Comparison

Artcast vs BassMap

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

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BassMap

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BassMap turns your home theater into an acoustic masterpiece. Walk around with your iPhone and build a spatial heatmap that reveals bass peaks, nulls, standing waves, and dead zones. Move your subwoofer. Change your listening position. Adjust EQ or crossover settings. Measure again and compare. Use BassMap to optimize your setup, dial in subwoofer placement, find ideal listening spots, and see exactly how acoustic panels, bass traps, or room layout changes impact your audio performance. **With BassMap you can:** * Locate acoustic dead zones so you know exactly where low end disappears * Find the ideal sub placement through real-time trial and comparison * Dial in your primary listening seat for the flattest frequency response * Verify acoustic treatment to see if your bass traps are actually working * Inspect specific problem frequencies to target annoying room resonances * Track setup iterations with side-by-side visual measurement overlays * Optimize receiver settings by testing different EQ and crossover points Perfect for home theaters, stereo systems, audiophiles, and anyone who wants better bass without guessing. Designed for stereo setups, multi-channel surround, audiophiles, and anyone seeking balanced bass response. **Scan your space. Test your placement. Hear the difference.**

Screenshots

Artcast4 screens
BassMap4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Artcast at Free against BassMap's $4.99. Artcast also leads on device support (3 vs 1). BassMap's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Artcast is free to download; BassMap costs $4.99 up front. Artcast sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. BassMap asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Artcast ships an update every 2 weeks, BassMap every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Artcast versus BassMap: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArtcastBassMap
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating3.7 (31 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews38.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings31 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank—#180 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TV — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAmbience Visuals LLCExpoWizard

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Artcast

Subscriptions2
  • Gallery Pass (1 Month)$4.991 Month
  • Gallery Pass (Annual)$49.991 Year
One-time2
  • Gallery Rental2 variants$0.99
  • Gallery Rental2 variants$1.99
None

BassMap

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Artcast free?
Artcast is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BassMap free?
BassMap costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Artcast or BassMap have ads?
Artcast shows ads; BassMap does not.
Which is updated more often, Artcast or BassMap?
Artcast ships an update every 2 weeks, and BassMap every 3 days. Most recently, Artcast was updated on October 26, 2026 and BassMap on October 25, 2026.

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