Curate.LA vs Arting
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!
Arting
Discover current and upcoming art exhibitions in your city. Browse shows with a card-based interface, find venues on an interactive map, and save your favorites. Filter by venue type and enjoy automatic data refreshes for the latest listings.
- Browse exhibitions with card interface
- Interactive map with venue locations
- Save favorite exhibitions
- Filter by venue type
- Automatic data refresh
- Offline access to loaded exhibitions
- Dark mode support
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Arting is your guide to art exhibitions. Discover current and upcoming shows at galleries, museums, alternative spaces, and public art installations across your city. BROWSE EXHIBITIONS Explore art shows with a beautiful card-based interface. See featured exhibitions, find shows closing soon, and discover new openings. Each exhibition includes dates, venue details, descriptions, and images. INTERACTIVE MAP Find venues near you with Apple Maps integration. See galleries, museums, alternative spaces, and public art marked on the map. Tap any venue to see its current exhibitions, hours, and get directions. SAVE FAVORITES Tap the heart icon to save exhibitions you want to see. Your favorites sync automatically across all your iPhone and iPad devices via iCloud — no account or sign-up required. FILTER BY VENUE TYPE Focus on what interests you. Filter by galleries, museums, alternative spaces, or public art to find exactly what you're looking for. ALWAYS CURRENT Exhibition data refreshes automatically in the background, so you always have the latest shows without lifting a finger. Pull to refresh anytime you want the newest listings. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Arting respects your privacy. No tracking, no accounts, no data collection. Your favorites are stored on your device and synced via your personal iCloud — we never see your data. VENUE TYPES COVERED • Galleries — Commercial galleries, artist-run spaces, and cooperatives • Museums — SFMOMA, LACMA, and more • Alternative Spaces — Non-profits, community centers, and pop-ups • Public Art — Outdoor sculptures, murals, and permanent installations ADDITIONAL FEATURES • Dark mode support for comfortable browsing • Share exhibitions with friends • Get directions to any venue with one tap • Offline access to previously loaded exhibitions • Native iOS experience built with SwiftUI Arting is made for art lovers who want to discover what's showing without searching multiple websites or social media feeds. Open the app, see what's on, and get out to see some art. Discover art. Explore exhibitions. Support local galleries. AVAILABLE IN • San Francisco • Los Angeles • Mexico City (CDMX) • New York • Chicago • London • Paris • Venice (including the Venice Biennale)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Arting at 5.0 against Curate.LA's 4.3. Arting also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 4 months). Curate.LA's advantage is ratings volume (19 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Arting 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 2, 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 Arting's.
Curate.LA ships an update every 4 months, Arting every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Curate.LA | Arting |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (19 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 19 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Curate LA, LLC | James Woodroffe |
Customer experience
Curate.LA
Arting
In-app purchases
Curate.LA
No in-app purchases
Arting
No in-app purchases
