BroadwayBox.com vs BroadwayWorld HD
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.
BroadwayWorld HD
Access the world's largest theatre website's full editorial content, including breaking news, photos, videos, reviews, and special offers. Stay updated with theatre happenings globally and engage with the community through mobile message boards and radio.
- Breaking theatre news and top stories
- Photos and videos
- Special offers and reviews
- Mobile message board access
- 24/7 BWW radio
- NYC Restaurant Finder
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BroadwayWorld's iPhone and iPad app provides the full editorial content of the largest theatre web site in the world including breaking news, photos, videos, top stories, special offers, reviews and extensive coverage of theatre. The app also provides access to BroadwayWorld My Shows, message board, show listings, and much more. Features: - News spanning 100+ categories and regions - Access to BroadwayWorld's Message Boards - NYC Restaurant Finder - Easy access to Special Offers - Search BroadwayWorld.com's vast content library - Universal app works on iPhone and iPad
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: BroadwayBox.com at 85% against BroadwayWorld HD's 35%. BroadwayBox.com also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.5) and ads (none vs shown). BroadwayWorld HD's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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.
BroadwayBox.com holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BroadwayBox.com has 162 ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of BroadwayBox.com's written reviews are positive against 35% of BroadwayWorld HD's.
BroadwayBox.com ships an update every 5 weeks, BroadwayWorld HD every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BroadwayBox.com | BroadwayWorld HD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (162 ratings) — better | 3.5 (19 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 84.9% of reviews — better | 34.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 162 — better | 19 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | BroadwayBox, Inc. | BroadwayWorld.com |
Customer experience
BroadwayBox.com
BroadwayWorld HD
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
BroadwayWorld HD
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
BroadwayBox.com
No in-app purchases
BroadwayWorld HD
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is BroadwayBox.com free?
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