Galaxy Cinema vs Cinestar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Galaxy Cinema
Access movie showtimes, book tickets, and manage your membership all from your phone. Discover the latest Hollywood news and apply vouchers for a seamless cinema experience.
- Browse showtimes by location
- Speedy ticket booking flow
- Showtime reminder notifications
- Apply ticket and movie vouchers
- View reward points and history
- Access Hollywood movie news
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Let’s experience the very new application Galaxy Cinema, we bring the Movie World into your palm… What are the new things here? Galaxy Cinema app is improved and enhanced UXUI with the followings: • Browse and choose faster showtimes with location base feature. • Speedy transaction: shorten Booking flow as it should be, improve loading time. • Update showtime-reminder feature for online transactions. • Ticket Voucher and Movie Voucher could be currently applied on Galaxy Cinema app. • Multi-functional Member Interface: show reward points, transaction history clearly. Users could use app more conveniently as member card when interacting in cinema. • Diversifying Movie Library: everything of Hollywood (movie showtime, celeb, news..) will be in your hand via just-one-click. If you have any concern, or notice any issues, please contact us at supports@galaxy.com.vn. We always appreciate all of your feedbacks to consider and try our best to satisfy them for the next better update.
Cinestar
This application provides information on the latest movies showing in Vietnam. Users can view movie details and showtimes for popular films at the cinema chain.
- Movie showtimes
- Film details
- Hot movies in Vietnam
- Cinema information
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Ứng dụng hệ thống rạp chiếu phim Cinestar. Cung cấp hình ảnh, lịch chiếu của các phim hot nhất Việt Nam.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Galaxy Cinema at 4.9 against Cinestar's 2.6. Galaxy Cinema also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (166 vs 7). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Galaxy Cinema holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Galaxy Cinema has 166 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Galaxy Cinema ships an update fortnightly, Cinestar every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Galaxy Cinema | Cinestar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (166 ratings) — better | 2.6 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 30.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 166 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Galaxy Studio Joint Stock Company | KING PROFESSIONAL SOLUTION COMPANY LIMITED |
Customer experience
Galaxy Cinema
Cinestar
In-app purchases
Galaxy Cinema
No in-app purchases
Cinestar
No in-app purchases
