Comparison

MovieArchive vs KinoIS

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

Head to head
About

MovieArchive

Organize your physical movie collection by registering DVDs and Blu-rays. Easily find movies with custom labels and sort options. Enhance your collection with online details and track loaned items.

Highlights
  • Register DVDs and Blu-rays
  • Customizable labels for easy finding
  • Sort movies by title, duration, or year
  • Assign movie details like genres and images
  • Track loaned and borrowed movies
  • Offline data storage for privacy
Features
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Always find your purchased and recorded movies with your iPhone's support: Register your movie media (DVDs, BluRays and so on) and their contained movies and then label the media with labels which help find them easily. The list with sorted movies allows you easily to find the movie which you like to watch. Grab the medium which contains the movie and enjoy a comfortable movie night. You can assign details to the movies like list icon, title image, genres, etc. Some of these details can be displayed in the list of movies. In the settings of the MovieArchive you can define which ones of them you want to have displayed in the list. You can also define the sort order of the movies in the list (sort according to title, duration or the year of publication). With the In-App purchase "Download movie details" the MovieArchive loads the details from the internet (themoviedb.org) and you can easily assign them to your stored movie. Advantages of the MovieArchive: - multiple movies per medium: additionally to your purchased movies enter also your recorded movies (e.g.: a BluRay with two recordings) - privacy: your data is stored only in your iPhone, iPod or iPad (not on a server in the internet) - flexibility: in addition to the 20 predefined genres you can add your own genres Additionally to the english language the app supports also German and Spanish! By the way: with the In-App purchase "Loan to / Borrow from" you have always the overview to/from whom you have loaned out your movies.

About

KinoIS

Features
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KinoIS is a movie and TV encyclopedia: ratings, cast, facts, trailers, stills, similar titles and where to watch legally. Browse more than 900,000 films and series. See Kinopoisk and IMDb scores, clips and extras. Pick your city for this weekโ€™s premieres and, in many countries, live per-cinema session times. You still get digital releases and streaming availability everywhere. Save favorites, sign in (email or Sign in with Apple), watch short clips, and chat about a screening or your city. Browse the catalog with filters, read news and the blog, play the quiz, import lists, and open your public profile. The app does not host or stream full movies. Watch links go only to legal services.

Screenshots

MovieArchive4 screens
KinoIS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: KinoIS at none against MovieArchive's 2. KinoIS also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs every 4 months). MovieArchive's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. MovieArchive sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. KinoIS asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MovieArchive ships an update every 4 months, KinoIS daily. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences ยท 4 level
MovieArchive versus KinoIS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMovieArchiveKinoIS
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsDaily โ€” better
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch โ€” better
Requires iOS14.0 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size8 MB9 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAndreas RyserOleksandr Shapoval

In-app purchases

2 purchases

MovieArchive

One-time2
  • Loan to / borrow from$0.99
  • Download movie details$3.99
None

KinoIS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MovieArchive free?
MovieArchive is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is KinoIS free?
KinoIS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MovieArchive or KinoIS have ads?
MovieArchive shows ads; KinoIS does not.
Which is updated more often, MovieArchive or KinoIS?
MovieArchive ships an update every 4 months, and KinoIS daily. Most recently, MovieArchive was updated on October 19, 2026 and KinoIS on October 29, 2026.

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