Met Opera vs Birdhouse (27fb8d)
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Met Opera
Access rush ticket lotteries for every performance and purchase regularly priced tickets. Discover productions, browse the calendar, and secure exclusive discounts on select shows. Digital tickets are delivered directly within the app for convenience.
- Enter rush ticket lotteries
- Purchase regularly priced tickets
- Access exclusive discounts
- View performance calendar
- Digital ticket delivery
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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.
Birdhouse (27fb8d)
This app enables users to create and host synchronized audio performances for groups. Hosts assign individual audio tracks to participants, ensuring all devices play in perfect sync regardless of location. Features include creating multi-role performances, instant joining via room codes, and synchronized playback with loop and pause/resume functions.
- Create multi-role audio performances
- Synchronized playback across devices
- Instant participant joining via room code
- Loop mode for continuous playback
- Group pause and resume functionality
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Birdhouse lets you create and host synchronized audio performances for groups of any size. The host starts a session and assigns each participant a unique audio track. When the performance begins, every device plays in perfect sync — no matter where participants are. FEATURES • Create and publish performances with multiple roles • Participants join instantly with a room code • Synchronized playback across all devices • Loop mode for continuous performances • Pause and resume for the whole group simultaneously
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Met Opera at 4.3K against Birdhouse (27fb8d)'s 1. Met Opera also leads on device support. On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Met Opera against 5.0 for Birdhouse (27fb8d). 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.
| Parameter | Met Opera | Birdhouse (27fb8d) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (4.3K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4.3K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | — |
| Ads | No | — |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | — |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 97 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Metropolitan Opera Association, Inc. | MICHAEL LIBMAN |
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
Birdhouse (27fb8d)
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Met Opera
No in-app purchases
Birdhouse (27fb8d)
No in-app purchases
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