Comparison

GettyGuide vs Student App

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Student App

Manage all your lessons on a dedicated platform. Communicate directly with your coach, receive important notifications, and easily track your academic progress. Access support resources conveniently within the app.

Highlights
  • Lesson management
  • Coach communication
  • Message notifications
  • Progress tracking
  • Support resources access
Features
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Student App keeps your lessons in one place. Use it whether you booked on TeachMe.To or through your coach's CoachGrow site. Message your coach, get notified about new messages, schedule and manage upcoming lessons, use your prepaid lessons, track your progress, and get help from support.

Screenshots

GettyGuide4 screens
Student App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Student App at 4.7 against GettyGuide's 4.2. Student App also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (2.3K vs 43). GettyGuide's advantage is review sentiment (50% vs 36%) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.1). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Student App holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Student App has 2.3K ratings behind it against 43, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of GettyGuide's written reviews are positive against 36% of Student App's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GettyGuide ships an update every 2 months, Student App every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
GettyGuide versus Student App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGettyGuideStudent App
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (43 ratings)4.7 (2.3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better35.6% of reviews
Number of ratings432.3K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.4 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB142 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperJ. Paul Getty TrustTeachMe.To

Customer experience

GettyGuide

All ratings43 ratings
Positive76.7%
Neutral9.3%
Negative14.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral16.7%
Negative33.3%

Student App

All ratings2,320 ratings
Positive92.5%
Neutral0.9%
Negative6.6%
Written reviews174 reviews
Positive35.6%
Neutral1.1%
Negative63.2%

Bugs and requests

GettyGuide

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Student App

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Login screen freezes
  • Incompatible with older devices

Requested features

2 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Advanced analytics dashboard

In-app purchases

None

GettyGuide

No in-app purchases

None

Student App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GettyGuide free?
GettyGuide is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Student App free?
Student App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, GettyGuide or Student App?
Student App is rated higher. GettyGuide averages 4.2 out of 5 from 43 ratings, while Student App averages 4.7 from 2.3K ratings.
Do GettyGuide or Student App have ads?
Neither GettyGuide nor Student App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GettyGuide or Student App?
GettyGuide ships an update every 2 months, and Student App every 5 days. Most recently, GettyGuide was updated on October 20, 2026 and Student App on October 24, 2026.

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