REC'd vs Cinema The Pulse
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
REC'd
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REC’d Recommending Reimagined Use REC’d to share your favorite content with your favorite people. Discover, share, and rate movies, TV shows, books, and podcasts. Explore and bookmark new content to watch, read, and listen to. Connect with friends and family to receive recommendations from the people who know you best! REC’d is a people-powered recommendation app that allows users to find new content, learn where it’s available, send it to their friends, give it a rating out of 5 stars, or save it for later. Add friends, create groups, and start connecting with content! Your Home page keeps track of all your ongoing conversations with your friends and groups. See what’s hot: The Trending page keeps you up to date on the latest and greatest releases. Be adventurous: Browse thousands of movies, TV shows, books, and podcasts to learn more about the people who made them and to find out where to watch, read, and listen on the Explore page. We’ve got you covered on a rainy day: Organize your bookmarked content into personalized lists to revisit at a later date. We welcome feedback! If you have any questions or suggestions, please feel free to contact us at support@recd.app
Cinema The Pulse
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Cinema The Pulse @Amsterdam Zuidas. The Cinema 2.0 experience. Browse the program, explore the synopsis of the films, purchase the tickets, and scan QR code at the entrance. Steer your cinema on demand experience. Missed a show? Watch it for a limited period of time in the app after it goes off the schedule.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Cinema The Pulse at every 9 days against REC'd's every 2 months. REC'd's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
REC'd ships an update every 2 months, Cinema The Pulse every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | REC'd | Cinema The Pulse |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | B60 LTD | Filmbooking.com |
In-app purchases
REC'd
No in-app purchases
Cinema The Pulse
No in-app purchases
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