Comparison

Alamo Drafthouse vs Feature Night

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

Head to head
About

Alamo Drafthouse

This app streamlines your movie-going experience by allowing you to purchase tickets, select seats, and skip lines. You can also manage your loyalty account, browse trailers, and even purchase merchandise.

Highlights
  • Skip lines with mobile tickets
  • Securely save payment information
  • Select preferred seats
  • Refund tickets up to one hour before showtime
  • Purchase merchandise
  • Watch movie trailers
  • Manage Victory loyalty account
Features
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Faster. Smarter. And soooo good lookin’. The official Alamo Drafthouse app has been rebuilt from the ground up to get you into your seat quicker and easier than ever before. With elegant, intuitive design and a host of new features (plus many more on the way), this is your new favorite way to enjoy your experience at Alamo Drafthouse. * Skip the lines. No need to visit a kiosk, a box office or your office printer. Head straight into the theater and have a seat. * Keep your wallet in your pocket. Securely save your credit card details to the Card Vault. * Find your favorite seat. Easily flip through showtimes to see which seats are available before you buy your tickets. * Not feeling it tonight? Get a refund directly on the app up to one hour before the showtime. * Snag some stuff. Add limited edition Alamo Drafthouse merchandise to your purchase with just a touch. * Dig deeper. Watch movie trailers, see what's playing, and scope out what's trending. * 24/7 access to your Victory account. Check your rank, earn rewards, and use them directly in the app. Never visited an Alamo Drafthouse location? We’ve got locations across the country, delivering the best film, food, and drink all in one seat. Learn more about us at drafthouse.com, facebook.com/alamodrafthouse, twitter.com/alamodrafthouse, or instagram.com/drafthouse. Ashburn, VA | Austin, TX | Boston, MA | Charlottesville, VA | Chicago, IL | Corpus Christi, TX | DC Metro Area | Dallas, TX | Denver, CO | El Paso, TX | Houston, TX | Laredo, TX | Los Angeles, CA | Lubbock, TX | Naples, FL | New York, NY | Omaha, NE | Raleigh, NC | San Antonio, TX | San Francisco, CA | Springfield, MO | St. Louis, MO | Twin Cities, MN | Winchester, VA | Yonkers, NY

About

Feature Night

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Feature Night is a shared watchlist for the people you watch with. Make a group with your household or your friends, see what everyone wants to watch and what they thought of it, and let one button settle what's on tonight. No more scrolling while everyone says "I don't mind." WATCH GROUPS Make a group for the people you actually watch with. Share a watchlist, recommend things to each other, argue about them in the group chat, and see what everyone thought afterwards. RATINGS FROM PEOPLE YOU KNOW A 92% from strangers tells you less than a 4-star from your sister. Every title carries a Group Rating alongside the critics score, so you can see what the people you watch with actually thought. PICK FOR GROUP When nobody can decide, one button will. It doesn't pick the highest average — it picks the film the least happy person in the room can live with, which is how the argument actually ends. It tells you why it chose what it chose. FOR FAMILIES A watch group can be told there's a child in it. Anything added above that group's rating waits for a manager's approval before anyone sees it — whoever added it. Accounts belonging to teenagers are never offered R, NC-17 or TV-MA titles, anywhere in the app. ON YOUR SERVICES Tell it what you subscribe to and it will stop suggesting things you'd have to rent. Or don't, and see everything. Feature Night is free, has no ads, and doesn't sell your data. You can delete your account and everything in it from Settings, immediately. This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.

Screenshots

Alamo Drafthouse4 screens
Feature Night4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Feature Night at every 3 days against Alamo Drafthouse's fortnightly. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Alamo Drafthouse ships an update fortnightly, Feature Night every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Alamo Drafthouse versus Feature Night: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlamo DrafthouseFeature Night
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.4 (824 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews10.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings824 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size89 MB41 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperAlamo Drafthouse Cinemas LLCAtherton Labs LLC

Bugs and requests

Alamo Drafthouse

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Tickets not showing up in app
  • Payment processing failures
  • Inability to use season pass

Requested features

3 requests
  • Apple Pay and Apple Wallet integration
  • Improved app stability and performance
  • Better customer support and communication

Feature Night

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Alamo Drafthouse

No in-app purchases

None

Feature Night

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Alamo Drafthouse free?
Alamo Drafthouse is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Feature Night free?
Feature Night is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Alamo Drafthouse or Feature Night have ads?
Neither Alamo Drafthouse nor Feature Night shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Alamo Drafthouse or Feature Night?
Alamo Drafthouse ships an update fortnightly, and Feature Night every 3 days. Most recently, Alamo Drafthouse was updated on October 20, 2026 and Feature Night on October 6, 2026.

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