Curate.LA vs LifeTomb Mobile
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!
LifeTomb Mobile
Organize and document crucial life information for unexpected events. This private digital solution ensures your final directives are clear and accessible.
- Organize life information
- Document important details
- Simplify final directives
- Private digital solution
- Critical illness planning
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LifeTomb is a personal and private digital solution that is used to organize and document the important things in your life so that in the unexpected event of your death or critical illness your final directives are simplified and in one place.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: LifeTomb Mobile at 5.0 against Curate.LA's 4.3. LifeTomb Mobile also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months). Curate.LA's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (19 vs 3). On price 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. LifeTomb Mobile sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Curate.LA asks for nothing beyond the download.
LifeTomb Mobile holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Curate.LA has 19 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Curate.LA's written reviews are positive against 100% of LifeTomb Mobile's.
Curate.LA ships an update every 4 months, LifeTomb Mobile every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Curate.LA | LifeTomb Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (19 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 19 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Curate LA, LLC | LIFE TOMB INC. |
Customer experience
Curate.LA
LifeTomb Mobile
In-app purchases
Curate.LA
No in-app purchases
LifeTomb Mobile
- Premium$2.991 Month
- Family$3.991 Month
