Comparison

Art History & Painting vs Museum Lovers

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

Head to head
About

Art History & Painting

Explore Western art history and learn about various art movements and famous artists. Test your knowledge with an engaging quiz featuring masterpieces from renowned museums worldwide. Deepen your cultural understanding and art appreciation.

Highlights
  • Western art history education
  • Study of art movements (Impressionism, Renaissance, etc.)
  • Identify famous artworks and artists
  • Art history quiz game
  • Masterpieces from world museums
  • Learn about sculpture and architecture
Features
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Improve your knowledge of visual art history. Learn the Western art history. Study the basics of Impressionism, Modernism, Renaissance etc. Guess who is the artist of masterpiece in a quiz! "Artly" is a fascinating intellectual game, museum and art gallery. You can recognize the paintings of great artists, as well as test your erudition and strengthen your knowledge of culture. As you progress through the art quiz levels, masterpieces will be less popular. Following topics in the app: • Famous Artworks. Most popular artworks around the world • The Italian Renaissance. Great artists, sculptures and architects: from Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo to Raphael • The Northern Renaissance: Albrecht Durer, Jerome Bosch, Pieter Bruegel and others • Dutch Golden Age: painting of Rembrandt, Vermeer and Hals • Baroque. Canvases by Rubens, Diego Velazquez and Poussin • Rococo: Watteau, Fragonard and Boucher • Classicism. Masterpieces by Ingres, David, sculptures of Canova • Art of the Romanticism: Goya and Delacroix, Turner and Constable • Impressionism: masterpieces of Claude Monet, Renoir, Degas and others • Post-Impressionism: "Starry Night" by Vincent Van Gogh, "The Card Players" by Cezanne Futhermore: • Modern and Contemporary Art masterpieces: "The Kiss" by Gustav Klimt, "Composition VII" by Kandinsky • Expressionism: "Scream" by Munch • Russian School • Scrulpture and Architecture • Many other paintings and artists :) Artworks of world-famous museums: • The Louvre Museum, The Musée d'Orsay, Musée Rodin • The National Gallery of London, Tate Gallery, British Museum, Victoria and Albert Museum • The Prado Museum, Colegio de San Telmo • The Hermitage, State Russian Museum, State Tretyakov Gallery, Pushkin Museum • The Metropolitan Museum, MoMA (Museum of Modern Art), Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Frick Collection, National Gallery of Art in Washington • Staatliche Museen, Staatliche Kunsthalle, Städelsches Kunstinstitut, Residenzgalerie, Neue Pinakothek • Galleria degli Uffizi, Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Loggia dei Lanzi in Florence, Palazzo Medici Riccardi • Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum Kröller-Müller • etc. Our goal: Improve the level of culture Note: Terms of service: https://artly.world/terms-conditions Privacy policy: https://artly.world/privacy-policy Feedback email: kozemirov.developer@gmail.com

About

Museum Lovers

Explore world-renowned artworks from the Rijksmuseum with detailed cultural and art analysis. View paintings, statues, and other masterpieces in their true size, all for free.

Highlights
  • Access Rijksmuseum art collections
  • Detailed culture and art analysis
  • View artworks in real size
  • Free exploration of masterpieces
Features
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Museum Lovers helps you discover the world's greatest artworks from the Rijksmuseum for free. Browse collections by artist or category, save your favorites, test your knowledge with the art quiz, or relax with a hands-free slideshow — all backed by detailed cultural and art analysis for each piece. Features: - Browse most of the Rijksmuseum's collection, by artist or category - Save favorite artworks for quick access - Take an art quiz to test what you know about famous masterpieces - View paintings, statues, and other artworks in real size - Hands-free slideshow mode Thanks to the Rijksmuseum for providing the data behind this app.

Screenshots

Art History & Painting4 screens
Museum Lovers4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Museum Lovers at none against Art History & Painting's 7. Museum Lovers also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). Art History & Painting's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 21 months). On price, rating, review sentiment 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Art History & Painting sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Museum Lovers asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Art History & Painting against 4.7 for Museum Lovers. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Art History & Painting has 2.3K ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 70% of Art History & Painting's written reviews are positive against 67% of Museum Lovers's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Art History & Painting ships an update every 5 weeks, Museum Lovers every 21 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and August 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Art History & Painting versus Museum Lovers: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArt History & PaintingMuseum Lovers
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (2.3K ratings)4.7 (16 ratings)
Positive reviews69.7% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings2.3K — better16
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 21 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.113.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB24 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperPavel KozemirovAPPS BAY LIMITED

Customer experience

Art History & Painting

All ratings2,342 ratings
Positive92.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews390 reviews
Positive69.7%
Neutral9.5%
Negative20.8%

Museum Lovers

All ratings16 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Bugs and requests

Art History & Painting

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Issues with saving progress
  • Incorrect or misleading information in quizzes
  • Difficulty accessing full content without subscription

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more information about paintings, artists, and art history
  • Improve navigation and allow zooming in on artwork
  • Include a wider range of art styles and movements beyond European art
  • Provide pronunciations for artist names

Museum Lovers

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Art History & Painting

Subscriptions5
  • Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Annual$19.991 Year
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  • Annual3 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Annual$29.991 Year
One-time2
  • Lifetime$44.99
  • Lifetime$49.99
None

Museum Lovers

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Art History & Painting free?
Art History & Painting is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Museum Lovers free?
Museum Lovers is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Art History & Painting or Museum Lovers?
Art History & Painting and Museum Lovers are both rated 4.7 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2.3K and 16 ratings respectively.
Do Art History & Painting or Museum Lovers have ads?
Museum Lovers shows ads; Art History & Painting does not.
Which is updated more often, Art History & Painting or Museum Lovers?
Art History & Painting ships an update every 5 weeks, and Museum Lovers every 21 months. Most recently, Art History & Painting was updated on September 22, 2026 and Museum Lovers on August 10, 2026.

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