Comparison

Second Canvas Himsel Museum vs Break Smart

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

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About

Second Canvas Himsel Museum

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~~~~~ Second Canvas apps have been featured App of the Day and App of the Year ~~~~ 'An innovative app that aims to change the way we appreciate art in the gallery, school and home.' – The Telegraph 'An innovative app that aims to change the way we appreciate art in the gallery, school and home.' – The Telegraph 'An extraordinary help to make art available to those who can not visit the exhibitions' – El País For smartphones and tablets, in English and Latvian. Second Canvas Himsel Museum app is a tool for exploring 6 museum masterpieces in super high-resolution like never before. It is accompanied by further images and descriptions of the objects and documents from the historic collections of the founder of the Baltic museum tradition, Nikolaus von Himsel. Discover. Interact. Learn from stories told by the Creative Museum experts. Choose your favorite detail and share it on social media. Created by Creative Museum and Madpixel, Second Canvas allows you to explore highlights of its Collection, with the best quality and resolution. Main features: • Super-zoom to explore the works in amazing detail, right down to the individual brushstrokes and craquelure, thanks to their gigapixel resolution. • Discover incredible details and the stories behind them from museum experts: characters, symbolism, technique, the artist's style, and more. • Share your own stories on social media, choosing which details you want to post in super-high resolution. • New resources like audio tours, videos, lectures, and so on, will gradually be added to make your experience truly unforgettable. • Available in English and Latvian. We hope you enjoy Second Canvas Himsel Museum. Tell us about your experience with the app and help us improve: support@secondcanvas.net More about Creative Museum www.creativemuseum.lv/en/news/himsel More about Second Canvas: www.secondcanvas.net

About

Break Smart

Learn the dynamic art of breaking dance step-by-step. Explore the history, listen to music, and watch legendary battles. Master over 50 moves, from toprock to powermoves, with detailed lessons and mistake analysis.

Highlights
  • Step-by-step breaking lessons
  • Over 50 dance moves
  • History of breaking
  • Breaking mixtapes
  • Legendary battle videos
  • Four training parts: Toprock, Footwork, Powermoves, Freezes
  • Mistake analysis and learning tips
Features
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BREAK SMART will help you learn Breaking - one of the most dynamic and spectacular styles of dancing. Breaking (also known in mass-media as Breakdance) was born in the beginning of the 70th in South Bronx and with time absorbed all cultural diversity of New-York of that period. With BREAK SMART you will enter the world of Breaking step by step. You will be able to learn the history of the moves, listen to Breaking mixtapes, and watch legendary videos and videos from world best battles. Step by step, you will learn over 50 moves, which will give you confidence of the dance floor and will let you participate in your first battles. If you have never tried Breaking before, then you will learn the very basics, which are fundamentally important for your further progress. If you already have experience, then you’ll be able to enrich your dancing vocabulary and take more complicated lessons with different variations and concepts of moves. Our Breaking school consists of four parts: TOPROCK FOOTWORK POWERMOVES FREEZES It also includes 10 courses, which will let you study gradually depending on your desires and experience. In each lesson you will find a short video showing the technique of the move, the description of the most common mistakes, which can happen during the studying; and you will also have tips, giving you the shortest way to learning the elements. Some lessons are absolutely free, so you can see how easy it is to study using them. 10% of the paid lessons will form the fund that will help the development of Breaking all over the world; so by buying any lesson or the entire course, you invest not only in yourself, but also in the whole culture of Breaking. We are glad to introduce you into the world of Hip-Hop and hope that you enjoy this app!

Screenshots

Second Canvas Himsel Museum4 screens
Break Smart4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Second Canvas Himsel Museum at none against Break Smart's 10. Second Canvas Himsel Museum also leads on device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.0). Break Smart's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 28 months). 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. Break Smart sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Second Canvas Himsel Museum asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Second Canvas Himsel Museum ships an update every 28 months, Break Smart every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Second Canvas Himsel Museum versus Break Smart: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSecond Canvas Himsel MuseumBreak Smart
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.6 (22 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—94.1% of reviews
Number of ratings—22 — better
Update frequencyEvery 28 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone
Requires iOS10.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB192 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperMadpixel (The Mad Pixel Factory)Aleksandr Senin

In-app purchases

None

Second Canvas Himsel Museum

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Break Smart

One-time10
  • Charlie Rock$0.99
  • Front step$0.99
  • Side crossover step$0.99
Show 7 more
  • Sweep$0.99
  • Windmill To 1990$0.99
  • Coin Drop$1.99
  • Flare$1.99
  • Windmill$1.99
  • Back to basics$7.99
  • All lessons & courses$24.99

Questions

Is Second Canvas Himsel Museum free?
Second Canvas Himsel Museum is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Break Smart free?
Break Smart is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Second Canvas Himsel Museum or Break Smart have ads?
Neither Second Canvas Himsel Museum nor Break Smart shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Second Canvas Himsel Museum or Break Smart?
Second Canvas Himsel Museum ships an update every 28 months, and Break Smart every 10 days. Most recently, Second Canvas Himsel Museum was updated on November 11, 2026 and Break Smart on November 3, 2026.

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