Altenew vs SD Fine Arts
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Altenew
Discover and purchase paper crafting supplies with ease. This app provides a streamlined mobile shopping experience, featuring express checkout and notifications for new products and special offers.
- Enhanced mobile shopping experience
- Express checkout
- Notifications for new products
- Flash sales and exclusive discounts
- Convenient mobile access
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Find your favorite paper crafting products quickly and effortlessly with the Altenew App! The Altenew App delivers the best of altenew.com to your mobile device. Download our app to start shopping with a simple click, and make sure you never miss a deal. Features: Shop at altenew.com and take us anywhere you go with an enhanced shopping experience and express checkout. Take advantage of special offers including flash sales and exclusive discounts, and receive notifications about exciting new products!
SD Fine Arts
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SD Fine Arts Your one-stop platform for premium art supplies & creative inspiration. Curated by SD Academia, we offer quality materials for artists, educators, and enthusiasts. Elevate your craft with the best!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Altenew at every 2 weeks against SD Fine Arts's every 2 months. SD Fine Arts's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price, ads 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.
Altenew ships an update every 2 weeks, SD Fine Arts every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Altenew | SD Fine Arts |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (863 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 78.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 863 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 86 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Altenew, LLC | SKILLX DESIGN PRIVATE LIMITED |
Bugs and requests
Altenew
Reported bugs
3 issues- Persistent red notification icon
- Incomplete product loading in categories
- Inability to add credit card automatically
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to view full website on app
- Improved search functionality
- Seamless integration between app and website
- Option to disable push notifications
- Better organization of past orders and wish lists
SD Fine Arts
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Altenew
No in-app purchases
SD Fine Arts
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Altenew free?
Is SD Fine Arts free?
Do Altenew or SD Fine Arts have ads?
Which is updated more often, Altenew or SD Fine Arts?
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