Comparison

It's Starting! vs Cinemoo

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

Head to head
About

It's Starting!

This app helps you know the actual movie start times at theaters, factoring in preshows and trailers. It also provides ratings for auditoriums based on user feedback regarding screen quality, sound, and seating.

Highlights
  • Real preshow time estimates
  • Auditorium ratings for quality and comfort
  • User-contributed data for accuracy
  • Apple Wallet integration for ticket sharing
  • Arrival reminders
  • Post-credit scene information
Features
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Never miss the opening scene. Never settle for a bad screen. It’s Starting! is the crowdsourced movie theater intelligence platform that reveals what theaters and ticketing apps won’t: actual trailer runtimes, real feature start times, and room-by-room presentation quality, logged directly by moviegoers in the seats. Tired of sitting through 25 minutes of commercials? Want to know if an auditorium has dim projection, blown speakers, or a broken recliner before you buy a ticket? It’s Starting! takes the guesswork out of movie night. What You Get With It’s Starting! Real Feature Start Times (Plan Your Arrival) • Showtime isn’t when the movie starts. See typical trailer runways for your local multiplex so you never rush or sit through endless ads. • Live preshow countdowns give you a clear estimate of when the feature will hit the screen based on real community logs. • Know when special events, fan screenings, or indie films have shortened trailer packages. Room-by-Room Auditorium Intel • Don't rely on a single 3-star rating for an entire multiplex. Evaluate each auditorium individually before you book your seats. • Check verified presentation quality: picture brightness, sound balance, room temperature, and cleanliness. • Uncover granular seat-level warnings: spot tight legroom, sightline barriers, worn armrests, or broken recliners. • View technical hardware specs: track laser projection, 70mm and 15-perf film capability, 1.43:1 IMAX aspect ratios, and Dolby Atmos audio setups. Start a Screening Report in Seconds • Tap once when the studio logo hits to log the actual start time and help the next moviegoer. • Enjoy the movie with zero distractions: we calculate when the credits roll and prompt you to audit the screen and sound after the show. • Join a passionate community where over 75% of movie check-ins include a verified room audit. Seamless Ticket Import & Sharing • Share your ticket directly from Apple Wallet or scan a ticket image to auto-fill your movie, auditorium, showtime, and format. • Receive arrival alerts, lock-screen countdown timers, and post-movie reminders. • Check post-credit scene details before getting out of your seat. Real Accessibility & Facility Updates • See firsthand reports on wheelchair spaces, companion seating, assistive listening, and step-free access. • Stay ahead of out-of-order elevators or auditorium maintenance issues before you leave home. A Shared Record for Cinema Lovers It’s Starting! is built by moviegoers, for moviegoers. Whether you are a casual viewer planning concessions or a film purist seeking out the best laser projection in town, every log makes the theater experience better for the next person in line. Download It’s Starting! and know before you sit.

About

Cinemoo

This app helps you track all the movies you've seen, share your viewing history with friends, and analyze your moviegoing habits. It also allows you to manage cinema memberships and compare your tastes with others.

Highlights
  • Track movies seen with details
  • Share viewing history with friends
  • Compare movie tastes with friends
  • Group moviegoing leaderboards
  • Analyze moviegoing habits
  • Manage cinema memberships
  • Import tickets via email
Features
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Movie nights are better shared. Cinemoo keeps every film you see at the cinema, with posters, ratings, formats, theatres and dates. Now you can follow along with your friends' movie nights too. SEE WHAT YOUR FRIENDS ARE WATCHING Invite your movie people with a private link or QR code. Once you're friends, your feed shows the films they've seen and how they rated them. Open a friend's profile for their watch history and the year card they've published. FIND YOUR MOVIE MATCH Compare tastes with any friend: every film you've both seen, the ones you both loved, the ones you both disliked, and where your takes split. YOUR GROUP'S LEADERBOARD See who in your group has been to the movies most, this year or this month. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Friends is optional and invite-only. Friends see the films you've watched and your ratings. Your cinemas, seats, exact showtimes, notes and spending stay private. Remove or block someone at any time. KEEP EVERY MOVIE NIGHT Browse your history as a poster collection or a detailed list. Search titles and theatres, revisit your highest-rated films, and keep repeat visits in your record. Correct a detail or add a visit by hand whenever you need to. SEE YOUR MOVIEGOING HABITS Explore your activity over time, favourite genres, movie ratings, formats and cinema visits. See how much time you've spent at the movies and compare years of moviegoing. UNDERSTAND YOUR MEMBERSHIPS Track one movie membership or several, each with its own price and history. Compare estimated ticket value with membership fees and surcharges, and see monthly and lifetime savings and your effective cost per movie. If a month costs more than it saves, Cinemoo shows that too. Record AAA24 ticket redemptions and concession spending as well. History, ratings and Friends work without a membership. FORWARD TICKETS TO YOUR HISTORY Forward supported ticket confirmations, including AMC and Alamo Drafthouse, to your private Cinemoo address. Review import results and correct anything that needs attention. You can record visits from any cinema by hand. MADE FOR IPHONE AND IPAD A native app with a dark interface, poster artwork and an adaptive iPad layout. Your account and history stay in sync with the Cinemoo website. Sign in with Apple, or continue with Google or email in a secure browser sheet. YOUR DATA, YOUR CHOICE Export your history as CSV or JSON, correct your records, and request account deletion from Settings. No ads or advertising tracking. An internet connection is required to sync and make changes. Import timing depends on your email provider and the confirmation. Ticket values are estimates of what seats would have cost without a pass, not price quotes or records of cash paid. Cinemoo is independent and is not affiliated with AMC, Alamo Drafthouse or other cinema chains.

Screenshots

It's Starting!4 screens
Cinemoo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Cinemoo at 5.0 against It's Starting!'s 4.2. Cinemoo also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ratings volume, ads 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

Cinemoo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

It's Starting! ships an update weekly, Cinemoo every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
It's Starting! versus Cinemoo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIt's Starting!Cinemoo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (5 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better3
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMichael KazanjianRenato Untalan

Customer experience

It's Starting!

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Cinemoo

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

It's Starting!

No in-app purchases

None

Cinemoo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is It's Starting! free?
It's Starting! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cinemoo free?
Cinemoo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, It's Starting! or Cinemoo?
Cinemoo is rated higher. It's Starting! averages 4.2 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Cinemoo averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do It's Starting! or Cinemoo have ads?
Neither It's Starting! nor Cinemoo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, It's Starting! or Cinemoo?
It's Starting! ships an update weekly, and Cinemoo every 2 days. Most recently, It's Starting! was updated on October 31, 2026 and Cinemoo on November 10, 2026.

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