Simple Cinema vs CineDraft
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!
CineDraft
Create fantasy film leagues with friends, drafting movies and competing based on critic and audience scores. Track your viewing history, write reviews, and participate in Oscar prediction pools. Customize your profile and share your film taste.
- Real-time snake drafts
- Movie trading
- Aggregated critic/audience scores
- Movie journaling
- Customizable movie lists
- Oscar prediction pools
- Direct messaging
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CineDraft is a fantasy film league app for cinephiles. Draft movies with friends, compete based on real critic and audience scores, and track your entire film journey all in one place. DRAFT & COMPETE Create or join leagues with friends. Draft movies in real time, snake-style. Your picks score points based on aggregated ratings from Letterboxd, IMDb, and TMDB. Trade movies with leaguemates. Crown a champion each season. TRACK EVERYTHING Log every movie you watch with dates and locations. Rate on a 5-star scale. Write reviews. Build your watchlist. Create custom ranked and unranked lists. Your journal is your film diary. SHARE YOUR TASTE Post Thoughts on any movie or filmmaker. Follow friends and see what they're watching, rating, and reviewing. Like and reply to reviews. Send direct messages and group chats. PREDICT THE OSCARS Create Oscar prediction pools with friends. Submit your ballot before the ceremony. Score points for correct picks. Earn badges for accuracy. YOUR PROFILE, YOUR IDENTITY Customize your profile with a poster style photo, banner image, bio, and logline. Pin your Top 4 favorite films. Show off your stats and achievements. FEATURES - Real-time snake drafts with auto-pick and queue system - Movie trades between leaguemates - Aggregated ratings from Letterboxd (60%), IMDb (20%), TMDB (20%) - Journal with watch dates and locations - Reviews with spoiler tags and reply controls - Custom movie lists (ranked, collaborative, shareable) - Oscar prediction pools with live scoring - Thoughts: short takes on movies and filmmakers - Activity feed with heat-based visibility - Direct messages and group chats - Home screen widgets - Siri shortcuts - Dark mode designed from the ground up Built for people who love movies and love competing with friends about movies.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Simple Cinema at 15.1 against CineDraft's 17.0. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Simple Cinema against 5.0 for CineDraft. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively.
Simple Cinema ships an update every 4 days, CineDraft weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simple Cinema | CineDraft |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Josiah Brown | Cody Wittlinger |
Customer experience
Simple Cinema
CineDraft
In-app purchases
Simple Cinema
No in-app purchases
CineDraft
No in-app purchases
