Spatial Garden vs word_salad
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Spatial Garden
Experience the history of a renowned sculpture garden through recreated blueprints and original spatial music compositions. Explore five distinct scenes representing different eras, from its founding to the future, and witness its evolution.
- Explore historical garden blueprints
- Experience original spatial music
- Five distinct historical scenes
- Location-based experience
- Learn about garden renovations
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Explore the rich history of the Smithsonian's Hirshhorn Sculpture Garden alongside original spatial music compositions by DC-based group TCW. Five different scenes, built on recreated blueprints for critical years in the Sculpture Garden's history (1967, 1974, 1981, 2022 and Today), will show you just how much has changed in this revered fixture on the National Mall as it faces its biggest renovation in years. This app is location-based, meaning it requires GPS and only works if you are physically at the Sculpture Garden in Washington, DC.
word_salad
This app explores the concept of a musical instrument that generates sounds based on user input. It aims to be a futuristic tool for musical creation and exploration.
- Futuristic musical instrument concept
- Sound generation based on input
- Tool for musical creation
- Exploration of sonic possibilities
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Spatial Garden at every 7 months against word_salad's every 55 months. Spatial Garden also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (100% vs 83%). word_salad's advantage is ratings volume (12 vs 3). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Spatial Garden holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Spatial Garden's written reviews are positive against 83% of word_salad's.
Spatial Garden ships an update every 7 months, word_salad every 55 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Spatial Garden | word_salad |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.7 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 83.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 12 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months — better | Every 55 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 414 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TCW | Greg Kufera |
Customer experience
Spatial Garden
word_salad
In-app purchases
Spatial Garden
No in-app purchases
word_salad
No in-app purchases
