Curate.LA vs Arrive Access
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!
Arrive Access
This platform offers residents of Arrive Luxury Communities high-tech convenience for managing their living experience. Residents can access a payment portal, submit maintenance requests, and receive community updates. It also facilitates neighbor connections, concierge services, amenity reservations, and digital key management.
- Payment portal access
- 24/7 maintenance requests
- Community updates
- Resident interest groups
- Concierge services
- Amenity reservations
- Digital key management
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Welcome to elevated living in the palm of your hand! This new, cutting-edge platform provides Arrive Luxury Communities residents with high-tech convenience at the touch of their fingertips. Download the app to: • Access the payment portal • Submit maintenance requests 24/7 and receive status updates • Receive important updates & communication from the community manager • Meet your neighbors through resident interest groups • Participate in our hotel style concierge services program • Reserve amenity spaces within the property • Sign up for building events & fitness classes • Get rewards and discounts to local stores & restaurants • Manage your visitors and send virtual keys • Access all of your digital keys from a single device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Curate.LA at 4.3 against Arrive Access's 3.0. Curate.LA also leads on ratings volume (19 vs 4). Arrive Access's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and iOS requirement (15.1 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 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 4 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Curate.LA's written reviews are positive against 100% of Arrive Access's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Curate.LA ships an update every 4 months, Arrive Access every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Curate.LA | Arrive Access |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (19 ratings) — better | 3.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| 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, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 142 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Curate LA, LLC | Elevated Lifestyles Inc |
Customer experience
Curate.LA
Arrive Access
In-app purchases
Curate.LA
No in-app purchases
Arrive Access
No in-app purchases
