UCLA College vs GettyGuide
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
UCLA College
This app provides access to the academic core of a major university, fostering collaboration between faculty and students. It focuses on rigorous education in various disciplines, preparing graduates to make a significant impact.
- Rigorous academic education
- Faculty-student collaboration
- Sciences, humanities, social sciences
- Knowledge discovery
- Student preparation for impact
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The College is the academic heart of UCLA, where the world's brightest faculty and students work side by side to bring knowledge to light and answer the universal questions of our time for the benefit of California, the United States and the world. Transformed by a rigorous education in the sciences, humanities and social sciences, our students gradate prepared to make a difference.
GettyGuide
Discover unique perspectives on art with audio tours and immersive experiences of exhibitions and outdoor spaces. Navigate Getty's locations, explore art with diverse commentary, and plan your visit with essential information.
- Thematic audio tours
- Explore art on-demand
- Mood Journeys for unique experiences
- Exhibition and event information
- Location-aware navigation map
- Dining and shopping details
- Multilingual audio content
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With Getty’s official app, you’ll discover unique perspectives on art and enjoy an immersive experience of exhibitions and outdoor spaces. Let GettyGuide® be your personal tour guide during your visit. Listen to original, thematic audio tours that offer intimate experiences of the Getty’s two locations, and of the can’t-miss art, with commentary from diverse voices. At the Getty Center, stroll the one-of-a-kind Central Garden while hearing from a museum curator, landscape architect, mindfulness expert, and gardeners about this ever-changing space. Or try Mood Journeys, a feature that allows visitors to navigate hand-picked destinations and activities, according to a feeling you’d like to explore. At the Getty Villa, be transported 2,000 years into the past to experience the sounds and stories of life in an ancient Roman country house. You’ll find all the information you need to plan your day at the Getty Center or Getty Villa, including events and exhibitions currently on view, and where to eat and shop. App features include: • Audio tours and playlists of exhibitions, art, architecture, and gardens • “Explore on your own” feature for on-demand audio about hundreds of works of art • “Mood Journeys” feature, to inspire visitors to experience Getty locations and works of art in a unique way, with short activities designed to explore moods or feelings • Exhibitions and events happening today • Location-aware map to navigate Getty sites • Dining and shopping information • List and map of where to eat and shop • 10 language options for key content in English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Mandarin Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Russian, and Brazilian Portuguese
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: UCLA College at 100% against GettyGuide's 50%. UCLA College also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.2) and iOS requirement (8.1 vs 13.4). GettyGuide's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 19 months) and ratings volume (43 vs 3). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
UCLA College holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GettyGuide has 43 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of UCLA College's written reviews are positive against 50% of GettyGuide's.
UCLA College ships an update every 19 months, GettyGuide every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | UCLA College | GettyGuide |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.2 (43 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 43 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 19 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.1 — better | 13.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | University of California, Los Angeles | J. Paul Getty Trust |
Customer experience
UCLA College
GettyGuide
In-app purchases
UCLA College
No in-app purchases
GettyGuide
No in-app purchases
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