Major Cineplex vs FST Cinemas
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Major Cineplex
Easily reserve movie tickets, watch trailers, and find nearby cinemas. This app simplifies the movie-going experience with quick access to showtimes and e-tickets. Manage your movie preferences and payments conveniently.
- Movie search and trailers
- Cinema branch search
- Seamless e-ticket purchase
- Credit/debit card payment
- Member login and profile
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GET IT NOW! THE NEW “MAJOR CINEPLEX,” MUST-HAVE App for all MOVIE lovers. With more simplified and faster function than ever to reserve tickets, watch the trailers, and share them online in less than a second. It can even remember your favorite cinemas! Major Cineplex is the first of many steps into digitalization. Unlike traditional ticketing channels to be “Movie Smart Assistance” Features highlight 1. Movie Search: Complete your movie experience, enjoy now showing movies, explore coming soon movies, add watchlist movies, and watch new trailers. 2. Cinema Branch Search: Show nearby cinemas. 3. Purchase a movie ticket: Seamless and convenient access to your e-tickets. 4. Payment via credit card/ debit card. 5. Member login: Easily accessed under your profile.
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: FST Cinemas at 4.0 against Major Cineplex's 3.5. FST Cinemas also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Major Cineplex's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 10 months) and ratings volume (24 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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.
FST Cinemas holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Major Cineplex has 24 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 28% of Major Cineplex's written reviews are positive against 50% of FST Cinemas's.
Major Cineplex ships an update every 6 days, FST Cinemas every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and July 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Major Cineplex | FST Cinemas |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (24 ratings) | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 28.4% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 24 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 98 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MAJOR CINEPLEX GROUP PUBLIC CO., LTD. | SenthilSelvan Balasubramanian |
Customer experience
Major Cineplex
FST Cinemas
In-app purchases
Major Cineplex
No in-app purchases
FST Cinemas
No in-app purchases
