Comparison

Cinebur vs Airdate

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

Head to head
About

Cinebur

Discover and book tickets for unique live film screenings hosted in diverse social spaces worldwide. Connect with a global community of moviegoers and experience curated selections of independent, international, and classic films.

Highlights
  • Discover live film screenings
  • Book tickets with friends
  • Attend events at unique venues
  • Explore curated film selections
  • Connect with a global moviegoer community
  • Support culturally-impactful art
Features
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We don’t watch movies. We go there. Cinebur is a global platform connecting audiences to live film screenings hosted at unique social spaces. Every event on Cinebur is organized by a member of our passionate community of Host partners, offering a near-infinite variety of screenings, themes, venues, and creative visions. Cinebur moviegoers attend events in wineries, artistic spaces, museums, cafés, rooftop bars, boutique hotels, community spaces, and many more diverse venues. Cinebur's film collection features a hand-picked, seasonal rotation of award-winning independent films, prestigious international festival selections, new releases, and classic gems. Discover what’s showing and seamlessly book tickets with friends to join our global community of moviegoers. Cinebur is proud to support culturally-impactful art and memorable social experiences. It’s not cinema. It’s community. See you at the movies.

About

Airdate

Features
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Airdate tells you the moment your shows come back. Add the series you follow, and Airdate tracks every episode's air date, reminds you when a new one drops, and keeps a tidy list of what you still have to watch — all without a single account, ad, or tracker. KNOW WHAT'S NEXT • See today's airings and everything coming up, sorted by air date • Get a notification the moment an episode is available • Whole-season drops are grouped into one tidy alert • Premiere, finale, and new-season badges at a glance STAY ON TOP OF YOUR BACKLOG • An Unwatched list of every episode that's aired but you haven't seen • Mark an episode — or a whole show — as watched in a tap • Watch history syncs privately across your devices NOW WITH YOUTUBE • Track your favorite YouTube channels right alongside your TV shows • New uploads appear just like new episodes — same reminders, same Unwatched list • Read-only and entirely optional — connect only if you want to WHERE TO WATCH • See which streaming services carry each show in your country • Posters, synopses, cast, and content ratings, powered by Trakt and TMDB ON EVERY SCREEN • A home-screen widget with three modes — Today's airings, Unwatched, and What's airing next — in small, medium, and large • A Mac menu-bar companion that mirrors your library on your desktop • Everything syncs through your private iCloud: set it up on iPhone, see it on Mac PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No accounts, no logins, no ads, no analytics, no tracking • Your watch history lives on your device and in your own iCloud — the developer can never see it Built by an independent developer in Cape Town. Show data from TMDB & TVmaze. Posters and streaming availability from TMDB. This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.

Screenshots

Cinebur4 screens
Airdate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cinebur at none against Airdate's 4. Cinebur also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence and ads 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. Airdate sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Cinebur asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Cinebur versus Airdate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCineburAirdate
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB7 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperCinebur LtdGiovanni Ghignone

In-app purchases

None

Cinebur

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Airdate

One-time4
  • Cortado$0.99
  • Flat White$1.99
  • Small bag of coffee beans$4.99
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  • Large bag of coffee beans$9.99

Questions

Is Cinebur free?
Cinebur is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Airdate free?
Airdate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Cinebur or Airdate have ads?
Neither Cinebur nor Airdate shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cinebur or Airdate?
Cinebur ships an update fortnightly, and Airdate fortnightly. Most recently, Cinebur was updated on October 19, 2026 and Airdate on October 13, 2026.

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