ARTGAPI vs degenerates
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ARTGAPI
A social network designed for artists and art enthusiasts to connect, share, and sell artwork. It simplifies online art sales and promotion, offering secure transactions and shipping partnerships.
- Art social network
- Sell artwork online
- Gain visibility
- Secure transactions
- Shipping partnerships
- Connect with artists
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The art social network is finally here! All players in the art market can finally find themselves on a single platform. Gaining visibility has never been easier. Save yourself the hassle of maintaining a website or dealing with traditional algorithmic social networks that aren't suited to selling artwork online. Sell easily and securely with ARTGAPI, and benefit from the social network and its advantages. Connect with other users who are active in the art world. Like, comment, and share the works of your favorite artists! With our shipping partners, your artwork can be transported with peace of mind to its destination. Amateurs, professionals, with or without an academic background, save yourself the work of building relationships and visibility necessary for your artistic career. No membership fees, immediate, and no commitment!
degenerates
A private messaging app focused on end-to-end encryption and user control. It offers a secure way to communicate without requiring personal information like phone numbers or emails, using a passkey for sign-in. Conversations are protected, and the network is invite-only for enhanced privacy.
- End-to-end encrypted messaging
- Passkey-only sign-in
- Invite-only network
- Encrypted file sharing
- Offline conversation access
- Group controls
- Rich text formatting
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degenerates is end-to-end encrypted messaging for people who still believe conversations should be private. No phone number. No email. No contact upload. Sign in with a passkey, get a private account, and start chats with the people you actually want to talk to. Built on the Matrix protocol. Your messages and selected attachments are end-to-end encrypted, so the server stores ciphertext it cannot read. The network is invite-only and closed to outside servers — there is no public directory to be found in, and nobody joins who wasn't invited. It is made for smaller rooms, quieter groups, and conversations that do not need to be tracked, profiled, or turned into content. What you get: - End-to-end encrypted one-to-one and group messaging - Passkey-only sign-in — no phone number, email, or password - Invite links and QR codes instead of a public directory - Encrypted photos, videos, files, and voice messages - Stickers, animated stickers, and sticker reactions - Reactions, replies, and message editing - Shared location messages - Read your conversations offline - Link previews off by default — nothing is fetched until you tap - Group controls for who can post and who stays - Rich text formatting on iOS 26 — bold, italic, links, and inline code - Push notifications that never carry message content - No ads, no tracking SDKs, no contact upload
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: degenerates at none against ARTGAPI's 4. degenerates also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). ARTGAPI's advantage is ratings volume (8 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). 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
Both are free to download. ARTGAPI sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. degenerates asks for nothing beyond the download.
degenerates holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 2 respectively.
ARTGAPI ships an update fortnightly, degenerates every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ARTGAPI | degenerates |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 53.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 204 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Artgapi | ORIA OU |
Customer experience
ARTGAPI
degenerates
In-app purchases
ARTGAPI
- Initial Touch$1.99
- ArtGapi$1.99
- Art Mood$3.99
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- Creator boost$8.99
degenerates
No in-app purchases









