Comparison

Met Opera vs Ephemerality

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

Head to head
About

Met Opera

Access rush ticket lotteries and purchase regular tickets for Metropolitan Opera performances. Discover productions, browse the calendar, and secure exclusive discounts. Digital tickets are delivered directly within the app.

Highlights
  • Enter rush ticket lotteries
  • Purchase regular tickets
  • Access exclusive discounts
  • Browse performance calendar
  • Digital ticket delivery
  • Learn about productions
Features
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The official Metropolitan Opera app is the only way to access rush ticket lotteries for every Met performance. You can also purchase regularly priced tickets for any production at the Metropolitan Opera House in Lincoln Center, and gain access to exclusive discounts on select performances throughout the year. Don’t know which opera to see? Use the app to learn about every production this season, and peruse the performance calendar to see what’s on stage on a day that works for you. Features: • Enter rush ticket lotteries for your chance to purchase $25 tickets • Purchase regularly priced tickets instantly • Access exclusive discounts on select performances • Purchase same-day tickets, or book in advance • Digital tickets are delivered directly in the app, so you never have to worry about misplacing an email or a paper ticket.

About

Ephemerality

This app provides a private space to capture and preserve fleeting moments using text or photos. It encourages quiet attention and reflection without social media pressures or productivity demands. Users can revisit memories, add reflections, and choose to share or export their captured experiences.

Highlights
  • Capture moments with text or photos
  • Dictate entries instead of typing
  • Browse archive by time
  • Search personal entries
  • Add reflections to moments
  • Generate shareable cards
  • Export all data
  • Optional anonymous sharing to public pool
Features
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Ephemerality is a private space for noticing and preserving the moments that make life feel alive. Not social media. Not a gratitude journal. Not a productivity tool. Ephemerality is designed for quiet attention. When something matters, you capture it—simply, gently—before it disappears. Capture what matters Record ephemera using text or photos. Two ways in: Camera or Text. Dictate instead of typing if you want. There are no rules, no quotas, and no expectations. You decide what is worth keeping. Revisit without pressure Browse your archive by time. Search your own words. Return to moments when you’re ready—without streaks, scores, or reminders telling you how often you should show up. Reflect softly Add brief reflections to capture what the moment felt like, not just what happened. Smells, textures, moods, small details that photos can’t hold. Preserve on your terms Generate shareable cards, or create a simple book preview of your moments. Export everything at any time. Delete everything if you choose. Or, when you're ready, Let it wander Any photograph you've caught can be released into The Ephemera, an anonymous public pool of things people stopped to notice. No names. No people. On the Wall at ephemerality.app, strangers meet what you noticed one image at a time, chosen by chance, held for a moment, then allowed to pass. Call it home whenever you like. Built for trust No account required No analytics or tracking No social feed Your archive is stored on your device Nothing is shared unless you choose to share it. Ephemerality doesn’t try to improve you. It helps you notice.

Screenshots

Met Opera3 screens
Ephemerality3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Met Opera at fortnightly against Ephemerality's every 8 months. Met Opera also leads on ratings volume (4.3K vs 1) and chart position (#210 vs unranked). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Met Opera against 5.0 for Ephemerality. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Met Opera has 4.3K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Met Opera ships an update fortnightly, Ephemerality every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Met Opera versus Ephemerality: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMet OperaEphemerality
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (4.3K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews58.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings4.3K — better1
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#210 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size97 MB70 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperMetropolitan Opera Association, Inc.Justin Neuman

Bugs and requests

Met Opera

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Seats available online not shown in the app
  • Online ticket purchase not working
  • App does not recognize member status

Requested features

2 requests
  • Alphabetical list of what's on for the season
  • Allow login with ID number like website

Ephemerality

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Met Opera

No in-app purchases

None

Ephemerality

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Met Opera free?
Met Opera is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ephemerality free?
Ephemerality is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Met Opera or Ephemerality?
Ephemerality is rated higher. Met Opera averages 4.9 out of 5 from 4.3K ratings, while Ephemerality averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Met Opera or Ephemerality have ads?
Neither Met Opera nor Ephemerality shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Met Opera or Ephemerality?
Met Opera ships an update fortnightly, and Ephemerality every 8 months. Most recently, Met Opera was updated on November 3, 2026 and Ephemerality on October 30, 2026.

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