Santa Cruz Cinema vs CineLux Theatres
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Santa Cruz Cinema
Easily find movie showtimes, purchase tickets, and order concessions. Access your loyalty program rewards, view gift card balances, and review your past ticket purchases. Enjoy exclusive benefits and discounts with the integrated loyalty program.
- View showtimes
- Purchase tickets
- Order concessions
- Access loyalty rewards
- View gift card balances
- Track purchase history
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With the Santa Cruz Cinema app you can: • Get showtimes • Purchase tickets • Order concessions • Access your Movie Perks rewards • View gift card balances • View your ticket purchase history Santa Cruz Cinema proudly presents Movie Perks - our new loyalty program! See movies. Earn rewards. Points • No monthly fee • Earn 1 point for every $1 you spend • Free birthday reward • Access to member exclusives and tickets • Redeem points for rewards, tickets, concessions, and more Points+ • $9.99 per month • Earn 2 points for every $1 you spend • One free 2D ticket per month • Roll over your unused tickets • 20% off concessions • No online purchase fees • Free birthday reward
CineLux Theatres
This app simplifies your moviegoing experience by offering in-app ticketing, concession purchases, and access to a loyalty program. Enjoy luxurious cinema experiences at affordable prices with reserved seating and digital projection.
- In-app ticketing
- Concession purchases
- Loyalty program access
- Reserved seating information
- Digital projection and sound
- Craft beer, wine, and cocktail options
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CineLux Theatres has been providing Bay Area moviegoers with state of the art, luxurious cinema experiences at affordable prices since 1966. A locally-owned company, with locations in Los Gatos, Campbell, San Jose/Willow Glen, Morgan Hill, Gilroy, Watsonville, Capitola and Scotts Valley. Our theatres feature amenities such as reserved seating, comfortable seating, digital projection & sound, tasty movie treats. We also offer craft beers, local wines and cocktails. Your experience in our theatres is our number one priority and we pride ourselves on providing attentive guest service. On our app you will find all the elements to make your moviegoing experience at CineLux just a little bit easier, with in-app ticketing, concession purchases and of course - our loyalty program! We look forward to seeing you at the movies!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Santa Cruz Cinema at 4.9 against CineLux Theatres's 3.6. Santa Cruz Cinema also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (72 vs 5). CineLux Theatres's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs freemium) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.6). On price, review sentiment, 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.
Santa Cruz Cinema holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Santa Cruz Cinema has 72 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 0% and 0% positive.
| Parameter | Santa Cruz Cinema | CineLux Theatres |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (72 ratings) — better | 3.6 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 72 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | — |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Freemium | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Syufy Enterprises | CineLux Community Theatres LLC |
Customer experience
Santa Cruz Cinema
CineLux Theatres
In-app purchases
Santa Cruz Cinema
No in-app purchases
CineLux Theatres
No in-app purchases
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