Comparison

Cinema Devoto vs Shorta

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

Head to head
About

Cinema Devoto

Access movie showtimes, new releases, and theater information. Purchase tickets directly through the app for your preferred movie, day, and time. Stay updated on upcoming premieres to plan your cinema visits.

Highlights
  • Movie showtimes
  • New release information
  • Theater details
  • Ticket purchasing
  • Schedule planning
Features
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Desde nuestra Aplicación podrás tener acceso a toda la información de las películas, estrenos horarios y novedades del complejo. Ademas 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 cuales 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

Cinema Devoto4 screens
Shorta4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Shorta at 100% against Cinema Devoto's 0%. Shorta also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.0) and update cadence (weekly vs every 7 months). Cinema Devoto's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). 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 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Cinema Devoto asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Shorta holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shorta has 53 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Cinema Devoto's written reviews are positive against 100% of Shorta's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cinema Devoto ships an update every 7 months, Shorta weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Cinema Devoto versus Shorta: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCinema DevotoShorta
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (2 ratings)4.7 (53 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings253 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size160 MB152 MB
Age rating4+12+
Developerjuan pablo bonoShorta LLC

Customer experience

Cinema Devoto

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Shorta

All ratings36 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Cinema Devoto

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Shorta

Subscriptions2
  • Shorta Premium2 variants$9.991 Month
  • Shorta Premium2 variants$99.991 Year

Questions

Is Cinema Devoto free?
Cinema Devoto 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, Cinema Devoto or Shorta?
Shorta is rated higher. Cinema Devoto averages 1.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Shorta averages 4.7 from 53 ratings.
Do Cinema Devoto or Shorta have ads?
Shorta shows ads; Cinema Devoto does not.
Which is updated more often, Cinema Devoto or Shorta?
Cinema Devoto ships an update every 7 months, and Shorta weekly. Most recently, Cinema Devoto was updated on November 3, 2026 and Shorta on November 5, 2026.

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