Comparison

metroKEY vs DC Arts Events

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

metroKEY

This app provides interactive access control for waste facilities, offering end-to-end visibility on usage. It features a user-friendly interface with fast sign-up, clear instructions, unit location mapping, and information on depositable items.

Highlights
  • Interactive access control
  • End-to-end usage visibility
  • Fast sign-up process
  • Unit location mapping
  • Deposit information
  • Bluetooth unit latch opening
  • Bin fill level monitoring
Features
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metroKEY is an interactive access control system, delivering end to end visibility on how the organics drop off facility is being used, with a user interface that actively encourages participation with fast sign up, easy to follow instructions, map locations of units, and clear information on what can be deposited. metroKEY enables users to create their own metroKEY account following a standard 2-step verification and password set up using their smartphone Once logged in to the metroKEY app, access to the unit can be granted once the one time ‘tick box’ user agreement condition has been met. This feature means that Admin intervention is not required to grant user access at the time, though within the metroKEY web portal, your admin staff are able to both grant and revoke user access as necessary. Making recycling as easy as trash disposal demands streamlined processes that enable access to the organics unit. Once users have signed in, the metroKEY app opens the unit latch via an illustrated pop-up question banner with a simple yes/no tick box for access once the user is within Bluetooth range of the unit. Where fill sensors are deployed smartphone app users can also see when a bin is full, allowing them to navigate to the nearest available drop-off location.

About

DC Arts Events

Discover museums, concerts, plays, and more in the DC area. This app learns your preferences to curate a personalized feed of events, ensuring you never miss out on what matters to you. Save events directly to your calendar with a single tap.

Highlights
  • Personalized event feed
  • 130+ DC venues and organizations
  • Museums and gallery openings
  • Live music and theater listings
  • Save events to calendar
  • Daily updated listings
Features
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Birchmere, Anthem, Hirshhorn, National Gallery of Art, Strathmore, 9:30 Club, Wolf Trap, Folger, Renwick, Politics & Prose, Signature… museums, galleries, concerts, bands, plays, nightclubs… there's so much happening it's impossible to keep up. DC Arts Events finds what's on, learns what you like, and makes sure you never miss the show. The app pulls every show, opening, concert, and talk from 140+ venues and organizations across the DC area into one feed, then filters it down to the events worth your time. Not a generic listings dump. Not an algorithm chasing engagement. A feed that actually knows your taste and keeps getting sharper as you use it. You start by telling it what you like. Answer questions, describe your preferences the way you'd tell a friend, pick the neighborhoods you'll actually travel to, and choose the venues you care about. From there, every event you react to tunes the feed further. The more you use it, the better it knows you. What's in it: • Museums and gallery openings • Live music — jazz, classical, indie, experimental • Bands and nightclubs • Theater, comedy, and dance • Film screenings and talks • Nightlife and late-night events • Book readings and author meets • Classes and festivals If it's happening at a DC arts venue or organization, it's here, gathered automatically and updated daily. When you find something worth attending, save it to your calendar with one tap. No copy-pasting, no browser tabs left open, no forgetting. Just show up. DC has one of the best arts scenes in the country. DC Arts Events makes sure you actually experience it. This app will never sell your data, use your personal data for AI training, or do anything with your data that you wouldn't feel comfortable with. All of your preferences are known only to you. Privacy Policy: https://dc-arts.com/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://dc-arts.com/tos/

Screenshots

metroKEY4 screens
DC Arts Events4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: DC Arts Events at 100% against metroKEY's 0%. DC Arts Events also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.8) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). metroKEY's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DC Arts Events holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of metroKEY's written reviews are positive against 100% of DC Arts Events's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

metroKEY ships an update every 2 weeks, DC Arts Events every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
metroKEY versus DC Arts Events: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermetroKEYDC Arts Events
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (13 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings13 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStreetspace LtdERIK REID JONES

Customer experience

metroKEY

All ratings10 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

DC Arts Events

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

metroKEY

No in-app purchases

None

DC Arts Events

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is metroKEY free?
metroKEY is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DC Arts Events free?
DC Arts Events is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, metroKEY or DC Arts Events?
DC Arts Events is rated higher. metroKEY averages 2.8 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while DC Arts Events averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do metroKEY or DC Arts Events have ads?
Neither metroKEY nor DC Arts Events shows ads.
Which is updated more often, metroKEY or DC Arts Events?
metroKEY ships an update every 2 weeks, and DC Arts Events every 4 days. Most recently, metroKEY was updated on November 4, 2026 and DC Arts Events on October 31, 2026.

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