Comparison

Cinecase vs Pulp Time

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

Head to head
About

Cinecase

Organize your physical movie and TV show collection on your device. Easily catalog box sets, seasons, and individual films, then discover what to watch next with smart selection tools. Keep track of formats, collector lines, and watch history.

Highlights
  • Catalog physical media collections
  • Smart movie night selection tool
  • Create custom watchlists
  • Track formats and collector lines
  • Organize by shelves and collections
  • Barcode scanning for quick entry
  • Import from other catalog apps
Features
Read full description

Your collection should do more than sit in a list. It is combo packs, box sets, Steelbooks, seasons, and shelves arranged your way. Most catalog apps flatten all of that into a list. Cinecase keeps the physical collection intact, then helps you choose what to watch from the films you actually own. Already catalogued somewhere else? Importing your collection is free. LET MOVIE NIGHT CHOOSE Open Movie Night when nobody can decide. Start with unwatched films, narrow by genre, runtime, actor, or director, and let Cinecase reveal one equal-odds pick from your shelf. Films inside a Collection stay eligible, so the box never hides what is inside. LINE UP WHAT COMES NEXT Up Next is the plan you keep between movie nights. Add films from Movie Night or a film's details, then drag them into the order you want. Every row tells you which disc to pull, down to the shelf and box set. Up Next is free; Pro adds separate queues for a marathon, the kids, or a boutique catch-up. RECORD WHAT YOU ACTUALLY OWN A Blu-ray + DVD + Digital pack is one case, not three entries. A complete series and a single season are different things, and Cinecase keeps them so. Capture what makes a copy yours: • Collector lines such as Criterion, Arrow, and Steelbook, plus your own when the list does not cover it • Spine numbers, editions, packaging, and bonus features • 4K UHD, Blu-ray, 3D, DVD, VHS, LaserDisc, and other formats • Notes, loans, ratings, and watch history ARRANGE IT THE WAY YOU WANT Drag cases into your own order, or let sorting keep things alphabetical. Browse spines like a shelf, or switch to covers. Use your own photo for free, or choose alternate artwork with Pro. Separate 4K from Blu-ray, TV from film, or the kids' shelf from the rest. Build shelves that match how you already think, and move titles between them. (Extra shelves are Pro; the main shelf is free.) GROUP WHAT BELONGS TOGETHER Build Collections for trilogies, franchises, and box sets. A Collection sits on the shelf as the single case it is, and opens to show the films inside. KEEP A WISHLIST Add the films you still want. Tap Got it when you buy one, and share the list with family. FIND ANYTHING AGAIN Search titles, actors, and directors. Combine filters for format, genre, content type, watched state, packaging, and more. A combo case turns up under every format it holds. See stats for formats, genres, decades, directors, collector lines, and duplicates. ADD RELEASES QUICKLY Scan a barcode to check a shared database built by other collectors. Not in it yet? The barcode drops into a prefilled entry you finish in seconds, and your fix helps whoever scans it next. New lookups can arrive in your language. BRING YOUR COLLECTION WITH YOU, FREE Switching from another app? Import DVD Profiler, CLZ, My Movies, Letterboxd, Libib, Blu-ray.com or CSV, free. A DVD Profiler export keeps your box sets whole instead of scattering them into loose films. Exporting is free too. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS Cinecase is local-first. No account is needed for the basic shelf, and there are no ads and no third-party tracking. Export everything as JSON, CSV, XML, or a printable PDF. Optional Google Drive sync keeps the backup in your own Google account. Made by one developer you can reach from inside the app: Settings > Help > Contact support writes the report for you. Nothing is sent until you send it, and your titles are never included. FREE CORE, OPTIONAL LIFETIME PRO The core app is fully usable and free forever. Pro is a one-time purchase, not a subscription. It adds: • Batch scanning for a whole stack of discs • Extra shelves, and moving titles between them • Separate Up Next queues • Alternate artwork and nine more shelf themes • Genre views by category • Google Drive sync and restore, across your devices • Duplicate cleanup for large collections Imports and exports stay in the free core, never behind Pro. This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.

About

Pulp Time

Discover cult, classic, and independent films with synchronized commentary and live watch parties. Engage in community discussions and maintain a private film diary. Stream on iPhone and iPad.

Highlights
  • Curated cult and independent film collection
  • Synchronized prerecorded commentary tracks
  • Live watch parties with voice and text chat
  • Host private screenings with invited speakers
  • Private film diary and watchlist
  • Native audio mix controls for movie and commentary
Read full description

Movies are better with company. Pulp Time is a streaming cinema for discovering great films and experiencing them together. Explore an editorially curated collection of cult, classic, independent, and public-domain cinema. Start a movie on your iPhone or iPad, continue where you left off, save titles for later, and keep a private film diary. Go deeper with prerecorded commentary tracks that stay synchronized as you play, pause, or seek. Use the native mix controls to balance the movie and commentary exactly the way you want. Join featured and private watch parties as a listener, or host a screening with invited speakers. Live rooms keep the movie, voice conversation, text chat, and participant state together while authoritative synchronization keeps everyone on the same scene. Pulp Time also includes community discussions, friend connections, invitations, and an inbox for the screenings and conversations that matter to you. Create a free Pulp Time account or sign in to access movies and features available to your account. Purchases and billing management are not offered in the app. Features: - Stream eligible movies on iPhone and iPad - Hear synchronized prerecorded commentary tracks - Join featured and private live watch parties - Host screenings and invite speakers or listeners - Balance movie, commentary, and room voices with native controls - Browse genres, curated collections, and editorial picks - Save movies, resume playback, and maintain a private diary - Discuss movies with spoiler controls, reporting, and blocking - Receive optional party and discussion notifications - Choose System, Light, or Dark appearance; System is the default Availability varies by title, region, account access, and live-event schedule.

Screenshots

Cinecase4 screens
Pulp Time4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Pulp Time at 5.0 against Cinecase's 4.4. Pulp Time also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). Cinecase's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Cinecase sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pulp Time asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pulp Time holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cinecase has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Cinecase versus Pulp Time: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCinecasePulp Time
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (5 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple TV
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB34 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperLivio MaynardBoundless Films

Customer experience

Cinecase

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%

Pulp Time

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

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Cinecase

One-time1
  • Cinecase Pro$6.99
None

Pulp Time

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cinecase free?
Cinecase is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pulp Time free?
Pulp Time is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Cinecase or Pulp Time?
Pulp Time is rated higher. Cinecase averages 4.4 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Pulp Time averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Cinecase or Pulp Time have ads?
Neither Cinecase nor Pulp Time shows ads.

Other comparisons