Meural vs apollo art
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Meural
Instantly share and experience photos from your phone on a connected frame. Invite loved ones to contribute their pictures and automatically display smartphone albums. Explore a vast library of iconic art and manage your personal memories.
- Share photos instantly
- Invite family to share
- Display smartphone albums
- Remote frame control
- Explore 30,000+ artworks
- Manage photo library
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The Meural app lets you instantly share and experience your beautiful photos from your phone to your Meural, from anywhere. Stay connected with loved ones by inviting family and friends to share photos right to your frame. Use the Meural app to: - Display and share your favorite photos on your frame - Invite the family to share their photos to your Meural - Automatically display your smartphone albums on your Meural - Remotely control your Meural settings - Set up and connect your Meural to WiFi - Explore over 30,000 iconic and exclusive works of art - Manage your photos and curate your favorite memories
apollo art
Transform any room into a digital art gallery by streaming custom playlists of world-renowned art to your smart TV. Easily create and display your favorite pieces on any smart-enabled television.
- Create custom art playlists
- Stream to smart TVs
- Transform rooms into digital galleries
- Display world-renowned art
- Simple to use interface
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Apollo is a simple to use app that allows you to create custom playlists from your favorite world-renowned artists. Playlists can be instantly displayed on any smart-enabled TV in your home or office transforming any room into a digital gallery.
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Verdict
Meural and apollo art both sit at 4.3 stars, but that hides the real split: 67% of apollo art's written reviews are positive against 24% of Meural's. apollo art also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). Meural's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (3.7K vs 28). On price, rating, ads and device support 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. apollo art sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $59.99 per month. Meural asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Meural against 4.4 for apollo art. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Meural has 3.7K ratings behind it against 28, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 24% of Meural's written reviews are positive against 67% of apollo art's.
Meural ships an update every 5 weeks, apollo art every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Meural | apollo art |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (3.7K ratings) | 4.4 (28 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 23.6% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3.7K — better | 28 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.1 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 160 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | NETGEAR | CI digital LLC |
Customer experience
Meural
apollo art
Bugs and requests
Meural
Reported bugs
4 issues- App freezes and crashes when trying to upload photos
- Inability to log in or sync with canvas device
- Scheduled playlists and sleep/wake times not working reliably
- Incompatibility issues with newer iOS versions
Requested features
4 requests- Add ability to sort and search photo albums
- Improve photo upload and management functionality
- Provide more granular control over brightness and settings
- Integrate with smart home platforms like Google Home
apollo art
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Meural
No in-app purchases
apollo art
- Premium Access7 Days trial$59.991 Month
