Alternatives and competitors

Sites like Cinema HQ

The 20 closest media streaming app alternatives to Cinema HQ, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 5 technologies behind it.

Looking for an alternative to Cinema HQ? The closest matches are MUBI, JustWatch and kinoafisha.info. We match sites by what they actually offer, from their homepages, Wikidata and a summary by Claude, in any language. Vote on each alternative and leave a short note to help the next person choose.

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01 · Entity

About Cinema HQ

Cinema HQ cinemahq.app

Cinema HQ - #1 Media Application

Cinema HQ - The number one application to watch all your favourite movies, TV-shows, Live TV, Anime, play retro games and more.

Top 10K · #5,939 English 5 technologies Crawled Nov 6, 2026
Visit Cinema HQ

Summary by Claude

Cinema HQ is a sideloadable Android app that aggregates movies, TV shows, live TV channels and anime from torrent and debrid services, and includes a retro game emulator. It is distributed through Discord and GitHub and is funded by donations.

Who it’s for
Android TV, Fire TV and mobile users
Business model
Donations

02 · Embedding space

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to Cinema HQ’s (x) and how much traffic it gets, how much of the stack it shares, or where it sits in the embedding space itself (y). Lines split each axis at the median. Hover for the numbers, click to jump to it in the list.

similarity × popularity

Rotten TomatoesLiteapksCrunchyrollshorttv.livekion.rupscp.tvPluto TVkinoafisha.infoJustWatchMUBI

03 · Nearest neighbours

Alternatives to Cinema HQ

Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to Cinema HQ, thumbs down if it isn’t.

Only in English
  1. 01
    MUBI mubi.com English

    MUBI: Watch and Discover Movies

    Watch truly great cinema. Wherever you are. From iconic, award-winning directors to emerging auteurs. Transformative films from all over the world. Stream Now. Download to watch Offline. Start your free 7 day trial now.

  2. 02
    JustWatch justwatch.com Top 10K German

    JustWatch - The Streaming Guide

    All your streaming services in one app.

  3. 03

    DDoS-Guard

  4. 04
    Pluto TV pluto.tv Top 10K English

    Pluto TV: Watch Free Movies, TV Shows & Live TV Online

    Watch your choice of free hit movies, free binge-worthy TV shows & live TV online, anytime. Stream Now. Pay Never.

  5. 05
    pscp.tv Top 10K

    Watch LIVE

    Explore the world through the eyes of somebody else.

  6. 06
    kion.ru Top 10K Russian

    Онлайн-кинотеатр КИОН - фильмы, сериалы, ТВ и мультфильмы смотреть онлайн бесплатно в хорошем качестве

    Онлайн-кинотеатр с бесплатными фильмами, сериалами, ТВ каналами и мультфильмами. Смотрите видео в хорошем качестве в любое время на КИОН. Новинки, подборки, рейтинги, лучшие хиты и огромная база легального контента без регистрации на любой вкус для любых устройств.

  7. 07
    shorttv.live Top 10K

    ShortMax - Watch Trending Short Dramas Online

    Dive into ShortMax for quick-hit drama series that hook you fast! From revenge romances to fantasy thrillers, binge ultra-short episodes anytime, anywhere. Watch free. No sign up needed.

  8. 08
    Crunchyroll crunchyroll.com Top 10K English

    American video streaming service

  9. 09
    Liteapks liteapks.com Top 10K English

    LITEAPKS - #1 MOD APK for Android

    LITEAPKS.COM is the leading reputable source for mod apk, free games and apps for Android

  10. 10
    Rotten Tomatoes rottentomatoes.com Top 10K English

    Rotten Tomatoes: Movies | TV Shows | Movie Trailers | Reviews | Rotten Tomatoes

    Rotten Tomatoes, home of the Tomatometer, is the most trusted measurement of quality for Movies & TV. The definitive site for Reviews, Trailers, Showtimes, and Tickets

  11. 11
    Tango tango.me Top 10K

    Tango Live - Live Stream & Video Chat

    Tango is your free video chat and live streaming platform to meet new people, stream live, and connect in real time, anytime. Join now and start chatting.

  12. 12
    themoviedb.org Top 10K English

    free, collaborative database about films

  13. 13
    Bilibili bilibili.com Top 1K Chinese

    bilibili

    哔哩哔哩(bilibili.com)是国内知名的视频弹幕网站,这里有及时的动漫新番,活跃的ACG氛围,有创意的Up主。大家可以在这里找到许多欢乐。

  14. 14
    v-videoapp.com Top 10K English

    Vidmate – privacy

    Vidmate privacy page

  15. 15
    kwai.com Top 10K English

    Make Everyone Shine

    Kwai is a social network for short videos and trends. Discover funny short videos. Contribute to the virtual community with recordings, videos of your life, playing daily challenges or likes the best memes and videos. Download the app to share your life with short videos and choose from dozens of magical effects and filters for them.

  16. 16
    ixigua.com Top 10K Chinese

    Chinese live streaming video platform

  17. 17
    Giphy giphy.com Top 10K English

    GIPHY - Be Animated

    GIPHY is the platform that animates your world. Find the GIFs, Clips, and Stickers that make your conversations more positive, more expressive, and more you.

  18. 18
    Bored Panda boredpanda.com Top 10K English

    Bored Panda - The Only Magazine For Pandas

    Bored Panda is a leading art, pop culture and lifestyle magazine that is viewed nearly 100 million times every month.

  19. 19
    Hisavana hisavana.com Top 10K English

    Hisavana

  20. 20
    Warner Bros. Entertainment warnerbros.com Top 10K English

    WarnerBros.com | Home of WB Movies, TV, Games, and more!

    Home of Warner Bros Movies, TV Shows and Video Games including Harry Potter, DC Comics and more!

Ranked by score: the cosine similarity of each site’s vector to cinemahq.app’s, less a small penalty for generic sites that are close to everything. Highlighted technologies are ones Cinema HQ uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the ranking.

04 · Fingerprints

Technology

What Cinema HQ is built with, and what its closest competitors use, from its homepage’s code and its DNS records.

Built with

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  • nginx header server: nginx
Email delivery
  • Brevo TXT brevo-code:9d37ba62c9003bb45c7e8daaf8ce0cb6
DNS hosting
SaaS tools (verified in DNS)

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