Artcast vs Christmas Plus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Artcast
Discover, share, and create art with a global community. Curate personal collections, display them on your TV, and even earn revenue from your own creations. Connect with artists and art lovers worldwide.
- Discover diverse artwork and artists
- Connect with a global artist community
- Create and upload your own artwork
- Earn revenue from artwork views
- Curate custom art playlists
- Sync art collections to your TV
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Let’s Create a More Vibrant and Artistic World Together. Artcast is an integrated mobile and Smart TV platform that allows you to access extraordinary Artists around the world, upload and generate revenue from your own Artwork, and connect with a dynamic international Artist Community. The Artcast iPhone app syncs with our Artcast Smart TV and streaming device app, giving you an easy, handheld way to manage art playlists (Artcasts), save Favorites, and navigate our incredible collection of artworks. From Classical Masters to thrilling new emerging Artists, Artcast offers a captivating array of art to inspire your mind and enliven your space. Curate your own personal art collection with the mobile app, then display it larger than life on your TV. Here are some of the key features of the Artcast mobile app: DISCOVER * Browse a wide variety of exquisite artwork and talented artists spanning numerous styles and mediums. * Experience unique new artists and ideas via weekly recommendations from our Curators. * Access exclusive gallery and museum collaborations. FOLLOW * Engage with our Global Community of talented Artists and expand your horizons. * Connect and dialogue with fellow Artists and Art Lovers * Comment, share and participate in discussions about artworks and enjoy a vibrant creative community. CREATE * Showcase Your Creativity on the World Stage * Use the mobile app to post artwork conveniently from your phone. * Easily organize your artwork into themed galleries, add titles, descriptions and more. * Earn 50% of revenue from user views of your artwork. * Gain exposure to Artcast’s expansive Global Audience EARN * You're in Good Company - from thrilling emerging artists to established Masters, our Artist Community is renowned for its creative talents. * Track your Earnings with Infographs and Reports showing your views, revenue and payouts. * Link your Paypal account to cash out earnings ME * Personalize Your Artcast Experience - a powerful array of features allow you to tailor your art collection to your vision. * Create custom artcasts and manage favorites * Curate your own artcasts with individual artworks you love, or easily add an entire collection to your Favorites. * Share artcasts or artworks with friends and contacts, and browse artcasts created by the Artcast community. SYNC TO YOUR TV * The Artcast TV app is available on most Smart TVs and streaming devices. Our TV app is standalone, so you don’t need a mobile app to use it. Simply control the TV app from your TV remote. You can easily link the Artcast mobile app to the Artcast TV app to synchronize all your favorites and playlists for large format TV display. The creativity in this world is wondrous and inspiring. Artcast exists to support that artistic landscape, by empowering Artists and broadening the ability for people around the world to experience and enjoy their artwork. We want to create more opportunities for Artists to support themselves through their talents, and more opportunities for people to engage with artists around the world. We are grateful you've joined us in this effort. Your subscription is processed completely through Apple — we do not collect or store any of your personal information. Please review our Privacy Policy at https://artcast.tv/privacy-policy and Terms of Use at https://artcast.tv/terms-of-use/ to learn more.
Christmas Plus
Stream over 1,000 Christmas movies, from new blockbusters to cherished classics, perfect for family viewing. Enjoy content 24/7 throughout the holiday season, with new films added weekly.
- Over 1,000 Christmas movies
- New movies added weekly
- Family-friendly content
- 24/7 holiday streaming
- Blockbuster and classic films
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Welcome to the World’s largest Christmas streaming service! Make Santa's nice list and watch your favorite new and cherished Christmas blockbuster films. Cozy up on the couch and catch over 1,000 hit Christmas from today and yesterday, perfect for the whole family. Featuring the world's brightest movie stars and of course Santa, Mrs. Clause, Elfs, Reindeer, and more. New movies are added to the lineup every week, counting down to the big day! Seasons Streamings 24/7 all Holiday long! Privacy Policy: https://www.ott.studio/privacypolicy Terms of Service: https://www.ott.studio/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Christmas Plus at none against Artcast's 6. Christmas Plus also leads on rating (4.1 vs 3.7) and review sentiment (63% vs 39%). Artcast's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (31 vs 10). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Artcast sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Christmas Plus asks for nothing beyond the download.
Christmas Plus holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 31 and 10 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 39% of Artcast's written reviews are positive against 63% of Christmas Plus's.
Artcast ships an update every 2 weeks, Christmas Plus every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Artcast | Christmas Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (31 ratings) | 4.1 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 38.9% of reviews | 62.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 31 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 76 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Ambience Visuals LLC | OTT Studio LLC |
Customer experience
Artcast
Christmas Plus
In-app purchases
Artcast
- Gallery Pass (1 Month)$4.991 Month
- Gallery Pass (Annual)$49.991 Year
- Gallery Rental2 variants$0.99
- Gallery Rental2 variants$1.99
Christmas Plus
No in-app purchases









