Austin Opera vs sudo xkcd
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Austin Opera
Manage your Austin Opera experience with this official app. Access exclusive content, purchase tickets, make donations, and keep track of events all in one convenient location.
- Purchase tickets
- Make donations
- Manage events
- Access exclusive content
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The official app for Austin Opera. Make a donation, manage events, access exclusive content, and purchase tickets for special events -- all in one place!
sudo xkcd
Access and enjoy all xkcd comics offline with this free app. Browse, search, and favorite comics, with features like alt-text viewing and smooth zooming. It provides a clean interface for a seamless reading experience.
- Offline access to all comics
- Search by title/keywords
- Favorites list
- Random comic button
- View alt-text
- Smooth zooming and panning
- Link to explainxkcd
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All xkcd comics are *property of Randall Munroe* and are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.5 License. This app simply displays the comics that are already viewable for free on his website. This app is *free of charge* and *does not collect any data* from its users. It exists purely for the love of xkcd. General Features – Offline access to ALL 3000+ xkcd comics (uses only a couple hundred megabytes) – Browse chronologically – Search by title/keywords – Favorites List – Button for viewing a random comic – Download new comics by pulling down the browse list or refreshing the app. – Clear, minimal, dark design Features within each comic – View comic title, comic number, and release date – Quickly view Alt-Text – Add to Favorites List – Swipe left and right to navigate or use arrow buttons – Smooth zooming and panning (up to 10x scale) – Link to "explainxkcd" (non-affiliated, community-run Wiki that attempts to explain and provide transcripts for each comic) – Full-screen horizontal view (rotate iPhone or iPad)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: sudo xkcd at none against Austin Opera's shown. Austin Opera's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
| Parameter | Austin Opera | sudo xkcd |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | The Austin Lyric Opera | Connor Avery Shafran |
Customer experience
Austin Opera
sudo xkcd
In-app purchases
Austin Opera
No in-app purchases
sudo xkcd
No in-app purchases
Questions
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