Planet Cinema vs FST Cinemas
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Planet Cinema
Easily browse movie listings, view trailers, and book tickets for all cinema locations. Get digital tickets for quick entry and discover personalized offers. Filter by cinema experience like IMAX or VIP.
- Browse movie listings and showtimes
- Buy tickets and receive digital tickets
- Watch trailers and view summaries
- Skip the line with digital tickets
- Save favorite cinema and get offers
- Filter by cinema experience (IMAX, 4DX, VIP, SCREENX)
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PLANET App brings the cinema experience to you – anytime, anywhere! Browse movie listings and showtimes at all Planet locations: • Buy tickets easily and have them sent directly to the app. • Watch trailers, summaries, and check the cast before your visit. • Skip the line with digital tickets for fast entry. • Save your favorite cinema and get personalized offers. • Choose your cinema experience and filter movies accordingly – IMAX, 4DX, VIP, SCREENX. Why choose the Planet app? ‣ Stay updated with the latest movies and exclusive promotions ‣ Manage all your bookings in one place ‣ Enjoy a simple, smart, and fast cinema experience Download the Planet app now – tickets, trailers, and your favorite movies at your fingertips!
FST Cinemas
Easily book movie tickets with a few taps. Select your preferred cinema, movie, and showtime, then secure your seats and complete your purchase safely. Avoid queues by booking in advance.
- Movie ticket booking
- Cinema and showtime selection
- Seat availability check
- Secure payment processing
- Advance booking
- Avoid queues
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FST Cinemas iOS mobile app keeps your movie booking at ease with few touches and swipes. Here you can fix up the Cinema, Movie and Showtime of your choice. You can check the showtimes and seats availability without any hassle. The payment made to purchase the tickets will be safe and secure. You can make your bookings well in advance and avoid long waiting in queues, using this app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Planet Cinema at 4.5 against FST Cinemas's 4.0. Planet Cinema also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 10 months) and ratings volume (121 vs 1). FST Cinemas's advantage is review sentiment (50% vs 22%) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). 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.
Planet Cinema holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Planet Cinema has 121 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 22% of Planet Cinema's written reviews are positive against 50% of FST Cinemas's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Planet Cinema ships an update every 2 months, FST Cinemas every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Planet Cinema | FST Cinemas |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (121 ratings) — better | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 22.2% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 121 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cineworld Group Plc | SenthilSelvan Balasubramanian |
Customer experience
Planet Cinema
FST Cinemas
In-app purchases
Planet Cinema
No in-app purchases
FST Cinemas
No in-app purchases
