Comparison

Met Opera vs PrimeRow

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

PrimeRow

Features
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PrimeRow watches sold-out movie showtimes for you and alerts you the moment a seat is released, so you can buy it at face value directly from the theater. No scalpers. No resale markups. Just the seat you wanted, at the price the theater charges. HOW IT WORKS 1. Pick your movie and theater. If the show is sold out, that is exactly when PrimeRow shines. 2. Choose the seats, or the part of the auditorium, you want, plus the dates you are flexible on. 3. PrimeRow monitors that showtime around the clock. Seats come back all day as holds expire and orders get cancelled. 4. The instant a matching seat reopens, you get a push notification with a link to check out at face value. WHY PRIMEROW - Face value, always. PrimeRow never resells tickets and never marks them up. You check out on the theater's own site or app. - Real-time monitoring. We watch constantly so you do not have to sit there refreshing. - You pick the seats. Watch a specific pair, a whole row, or anywhere in the house, and get alerted even if just one seat opens. - Works across major chains and independent cinemas. PRICING PrimeRow is pay-per-watch. No subscription, ever. - 1 Watch Credit: $2.99 - 3 Watch Credits: $7.99 (most popular) - 10 Watch Credits: $19.99 Seat-Found Guarantee: a credit is only spent when we actually find you a matching seat. If a watch ends with no seat found, your credit goes back. GOOD TO KNOW - Seats reopen right up to showtime. About half of all returns land in the final 12 hours before the show. - You buy the ticket yourself, at face value, from the theater. PrimeRow is the alert, not the checkout. - Turn on notifications so you never miss a returned seat. Questions? Visit primerow.app.

Screenshots

Met Opera3 screens
PrimeRow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Met Opera at none against PrimeRow's 3. Met Opera also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). PrimeRow's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly). On price and ads 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. PrimeRow sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Met Opera asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Met Opera ships an update fortnightly, PrimeRow every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Met Opera versus PrimeRow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMet OperaPrimeRow
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (4.1K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings4.1K — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size95 MB4 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperMetropolitan Opera Association, Inc.Kidus Berhanu

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

PrimeRow

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Met Opera

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

PrimeRow

One-time3
  • 1 Watch Credit$2.99
  • 3 Watch Credits$7.99
  • 10 Watch Credits$19.99

Questions

Is Met Opera free?
Met Opera is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PrimeRow free?
PrimeRow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Met Opera or PrimeRow have ads?
Neither Met Opera nor PrimeRow shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Met Opera or PrimeRow?
Met Opera ships an update fortnightly, and PrimeRow every 3 days. Most recently, Met Opera was updated on October 18, 2026 and PrimeRow on October 12, 2026.

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