Kino! vs Что смотрим?
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Kino!
This app allows you to play video files from your device and offers a unique social feature to pick movies with friends online. Organize your video library and enjoy an intuitive player with Picture-in-Picture mode.
- Play videos from gallery and files
- Supports multiple video formats
- Organize and sort video library
- Intuitive video player with PIP
- Social mini-game for picking movies
- Swipe and match movie suggestions
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Watch videos your way! Kino Box lets you play videos from your gallery, files and other sources in many formats. Why You’ll Love It: - Play Any Kind of Video Content: Easily load video files to watch your favorite video content. - Watch Your Videos: Open video files from your gallery in different formats. - Easy to Use: Simple design makes watching videos easy. - Organize and Sort Your Video Content: Easily manage and categorize your video library for quick access. - Intuitive Video Player: Features a sleep timer, aspect ratio settings, and Picture-in-Picture (PIP) mode for a great viewing experience. Mini-Game Feature: - Pick Movies with Friends: Create a mini-game session, share a unique ID with friends, and play together online. - Swipe & Match: Choose movie genres, release years, and swipe through movie posters to decide what to watch. Read descriptions, view trailers, check ratings, cast details, and more. - Match with Friends: If everyone likes the same movie, the app notifies you of a match, so you can all enjoy watching it (outside of the app). Try Kino Box now for a great way to enjoy video content! - IMPORTANT NOTICE: Kino Box only plays content added by you. It does not come with its own content or playlists. Please use Kino Box with your own content or legal playlists. Kino Box does not support watching copyrighted material without permission.
Что смотрим?
Easily decide on a movie or series to watch with friends, a partner, or family. This app helps you choose content by letting you and your companions like or dislike titles, revealing shared favorites when your preferences align. It operates locally without registration, ads, or paid features.
- Collaborative movie/series selection
- Create watchlists
- Like/dislike titles
- Find shared favorites
- Local data storage
- No registration required
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«Что смотрим?» — это простой способ выбрать фильм или сериал для совместного просмотра с друзьями, партнёром или семьёй. С помощью этого приложения не получится посмотреть фильм, но получится выбрать что посмотреть. Всего три простых шага: 1. Соберите или экспортируйте свою коллекцию фильмов и сериалов из заметок или обменяйтесь коллекцией с другом 2. Создайте подбор и попросите друга подключиться к нему на другом устройстве, либо выбирайте сами с собой 3. Лайкайте или дизлайкайте фильмы или сериалы! Когда ваши лайки совпадут — вы увидите список общих фаворитов! Все просто и без перегруза! Приложение работает без регистрации и полностью локально. Все данные хранятся только на вашем устройстве. Никакой рекламы и платных функций нет.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Kino! at 4.0 against Что смотрим?'s 3.4. Kino! also leads on ratings volume (63 vs 5) and review sentiment (9% vs 0%). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Kino! holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kino! has 63 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 9% of Kino!'s written reviews are positive against 0% of Что смотрим?'s.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kino! | Что смотрим? |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (63 ratings) — better | 3.4 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 8.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 63 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Irina Scelcunova | Andrey Shamarin |
Customer experience
Kino!
Что смотрим?
In-app purchases
Kino!
No in-app purchases
Что смотрим?
No in-app purchases
