AR Street Art vs Particle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AR Street Art
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ARt is a location based AR project bringing to life the best street art across Belfast. Deep Love is an iconic mural in the Cathedral Quarter of Belfast and with this app, simply by holding your phone to the mural, it will come alive. Built in collaboration with the original artist of the piece, ARt will let you bring the street to life with vibrant visuals created by local digital artists.
Particle
Explore art, heritage, and culture through curated stories and interactive digital and phygital exhibitions. Discover new artists and galleries, and engage with artworks in a unique way.
- Curated art stories
- Explore events and exhibitions
- Phygital and digital exhibition experiences
- Interact with artworks
- Discover niche galleries and artists
- Support art institutions
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Join Particle and make art essential in your everyday life. From phygital experiences to serendipitous explorations, from world famous artists to off-the-beaten-track niche galleries, Particle can become your faithful chaperon to explore art, heritage and culture like never before. Wander through the Particles: Lose yourself in the never-ending flow of particles: immerse into curated stories to discover the art world at your own pace. Explore events and exhibitions: Browse exhibitions from your favorite institutions, galleries and artists or discover unexplored ones, support their activities, and take part in their events. Experience exhibitions like never before: Explore phygital and digital exhibitions with no limits of location and timing. Interact with the artworks around you and dig deeper into the exhibition topic. Share what made you fall in love, and empower the art community
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AR Street Art at none against Particle's 6. AR Street Art also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. Particle sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. AR Street Art asks for nothing beyond the download.
AR Street Art ships an update monthly, Particle every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AR Street Art | Particle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 115 MB | 701 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yellow Branding and Digital Media Ltd | Particle Pte. Ltd. |
In-app purchases
AR Street Art
No in-app purchases
Particle
- Off-site Route2 variants$0.99
- Experience Page2 variants$0.99
- Route2 variants$0.99









