BroadwayBox.com vs Broadway News
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BroadwayBox.com
Discover and purchase discounted tickets for popular Broadway and Off-Broadway shows in New York City. Select your seats in advance and stay updated on exclusive offers and lotteries for your favorite performances.
- Discount ticket purchasing
- Seat selection
- Exclusive show content
- Favorites list
- Discount notifications
- Ticket lottery alerts
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BroadwayBox.com offers the best discounts on tickets for the exciting best-selling and most popular Broadway & Off-Broadway shows in New York City. FEATURES with our enhanced BroadwayBox.com free, easy-to-use app: • Buy discount tickets from anywhere! • Choose your seats! Enjoy the freedom to choose your seats months out from showtime! • The Daily Scoop, access to Broadway’s movers and shakers with exclusive video and photo galleries • Build a list of favorites and get notifications when your favorite shows have discount offers available or ticket lotteries pop up! CONNECT: Website: BroadwayBox.com Facebook: Facebook.com/BroadwayBox Instagram: Instagram.com/BroadwayBoxCom Twitter: Twitter.com/BroadwayBox Contact Us: BroadwayBox.com/learn-more/contact-us If you have any issues with the app, please email customerservice@broadwaybox.com and we would be happy to review the issue. BroadwayBox.com is powered by Tech The Tech.
Broadway News
Stay updated with the latest news, opinions, and reviews from the Broadway theater industry. Receive personalized alerts for breaking stories and important updates.
- Latest industry news
- Views and reviews
- Personalized alerts
- Theater updates
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What's the buzz? The Broadway News app brings you the latest Broadway theater industry news, views, and reviews, as well as personalized alerts.
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Verdict
BroadwayBox.com and Broadway News both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 85% of BroadwayBox.com's written reviews are positive against 50% of Broadway News's. BroadwayBox.com also leads on ratings volume (173 vs 17). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for BroadwayBox.com against 4.8 for Broadway News. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BroadwayBox.com has 173 ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 85% of BroadwayBox.com's written reviews are positive against 50% of Broadway News's.
BroadwayBox.com ships an update every 5 weeks, Broadway News monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BroadwayBox.com | Broadway News |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (173 ratings) | 4.8 (17 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 84.9% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 173 — better | 17 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 12.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BroadwayBox, Inc. | Broadway.com |
Customer experience
BroadwayBox.com
Broadway News
Bugs and requests
BroadwayBox.com
Reported bugs
17 issues- App doesn't load properly, blank page
- Constant crash, cannot get any info
- Service charge is too high
- Assigned seat differs from selected seat
- Problem using discount codes
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- App gets stuck, crashes, frustrating when trying to pull up discount codes
- Email sharing option is a joke
- Can't go back to the main menu
- Slow when switching screens
- App doesn't work, blank page, cannot search
- App doesn't load properly
- App gets stuck after sending email
- App crashes each time you try to tag a broadway show as a favorite
- Input data multiple times before it would stick
- No 'back' capability
- Specific date and time had to be reentered
- Get bounced back to the beginning
Requested features
7 requests- Add ticket chances for traveling productions
- Improve discount code application process
- Fix bugs related to email sharing and app freezing
- Improve app stability and prevent crashes
- Clarify ticket purchasing process (app vs. Ticketmaster)
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- Enhance the 'back' capability in the app
- Allow tagging shows as favorites without crashing
Broadway News
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
BroadwayBox.com
No in-app purchases
Broadway News
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is BroadwayBox.com free?
Is Broadway News free?
Which has better reviews, BroadwayBox.com or Broadway News?
Do BroadwayBox.com or Broadway News have ads?
Which is updated more often, BroadwayBox.com or Broadway News?
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