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# Cinema Time Review: Tracking Movies in Style
- URL: https://birchtree.me/blog/cinema-time-review/
- Published: 2018-02-22T12:45:00.000Z
- Updated: 2018-02-22T12:45:00.000Z
- Author: Matt Birchler
- Tags: review, #Import 2023-06-01 22:41, #Import 2025-03-29 19:29

I’ve long used Television Time as my TV tracking app, and I jumped for joy when I heard that my friend, Maximilian Litteral, was releasing a sister app for movies. The app is called [Cinema Time](https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/app/cinema-time/id1096436735?mt=8&uo=4&at=10l8rH&ref=birchtree.me) and it’s on the [App Store today](https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/app/cinema-time/id1096436735?mt=8&uo=4&at=10l8rH&ref=birchtree.me).

You’ve likely used a movie tracking app before, and if you haven’t then it’s not that complicated, so I won’t go in to crazy detail here what the app does, but I’ll give you three reasons I like this app.

![](https://birchtree.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/007.jpg) 

**One,** I love the design. This app just looks good and that matters a lot to me when using a movie tracking service. Tracking the movies you have watched and want to watch can be extra work, and a good looking app makes it more likely I’ll actually go in there and add something.

![](https://birchtree.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/coco.jpg) 

**Two,** the app makes it easy to find and edit stuff. The app helps keep a list of movies you want to see (watchlist) and movies you have seen already. Once you select a movie, you can add it to movies you want to watch or add it to your collection and add a rating very quickly.

![](https://birchtree.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/001.jpg) 

**Three,** the power of [Trakt](https://trakt.tv/?ref=birchtree.me). [Letterboxd](https://letterboxd.com/?ref=birchtree.me) is the big name in town when it comes to tracking movies, but Trakt is a really nice alternative that I find works just as well in my use. They have a great website and the ability for third party apps like Cinema Time to tap into their API is a big win in my book. That means that I can take my data between apps and I don’t have to be tied to this one app, even if I like it. And if you are already using Letterboxd, it ain't super easy to do, but you can [import your history into Trakt](https://github.com/jensb89/trakt---letterboxd-import?ref=birchtree.me).

There are a bunch of other features I like, such as being able to allow the app to add a movies calendar to your iCloud account so you have all of the movies you’re anticipating on your calendar. I also like having access to Rotten Tomatoes, IMDB, and Metacritic scores all in one place, as well as trailer access inside each movie.

![](https://birchtree.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Image.png) 

Cinema Time is available on the [App Store today for $4.99](https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/app/cinema-time/id1096436735?mt=8&uo=4&at=10l8rH&ref=birchtree.me) and is definitely worth a look for anyone who has ever thought about getting a better grip on their movie watching habits.