Comparison

Metrograph vs Improv

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

Head to head
About

Metrograph

Access a curated selection of films and exclusive series, including new releases and rediscoveries. Watch content from the cinema at home or on the go, and create your personal watchlist. Enjoy bonus content and interviews.

Highlights
  • Curated film library
  • Exclusive series
  • Streaming premieres
  • Bonus content and interviews
  • Watchlist creation
  • Offline viewing
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Metrograph is the ultimate destination for movie lovers. From new releases to exciting rediscoveries, and exclusive series, Metrograph provides the best in curation, in theater and available on demand. Watch films and series screening exclusively at Metrograph’s cinemas from the comfort of your home or on the go on our new mobile app, or curate your own watchlist of films on the platform. FEATURES - The Metrograph Pictures library, plus limited engagements, curated collections, and titles hand selected by Metrograph’s programming team. - Films and series screening in Metrograph’s theaters and streaming exclusively on Metrograph At Home. - Streaming Premieres, original bonus content, interviews with your favorite directors, introductions from guest curators, and more. - Watch list and offline viewing. Terms of Service: https://watch.metrograph.com/tos Privacy Policy: https://watch.metrograph.com/privacy

About

Improv

Discover upcoming improv, sketch, and stand-up shows and classes from major theaters in one place. Organize your plans, get reminders, and filter by comedy type, venue, or date. Includes offline support and native performance.

Highlights
  • Aggregated show and class listings
  • Organized by date and venue
  • Personalized 'I'm Going' list
  • Show reminders and calendar integration
  • Filter by comedy type, venue, and date
  • Offline access to last feed
  • Class registration
Features
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One app for the improv scene. Improv gathers upcoming shows and classes from the theaters you love — UCB New York, Brooklyn Comedy Collective, Magnet Theater, and WGIS in New York; UCB and WGIS in Los Angeles; The Annoyance and iO in Chicago — and puts them in a single, fast, native feed. SHOWS, ORGANIZED BY NIGHT Browse a clean, date-sectioned feed for one theater or your whole city. Every show has a page with the poster, lineup, description, and a Get Tickets button that opens the theater's own box office. I'M GOING Tap the heart on any show and it lands in your I'm Going list — grouped by date, badged with a count, and saved even if the listing later leaves the feed. Allow notifications and you'll get a reminder a few hours before showtime. One tap adds the show to your calendar. FIND EXACTLY YOUR KIND OF FUNNY Filter by comedy type (improv, sketch, standup, character), venue, free shows, livestreams, or a date window like this weekend. Search works across titles and descriptions. Filters persist and never strand you — anything that stops being available clears itself. CLASSES TOO Every theater's classes and workshops, grouped by level, with instructor, schedule, price, and open-seat filtering. Register in a couple of taps. BUILT LIKE APPLE BUILT IT Native SwiftUI, full Dynamic Type, light and dark mode, offline support (your last feed is always available), iPad layout with a persistent sidebar. No accounts, no ads, no tracking — see our one-paragraph privacy policy. Improv is an independent guide. Shows and classes are listed with links to each theater's own ticketing; all sales happen on the theater's site.

Screenshots

Metrograph4 screens
Improv4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Improv at 5.0 against Metrograph's 4.5. Improv also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Metrograph's advantage is ratings volume (30 vs 1) and iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Improv holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Metrograph has 30 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Metrograph ships an update every 4 months, Improv weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Metrograph versus Improv: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMetrographImprov
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (30 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews90.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings30 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.6 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB6 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperMetrographSalim Hafid

Customer experience

Metrograph

All ratings30 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral3.3%
Negative13.3%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%

Improv

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Metrograph

No in-app purchases

None

Improv

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Metrograph free?
Metrograph is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Improv free?
Improv is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Metrograph or Improv?
Improv is rated higher. Metrograph averages 4.5 out of 5 from 30 ratings, while Improv averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Metrograph or Improv have ads?
Neither Metrograph nor Improv shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Metrograph or Improv?
Metrograph ships an update every 4 months, and Improv weekly. Most recently, Metrograph was updated on October 7, 2026 and Improv on October 13, 2026.

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