Met Opera vs Cinechrony
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Enter rush ticket lotteries
- Purchase regularly priced tickets
- Access exclusive discounts
- Buy same-day or advance tickets
- 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.
Cinechrony
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you find films while scrolling. this is where they stop disappearing. share the reel, keep the film see a movie in a TikTok or Instagram reel? share it to cinechrony. AI watches the whole video, names every film in it, and keeps them with the original clip attached. no typing, no filing. it's still there on friday. lists you build together make a watchlist with your friends. everyone adds, everyone sees who suggested what, and nobody has to remember the name of that one film. plan the night pick a film off a shared list, pick a day, and cinechrony asks everyone. it lands in their calendar and reminds them when it's close. a diary that fills itself in your month is a calendar of what you watched, what you grabbed, and the nights you had. rate films on a ten point scale, count your rewatches, and see the whole year at once. a feed of your people see what your friends are watching and loving. post about a movie night, tag the film, tag the people you watched it with. bring your history import your Letterboxd library in minutes. your ratings and reviews come along. cinechrony is free. film data comes from TMDB.
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Verdict
Met Opera and Cinechrony are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Met Opera | Cinechrony |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (4.2K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4.2K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 95 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Metropolitan Opera Association, Inc. | Rayid Ali Masood Mohammed |
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
Cinechrony
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Met Opera
No in-app purchases
Cinechrony
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Met Opera free?
Is Cinechrony free?
Do Met Opera or Cinechrony have ads?
Which is updated more often, Met Opera or Cinechrony?
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