Comparison

apollo art vs subflow

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

Head to head
About

apollo art

Transform any room into a digital art gallery by streaming custom playlists of world-renowned art to your smart TV. Easily create and display your favorite pieces on any smart-enabled television.

Highlights
  • Create custom art playlists
  • Stream to smart TVs
  • Transform rooms into digital galleries
  • Display world-renowned art
  • Simple to use interface
Features
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Apollo is a simple to use app that allows you to create custom playlists from your favorite world-renowned artists. Playlists can be instantly displayed on any smart-enabled TV in your home or office transforming any room into a digital gallery.

About

subflow

Create dynamic music visualizations for any setting. Control modes, speed, and beat patterns with intuitive screen gestures. Advanced users can leverage UDP and OS2L for complex control with DJ software.

Highlights
  • Gesture-based control for modes, speed, and beats
  • Beat pattern customization
  • UDP command sequencing
  • OS2L integration with DJ software
  • Color customization via long press
Features
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Crisp visualizations for your music stage or living room. Tap left or right edge of screen to change modes. Vertical swipes change speed. Tap the upper half of the screen several times to set a beat pattern. Tap the lower half to cancel or to add single beats. Horizontal swipes fine-tune the beat alignment. Long press will change color. You can also send more complex command sequences over UDP, and you can control via OS2L using most DJ software. See http://subflow.org/

Screenshots

apollo art4 screens
subflow2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: subflow at none against apollo art's 1. subflow also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 weeks). apollo art's advantage is iOS requirement (13.4 vs 16.6). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. apollo art sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $59.99 per month. subflow asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for apollo art against 4.3 for subflow. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 28 and 17 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 67% and 67% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

apollo art ships an update every 2 weeks, subflow every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
apollo art versus subflow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterapollo artsubflow
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (28 ratings) — better4.3 (17 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings28 — better17
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, Apple TV
Requires iOS13.4 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB3 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperCI digital LLCEllo Skelling Productions

Customer experience

apollo art

All ratings28 ratings
Positive82.1%
Neutral3.6%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

subflow

All ratings17 ratings
Positive82.4%
Neutral5.9%
Negative11.8%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

apollo art

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Access7 Days trial$59.991 Month
None

subflow

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is apollo art free?
apollo art is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is subflow free?
subflow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, apollo art or subflow?
apollo art is rated higher. apollo art averages 4.4 out of 5 from 28 ratings, while subflow averages 4.3 from 17 ratings.
Do apollo art or subflow have ads?
Neither apollo art nor subflow shows ads.
Which is updated more often, apollo art or subflow?
apollo art ships an update every 2 weeks, and subflow every 6 days. Most recently, apollo art was updated on June 1, 2026 and subflow on September 9, 2026.

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