takebook
Price	Free	Free
Rating	2.3 (32 ratings)	5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews	34.6% of reviews	100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings	32 — better	2
Update frequency	Monthly	Every 3 weeks — better
Ads	Yes	No — better
In-app purchases	Yes	Yes
Monetization	Free with in-app purchases	Free with in-app purchases
Devices	iPhone, iPod, Vision Pro — better	iPhone
Requires iOS	14.0 — better	26.0
Further details — not scored
Size	124 MB	7 MB
Age rating	12+	4+
Developer	IMAX Corporation	Raymond Traylor, Limited Liability Company

Customer experience

IMAX

All ratings32 ratings

Positive31.3%

Neutral3.1%

Negative65.6%

Written reviews104 reviews

Positive34.6%

Neutral10.6%

Negative54.8%

Takebook

All ratings2 ratings

Positive100.0%

Neutral0.0%

Negative0.0%

Written reviews1 reviews

Positive100.0%

Neutral0.0%

Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

IMAX

Reported bugs

10 issues

App freezes on splash screen or black screen
Content loading error: 'There was an error loading the content'
Unable to retrieve content in certain regions
Login failures and authentication issues
App crashes after initial use

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Control center down arrow continuously flashing
Error messages appear without actual issues
Theater location search returns no results for existing locations
Password validation rejects secure keychain-generated passwords
Movie not displaying in expected 3D format despite listing

Requested features

18 requests

Add option to purchase movies instead of renting
Expand content library with major films (Dune, Oppenheimer, Interstellar, TRON, Lord of the Rings)
Subscription model for unlimited access
Update location database with new theaters
Add support for multiple favorite theaters

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