Curate.LA vs darta | digital art advisor
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!
darta | digital art advisor
Discover and collect art with personalized recommendations and exhibition insights. Create and share art lists with friends, and follow galleries that align with your interests.
- Personalized art recommendations
- Explore current exhibitions
- Create and share art lists
- Follow preferred galleries
- Unleash art collector potential
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darta unlocks your inner art critic to unleash your potential as an art collector. Get individualized recommendations. Explore exhibitions on view. Create lists and share with your friends. Follow galleries with programs that match your preferences.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: darta | digital art advisor at every 9 days against Curate.LA's every 4 months. darta | digital art advisor also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.3) and review sentiment (75% vs 67%). On price, ratings volume, 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.
darta | digital art advisor holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Curate.LA's written reviews are positive against 75% of darta | digital art advisor's.
Curate.LA ships an update every 4 months, darta | digital art advisor every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Curate.LA | darta | digital art advisor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (19 ratings) | 4.7 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 19 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Curate LA, LLC | Darta, Inc. |
Customer experience
Curate.LA
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In-app purchases
Curate.LA
No in-app purchases
darta | digital art advisor
No in-app purchases
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