Comparison

CatalogIt vs ARTERNAL Mobile

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

Head to head
About

CatalogIt

This platform helps individuals and organizations catalog, manage, and share the stories of their collections. It offers museum-level functionality with an intuitive interface, supporting unlimited photos, custom reports, and multi-user collaboration across devices.

Highlights
  • Professional classification system
  • Intuitive visual cataloging
  • Unlimited photo uploads
  • Customizable printing and reporting
  • Multi-user collaboration
  • Cross-device accessibility
Features
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Imagine Loving Your Collections More! CatalogIt is a powerful, collaborative, and intuitive software platform for all types of collectors and collections. CatalogIt empowers collectors and organizations to bring to life the story of things through the histories, creative processes, relationships, and destinies of objects and collections. Powerful enough for museum professionals, complete with numerous authoritative classifications to delight private collectors, and thoughtfully designed to be user-friendly and approachable for volunteers, docents, or family. BENEFITS: • Increase the intrinsic value of your objects • Capture their meaning, context, and connections • Preserve and share the stories of things for generations WHY CATALOGIT? • Easy & intuitive • Visual and photo-centric • Museum-level functionality • Secure and private • Multi-user for team/family use • Any device (mobile & desktop) • No hidden charges or ads ACCOUNT TYPES: • Private and Family Collectors • Museums & Historical Societies • Corporate Collections/Archives • Conservation Professionals COMPELLING FEATURES: PROFESSIONAL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM • Precise, authoritative classification prompts • Complete plain English fields for quick, thorough data entry • Profiles (e.g. people, places, etc.) track commonalities & link objects • Easily create and enforce controlled vocabularies ACCESSIBLE & USER-FRIENDLY • Visual catalog is easier to manage than alpha-numeric lists • Available on any device; mobile and desktop • Cloud back-up and syncing helps prevent catastrophic data loss • Multiple users & permission levels to control information access • Users can work independently and teams can collaborate in real-time UNLIMITED PHOTOS • Unlimited photo uploads enable detailed visual documentation • Original photos stored and never altered or compressed • The high-quality camera in your phone or tablet makes it easy to add images PRINTING & REPORTING • Print custom and pre-formatted reports (insurance, valuation, condition, etc) • Quickly create labels and QR codes • Import/Export Excel and CSV files to share and analyze collection data Protect your institution’s collections, your family’s heirlooms, and your treasured personal possessions. Document, preserve and tell the stories of your things! ACCOLADES: CatalogIt users include museum professionals, volunteers and docents, private collectors, other collecting institutions, corporate and organizational collections, exhibiting not-for-profits, and professional conservators. Here are some CatalogIt subscriber comments: “I love the fact that I always have my complete collection with me at all times through my iPhone- I can log in any time to view or edit, or to show items to my fellow collectors.” - Private collector “I LOVE YOUR PRODUCT. My grandfather was an artist. CatalogIt is the perfect system to track pieces scattered throughout the family” - Private collector “We have been using CatalogIt for over a year and love it… much easier to use than our previous program, [competitor name withheld], and gives us more flexibility. Check it out. You will love it and be thankful you did.” - Museum Registrar “The fact you can use a smartphone to create a record is great” - Volunteer museum registrar “CatalogIt has made a world of difference in documenting the conservation process for our clients and providing accessible records to our staff. I highly recommend it!” - Professional art conservator

About

ARTERNAL Mobile

Streamline client communication with personalized emails and track engagement. Manage your artwork inventory and client interactions across multiple messaging platforms. Features a card scanner for easy contact saving.

Highlights
  • Bespoke email campaigns
  • Client list filtering
  • Email and text engagement tracking
  • Artwork inventory access
  • Cross-platform messaging tracking
  • Integrated card scanner
Features
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Send bespoke emails to clients quickly and at scale including a personalized preview page. Create specialized lists filtered by interest, location, and more! Track email and text engagement: opens, clicks and shares to inform your follow up strategy and manage time efficiently. Access your entire artwork inventory whether you are in the gallery, on the go or at the art fair. Effectively track communication across all messaging including email, text, iMessage, WhatsApp, & WeChat. Integrated card scanner to automatically save new client information.

Screenshots

CatalogIt4 screens
ARTERNAL Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ARTERNAL Mobile at 4.5 against CatalogIt's 3.7. ARTERNAL Mobile also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months). CatalogIt's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and ratings volume (35 vs 10). On price, ads and 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

Both are free to download. CatalogIt sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. ARTERNAL Mobile asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ARTERNAL Mobile holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 35 and 10 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CatalogIt ships an update every 2 months, ARTERNAL Mobile every 10 days. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
CatalogIt versus ARTERNAL Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCatalogItARTERNAL Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (35 ratings)4.5 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings35 — better10
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIt Unlimited, LLCARTLOCAL (US) INC.

Customer experience

CatalogIt

All ratings35 ratings
Positive62.9%
Neutral5.7%
Negative31.4%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral8.3%
Negative41.7%

ARTERNAL Mobile

All ratings10 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

CatalogIt

Subscriptions6
  • Personal Small Monthly$14.991 Month
  • Personal Medium Monthly$21.991 Month
  • Personal Large Monthly$29.991 Month
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  • Personal Small Annual$149.991 Year
  • Personal Medium Annual$219.991 Year
  • Personal Large Annual$299.991 Year
None

ARTERNAL Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CatalogIt free?
CatalogIt is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ARTERNAL Mobile free?
ARTERNAL Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CatalogIt or ARTERNAL Mobile?
ARTERNAL Mobile is rated higher. CatalogIt averages 3.7 out of 5 from 35 ratings, while ARTERNAL Mobile averages 4.5 from 10 ratings.
Do CatalogIt or ARTERNAL Mobile have ads?
Neither CatalogIt nor ARTERNAL Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CatalogIt or ARTERNAL Mobile?
CatalogIt ships an update every 2 months, and ARTERNAL Mobile every 10 days. Most recently, CatalogIt was updated on November 2, 2026 and ARTERNAL Mobile on November 2, 2026.

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