Preshow Theater vs Quick Reviews
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Preshow Theater
Discover new movies and get excited for your next viewing with a randomized trailer reel. Filter by genre or select individual trailers. Seamlessly integrates with Apple's video player for background playback and Picture-In-Picture.
- Randomized trailer reel generation
- Genre-based trailer filtering
- Manual trailer selection
- Background playback support
- Picture-In-Picture integration
- Biweekly new release notifications
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The hit Apple Vision Pro app is now on iPhone and iPad! Your pre-movie destination can now go with you anywhere! Designed with simplicity and elegance in mind, Preshow offers a user-friendly interface. With just a single press of a button, you can generate a randomized trailer reel, similar to what you would find at the theater. This feature allows you to quickly discover new movies or get excited for the main event! Preshow seamlessly integrates with Apple’s video player. Including support for background playback, Picture-In-Picture, and the ability to tap and hold a movie to quickly jump to its page in Apple TV or IMDb. Preshow also offers the convenience of filtering trailers by genre to ensure you’re presented with content that aligns with the mood. Looking for a specific trailer or want to rewatch it? Preshow provides the ability to manually select an available trailer and watch it individually at your convenience. To stay updated on the latest trailers, Preshow includes notification support, sending biweekly reminders to check out the new releases. Experience the ultimate movie trailer experience before your main event! See you at the Preshow!
Quick Reviews
Create visually appealing, shareable review images for movies, TV shows, games, books, and music. Customize your reviews with various design options and smart features for seamless social media sharing.
- Create visual reviews for media
- Customize colors, fonts, and layouts
- Magic Mode for auto data import
- Letterboxd integration
- Supports movies, TV, games, books, music
- Automated backups
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Quick Reviews turns your media opinions into stunning visual reviews! Create beautiful, shareable review images for movies, TV shows, games, apps, books, and music that stand out on social media. Beautiful Customization - Three looks for every review: Standard, Showcase, and the new poster-forward Cinema layout - Customize colors, scoring systems, fonts, and layouts - Select alternate posters and cover art (Premium) - Generate stunning review images perfect for social sharing Smart Features - Magic Mode: Live search fills in titles, posters, and details as you type (Premium) - Letterboxd Integration: Import existing reviews and sync new ones (Premium) - Multi-Media Support: Movies, TV, games, apps, books, music, and more - 4-point scoring system with customizable labels Seamless Experience - iCloud sync keeps your reviews up to date on all your devices - Unlimited review history to track everything you've consumed - Daily automated backups with easy restore - Copy review text for alt-text accessibility - Modern SwiftUI interface optimized for iOS Premium Features Upgrade to unlock Magic Mode search and auto-completion, alternate poster selection, and Letterboxd integration. Privacy First We don't collect your personal data. Your reviews stay yours - we're not in the data collection business. --- Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://quickreviews.app/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Quick Reviews at 82% against Preshow Theater's 33%. Quick Reviews also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (19 vs 3). Preshow Theater's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). 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. Preshow Theater sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Quick Reviews sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Preshow Theater holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Quick Reviews has 19 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 33% of Preshow Theater's written reviews are positive against 82% of Quick Reviews's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Preshow Theater ships an update every 7 months, Quick Reviews weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Preshow Theater | Quick Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.7 (19 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 81.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 19 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aaron Brannan | Matt Birchler |
Customer experience
Preshow Theater
Quick Reviews
In-app purchases
Preshow Theater
- $0.99 Tip$0.99
- $2.99 Tip$2.99
- $4.99 Tip$4.99
Quick Reviews
- Quick Reviews Premium$9.991 Year









