Comparison

ART Operator vs Fruitstand

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

Head to head
About

ART Operator

Features
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Manage your ART kiosks remotely with the official Automated Retail Technologies Operator app.

About

Fruitstand

Catalog your entire Apple device collection, including specifications, condition, and serial numbers. Organize, search, and analyze your collection with powerful tools. Syncs across devices and offers robust security options.

Highlights
  • Store Apple product details
  • Track specifications and condition
  • Powerful search and sorting
  • Customizable attributes
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • Collection statistics and charts
  • Import/export CSV data
  • Biometric security options
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Fruitstand is the one place to store your entire Apple collection on all the Apple products you love. Store info about Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, AirPods, Apple TV, iPod, HomePod, Apple Vision, and accessories. YOUR COLLECTION: Add info about each of your Apple products to Fruitstand. When you add a product to Fruitstand, you can add info about that product's specifications, color, condition, warranty status, activation lock status (if applicable), and serial number. You can also add additional comments and custom attributes. Fruitstand will automatically organize your collection by product type and model, with additional sorting options. Edit your collection at any time, and hide products from the main view. POWERFUL SEARCH: Search your entire collection with ease. Search with keywords and/or filters to find just the products you want. Sort search results by product value or year acquired. CUSTOM ATTRIBUTES: Add custom attributes to any of your products. These attributes can have a name, value, and optionally a color, font type, and one of over 6,000 SF Symbols associated with them. Once a custom attribute is added to one product, it will be available for use on all your products. Custom attributes are also searchable across the app. SYNC ACROSS ALL YOUR DEVICES: Fruitstand will automatically sync your collection across all your devices with iCloud. Any additions, edits, or deletions to your collection will be reflected on the other devices connected to your Apple Account. COLLECTION STATISTICS: Fruitstand provides helpful statistics about your entire collection, with charts illustrating total and average collection value data. IMPORT AND EXPORT YOUR COLLECTION: You can easily import your collection from formatted CSV files into Fruitstand. You can also export your collection to CSV at any time. SECURITY BUILT IN: Secure your collection with Face ID, Touch ID, or Optic ID. Fruitstand provides you the option to specify your level of security; you may choose to enable biometrics when launching or resuming the app, deleting products, adding/loading products, and/or editing products. WIDGETS: See your collection at a glance with widgets. The small widgets show your total collection size or total collection value. Medium widgets break down your collection size and collection value by product type. The large widget will show even more statistics about your collection value.

Screenshots

ART Operator4 screens
Fruitstand4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ART Operator at Free against Fruitstand's $4.99. ART Operator also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18). Fruitstand's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 5 months) and device support (4 vs 2). On ads 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

ART Operator is free to download; Fruitstand costs $4.99 up front. Fruitstand sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. ART Operator asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ART Operator ships an update every 5 months, Fruitstand every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
ART Operator versus Fruitstand: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterART OperatorFruitstand
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating—4.4 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—5 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Paid
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS15.6 — better18
Further details — not scored
Size79 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAutomated Retail Technologies, LLCArmand Sarkani

In-app purchases

None

ART Operator

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Fruitstand

One-time5
  • Small Tip$1.99
  • Medium Tip$4.99
  • Large Tip$9.99
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  • Extra Large Tip$19.99
  • Max Tip$49.99

Questions

Is ART Operator free?
ART Operator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Fruitstand free?
Fruitstand costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Do ART Operator or Fruitstand have ads?
Neither ART Operator nor Fruitstand shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ART Operator or Fruitstand?
ART Operator ships an update every 5 months, and Fruitstand every 6 weeks. Most recently, ART Operator was updated on September 16, 2026 and Fruitstand on September 21, 2026.

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