Comparison

Fair Warning vs Always Art

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

Head to head
About

Fair Warning

Access a curated selection of unique art through live, one-lot online auctions. Discover hard-to-find pieces, explore detailed lot information, and bid from anywhere. Connect with specialists for inquiries or viewings.

Highlights
  • Curated art discovery
  • Live online auctions
  • High-definition images
  • Detailed lot information
  • Direct specialist contact
  • Schedule viewings
Features
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Fair Warning is a highly curated auction house where you can access one-lot, live auctions. DISCOVER a range of highly curated art that is fresh to the market, hard to find, and by artists who have our long-term conviction. EXPLORE our upcoming lot, pinch into high-definition images, and read our lot details, including catalogue notes. BID in our online live auctions from wherever you are, so you never miss a chance to collect the best works of art. CONTACT our team at the click of a button to speak to a specialist or schedule a viewing.

About

Always Art

Manage your art collection and experiences on the go. Track viewed artworks, revisit artists and galleries, and plan visits to art fairs. Ideal for collectors and galleries to manage interest and relationships.

Highlights
  • Manage art collections
  • Track viewed artworks
  • Revisit artists and galleries
  • Plan art fair visits
  • Scan artworks and QR codes
  • Manage collector interest
Features
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Always Art is a mobile companion to the Always Art collection system, designed to keep your collection and art experiences with you wherever you go. It is part of shared digital infrastructure for the art world. View and manage artworks on the move, track what you have seen, and revisit works, artists, and galleries long after the moment passes. At art fairs, Always Art becomes a living record of your experience. Explore galleries, plan your visit, and keep track of the works that matter to you. Galleries, artists, and artworks are searchable in seconds. Scan artworks and QR codes on site to access details, save context and connections, and return to those works after the fair ends without screenshots, lost notes, or pressure in the moment. For collectors, the collection tab lets you carry your personal collection anywhere to support conversations, inquiries, and relationships. For galleries, the pipeline tab helps manage and track real collector interest before the fair, during the fair, and well after it ends. Private by default. Built for continuity. Designed to support how art actually lives over time.

Screenshots

Fair Warning4 screens
Always Art4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Always Art at 5.0 against Fair Warning's 4.4. Fair Warning's advantage is ratings volume (34 vs 6) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). 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

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

Always Art holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fair Warning has 34 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fair Warning ships an update every 3 weeks, Always Art monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Fair Warning versus Always Art: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFair WarningAlways Art
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (34 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings34 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size123 MB9 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperFair Warning Art Inc.AlwaysArt, LLC

Customer experience

Fair Warning

All ratings34 ratings
Positive82.4%
Neutral2.9%
Negative14.7%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative25.0%

Always Art

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Fair Warning

No in-app purchases

None

Always Art

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fair Warning free?
Fair Warning is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Always Art free?
Always Art is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Fair Warning or Always Art?
Always Art is rated higher. Fair Warning averages 4.4 out of 5 from 34 ratings, while Always Art averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do Fair Warning or Always Art have ads?
Neither Fair Warning nor Always Art shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fair Warning or Always Art?
Fair Warning ships an update every 3 weeks, and Always Art monthly. Most recently, Fair Warning was updated on September 17, 2026 and Always Art on September 18, 2026.

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