Comparison

Art Collection vs Always Art

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Document art collections
  • Track artwork ownership
  • Learn about artists
  • Auction results database
  • Export artwork details as PDF
  • Artist biographies and news
Features
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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

About

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.

Highlights
  • Manage art collections
  • Track viewed artworks
  • Revisit artists and galleries
  • Plan art fair visits
  • Scan artworks and QR codes
  • Manage collector interest
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Art Collection4 screens
Always Art4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Art Collection versus Always Art: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArt CollectionAlways Art
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (76 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings76 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB11 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperArtCollection.io LLCAlwaysArt, LLC

Customer experience

Art Collection

All ratings76 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral2.6%
Negative22.4%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral5.6%
Negative61.1%

Always Art

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Art Collection

Subscriptions4
  • Premium - Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Pro - Monthly$24.991 Month
  • Premium - Yearly$99.991 Year
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  • Pro - Yearly$249.991 Year
None

Always Art

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Art Collection free?
Art Collection is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Always Art free?
Always Art is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Art Collection or Always Art?
Always Art is rated higher. Art Collection averages 4.0 out of 5 from 76 ratings, while Always Art averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do Art Collection or Always Art have ads?
Neither Art Collection nor Always Art shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Art Collection or Always Art?
Art Collection ships an update every 10 days, and Always Art every 2 months. Most recently, Art Collection was updated on November 2, 2026 and Always Art on November 3, 2026.

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