Curate.LA vs Galla
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!
Galla
Discover art galleries, shows, and events happening near you with this app. Stay informed about openings, plan your visits, and easily share exhibitions with friends.
- Discover local galleries, shows, and events
- Map view of art happenings
- Follow galleries and build itineraries
- Receive push notifications for openings
- Share exhibitions and events with friends
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Art is everywhere. Galla helps you find it. Explore — Discover galleries, shows, and events happening near you, mapped and always up to date. Stay in the know — Follow galleries, build your itinerary, and get push notifications so you never miss an opening. Share — Send exhibitions and events to friends with just one click. hello@withgalla.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Galla at 5.0 against Curate.LA's 4.3. Galla also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months). Curate.LA's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ratings volume 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.
Galla holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 31 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Curate.LA's written reviews are positive against 100% of Galla's.
Curate.LA ships an update every 4 months, Galla fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Curate.LA | Galla |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (19 ratings) | 5.0 (31 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 19 | 31 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Curate LA, LLC | Josephine Weidner |
Customer experience
Curate.LA
Galla
In-app purchases
Curate.LA
No in-app purchases
Galla
No in-app purchases
