Comparison

GalaPro vs Met Opera

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

GalaPro

Experience live theater, cinema, and opera in your native language with real-time subtitles and dubbing delivered to your mobile device. This app synchronizes with live performances, offering an accessible and immersive cultural experience for everyone, anywhere in the world.

Highlights
  • Native language subtitles
  • Live show dubbing
  • Audio amplification
  • Mobile device synchronization
  • Multilingual access
  • Discreet use during performances
Features
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It's never been easier to experience live theater, cinema and opera in your own native language. GalaPro has created a digital solution for live shows providing subtitles, dubbing and amplification to the user's own mobile device. Our multilingual app provides access all over the world to theaters, opera, cinemas, conferences and live shows. GalaPro allows you to easily connect with the cultural world by providing subtitles on your mobile device. Designed for live shows, this easy-to-use app synchronizes live with the show you are attending. Choose from participating venues to receive subtitles to your own mobile device during the show. The GalaPro app is designed to to be used during the shows without disturbance to the rest of the audience. GalaPro app is for everyone - people who need translation or just feel more comfortable to watch the show with English subtitles. It is for people with disabilities who want to enjoy subtitles in their preferred language and also for tourists and travelers who want to connect to theater, opera cinema and culture anywhere in the world.

About

Met Opera

Access rush ticket lotteries and purchase regular tickets for Metropolitan Opera performances. Discover productions, browse the calendar, and secure exclusive discounts. Digital tickets are delivered directly within the app.

Highlights
  • Enter rush ticket lotteries
  • Purchase regularly priced tickets
  • Access exclusive discounts
  • Buy same-day or advance tickets
  • Digital ticket delivery
Features
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The official Metropolitan Opera app is the only way to access rush ticket lotteries for every Met performance. You can also purchase regularly priced tickets for any production at the Metropolitan Opera House in Lincoln Center, and gain access to exclusive discounts on select performances throughout the year. Don’t know which opera to see? Use the app to learn about every production this season, and peruse the performance calendar to see what’s on stage on a day that works for you. Features: • Enter rush ticket lotteries for your chance to purchase $25 tickets • Purchase regularly priced tickets instantly • Access exclusive discounts on select performances • Purchase same-day tickets, or book in advance • Digital tickets are delivered directly in the app, so you never have to worry about misplacing an email or a paper ticket.

Screenshots

GalaPro4 screens
Met Opera3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Met Opera at 4.9 against GalaPro's 1.5. Met Opera also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ratings volume (3.8K vs 11). GalaPro's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, monetization model and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. GalaPro sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Met Opera asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Met Opera holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Met Opera has 3.8K ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 41% of GalaPro's written reviews are positive against 57% of Met Opera's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GalaPro ships an update every 2 months, Met Opera fortnightly. Both last shipped on September 22, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
GalaPro versus Met Opera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGalaProMet Opera
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.5 (11 ratings)4.9 (3.8K ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.5% of reviews57.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings113.8K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#205 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB90 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperThe Shubert OrganizationMetropolitan Opera Association, Inc.

Customer experience

GalaPro

All ratings11 ratings
Positive9.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative90.9%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive40.5%
Neutral5.4%
Negative54.1%

Met Opera

All ratings3,828 ratings
Positive98.2%
Neutral0.7%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral4.8%
Negative38.1%

Bugs and requests

GalaPro

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Met Opera

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Seats available online not shown in the app
  • Online ticket purchase not working
  • App does not recognize member status

Requested features

2 requests
  • Alphabetical list of what's on for the season
  • Allow login with ID number like website

In-app purchases

4 purchases

GalaPro

One-time4
  • Subtitles (QA)$0.99
  • Subtitles$2.99
  • Subtitles$4.99
Show 1 more
  • Subtitles$6.99
None

Met Opera

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GalaPro free?
GalaPro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Met Opera free?
Met Opera is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, GalaPro or Met Opera?
Met Opera is rated higher. GalaPro averages 1.5 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Met Opera averages 4.9 from 3.8K ratings.
Do GalaPro or Met Opera have ads?
Neither GalaPro nor Met Opera shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GalaPro or Met Opera?
GalaPro ships an update every 2 months, and Met Opera fortnightly. Most recently, GalaPro was updated on September 22, 2026 and Met Opera on September 22, 2026.

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