Retro Reel

What Retro Reel does

Retro Reel is a free, ad-supported mobile streaming application that delivers on-demand access to classic Hollywood films spanning the 1910s through the 1970s. The app is organized by Hollywood legends (actor-centric collections), genres, and themes, with new titles added on a weekly cadence and user suggestions accepted. It is built and operated by a team of two and distributed exclusively through the Google Play Store for Android phones and tablets.

Under the hood, the product is a standard Android streaming client that uses Unity as its runtime engine and integrates Google's mobile platform stack — Google Play Services, Google Analytics for Firebase, and Firebase Crashlytics — for distribution, analytics, and crash reporting. No proprietary AI, recommendation system, or machine learning pipeline is disclosed; the "advanced video streaming technology" referenced in marketing describes playback performance rather than intelligent features.

The company operates as Firexit Software Pvt. Ltd., an Indian private limited company incorporated in 2021. Its sole revenue stream is in-app advertising — the app is free to users with no subscription tier — and growth to date has relied on product-led distribution via Google Play, a Product Hunt featured badge, and organic social presence on Facebook and Instagram. No institutional funding, enterprise customers, partnerships, or patents are disclosed.

Name

Retro Reel

Legal name

Firexit Software Pvt. Ltd.

Website

https://retroreel.app

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Retro Reel is a free, ad-supported Android mobile app that streams classic Hollywood films from the 1910s through the 1970s, organized by Hollywood legends and genres. It is built and run by a two-person team via Firexit Software Pvt. Ltd., an Indian company founded in 2021.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Classic Film Streaming

NAICS

Libraries and Archives (519210)

akta.pro primary industry

Movie & Classic Film Cable Networks (MPABAFAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Classic/Archive & Nostalgia Broadcast Networks (MPABAAAJ), Public Media Archives, Libraries & Content Preservation (MPABADAL)

Keywords

• Classic film streaming
• Mobile video streaming
• Hollywood classics app
• Ad-supported streaming
• Android media app

Headquarters

HQ city

India

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Advertising: The app is built as an Ad Supported app. Revenue is generated through advertising displayed to users during app usage.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Retro Reel is a free, ad-supported Android mobile streaming application that delivers on-demand access to classic Hollywood films spanning the 1910s to the 1970s. The app curates content organized by Hollywood legends, genres, and themes, and continuously expands its library with new film additions every week.

Product overview

Retro Reel is a single mobile streaming application focused on classic Hollywood films. The product offers one unified app (Retro Reel Mobile App) available on Google Play for Android devices. The app delivers ad-supported video streaming of classic films from multiple decades (1910s–1970s), with features including curated collections by Hollywood legends and genre categories, high-quality video playback, and a growing content library with weekly additions. The product operates as an ad-supported free tier model.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Retro Reel Mobile App A free, ad-supported Android mobile streaming application that provides on-demand access to classic Hollywood films from the 1910s through the 1970s. It features curated collections organized by Hollywood legends, genres, and themes, smooth high-quality video playback, and a growing library with new films added weekly.

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Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators2 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Plex: Free ad-supported streaming service with a strong catalog of classic films and TV. Comparable in providing ad-funded classic content access to general consumers.
• Pluto TV: Free ad-supported streaming service (owned by Paramount) offering classic film channels among many. Comparable in ad-supported free streaming model, though at incumbent scale.
• Tubi: Large-scale free, ad-supported streaming service (owned by Fox). Includes a meaningful classic-film category and demonstrates the ad-supported model Retro Reel employs, though at vastly greater scale and breadth.
• Crackle: Free ad-supported streaming service with a classic-movie catalog. Comparable revenue model and broad classic-film exposure, though owned and operated by Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment.

Direct peers

• Kanopy: Free streaming service offering classic films via library and university partnerships. Comparable in providing curated access to classic film catalogs at no direct cost to end users.
• MUBI: Curated streaming platform for classic, independent, and art-house cinema. Highly comparable business model of hand-picking classic films for a niche enthusiast audience.
• The Criterion Channel: Subscription streaming service specializing in classic, arthouse, and repertory cinema. Directly comparable to Retro Reel in targeting cinephile audiences seeking curated classic film experiences.

Emerging players

• Internet Archive: Nonprofit digital library hosting thousands of public-domain and classic films for free streaming. Competes directly for the same classic-film viewing use case that Retro Reel targets.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/RetroReelApp
• Facebookfacebook.com/RetroReelApp

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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