MANA vs NOWNESS 现在
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MANA
Discover high-definition videos of cutting-edge new media and tech art from global creators. Explore diverse categories like VR, AR, and interactive design, and share inspiring works with friends.
- High-definition art videos
- New media and tech art focus
- 10 art categories
- VR, AR, interactive design
- Share to social media
- Daily new content
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APP Store内容提要： MANA是一个聚焦新媒体艺术/科技艺术的分享平台，汇聚了全球来自艺术、科技、设计等领域跨界融合创作的高清作品视频。MANA定期为你推送最优秀的艺术家和作品视频。 · 每日都有最新作品视频 · 包含装置、Mapping、VR、AR、交互设计等10个分类，让你充分了解新媒体艺术 · 分享视频至微信和微博，和朋友们一起开脑洞 · 聚集全世界最有想象力的艺术创作者 如有任何建议或合作意向，你还可以在这里找到我们： · 微信公众号：mediaart · 新浪微博：MANA新媒体艺术 · 官方邮箱：info@manamana.net
NOWNESS 现在
Discover a world of creative living through short films. Explore unique narratives in design, fashion, culture, music, and more, all presented with distinctive aesthetics to inspire your daily life.
- Curated short films
- Focus on unique creativity
- Content across design, fashion, culture, music, food, architecture, travel
- Distinctive aesthetic presentation
- Inspires daily life
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Nowness 介绍文字 NOWNESS ——全球领先的创意生活短片平台。 我们是动态的文化， 注重发掘叙事中的独特创意，拥抱日常点滴中的新奇与不凡。 内容囊括设计、时尚、人文、音乐、美食、建筑、旅行等热点， 以独特的审美情趣和呈现方式， 为你提供极富新意的顶尖原创， 激发日常生活中的灵感与思考。
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: NOWNESS 现在 at 46% against MANA's 0%. NOWNESS 现在 also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). MANA's advantage is ratings volume (33 vs 3) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
NOWNESS 现在 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MANA has 33 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of MANA's written reviews are positive against 46% of NOWNESS 现在's.
MANA ships an update monthly, NOWNESS 现在 every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MANA | NOWNESS 现在 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (33 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 45.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 33 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 109 MB | 107 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shanghai Mana Networking Technologies Co., Ltd. | Modern Mobile Digital Media Company Limited |
Customer experience
MANA
NOWNESS 现在
In-app purchases
MANA
No in-app purchases
NOWNESS 现在
No in-app purchases
