Comparison

Designgraphik vs DESIGNTV by SANDOW

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

Head to head
About

Designgraphik

Explore a curated collection of innovative digital art from a renowned designer. This app showcases high-resolution works in a custom gallery, offering a unique artistic experience.

Highlights
  • High-resolution artwork display
  • Custom gallery presentation
  • Curated digital art collection
  • Exploration of online design boundaries
  • Artist's proprietary creative environment
Features
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Designgraphik is Michael Paul Young. His innovative work has been exhibited worldwide, from the 500,000 LED pixels of U2’s 360° Tour to a 70-foot tall projection on Richard Meier’s The Hague City Hall. He has won awards including the Clio and the Cannes Gold Cyber Lion and has spoken at the world’s most renowned design conventions and festivals. At the turn of the millennium, Young found himself needing a place to explore and test the boundaries of online digital art, resulting in his creation of the Designgraphik name and website. Whether on the web at that site and others like Submethod and Vir2l, in print, or on various hard media, his goal was always the exploration and testing of boundaries, under presentation circumstances that he controlled, in environments that were his own proprietary creations. The work helped to shape online design throughout the late 90s and early 00s, and was nominated for and won numerous multimedia and online design awards until Young retired the Designgraphik name in 2010. In 2020, as we enter the fourth decade of life online, nothing is proprietary. Online art is democratized and sanitized, cropped, compressed, formatted, influenced, ranked, rated and ultimately forgotten in a dark corner of a corporate data center. And so Young has re-launched the Designgraphik name and ethos, once again in presentation circumstances under his control, in an environment that is his own proprietary creation. The ultimate expression of that concept is this app, designed to present Young's work as Designgraphik in high resolution, in a custom gallery, for free.

About

DESIGNTV by SANDOW

Access exclusive design video content, live events, and signature series from industry leaders. Discover hundreds of hours of curated collections, new product reveals, and front-row coverage of major trade shows and awards, all on your favorite device.

Highlights
  • Exclusive design video content
  • Live events and trade show coverage
  • Curated collections for inspiration
  • Daily programming from design magazines
  • Search by series, theme, brand, or designer
  • On-demand video access
Features
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DESIGNTV by SANDOW features exclusive design video content, live events, and SANDOW Design Group’s signature video series all in one place, wherever you are. Watch the industry’s greatest trendsetters and manufacturers in larger-than-life programming specials and events. Always be in the know with hundreds of new products revealed annually, including coverage of NeoCon, Salone, KBIS, and other major trade shows. With access to hundreds of hours of design content, there is always something to discover. App features: * Daily programming from INTERIOR DESIGN, LUXE INTERIORS + DESIGN, and METROPOLIS * Exclusive access to the latest video from trade shows and events * Curated collections that inspire * Front-row coverage of the biggest industry events, including INTERIOR DESIGN’s Hall of Fame and the Best of Year Awards * Search by series, theme, brand, or designer DESIGNTV allows you to access on-demand videos on your favorite device anytime, anywhere. Browse our library of videos, stream free content, or Sign-In to your account to access the full features.

Screenshots

Designgraphik4 screens
DESIGNTV by SANDOW4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: DESIGNTV by SANDOW at Free against Designgraphik's $1.99. DESIGNTV by SANDOW also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Designgraphik's advantage is chart position (#172 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.6). On ratings volume, 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

DESIGNTV by SANDOW is free to download; Designgraphik costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DESIGNTV by SANDOW holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 10 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Designgraphik's written reviews are positive against 100% of DESIGNTV by SANDOW's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Designgraphik ships an update monthly, DESIGNTV by SANDOW every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Designgraphik versus DESIGNTV by SANDOW: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDesigngraphikDESIGNTV by SANDOW
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (15 ratings)5.0 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings15 — better10
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#172 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, Apple TV
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYouWorkForThem, IncSandow Media, LLC

Customer experience

Designgraphik

All ratings15 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

DESIGNTV by SANDOW

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Designgraphik

No in-app purchases

None

DESIGNTV by SANDOW

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Designgraphik free?
Designgraphik costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is DESIGNTV by SANDOW free?
DESIGNTV by SANDOW is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Designgraphik or DESIGNTV by SANDOW?
DESIGNTV by SANDOW is rated higher. Designgraphik averages 4.7 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while DESIGNTV by SANDOW averages 5.0 from 10 ratings.
Do Designgraphik or DESIGNTV by SANDOW have ads?
Neither Designgraphik nor DESIGNTV by SANDOW shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Designgraphik or DESIGNTV by SANDOW?
Designgraphik ships an update monthly, and DESIGNTV by SANDOW every 2 months. Most recently, Designgraphik was updated on November 11, 2026 and DESIGNTV by SANDOW on November 3, 2026.

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