Art Collection vs Always Art
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Art Collection
Easily document, track, and learn about your art collection. Catalog artwork quickly with a user-friendly interface and access an auction results database for evaluations. Discover artist biographies and news to inform your collecting decisions.
- Document art collections
- Track artwork ownership
- Learn about artists
- Auction results database
- Export artwork details as PDF
- Artist biographies and news
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ArtCollection.io makes it easy to document, track, and learn more about your art collection. Our free app is perfect for private art collectors, dealers, and galleries with an intuitive, user-friendly interface and extensive resources. Catalog the artwork that you own in seconds and manage your collection with peace of mind. Our free auction results database is essential for accurate evaluations and you can export each piece as a detailed PDF for physical record keeping. Plus, ArtCollection.io includes a growing library of artist biographies, galleries, and news, so you can follow the artists you love and research the opportunity for new acquisitions. Download ArtCollection.io to start cataloging your collection today! For more information please visit the link https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202039 Privacy Policy: https://artcollection.io/privacy Terms of Use: https://artcollection.io/terms
Always Art
Manage your art collection and experiences on the go. Track viewed artworks, revisit artists and galleries, and plan visits to art fairs. Ideal for collectors and galleries to manage interest and relationships.
- Manage art collections
- Track viewed artworks
- Revisit artists and galleries
- Plan art fair visits
- Scan artworks and QR codes
- Manage collector interest
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Always Art is a mobile companion to the Always Art collection system, designed to keep your collection and art experiences with you wherever you go. It is part of shared digital infrastructure for the art world. View and manage artworks on the move, track what you have seen, and revisit works, artists, and galleries long after the moment passes. At art fairs, Always Art becomes a living record of your experience. Explore galleries, plan your visit, and keep track of the works that matter to you. Galleries, artists, and artworks are searchable in seconds. Scan artworks and QR codes on site to access details, save context and connections, and return to those works after the fair ends without screenshots, lost notes, or pressure in the moment. For collectors, the collection tab lets you carry your personal collection anywhere to support conversations, inquiries, and relationships. For galleries, the pipeline tab helps manage and track real collector interest before the fair, during the fair, and well after it ends. Private by default. Built for continuity. Designed to support how art actually lives over time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Always Art at 5.0 against Art Collection's 4.0. Always Art also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4). Art Collection's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (76 vs 6). On price and ads 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. Art Collection sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Always Art asks for nothing beyond the download.
Always Art holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Art Collection has 76 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Art Collection ships an update every 10 days, Always Art every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Art Collection | Always Art |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (76 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 76 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | ArtCollection.io LLC | AlwaysArt, LLC |
Customer experience
Art Collection
Always Art
In-app purchases
Art Collection
- Premium - Monthly$9.991 Month
- Pro - Monthly$24.991 Month
- Premium - Yearly$99.991 Year
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- Pro - Yearly$249.991 Year
Always Art
No in-app purchases









