4th Wall vs ASTE ART+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
4th Wall
Experience public art in augmented reality. Discover curated AR exhibitions at significant locations or place 3D artworks in your own environment. Engage with art that activates historical sites and inspires dialogue.
- Augmented reality public art exhibitions
- Site-specific AR artworks
- Place 3D dimensional drawings
- Record and share AR creations
- Explore historically significant sites
- Sound integration for artworks
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4th Wall is a free, augmented reality (AR) public art platform exploring inclusive creative expression. “Coordinates” hosts an ongoing series of curated, collaborative, site specific, public AR art exhibitions. Users are invited to be physically present at specific locations to experience AR artworks in situ. When users select the Coordinates feature, based on their location, they will be directed toward artworks – translated into AR-- created by artists that activate the historically, politically or culturally significant sites they have chosen. “Coordinates” aims to inspire thoughtful dialogue and expand our understanding of public art. By pressing the AR Artworks button, users can view, explore and place Nancy Baker Cahill’s dimensional drawings in the environment of their choice. Drawings can be rotated, scaled, placed and recorded by user. What’s New - A more streamlined experience for the user, with the removal of the hologram, studio experience and Desert X exhibition buttons and an expansion of the curated and site-specific “Coordinates” AR public art exhibitions platform. - Artworks may include sound so make sure to check for the new orange sound button at the top of the menu when observing an artwork on site. - The “Refresh” button updates the nearest artwork depending on the user’s location. - The “About” button directs users to the home page for 4thwallapp.org. Users can re-enter the app by tapping the text, “4th Wall” at the upper left hand corner of their screens. 4th Wall App is available on iPhone 6s iOS11 or above. Founding artist and Creative Director: Nancy Baker Cahill App Developer: Drive Studios ©nancybakercahill2019
ASTE ART+
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ART+ is an augmented reality art app that allows users to experience location-based AR works using their smartphones or tablets. Visit the website (https://artplus.app/) to see all artwork locations. New media, sound and visual artworks can be viewed and listened to from a distance and explored up close, you can walk around them and even enter some of them. ART+ will ask for permission to use Camera and Location (GPS). It is needed for the augmented reality functionality. The app will not take pictures, save or transfer data automatically. In case you don’t want to permit access, you can also see all the artworks on the website without AR: https://artplus.app/ We recommend using headphones to enjoy artworks with sound.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: 4th Wall at every 11 days against ASTE ART+'s every 2 months. ASTE ART+'s advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
4th Wall ships an update every 11 days, ASTE ART+ every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 5, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 4th Wall | ASTE ART+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (42 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 42 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 298 MB | 100 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nancy Baker Cahill Studio, Inc | Patrick Borgeat |
In-app purchases
4th Wall
No in-app purchases
ASTE ART+
No in-app purchases









