Hamburger Kunsthalle vs contextAR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hamburger Kunsthalle
Enhance your museum visit with comprehensive information, including audio tours of collections and special exhibitions. Explore the museum's offerings, background details, and practical visitor information like opening times and directions.
- Audio tours of collections
- Audio tours of special exhibitions
- 360° virtual tour
- Augmented Reality features
- Exhibition information
- Visitor practical information
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All information for your visit, audio tours through the collection and through special exhibitions, background information on the museum, the exhibitions and the program. Features: • Audio tours of the collection and special exhibitions • 360 ° tour • Augmented Reality: Makart’s WHO IS WHO • Information on current and upcoming exhibitions • Opening times, offers, prices, directions
contextAR
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contextAR enhances exhibitions with digital content directly at the exhibit. With augmented reality, relevant multimedia information becomes visible on your smartphone or tablet. Simply scan the exhibit, and the content appears right there in the museum. Dive deeper contextAR makes visible what no label can show. Discover how a historical object originally looked — reconstructed as a 3D model in augmented reality. Listen to eyewitnesses or experts speaking about what you are looking at. Explore connections, stories, and details that turn a museum visit into a truly engaging experience. Multimedia and intuitive With augmented reality, audio commentary, image galleries, quizzes, videos, and interactive avatars appear directly at the object — intuitive to use and seamlessly integrated into your visit. In your language All content is available in multiple languages — ideal for international visitors and for anyone who prefers to explore in their native language.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: contextAR at every 5 days against Hamburger Kunsthalle's every 2 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Hamburger Kunsthalle ships an update every 2 months, contextAR every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hamburger Kunsthalle | contextAR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (162 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 38.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 162 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 129 MB | 189 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hamburger Kunsthalle Stiftung öffentlichen Rechts | Weltlabor GbR |
In-app purchases
Hamburger Kunsthalle
No in-app purchases
contextAR
No in-app purchases
Questions
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