Des Moines Performing Arts vs SmartBee
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Des Moines Performing Arts
Access your event tickets and explore upcoming performances at Des Moines Performing Arts venues. Manage your tickets easily, even after exchanges or changes in delivery method. Recommended for quick entry to events.
- Access event tickets
- Browse upcoming events
- Manage ticket exchanges
- Quick venue entry
- Up-to-date ticket information
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The Des Moines Performing Arts app is the easiest way access everything DMPA! This app is the best way to access your tickets, browse upcoming events at our venues, and much more! Any ticket you purchased through Des Moines Performing Arts will be available and up-to-date in the free DMPA app even if your tickets have been exchanged or a different delivery method was previously selected. We encourage all ticket holders to use the DMPA app on their phones to access their event tickets for quick and easy entry to our venues.
SmartBee
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Analogous to those cookies with a joke inside you get after dining out in a Chinese restaurant, SmartBee takes it further. SmartBee contains more than one hundred thousand different cookies. Everything from Murphy's laws, Devil's Dictionary, myths, jokes, computer mimics, facts, stories, jargons, deep thoughts and not to forget - quotes from famous people.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: SmartBee at none against Des Moines Performing Arts's shown. SmartBee also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 5 months). Des Moines Performing Arts's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.6). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Des Moines Performing Arts ships an update every 5 months, SmartBee every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Des Moines Performing Arts | SmartBee |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (14 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Des Moines Performing Arts | Sveinar Rasmussen |
In-app purchases
Des Moines Performing Arts
No in-app purchases
SmartBee
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Des Moines Performing Arts free?
Is SmartBee free?
Do Des Moines Performing Arts or SmartBee have ads?
Which is updated more often, Des Moines Performing Arts or SmartBee?
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