Comparison

WHRB 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

WHRB

Stream live radio broadcasts from Harvard's student-run station, featuring a diverse range of music genres and news. Explore current playlists and program guides directly from your device.

Highlights
  • Listen live to diverse programming
  • View current playlists
  • Read program guide
  • Classical, Jazz, Rock, Blues, Hip-Hop
  • News and sports broadcasts
Features
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The official app of Harvard Radio Broadcasting, WHRB 95.3 FM. Broadcasting live from Cambridge, Massachusetts. Features: - Listen live to WHRB’s diverse programming - Listen to the last two weeks of WHRB programming on demand - View current playlists - Read the current program guide About WHRB: For over eighty years, 95.3FM has been Boston's first source for exciting, entertaining, and enlightening music broadcasts. Harvard Radio's daily broadcast of Classical music, Jazz, and underground Rock explore a great repertoire of music left largely untouched by other commercial stations. WHRB's weekend lineup features Blues and Hip-Hop, as well as Boston's beloved Hillbilly at Harvard, WHRB News, and Harvard Sports. In an era when quality music is increasingly difficult to find on the radio, the Boston Globe has praised WHRB for retaining an "unswerving commitment to individual and adventurous programming."

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

WHRB3 screens
Met Opera3 screens

Verdict

The call

WHRB and Met Opera both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of WHRB's written reviews are positive against 57% of Met Opera's. WHRB also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Met Opera's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 110 months) and ratings volume (4.2K vs 22). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for WHRB against 4.9 for Met Opera. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Met Opera has 4.2K ratings behind it against 22, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of WHRB's written reviews are positive against 57% of Met Opera's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WHRB ships an update every 110 months, Met Opera fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
WHRB versus Met Opera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWHRBMet Opera
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (22 ratings)4.9 (4.2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better57.1% of reviews
Number of ratings224.2K — better
Update frequencyEvery 110 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#123 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB95 MB
Age rating9+17+
DeveloperHarvard Radio Broadcasting Co., Inc.Metropolitan Opera Association, Inc.

Customer experience

WHRB

All ratings22 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Met Opera

All ratings4,066 ratings
Positive98.2%
Neutral0.7%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral4.8%
Negative38.1%

Bugs and requests

WHRB

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

None

WHRB

No in-app purchases

None

Met Opera

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is WHRB free?
WHRB is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Met Opera free?
Met Opera is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, WHRB or Met Opera?
Met Opera is rated higher. WHRB averages 4.9 out of 5 from 22 ratings, while Met Opera averages 4.9 from 4.2K ratings.
Do WHRB or Met Opera have ads?
Neither WHRB nor Met Opera shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WHRB or Met Opera?
WHRB ships an update every 110 months, and Met Opera fortnightly. Most recently, WHRB was updated on October 24, 2026 and Met Opera on October 30, 2026.

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