Comparison

Lyri Live vs Libretto Scala

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

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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

Libretto Scala

Features

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Experience todays performance in your preferred language and get more information about the play.

Screenshots

Lyri Live4 screens

Libretto Scala4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Lyri Live at 12.0 against Libretto Scala's 14.0. On price, update cadence, 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lyri Live ships an update every 2 months, Libretto Scala monthly. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level

Lyri Live versus Libretto Scala: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Lyri Live	Libretto Scala
Price	Free	Free
Positive reviews	0.0% of reviews	—
Update frequency	Every 2 months	Monthly — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	Free	—
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better	iPhone, iPod
Requires iOS	12.0 — better	14.0
Further details — not scored
Size	12 MB	5 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Develia Srl	Lemon42 IT, Web und Software GmbH

In-app purchases

None

Lyri Live

No in-app purchases

None

Libretto Scala

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lyri Live free?

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

Is Libretto Scala free?

Libretto Scala is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do Lyri Live or Libretto Scala have ads?

Neither Lyri Live nor Libretto Scala shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Lyri Live or Libretto Scala?

Lyri Live ships an update every 2 months, and Libretto Scala monthly. Most recently, Lyri Live was updated on June 11, 2026 and Libretto Scala on September 9, 2026.