Artsonia vs Read
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Artsonia
Create and share digital art portfolios for students. Teachers can manage student rosters and projects, while parents can archive their child's creations and order keepsakes. Students can upload their artwork directly.
- Student digital art portfolios
- Upload artwork photos
- Online school art galleries
- Manage student rosters
- Order keepsakes with artwork
- Family comments on art
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Artsonia is the world's largest collection of student digital art portfolios, showcasing millions of student artworks through our website (www.artsonia.com) and app. TEACHERS: This app enables teachers and students to take photos of their artwork projects and upload them to an online school art gallery on Artsonia.com. Teachers can also manage their student roster and school projects. Join the thousands of art teachers using our free educational service today! PARENTS: No more worrying about throwing away your child's masterpieces! Publish those precious memories into an archive of your child's artwork on this free service. Family members can leave comments for the artist and order keepsakes with their child's artwork on it. STUDENTS: Students can photograph and upload their own artwork directly in the classroom, under the supervision of a teacher participating in Artsonia.
Read
This app helps students track their reading time for school Read-A-Thon events. Log sessions with a stopwatch, monitor progress towards goals, and view school leaderboards. Discover fun reading facts to stay motivated.
- Log reading time with stopwatch
- Track progress towards reading goals
- View school leaderboards
- Discover reading facts
- Add notes to reading sessions
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Your school's Read-A-Thon just got a whole lot more fun! If your school is hosting a Read-A-Thon with ForOurSchool.org, this app provides everything you need to reach your goals. Before you download it, you first need to join your school's event and create an account at ForOurSchool.org. To do that, you will need a sign-up link provided by your school. If you don't have it, reach out to your teacher or contact us at ForOurSchool.org/contact and we'll help you get set up. Here is everything in the app you have to look forward to: * Log Reading Time Record past reading sessions or use the built-in stopwatch to track exactly how many minutes you've read. You can also add notes to any reading session so you can remember all your past reading adventures. Note: If your school requires parents to approve reading time, they can do so through their parent account on ForOurSchool.org. * Track Your Goals Watch the bar fill up as you get closer to reaching and surpassing your reading goals! * Did You Know? Reading Facts Check the app regularly for new and surprising reading facts. Did you know that printed books date back to the year 868? It's true! * School Leaderboards If your school has chosen to incorporate some friendly competition, see how you stack up against your classmates and other classes.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Read at every 3 weeks against Artsonia's every 14 months. Read also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Artsonia's advantage is ratings volume (1.4K vs 3) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.6). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Artsonia against 5.0 for Read. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Artsonia has 1.4K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Artsonia ships an update every 14 months, Read every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Artsonia | Read |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (1.4K ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 62.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.4K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Artsonia | ForOurSchool.org |
Customer experience
Artsonia
Read
Bugs and requests
Artsonia
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes when uploading photos
- Freezes and connection drops
- Inability to log in or sign up
Requested features
5 requests- Guest account option
- Emoji support in titles/statements
- Batch upload and editing from app
- More photo editing tools
- Improved stability and reliability
Read
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Artsonia
No in-app purchases
Read
No in-app purchases
Questions
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