Cinecase vs Pulp Time
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cinecase
Catalog your physical movie and TV show collection, organizing it by box sets, seasons, and custom shelves. Helps you decide what to watch from your owned media and plan future viewing.
- Organize by box sets, seasons, and custom shelves
- Random movie picker for decision-making
- Create watchlists and plan viewing order
- Detailed cataloging of editions and formats
- Barcode scanning for quick entry
- Import from other cataloging apps
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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. Review the report before sending. 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.
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.
- 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
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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 account or sign in to access movies and features available to your account. Eligible accounts can purchase Pulp Time Membership through Apple as a one-month auto-renewing subscription. The price is shown before purchase. Membership includes unlimited eligible viewing and commentary plus one Deluxe Watch Party unlock per UTC calendar month. Benefits follow the same signed-in Pulp Time account across the web, iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV; they do not transfer between Pulp Time accounts. Existing billing providers remain visible separately so access is clear and duplicate purchases are avoided. 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. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when purchase is confirmed. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your Apple Account subscription settings. Privacy Policy: https://pulptime.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://pulptime.com/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pulp Time at 5.0 against Cinecase's 4.1. Pulp Time also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). Cinecase's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly) and ratings volume (7 vs 2). 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
Both are free to download. Cinecase sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pulp Time asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pulp Time holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 2 respectively.
Cinecase ships an update every 3 days, Pulp Time monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cinecase | Pulp Time |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Livio Maynard | General Cinema Dynamics Corp. |
Customer experience
Cinecase
Pulp Time
In-app purchases
Cinecase
- Cinecase Pro$6.99
Pulp Time
No in-app purchases









