Comparison

Lyri Live vs Start AG

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

Head to head

About

Lyri Live

This app provides real-time synchronized opera librettos on your device. Read the text as it unfolds during a performance, with automatic scrolling and language selection. It also offers show summaries and performance details.

Highlights

Real-time text synchronization
Live show summaries
Multiple language selection
Automatic brightness adjustment
Performance information

Features

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Lyri: opera librettos are now on iPhone and iPad! Lyric poems are sometimes very difficult to understand: with Lyri you can read the text on your device in real time. Text slides go on automatically, syncronized via Wi-Fi network. FEATURES: - Text syncronization in real time - Summary of the show in real time - Language selection among those available for the show - Automatic brightness reduction - Performance main information

About

Start AG

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START - Audioguides Listen to the official audioguides of exhibitions and museums. Easy to use, the app gives access to comments through a list, a number pad or the map of the place visited. To start it, enter the voucher given to you at the ticket office or access the catalogue to choose what to buy. Enjoy your visit!

Screenshots

Lyri Live4 screens

Start AG3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lyri Live at none against Start AG's 9. Start AG's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.0). On price, ads and device support 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. Start AG sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Lyri Live asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lyri Live ships an update every 2 months, Start AG every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level

Lyri Live versus Start AG: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Lyri Live	Start AG
Price	Free	Free
Positive reviews	0.0% of reviews	—
Update frequency	Every 2 months	Every 3 weeks — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No — better	Yes
Monetization	Free	—
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod	iPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS	12.0	10.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size	12 MB	15 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Develia Srl	Start s.r.l.

In-app purchases

None

Lyri Live

No in-app purchases

9 purchases

Start AG

One-time9

Exhibition of Steve McCurry$3.99
Banksy exhibition$3.99
The Jewish Museum of Rome$3.99

Show 6 more

Park of Ostia Antica$3.99
Monet and impressionist$3.99
Ulysses: art and myth$3.99
Chagall$3.99
La Rivoluzione siamo noi.$3.99
Mostra Liberty Torino$4.00

Questions

Is Lyri Live free?

Lyri Live is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Start AG free?

Start AG is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Do Lyri Live or Start AG have ads?

Neither Lyri Live nor Start AG shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Lyri Live or Start AG?

Lyri Live ships an update every 2 months, and Start AG every 3 weeks. Most recently, Lyri Live was updated on October 14, 2026 and Start AG on October 15, 2026.