SCA Open Studio Tour vs Hotline Events
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SCA Open Studio Tour
Discover local artists and their studios with this app. Browse artist profiles, get directions to studios, and save your favorites for an easy tour experience. Explore art and connect with creators in the South Coast Region.
- Browse artists by tour or location
- View artist profiles and work
- Favorite studios to visit
- Get directions to studios
- Share and comment on studios
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View the artists on the tour with the app & easily navigate to the artist’s studios. July 16-17 and August 20-21, 2022 in Dartmouth & Westport MA and Little Compton & Tiverton RI. Overview The South Coast Artists Open Studio Tour runs annually on the third weekend of July and August on the South Coast Region of Rhode Island and Massachusetts. The SCA Mobile App is an electronic version of our printed brochure map, giving visitors to our studios a new way to explore the tour. With a maximum of 75 artists on the tour, Sponsor galleries and our Sponsors- there is something for everyone to see. Many of our artists demonstrate their process during the tour, giving you a glimpse into the lives of working artists and a chance to see how the work is created. App Features • Organized into Different ‘Tours’: All Artists, July Artists, August Artists, Tiverton Artists, Little Compton Artists, Westport Artists, Dartmouth Artists and supporting Galleries. • View all of the artists on the tour, descriptions of their work, additional photos of their work & studio, and links to their websites & contact information. • Ability ‘Favorite’ Studios (much like circling your favorite on the map) this allows you to quickly remember the studios you wish to visit. • Get Directions to studios without having to enter in an address. • Like/Share studios directly to Facebook. Comment on your experience. Who We Are The South Coast Artists, Inc. is a federally approved 501 (c) (3) non-profit corporation encouraging and fostering artistic growth and recognition among Massachusetts and Rhode Island Artists. Through its programming, SCA gives access to the work of visual artists living and working in the townships of Tiverton and Little Compton, RI & Dartmouth and Westport, MA by producing annual open studio tours and related events in the South Coast Region of RI & MA. We provide opportunities to view art made within the community; to interact with local artists; and to have access to artists’ creative working environments; encouraging greater appreciation and participation in the arts throughout the community. This exposure both educates the community and raises awareness of the diverse artistic experience available in the South Coast Region of RI & MA. Our Vibrant South Coast Artists’ Community Most studio and gallery locations offer regular hours and personal visits by appointment. You can view the artist profiles all year to contact them for future visits.
Hotline Events
Discover local happenings across Rhode Island with a personalized feed or calendar view. Find concerts, food events, markets, and more, all tailored to your interests and location. Save events, add them to your calendar, and share with friends.
- Personalized event feed
- Calendar-based event exploration
- Search events by interest and organizer
- Filter by location, cost, and category
- Save and manage future events
- Add events to phone calendar
- Share events with friends
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Hotline makes it easier to find out what is happening across Rhode Island. Browse a personalized feed shaped by your interests and location, or pick a date in the calendar-first Explore view to see what is happening that day. Hotline brings concerts, food pop-ups, farmers markets, art shows, comedy, family events, outdoor activities, wellness, classes, community events, and more into one useful place. With Hotline you can: - Browse your feed of local events - Explore events by day with a full calendar - Search events, organizers, series, and interests across RI - Filter by location, cost, category, and audience - Save and browse your future events - Add events you choose to your phone calendar - Share events with friends - Get useful notifications about saved events and strong matches Hotline is independently built and run in Providence for the whole state.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: SCA Open Studio Tour at none against Hotline Events's shown. SCA Open Studio Tour also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and ratings volume (7 vs 1). Hotline Events's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 7 months). On price, rating, review sentiment and in-app purchases 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 — 4.9 for SCA Open Studio Tour against 5.0 for Hotline Events. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SCA Open Studio Tour has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
SCA Open Studio Tour ships an update every 7 months, Hotline Events every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SCA Open Studio Tour | Hotline Events |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 141 MB | 80 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | STQRY Limited | William Lupo |
Customer experience
SCA Open Studio Tour
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In-app purchases
SCA Open Studio Tour
No in-app purchases
Hotline Events
No in-app purchases
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