Met Opera vs Audience Services
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.
Audience Services
Access event and ticket opportunities from participating organizations. Browse events, view reservation details, and manage your account if you are an eligible user. Sign in with your existing credentials to get started.
- Event browsing
- Ticket opportunities
- Reservation details
- Account management
- Organization access
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Audience Services provides access to event and ticket opportunities offered through participating organizations. Eligible users can sign in to browse available events, view reservation details, manage their account, and access opportunities made available through their organization. Access is available to users who receive eligibility through participating organizations. If you have received access through your organization, use your existing credentials or follow the instructions provided to get started.
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Verdict
Met Opera and Audience Services both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Audience Services's written reviews are positive against 57% of Met Opera's. Audience Services also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Met Opera's advantage is ratings volume (4.1K vs 5). On price, rating, update cadence 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
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 Audience Services. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Met Opera has 4.1K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 57% of Met Opera's written reviews are positive against 100% of Audience Services's.
Met Opera ships an update fortnightly, Audience Services every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Met Opera | Audience Services |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (4.1K ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4.1K — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 95 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Metropolitan Opera Association, Inc. | Audience Services |
Customer experience
Met Opera
Audience Services
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
Audience Services
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Met Opera
No in-app purchases
Audience Services
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Met Opera free?
Is Audience Services free?
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Do Met Opera or Audience Services have ads?
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