Simple Cinema vs IPTV CineMate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Simple Cinema
Discover, save, and track movies effortlessly. Get personalized recommendations, mark films as watched or to watch, and view your movie statistics. Sync your progress across all your devices for a seamless experience.
- Personalized movie recommendations
- Mark movies as Watched/Want to Watch
- Quick movie search
- View movie statistics
- Sync across devices
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Simple Cinema: Discover & Track Your Movies Without the Hassle Simple Cinema is your intuitive, sleek, and powerful companion for discovering, saving, and tracking movies you love. Whether you’re a casual moviegoer or a full-blown film nerd, Simple Cinema makes it effortless to: • Swipe through personalized movie recommendations • Mark movies as Watched or Want to Watch in a tap • Search any movie quickly — no clutter, just results • View your movie stats • Sync your account across devices Built with love for film lovers. Zero fluff. Maximum cinema joy. Start tracking your movie life today — download Simple Cinema now!
IPTV CineMate
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IPTV CineMate is a simple, smooth and modern IPTV player that lets you watch your content using your own IPTV playlists. Add your M3U playlist or connect your Xtream Codes account to access live TV channels, movies and series in one application. IPTV CineMate is designed to provide a fast and enjoyable viewing experience, with a clean interface and automatic organization of your content. KEY FEATURES IPTV Player Easily add an M3U playlist or connect using Xtream Codes to access your IPTV content. Live TV Browse your live TV channels and quickly find the content available in your playlist. TV Guide View available TV programs using EPG data associated with your playlist. See current and upcoming programs when this information is available. Movies Access your IPTV movie catalog and view available movie information provided by your source. Series Your series catalog is automatically organized by series, seasons and episodes for easier navigation. Resume Playback Continue watching a movie or episode from where you left off with playback progress tracking. History Quickly find recently watched content and continue watching in seconds. Favorites Add your favorite channels, movies and series to quickly find them later. Sync Compatible data can be synchronized between your devices using iCloud. Modern Interface A clean interface designed to help you quickly access live TV, movies and series. PREMIUM Upgrade to IPTV CineMate Premium to access the Premium features available in the app, including support for multiple IPTV playlists. IMPORTANT IPTV CineMate is only a media player. The app does not provide, sell or distribute TV channels, movies, series or IPTV subscriptions. You must provide your own sources and have the necessary rights or permissions to access the content you watch. IPTV CineMate does not include any preloaded IPTV content.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Simple Cinema at none against IPTV CineMate's 2. Simple Cinema also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.6). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. IPTV CineMate sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Simple Cinema asks for nothing beyond the download.
Simple Cinema ships an update every 4 days, IPTV CineMate every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simple Cinema | IPTV CineMate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Josiah Brown | abdelmalek abbas |
In-app purchases
Simple Cinema
No in-app purchases
IPTV CineMate
- CineMate Premium$2.991 Month
- CineMate Premium$19.991 Year









