Comparison

Back Yard Preview vs Curatle

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

Head to head
About

Back Yard Preview

Preview fireworks from your device before purchasing. Scan products in-store to watch high-definition demonstration videos. Save your favorites and share them with friends.

Highlights
  • In-store product scanning
  • High-definition video previews
  • Save favorite videos
  • Share videos with friends
  • Anytime preview access
Features
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The World-Class Fireworks Back Yard Preview app lets you preview your favorite fireworks from your screen before you buy – any time you want. Just scan a World-Class fireworks product in any store that carries them and a hi-def product demonstration video will play. You can even save videos as favorites for later or share with friends!

About

Curatle

Create, visualize, and share product collections with AI-powered search. Discover trending builds, compare prices, and find inspiration for outfits, PCs, or room setups. Join a community of users building and exploring curated product lists.

Highlights
  • Discover product collections
  • Build visual collections
  • AI-powered search
  • Compare prices
  • Share collections
  • Explore trending builds
Features
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Curatle helps you discover, build, visualize, and share curated product collections. Whether you're assembling the perfect outfit, custom PC, or room setup, Curatle makes it easy to find the best collections and personalize them. Use AI-powered search to quickly discover the best products across multiple stores. Build beautiful visual collections and share them with friends or the Curatle community. Explore trending builds for inspiration and easily compare prices to get the best value. Join thousands of users building and discovering amazing product collections on Curatle.

Screenshots

Back Yard Preview4 screens
Curatle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Curatle at 5.0 against Back Yard Preview's 2.8. Curatle also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months). Back Yard Preview's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Curatle holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Back Yard Preview has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Back Yard Preview ships an update every 4 months, Curatle fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Back Yard Preview versus Curatle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBack Yard PreviewCuratle
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (5 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.415.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWorld Class FireworksTrendUp AI, Inc.

Customer experience

Back Yard Preview

All ratings5 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%

Curatle

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Back Yard Preview

No in-app purchases

None

Curatle

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Back Yard Preview free?
Back Yard Preview is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Curatle free?
Curatle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Back Yard Preview or Curatle?
Curatle is rated higher. Back Yard Preview averages 2.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Curatle averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Back Yard Preview or Curatle have ads?
Neither Back Yard Preview nor Curatle shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Back Yard Preview or Curatle?
Back Yard Preview ships an update every 4 months, and Curatle fortnightly. Most recently, Back Yard Preview was updated on October 3, 2026 and Curatle on October 11, 2026.

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