WDARE vs Met Opera
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WDARE
Stream classic alternative rock from the 80s and 90s, alongside modern rock and new music. This station continues the legacy of pioneering alternative radio formats.
- 80s classic alternative
- 90s classic alternative
- Modern rock
- Today's new music
- Streaming radio
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New York's Original Alternative Station! 92.7 WLIR and WDRE created the Alternative Rock format, first to introduce a Who's Who of the genre. DARE FM continues the format streaming the 80's and 90's Classic Alternative, that made 'LIR World Famous. Modern Rock of the 00's and Today's New Music too. The Station that Dares to Be Different. The Music and The Voices.
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.
- Enter rush ticket lotteries
- Purchase regularly priced tickets
- Access exclusive discounts
- Buy same-day or advance tickets
- Digital ticket delivery
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Met Opera at 4.9 against WDARE's 4.3. Met Opera also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 months). WDARE's advantage is review sentiment (71% vs 57%) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Met Opera holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Met Opera has 4.2K ratings behind it against 52, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 71% of WDARE's written reviews are positive against 57% of Met Opera's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
WDARE ships an update every 6 months, Met Opera fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WDARE | Met Opera |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (52 ratings) | 4.9 (4.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better | 57.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 52 | 4.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.5 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 95 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Rob Wilson | Metropolitan Opera Association, Inc. |
Customer experience
WDARE
Met Opera
Bugs and requests
WDARE
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
WDARE
No in-app purchases
Met Opera
No in-app purchases
