Comparison

Cinemio vs Vupl

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Cinemio

Stream a diverse selection of free movies and TV shows, with a focus on urban culture and independent films. Discover global hits and hidden gems without any subscription fees, supported by limited ads.

Highlights
  • Free movies and TV shows
  • Urban culture focus
  • Global film selection
  • No subscription required
  • Watchlist creation
  • New titles added monthly
Features
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Cinemio is the free streaming app built for today’s global audience with urban culture at its core. Watch hit movies, TV shows, and hidden gems from Hollywood to around the globe — always free, no subscription required. Why Cinemio? • Free movies, TV shows, and documentaries — no credit card required. • Urban voices front and center, curated for a global audience. • Discover hidden gems and cult classics alongside blockbuster hits. • Watch anywhere — iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV supported. • Build your own watchlist and save your favorites. • Fresh titles added every month so there’s always something new. • Skip the fees — Cinemio is 100% free with limited ads. Download Cinemio today and start watching free movies and TV.

About

Vupl

This app is an independent client for Plex and Jellyfin, allowing you to explore and watch your personal movie and series libraries. It offers a customizable viewing experience, unified browsing across sources, and features like Watch Together and offline playback.

Highlights
  • Unified Plex and Jellyfin library browsing
  • Customizable playback quality and appearance
  • Watch Together feature for synchronized viewing
  • Offline playback for authorized media
  • Continue watching from saved positions
  • Browse movies, series, and collections
Features
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Vupl is an independent client for Plex and Jellyfin on iPhone and iPad. Explore your personal movie and series libraries with cinematic artwork, focused navigation and a viewing experience you can make your own. BEFORE YOU DOWNLOAD Vupl requires authorized access to a compatible Plex Media Server or Jellyfin server and a reachable library for playback. It does not include movies, TV shows or live channels. Use Plex's own authorization flow, or connect to a Jellyfin server with an account supplied by its owner. Account, access and remote-playback requirements from your server still apply. YOUR LIBRARIES, TOGETHER Connect Plex and Jellyfin and browse your authorized libraries together, or choose a source. Browse movies, series and collections, search for a title, and explore genres, directors and studios. Home highlights recent additions and series with newly added episodes. Open a title for its synopsis, cast, available ratings, seasons and episodes. Watch trailers when your server provides them. KEEP YOUR PLACE Continue from your saved position. Use supported lists and collections. Watch Together keeps a Plex room connected across episodes and makes invitations easier to find. Watch Together requires Plex accounts with access to the same media on the same primary server; Jellyfin-only and cross-provider rooms are not supported. MAKE PLAYBACK YOURS Choose available playback quality, audio and subtitle tracks. Customize supported text subtitles and adjust the app's appearance. On supported devices, save authorized media for offline playback when your server and account allow downloads. Feature availability and video, audio and subtitle compatibility depend on your account, server, media, device and playback route. Managed profiles have different list availability. Vupl is independently developed and is not affiliated with, sponsored by or endorsed by Plex or Jellyfin. Plex and Plex Media Server are trademarks of Plex and used under a license. Support and setup requirements: https://vupl.stream/support/ Privacy: https://vupl.stream/privacy/

Screenshots

Cinemio4 screens
Vupl4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Vupl at none against Cinemio's shown. Vupl also leads on update cadence (daily vs monthly) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Cinemio's advantage is ratings volume (58 vs 1) and iOS requirement (10.2 vs 17.0). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Vupl holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cinemio has 58 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cinemio ships an update monthly, Vupl daily. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Cinemio versus Vupl: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCinemioVupl
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (58 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings58 — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS10.2 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB53 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperCinemio IncorporatedAmitoj Singh Lotey

Customer experience

Cinemio

All ratings27 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Vupl

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Cinemio

No in-app purchases

None

Vupl

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cinemio free?
Cinemio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Vupl free?
Vupl is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Cinemio or Vupl?
Vupl is rated higher. Cinemio averages 4.6 out of 5 from 58 ratings, while Vupl averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Cinemio or Vupl have ads?
Cinemio shows ads; Vupl does not.
Which is updated more often, Cinemio or Vupl?
Cinemio ships an update monthly, and Vupl daily. Most recently, Cinemio was updated on November 5, 2026 and Vupl on November 6, 2026.

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