Entertainment
Fandango - Movies & Series
Free ad-supported movies and TV plus rentals and purchases, with Movies Anywhere library syncing.
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- Developer
- VUDU, Inc.
- Score
- 4.7
- Downloads
- 100K+ ratings
- Age
- Rated 12+
- Version
- 11.3
- Price
- Free
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About this app
Free films and TV with limited commercials sit alongside a store for renting or buying new releases and classics in the Fandango app, and none of it needs a subscription. It's for people who'd rather pay per title or watch free with ads than add another monthly fee, and for anyone with an existing digital movie collection. Purchases build a digital library that plays on iPhone, iPad and Apple TV, over AirPlay, and offline after downloading to an iOS device. Connecting a Movies Anywhere account brings in eligible films bought elsewhere. Many titles are offered in premium formats, and there are discounts through personalised offers and mix-and-match bundles. A kids mode uses Common Sense Media ratings and reviews with parental controls. The app links to Fandango's cinema ticketing and FanClub account where available, and the free catalogue carries ads.
Fandango - Movies & Series: the full guide
What the app is
No monthly fee is the pitch. Fandango, which VUDU, Inc. now publishes, splits into two halves: a free catalogue of films and TV that runs with limited commercials, and a store where new releases and classics are rented or bought one at a time. Purchases accumulate into a library that follows the user across iPhone, iPad and Apple TV.
For people who have already bought digital movies elsewhere, the Movies Anywhere connection pulls eligible titles in. A kids mode with Common Sense Media ratings, premium video formats and bundle discounts fill out the offer, and the app ties into Fandango's cinema ticketing where that's available.
How it works day to day
Most evenings start with a browse of the free section, tolerating a few ad breaks for something you didn't plan to watch. When a specific new film is the goal, you rent or buy it, pick the format, and either stream or download it to a device for a flight.
The library view is the long-term reason to stay. Films bought over years, including those from other stores via Movies Anywhere, sit in one place. Parents hand over a device in kids mode with the parental controls set and trust the ratings.
Why people look for it
Subscription fatigue drives the searches. Someone who wants to see one particular film this weekend without adding another recurring charge looks for a pay-per-title store, and Fandango is one of the few with a free ad-supported tier alongside it. Owners of older Vudu libraries also search for it to find out where their purchases went.
Look and feel
Five screenshots are attached, and for an Entertainment app of this kind they'd show poster grids, a player and the library. The interface will be a dark, poster-led storefront, which is the convention for video apps; the input doesn't say more. Expect the free and paid sections to be visually distinct so the ad-supported content is clear.
Updates and upkeep
Version 11.3 and a 4.7 rating from more than 100,000 reviewers point to a mature app with a large base. The developer name on the listing is still VUDU, Inc. even though the title says Fandango, a reminder that the branding has changed hands. Only the App Store is linked on this page.
