Criterion Ticketing vs Dream Machine Experience
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Criterion Ticketing
Discover and book tickets to a wide range of Broadway and Off-Broadway performances. Access exclusive low-price ticket programs and manage all your bookings in one convenient place.
- Discover theatre performances
- Book Broadway and Off-Broadway tickets
- Access Hiptix low-price tickets
- Manage tickets and account
- Digital Rush access (coming soon)
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Powered by New York’s Roundabout Theatre Company, Criterion Ticketing lets you discover great shows and book tickets to a growing lineup of performances on and Off-Broadway. Key Features: • Access Hiptix, Roundabout’s low-price ticket program for theatregoers ages 18–40. • Browse and purchase tickets to Broadway and off-Broadway shows. • Manage your tickets and account with ease, all in one place. Coming Soon: • Digital Rush access for last-minute deals. • Exclusive offers and promotions. Whether you're a seasoned theatregoer or just discovering the magic of live theatre, Criterion Ticketing is your direct line to unforgettable performances.
Dream Machine Experience
An augmented reality music experience blending Afro-Futurism with inter-generational storytelling. Explore a world where community, growth, and healing are central to envisioning a better future.
- Augmented Reality experience
- Music-driven content
- Afro-Futurist themes
- Inter-generational storytelling
- Community gathering and healing focus
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THE DREAM MACHINE EXPERIENCE. A music-driven Augmented Reality experience by Nona Hendryx, rooted in Afro-Futurism where communities can identify, gather, grow, and heal. The Past and the Present for the Future. An ambitious synthesis of future-forward and inter-generational storytelling, THE DREAM MACHINE EXPERIENCE invites us to imagine another world is possible.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Dream Machine Experience at 100% against Criterion Ticketing's 0%. Dream Machine Experience also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). Criterion Ticketing's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.2) and ratings volume (195 vs 5). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Criterion Ticketing holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Criterion Ticketing has 195 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of Criterion Ticketing's written reviews are positive against 100% of Dream Machine Experience's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Criterion Ticketing ships an update fortnightly, Dream Machine Experience weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Criterion Ticketing | Dream Machine Experience |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (195 ratings) — better | 4.2 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 195 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 96 MB | 197 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ROUNDABOUT THEATRE COMPANY, INC. | EyeJack |
Customer experience
Criterion Ticketing
Dream Machine Experience
In-app purchases
Criterion Ticketing
No in-app purchases
Dream Machine Experience
No in-app purchases
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