The local movie guide site NowShowing.ph of ProudCloud now has a mobile app on the AppStore. You’ll find what a typical movie guide app has—movie description, main cast, ratings by Rotten Tomato, trailers from YouTube, and most importantly, cinema list with schedules. It’s a very straightforward and simple to use. There’s really no added functionality different than what’s from the website.
Few features that I personally think would be a good addition are:
- Offline viewing - I don’t always have Internet connection especially when I’m out. Since movie houses may not always change their schedules anyway, it would be cool if I can still look up on the movie schedules of a certain cinema while offline.
- A way to know if a movie has after credits - This one will be the biggest reason for me to use the app. Most of the time, I finish the movie credits just to see if there’s a clip after credits. Being able to know if movie has after credit clips could save me 5-10 mins of watching names roll up.
- Set an alarm for a selected movie time - This is just nice to have. I usually buy movie tickets at least an hour before to be able to select a good seating and then look around the mall while waiting for the screening time. I often use the default Clock app to set a reminder of the movie.
- Movie rating - This one might not be that big for all users but could help increase engagement with some users willing enough to rate a film. If there’s a way for the app to know which movie you watched (like setting an alram for a movie), it would be a good way to get their feedback on the movie at a later time.
Here are some app screenshots.
So there you go. Check it out on iTunes AppStore.
Tell us what you think.
