Comparison

Thea vs Lyri Live

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

Head to head

About

Thea

Features

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Closed captioning and audio description for theater and opera

About

Lyri Live

This app provides real-time synchronized opera librettos on your device. Read the text as it unfolds during a performance, with automatic scrolling and language selection. It also offers show summaries and performance details.

Highlights

Real-time text synchronization
Live show summaries
Multiple language selection
Automatic brightness adjustment
Performance information

Features

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Lyri: opera librettos are now on iPhone and iPad! Lyric poems are sometimes very difficult to understand: with Lyri you can read the text on your device in real time. Text slides go on automatically, syncronized via Wi-Fi network. FEATURES: - Text syncronization in real time - Summary of the show in real time - Language selection among those available for the show - Automatic brightness reduction - Performance main information

Screenshots

Thea3 screens

Lyri Live4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Lyri Live at every 2 months against Thea's every 4 months. 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Thea ships an update every 4 months, Lyri Live every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level

Thea versus Lyri Live: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Thea	Lyri Live
Price	Free	Free
Positive reviews	—	0.0% of reviews
Update frequency	Every 4 months	Every 2 months — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	—	Free
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod	iPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS	12.0	12.0
Further details — not scored
Size	7 MB	12 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Dogood IT	Develia Srl

In-app purchases

None

Thea

No in-app purchases

None

Lyri Live

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Thea free?

Thea is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Lyri Live free?

Lyri Live is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do Thea or Lyri Live have ads?

Neither Thea nor Lyri Live shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Thea or Lyri Live?

Thea ships an update every 4 months, and Lyri Live every 2 months. Most recently, Thea was updated on September 28, 2026 and Lyri Live on September 29, 2026.