Curate.LA vs Calabasas Library
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!
Calabasas Library
Manage your library account on the go. Search the catalog, place holds, and renew borrowed items directly from your mobile device.
- Account management
- Catalog search
- Reserve materials
- Check-out items
- Renew materials
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Access Calabasas Library from your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. Manage your account, search the catalog, reserve, check-out and renew materials.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Curate.LA at 4.3 against Calabasas Library's 4.0. Curate.LA also leads on ratings volume (19 vs 4). Calabasas Library's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.6). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Curate.LA holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 4 respectively.
Curate.LA ships an update every 4 months, Calabasas Library every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Curate.LA | Calabasas Library |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (19 ratings) — better | 4.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 19 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Curate LA, LLC | City of Calabasas |
Customer experience
Curate.LA
Calabasas Library
In-app purchases
Curate.LA
No in-app purchases
Calabasas Library
No in-app purchases
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