Comparison

PureCinema vs Aura

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

Head to head
About

PureCinema

Discover and organize movies and TV shows with a vast database. Scan actor faces to find their work, build a personal library with ratings, and get tailored recommendations. Your data stays private and stored locally.

Highlights
  • Extensive movie and TV show database
  • Actor face scanning for search
  • Personal library with rating system
  • Watchlist creation
  • Personalized recommendations
  • On-device data storage
Features
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-= PureCinema V1.1 =- Search an extensive database containing millions of movies and TV shows. Scan actor faces to automatically search for their name. Add them to your library containing a rating system and a watchlist. Get recommendations for your next watch based off of your library. Purely your data. Stored on-device and never sent off.

About

Aura

This media player allows you to stream live TV, movies, and series from your own IPTV provider. It supports various playlist formats and offers a seamless viewing experience across multiple devices, remembering your playback progress.

Highlights
  • Plays live IPTV channels
  • Supports Xtream Codes, Stalker, M3U
  • 7-day Electronic Program Guide
  • Browses Video-on-Demand libraries
  • Cross-device playback continuity
  • Saves favorite channels
Features
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Aura is a free, cross-platform IPTV media player. Bring your own provider — Xtream Codes, Stalker middleware, or a plain M3U playlist — and play your live channels, movies, and series on every device you own. WHAT IT DOES - Plays live IPTV channels via Xtream Codes, Stalker Middleware, or M3U. - Shows a 7-day Electronic Program Guide where your provider supplies one. - Browses Video-on-Demand libraries from your provider. - Continues watching where you left off, across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. - Saves favorite channels for one-tap access. ABOUT THE APP - No content included. Aura is a player — you bring your own IPTV subscription. Think of it like a browser for IPTV streams. - No ads. No paid tiers. Free and free of upsells. - No tracking of what you watch. Anonymous telemetry covers playback reliability only (how long until the first frame, how often a stream rebuffered) — never which channel or which program. - Provider credentials are stored locally in Keychain. They never leave the device. WHO IT'S FOR - Subscribers of IPTV resellers and middleware providers who want a consistent, fast, modern player across their phone, tablet, and Mac. - Resellers who want a clean, white-label-ready player to ship to their customers without writing their own. DISCLAIMER - Aura does not provide, host, broadcast, or include any TV channels, movies, series, or other media content. It is a media player only — comparable to a web browser or VLC. - You must add your own IPTV subscription, portal, or playlist. You are solely responsible for the content you access and stream through the app. - Aura has no affiliation with any IPTV provider, broadcaster, or content owner whatsoever. - We do not endorse or encourage the streaming of copyright-protected material without permission of the rights holder. PRIVACY - See https://auravision.live/privacy for the full policy. - See https://auravision.live/terms for terms of service. NEED HELP? - Email support@auravision.live — tap "Email support" in Device & Subscription to auto-attach a redacted diagnostics snapshot. Aura is built by XLNC AI GLOBAL PRIVATE LIMITED. Re-sellers can ship the app under their own brand — contact resellers@auravision.live.

Screenshots

PureCinema4 screens
Aura4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: PureCinema at 6 against Aura's 1. Aura's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for PureCinema against 5.0 for Aura. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PureCinema has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PureCinema ships an update fortnightly, Aura every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
PureCinema versus Aura: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPureCinemaAura
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB83 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperKyle WettlinXLNC AI GLOBAL PRIVATE LIMITED

Customer experience

PureCinema

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Aura

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

In-app purchases

None

PureCinema

No in-app purchases

None

Aura

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PureCinema free?
PureCinema is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Aura free?
Aura is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PureCinema or Aura?
PureCinema and Aura are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 6 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do PureCinema or Aura have ads?
Neither PureCinema nor Aura shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PureCinema or Aura?
PureCinema ships an update fortnightly, and Aura every 2 weeks. Most recently, PureCinema was updated on November 9, 2026 and Aura on November 5, 2026.

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