Curate.LA vs Onda MX
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Curate.LA
Discover Los Angeles' vibrant art scene with a comprehensive guide to upcoming exhibitions and alternative art shows. Receive weekly notifications for unique weekend activities and hidden cultural gems.
- Guide to LA art openings
- Alternative art shows
- Cultural events listings
- Hidden gem discoveries
- Weekly notification for weekend activities
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The Curate LA app is your free definitive guide to the blossoming art scene in Los Angeles. Our list of upcoming art openings and exhibitions is always kept fresh by your omnipresent curator Shelley Holcomb and her team. This is the only app you'll find that includes alternative art shows, cultural events and hidden gems around LA. Get weekly notifications with interesting and weird ideas for things to do on the weekend. You'll impress your friends with how cultured you are!
Onda MX
Explore Mexico's vibrant art scene with this guide to exhibitions, events, and cultural activities in major cities. Discover local artists and plan your gallery visits with interactive maps and a comprehensive event calendar. Access a continuously updated archive of art projects and exhibitions.
- Discover exhibitions and events
- Explore art scenes in Mexico City, Guadalajara, Monterrey
- Curated content on local artists
- Map of galleries, spaces, and museums
- Calendar of ongoing exhibitions
- Bookmark favorite spaces and events
- Access art project archive
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Onda MX is Mexico’s art radar. Discover and stay up-to-date with Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey’s art scene. Find information about what’s happening now—exhibitions, events, and cultural activities—and curated content about local artists and art exhibited throughout the city. Use our app to plan your visits thanks to a map of galleries, independent spaces, and museums, as well as a calendar of ongoing exhibitions and events. The app allows you to bookmark spaces, events, and curated content. In addition, Onda MX gives you access to its permanent, continually updated archive of projects and exhibitions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Onda MX at 89% against Curate.LA's 67%. Onda MX also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.3) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.6). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Onda MX holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Curate.LA's written reviews are positive against 89% of Onda MX's.
Curate.LA ships an update every 4 months, Onda MX every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Curate.LA | Onda MX |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (19 ratings) | 4.5 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 88.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 19 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Curate LA, LLC | Josephine Dorr |
Customer experience
Curate.LA
Onda MX
In-app purchases
Curate.LA
No in-app purchases
Onda MX
No in-app purchases
