GATEsync vs Cinecase
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GATEsync
Manage cinema operations with this app, simplifying ticket validation, entry, and attendance tracking. It integrates with cinema software to provide customer behavior insights for theaters of all sizes.
- Ticket validation
- Entry management
- Attendance tracking
- Customer behavior insights
- Cinema operations management
- Seamless integration with cinema software
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Welcome to CINEsync, the ultimate GATEsync app to manage your cinemas operation. Our innovative app is designed to provide a seamless and hassle-free cinema experience for both staff and customers. CINEsync GATEsync app simplifies ticket validation, entry management & attendance tracking. The app works seamlessly with CINEsync.io cinema software, allowing you to gain valuable insights into customer behavior. Whether you're a single-screen theater or a large cinema chain, CINEsync GATEsync app will perfectly work with your CINEsync.io software.
Cinecase
Organize your physical movie and TV show collection on your device. Easily catalog box sets, seasons, and individual films, then discover what to watch next with smart selection tools. Keep track of formats, collector lines, and watch history.
- Catalog physical media collections
- Smart movie night selection tool
- Create custom watchlists
- Track formats and collector lines
- Organize by shelves and collections
- Barcode scanning for quick entry
- Import from other catalog apps
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Your collection should do more than sit in a list. It is combo packs, box sets, Steelbooks, seasons, and shelves arranged your way. Most catalog apps flatten all of that into a list. Cinecase keeps the physical collection intact, then helps you choose what to watch from the films you actually own. Already catalogued somewhere else? Importing your collection is free. LET MOVIE NIGHT CHOOSE Open Movie Night when nobody can decide. Start with unwatched films, narrow by genre, runtime, actor, or director, and let Cinecase reveal one equal-odds pick from your shelf. Films inside a Collection stay eligible, so the box never hides what is inside. LINE UP WHAT COMES NEXT Up Next is the plan you keep between movie nights. Add films from Movie Night or a film's details, then drag them into the order you want. Every row tells you which disc to pull, down to the shelf and box set. Up Next is free; Pro adds separate queues for a marathon, the kids, or a boutique catch-up. RECORD WHAT YOU ACTUALLY OWN A Blu-ray + DVD + Digital pack is one case, not three entries. A complete series and a single season are different things, and Cinecase keeps them so. Capture what makes a copy yours: • Collector lines such as Criterion, Arrow, and Steelbook, plus your own when the list does not cover it • Spine numbers, editions, packaging, and bonus features • 4K UHD, Blu-ray, 3D, DVD, VHS, LaserDisc, and other formats • Notes, loans, ratings, and watch history ARRANGE IT THE WAY YOU WANT Drag cases into your own order, or let sorting keep things alphabetical. Browse spines like a shelf, or switch to covers. Use your own photo for free, or choose alternate artwork with Pro. Separate 4K from Blu-ray, TV from film, or the kids' shelf from the rest. Build shelves that match how you already think, and move titles between them. (Extra shelves are Pro; the main shelf is free.) GROUP WHAT BELONGS TOGETHER Build Collections for trilogies, franchises, and box sets. A Collection sits on the shelf as the single case it is, and opens to show the films inside. KEEP A WISHLIST Add the films you still want. Tap Got it when you buy one, and share the list with family. FIND ANYTHING AGAIN Search titles, actors, and directors. Combine filters for format, genre, content type, watched state, packaging, and more. A combo case turns up under every format it holds. See stats for formats, genres, decades, directors, collector lines, and duplicates. ADD RELEASES QUICKLY Scan a barcode to check a shared database built by other collectors. Not in it yet? The barcode drops into a prefilled entry you finish in seconds, and your fix helps whoever scans it next. New lookups can arrive in your language. BRING YOUR COLLECTION WITH YOU, FREE Switching from another app? Import DVD Profiler, CLZ, My Movies, Letterboxd, Libib, Blu-ray.com or CSV, free. A DVD Profiler export keeps your box sets whole instead of scattering them into loose films. Exporting is free too. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS Cinecase is local-first. No account is needed for the basic shelf, and there are no ads and no third-party tracking. Export everything as JSON, CSV, XML, or a printable PDF. Optional Google Drive sync keeps the backup in your own Google account. Made by one developer you can reach from inside the app: Settings > Help > Contact support writes the report for you. Nothing is sent until you send it, and your titles are never included. FREE CORE, OPTIONAL LIFETIME PRO The core app is fully usable and free forever. Pro is a one-time purchase, not a subscription. It adds: • Batch scanning for a whole stack of discs • Extra shelves, and moving titles between them • Separate Up Next queues • Alternate artwork and nine more shelf themes • Genre views by category • Google Drive sync and restore, across your devices • Duplicate cleanup for large collections Imports and exports stay in the free core, never behind Pro. This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: GATEsync at 5.0 against Cinecase's 4.4. GATEsync also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). Cinecase's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, ads 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. Cinecase sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. GATEsync asks for nothing beyond the download.
GATEsync holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cinecase has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
GATEsync ships an update every 2 months, Cinecase every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GATEsync | Cinecase |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.4 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LAYOUTindex | Livio Maynard |
Customer experience
GATEsync
Cinecase
In-app purchases
GATEsync
No in-app purchases
Cinecase
- Cinecase Pro$6.99









