Comparison

Met Opera vs Cinechrony

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 regularly priced tickets
  • Access exclusive discounts
  • Buy same-day or advance tickets
  • Digital ticket delivery
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

Cinechrony

Features
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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.

Screenshots

Met Opera3 screens
Cinechrony4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Met Opera versus Cinechrony: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMet OperaCinechrony
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (4.2K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings4.2K — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size95 MB15 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperMetropolitan 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

None

Met Opera

No in-app purchases

None

Cinechrony

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Met Opera free?
Met Opera is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cinechrony free?
Cinechrony is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Met Opera or Cinechrony have ads?
Neither Met Opera nor Cinechrony shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Met Opera or Cinechrony?
Met Opera ships an update fortnightly, and Cinechrony fortnightly. Most recently, Met Opera was updated on October 25, 2026 and Cinechrony on October 24, 2026.

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