GettyGuide vs Heart Mountain AR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GettyGuide
Discover unique perspectives on art with audio tours and immersive experiences of exhibitions and outdoor spaces. Navigate Getty's locations, explore art with diverse commentary, and plan your visit with essential information.
- Thematic audio tours
- Explore art on-demand
- Mood Journeys for unique experiences
- Exhibition and event information
- Location-aware navigation map
- Dining and shopping details
- Multilingual audio content
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With Getty’s official app, you’ll discover unique perspectives on art and enjoy an immersive experience of exhibitions and outdoor spaces. Let GettyGuide® be your personal tour guide during your visit. Listen to original, thematic audio tours that offer intimate experiences of the Getty’s two locations, and of the can’t-miss art, with commentary from diverse voices. At the Getty Center, stroll the one-of-a-kind Central Garden while hearing from a museum curator, landscape architect, mindfulness expert, and gardeners about this ever-changing space. Or try Mood Journeys, a feature that allows visitors to navigate hand-picked destinations and activities, according to a feeling you’d like to explore. At the Getty Villa, be transported 2,000 years into the past to experience the sounds and stories of life in an ancient Roman country house. You’ll find all the information you need to plan your day at the Getty Center or Getty Villa, including events and exhibitions currently on view, and where to eat and shop. App features include: • Audio tours and playlists of exhibitions, art, architecture, and gardens • “Explore on your own” feature for on-demand audio about hundreds of works of art • “Mood Journeys” feature, to inspire visitors to experience Getty locations and works of art in a unique way, with short activities designed to explore moods or feelings • Exhibitions and events happening today • Location-aware map to navigate Getty sites • Dining and shopping information • List and map of where to eat and shop • 10 language options for key content in English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Mandarin Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Russian, and Brazilian Portuguese
Heart Mountain AR
Explore a significant historical site through augmented reality. This app brings the story of a World War II Japanese American confinement camp to life, offering an immersive educational experience for visitors.
- Augmented reality historical experience
- Educational content on WWII confinement
- Immersive visitor experience
- Interactive historical exploration
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The Heart Mountain AR app provides an augmented reality experience for visitors to the Heart Mountain National Historic Landmark. Heart Mountain was a World War II Japanese American Confinement site.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Heart Mountain AR at 100% against GettyGuide's 50%. Heart Mountain AR also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.2). GettyGuide's advantage is ratings volume (43 vs 14). On price, update cadence, 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.
Heart Mountain AR holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 43 and 14 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of GettyGuide's written reviews are positive against 100% of Heart Mountain AR's.
GettyGuide ships an update every 2 months, Heart Mountain AR every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GettyGuide | Heart Mountain AR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (43 ratings) | 4.7 (14 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 43 — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 360 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | J. Paul Getty Trust | jonathan amakawa |
Customer experience
GettyGuide
Heart Mountain AR
In-app purchases
GettyGuide
No in-app purchases
Heart Mountain AR
No in-app purchases
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