ARV vs Shadow
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ARV
Connect with art enthusiasts worldwide. Explore over 100 global museums, discuss favorite artworks in live chats, and build your profile by collecting discussions. Dive into the art world with like-minded individuals.
- Discover art from global museums
- Connect with art enthusiasts
- Join live artwork discussions
- Manage user profile
- Collect favorite discussions
- Explore 100+ museum locations
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ARV [ ARV | ART RENDEZ-VOUZ ] is an art friending app. Discover art from world-leading museums and make friends through a shared interest in art. Choose the Gallery Look for the art space you want to visit. Over 100 locations all over the world. Choose the Artwork Choose the artwork you like and want to discuss. Join the Chat Join the live chat and meet people from all around, who share the same passion as you do. Manage your profile, Collect your favorite discussion and dive into the art world with friends today!
Shadow
A community-based social platform for real-time geolocated networking. Discover exclusive events and opportunities in major cities worldwide. Connect with a highly engaged member base.
- Community-based social platform
- Geolocated networking
- Exclusive event discovery
- Real-time opportunities
- Major city coverage
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Shadow is a selective, community-based, social platform that provides geolocated networking for a highly connected member base. Join our platform to see exclusive events and opportunities in real-time, across major cities around the world including LA, NYC, Miami, London and more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Shadow at 41 against ARV's 2. Shadow also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for ARV against 4.9 for Shadow. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shadow has 41 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ARV | Shadow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.9 (41 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 41 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 74 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Maria Meshcherskaya | Shadow Tech Incorporated |
Customer experience
ARV
Shadow
In-app purchases
ARV
No in-app purchases
Shadow
No in-app purchases
