Opera vs OperaLibretto
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Opera
Access librettos for opera masterpieces, including Mozart's Requiem. Read along with your music in original, English, or bilingual formats. Features include adjustable scrolling and a user-friendly interface for dark environments.
- Opera librettos
- Original and English translations
- Bilingual text comparison
- Plot summaries
- Character lists
- Adjustable scrolling speed
- Night-friendly display
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Opera: librettos of opera masterpieces on your iPhone / iPod Touch. In this application you will find: REQUIEM Mass in D minor K626 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart The application includes the opera libretto (in an original language, English or bilingual version), some information about how the opera came to be, a plot summary and the list of characters. In addition, because your iPhone/iPod Touch allows you to upload an application and play music at the same time, you’ll be able to read the libretto as you listen. Audio of the operas is not included. Languages: Italian/English Libretto: Latin/English FEATURES: - Legibility : the light text on a dark background is easy on the eyes and makes it possible to read in dark places (such as the theatre). - Usability: the libretto is available in the original language, in English or in a bilingual version allowing text comparison. - Scrolling: we have developed an extremely smooth, fluid scrolling algorithm that makes content even easier to access. Scroll speed can be personalized and adapted in real time to match the progress of the opera. All the “Opera” applications on iTunes: Opera ...........................................................containing all 24 librettos Aida ..............................................................by G.Verdi Carmen ........................................................ by G.Bizet Carmina Burana ............................................ by C.Orff Cavalleria Rusticana ..................................... by P.Mascagni Così fan tutte ............................................... by W.A.Mozart Don Giovanni ................................................ by W.A.Mozart Il Trovatore ................................................... by G.Verdi I Pagliacci ..................................................... by R.Leoncavallo La Bohème .................................................... by G.Puccini La Forza del Destino ..................................... by G.Verdi La Traviata .................................................... by G.Verdi L’Italiana in Algeri ……………………….…..…… by G.Rossini Lucia di Lammermoor ................................... by G.Donizetti Macbeth ........................................................ by G.Verdi Madama Butterfly .......................................... by G.Puccini Nabucco ........................................................ by G.Verdi Norma ........................................................... by V.Bellini Otello ............................................................ by G.Verdi Requiem ........................................................ by W.A.Mozart Rigoletto ........................................................ by G.Verdi The Barber of Seville (Il Barbiere di Siviglia)..... by G.Rossini The Marriage of Figaro (Le Nozze di Figaro).... by W.A.Mozart Tosca ............................................................. by G.Puccini Turandot ........................................................ by G.Puccini
OperaLibretto
Access over 600 Italian opera librettos offline. Read lyrics act-by-act with adjustable text size and integrated brightness control. Search the entire library by title or composer for a distraction-free experience.
- 601 opera librettos offline
- Act-by-act navigation
- Adjustable text size
- Integrated brightness control
- Full-text search
- Library search by title/composer
- Ad-free experience
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Follow the lyrics as you listen to operas—live, at home, or recorded. OperaLibretto gives you instant access to 601 italian opera librettos, completely offline. From Monteverdi to Puccini, from Handel to Verdi: the complete text of every opera, formatted for pleasant reading on your iPhone or iPad, with a black background and low brightness to avoid disturbing the audience in the theater. FEATURES • 601 librettos from the 17th to the 20th century • Works completely offline — without an internet connection • Act-by-act navigation: go directly to the act you're interested in or read the entire libretto in one view • Adjustable text size for comfortable reading • Integrated brightness control — dim the screen for nighttime reading without leaving the app • Search the text of each libretto with the magnifying glass • Search the entire library by title or composer • Clean, ad-free, and distraction-free reading experience For greater concentration during the performance, activate Airplane Mode or Do Not Disturb. All librettos are from operalibretto.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: OperaLibretto at 5.0 against Opera's 2.8. Opera's advantage is ratings volume (92 vs 1) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads, 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.
OperaLibretto holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Opera has 92 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Opera | OperaLibretto |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (92 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 92 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | AppCube Ltd | FRANCESCO ZANIBELLATO |
In-app purchases
Opera
No in-app purchases
OperaLibretto
No in-app purchases









