UW vs Talking Tintypes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
UW
This app helps students engage with campus life. Discover and join student organizations, find volunteer roles, and stay updated on campus events. It also allows for networking and setting event reminders.
- Join student organizations
- Browse and RSVP to events
- Find volunteer opportunities
- Set event reminders
- Read and share campus news
- Network with students
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Download the UW-Stout CONNECT app to get involved across campus. Search and join student organizations, browse and RSVP to upcoming events, find volunteer opportunities, set reminders, read and share news, and network with other students. UW-Stout credentials are required to login.
Talking Tintypes
Experience augmented reality with historical photographs. Scan images from a special collection to bring them to life, restoring voice to still images using a blend of old and new technologies.
- Scan photographs to activate AR content
- Augmented photographic experience
- Restores voice to still images
- Uses 19th and 21st century technologies
- Access limited content via artist's website
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Talking Tintypes is an augmented photographic experience created by Diné photographer, Will Wilson. Using the app, scan any photograph from the Talking Tintypes collection to activate the photograph. To activate the augmented reality (AR) content, you must be in a location where the Talking Tintypes collection is being exhibited (e.g. museum, gallery). You may also access limited content by visiting the artist's website: http://willwilson.photoshelter.com and selecting the "Talking Tintypes" collection. Talking Tintypes is a collaboration between Will Wilson, indigenous artists and leaders, and a broader public. The project strives to restore voice to the still image. It employs 19th and 21st century technologies, creating space for agency between the archive and the repertoire, and in so doing, disrupting the archive's discursive authority. To use: -Open the app and click on "Begin" -Scan any photograph from the Talking Tintypes Collection (willwilson.photoshelter.com) -Watch on your phone as the Talking Tintype is activated Permissions note: -Camera: Needed to scan for images
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Talking Tintypes at 100% against UW's 0%. Talking Tintypes also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.1). UW's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 21 months) and ratings volume (151 vs 4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Talking Tintypes holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: UW has 151 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of UW's written reviews are positive against 100% of Talking Tintypes's.
UW ships an update every 3 weeks, Talking Tintypes every 21 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | UW | Talking Tintypes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (151 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 151 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 21 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.4 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 76 MB | 151 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Novalsys, Inc | Digital Ant Media, LLC |
Customer experience
UW
Talking Tintypes
In-app purchases
UW
No in-app purchases
Talking Tintypes
No in-app purchases
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