Criterion Ticketing vs BROAD/CAST
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.
BROAD/CAST
Experience live performances with synchronized audio streamed directly to your phone. Enjoy a shared listening experience with millisecond-perfect sync, adapting to your location within the venue. This app is designed exclusively for scheduled live events at participating locations.
- Millisecond-accurate audio synchronization
- Automatic venue check-in
- Bluetooth headphone compatibility
- Offline-tolerant audio buffering
- Battery-efficient design
- Customizable audience mixes
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Broadcast is a synchronized live-performance audio platform. When you arrive at a participating performance, scan the venue's QR code, install and open the app, and the show's audio streams to your phone in millisecond-perfect sync with everyone else's device. Different audience members may hear different mixes depending on where they are or which section they're in, creating a shared listening experience that adapts to each listener. Broadcast is not a music streaming service or on-demand player. It only works during scheduled live performances at participating venues. When no show is active, the app is idle. FEATURES • Millisecond-accurate synchronization across every connected phone — audio plays in lock-step whether you're standing next to another audience member or across the venue. • Automatic venue check — the app confirms you're at the performance before joining. • Bluetooth headphone compatibility with automatic latency compensation so wireless headphones stay in sync with everyone else. • Offline-tolerant — brief WiFi interruptions don't break your audio; the app buffers and recovers gracefully. • Battery-friendly — designed to run for the length of a full performance. HOW IT WORKS 1. Arrive at a participating performance. 2. Scan the venue QR code and install Broadcast. 3. Open the app; it confirms you're at the venue and downloads the show's audio. 4. When the performance begins, audio plays automatically in sync with everyone else's phone. 5. When the show ends, the app returns to idle. ABOUT Broadcast is developed by Point A Works LLC in Brooklyn, NY, for live performances and events. It replaces traditional wireless in-ear-monitor systems used in theatre and live production, giving performers unlimited range and directors creative routing flexibility that no traditional radio system can match. Broadcast is optimized for headphones — Bluetooth, wired, or over-ear.
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Verdict
Criterion Ticketing and BROAD/CAST both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of BROAD/CAST's written reviews are positive against 0% of Criterion Ticketing's. BROAD/CAST also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly). Criterion Ticketing's advantage is ratings volume (199 vs 2). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Criterion Ticketing against 5.0 for BROAD/CAST. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Criterion Ticketing has 199 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 0% of Criterion Ticketing's written reviews are positive against 100% of BROAD/CAST's.
Criterion Ticketing ships an update fortnightly, BROAD/CAST every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.
| Parameter | Criterion Ticketing | BROAD/CAST |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (199 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 199 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 96 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | ROUNDABOUT THEATRE COMPANY, INC. | POINT.A |
Customer experience
Criterion Ticketing
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In-app purchases
Criterion Ticketing
No in-app purchases
BROAD/CAST
No in-app purchases
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