Preview vs Artshell platform
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Preview
This app helps art collectors document their discoveries. Easily photograph artworks and their labels to automatically map them to a vast database of artists and galleries. It serves as a digital memory for all the art you encounter.
- Capture artwork and labels
- Map art to artists and galleries
- Organize art discoveries
- Store art information
- Share art discoveries
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Preview is a camera app for collectors that makes it easier to capture, store, organize and share your art discoveries. Just snap an artwork and a label and the app maps the work according to over 100,000 artists, galleries and art fairs. We remember the art you've discovered so you don't have to.
Artshell platform
This platform offers comprehensive art management tools for galleries, collectors, artists, and archivists. The mobile app provides full archive access and offline functionality, extending the web platform's capabilities.
- Art archive management
- Collector portfolio tracking
- Artist portfolio management
- Archivist tools
- Mobile operability
- Offline access
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The complete platform for art management. Artshell is the all-in-one management software designed for art galleries, collectors, artists, and archivists. The mobile application extends the features of the web platform, enabling full access to the archive and mobile operability, even without an internet connection.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Preview at 100% against Artshell platform's 0%. Preview also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.0) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). 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.
Preview holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Preview's written reviews are positive against 0% of Artshell platform's.
Preview ships an update weekly, Artshell platform every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Preview | Artshell platform |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Preview Group Ltd | Artshell S.r.l |
Customer experience
Preview
Artshell platform
In-app purchases
Preview
No in-app purchases
Artshell platform
No in-app purchases
Questions
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