Stellar Tickets vs Criterion Ticketing
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stellar Tickets
Discover and purchase tickets for a wide range of live entertainment, including concerts, theater, and comedy. Enjoy events either in-person or streamed live online, with all your tickets conveniently managed in one place.
- Discover events with flexible attendance
- In-person and online event options
- Ticket-worthy quality
- Centralized ticket management
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Stellar brings the best in live entertainment to you. Watch local and global concerts, theater, comedy, and more. With Stellar, you get a front row seat to ticket-worthy live entertainment either in-person or live online. What is Stellar? Stellar is a platform to buy tickets to live entertainment. With everything happening in the world, Stellar focuses on flexibility: allowing people to attend in-person and online. App Features: * Discover events with flexible attendance options * Ticket-worthy quality whether you’re in-person or at home * One place to find all your tickets, no more searching for meeting invites
Criterion Ticketing
Discover and purchase tickets for Broadway and Off-Broadway performances. Access exclusive low-price ticket programs and manage your bookings easily. Get ready for upcoming deals and promotions for live theatre.
- Discover Broadway and Off-Broadway shows
- Purchase theatre tickets
- Access Hiptix low-price tickets
- Manage tickets and account
- Digital Rush access (coming soon)
- Exclusive offers and promotions (coming soon)
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Powered by New York’s Roundabout Theatre Company, Criterion Ticketing lets you discover great shows and book tickets to a growing lineup of performances on and Off-Broadway. Key Features: • Access Hiptix, Roundabout’s low-price ticket program for theatregoers ages 18–40. • Browse and purchase tickets to Broadway and off-Broadway shows. • Manage your tickets and account with ease, all in one place. Coming Soon: • Digital Rush access for last-minute deals. • Exclusive offers and promotions. Whether you're a seasoned theatregoer or just discovering the magic of live theatre, Criterion Ticketing is your direct line to unforgettable performances.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Criterion Ticketing at 4.9 against Stellar Tickets's 2.0. Criterion Ticketing also leads on ratings volume (200 vs 52). Stellar Tickets's advantage is review sentiment (12% vs 0%). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Criterion Ticketing holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 52 and 200 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 12% of Stellar Tickets's written reviews are positive against 0% of Criterion Ticketing's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stellar Tickets | Criterion Ticketing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (52 ratings) | 4.9 (200 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 11.8% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 52 | 200 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 98 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stellar Live, Inc. | ROUNDABOUT THEATRE COMPANY, INC. |
Customer experience
Stellar Tickets
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In-app purchases
Stellar Tickets
No in-app purchases
Criterion Ticketing
No in-app purchases
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