Comparison

Art Metadata vs VisualRecord

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

Head to head
About

Art Metadata

Features
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Art Metadata is a collection management and art price database for art collectors and their advisors. The free app is only available to existing Art Metadata clients.

About

VisualRecord

This app offers a visual database for recording information about objects, including photos. It allows for powerful searching using SQL or a simpler fetch interface. Ideal for cataloging valuables for insurance or personal inventory.

Highlights
  • Visual record keeping
  • Attach multiple photos per record
  • Store textual descriptions
  • SQLite database storage
  • SQL query language support
  • Intuitive 'fetch' interface for filtering
  • Use iPad camera or Photo Library
Features
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VisualRecord for iPad provides an easy to use, visual record keeping database. With its intuitive interface, VisualRecord allows you to record information about a particular object, including one or more pictures of the object itself. The information you supply about the object, including photos, is stored in the form of a record in a SQLite database table. This allows you to use the powerful SQL query language to search over the records you've created and filter the data to suit your needs. In addition, VisualRecord provides a "fetch" interface which requires no prior knowledge of SQL that also allows you to filter your data based on simple criteria. When you add a new record for a particular object to your database table, VisualRecord makes it easy to insert a picture of the object into the record itself using your iPad's Photo Library or Camera. The records in your database table can include textual fields of arbitrary length. This allows you to include descriptive text in the record associated with the object in question. VisualRecord is ideal for record keeping of your valuables for insurance purposes.

Screenshots

Art Metadata4 screens
VisualRecord4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Art Metadata at none against VisualRecord's 1. Art Metadata also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. VisualRecord sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Art Metadata asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Art Metadata ships an update every 19 months, VisualRecord every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Art Metadata versus VisualRecord: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArt MetadataVisualRecord
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 19 monthsEvery 10 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArt Metadata, Inc.Kal-El Software

In-app purchases

None

Art Metadata

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

VisualRecord

One-time1
  • Remove App Restrictions$2.99

Questions

Is Art Metadata free?
Art Metadata is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is VisualRecord free?
VisualRecord is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Art Metadata or VisualRecord have ads?
Neither Art Metadata nor VisualRecord shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Art Metadata or VisualRecord?
Art Metadata ships an update every 19 months, and VisualRecord every 10 months. Most recently, Art Metadata was updated on September 19, 2026 and VisualRecord on June 1, 2026.

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