Swatchbox vs Collection Pilot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Swatchbox
This app connects building professionals with material samples from leading brands. It streamlines the discovery and ordering process for architects and designers.
- Material sample discovery
- Order samples
- Top brand partnerships
- For building professionals
- Streamlined workflow
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Swatchbox brings architects, designers, and other building professionals material samples from the world's top brands.
Collection Pilot
Manage art collections for clients with a comprehensive platform designed for art advisors. Track acquisitions, artists, galleries, and generate client reports. Streamline your workflow and gain control over client art holdings.
- Multi-client collection management
- Comprehensive artwork records
- Acquisition tracking
- Artist and gallery management
- Document storage
- Built-in analytics
- Client-facing reports
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Collection Pilot is the only platform built by art advisors for art advisors. Manage every aspect of your clients' art collections in one place — acquisitions, artists, galleries, contacts, logistics, and reporting. Stop juggling spreadsheets, email threads, and disconnected tools. Whether you're tracking a starter collection or a multi-million-dollar family-office holding, Collection Pilot brings clarity and control to your daily workflow. KEY FEATURES • Multi-client collection management with separate views per family or institution • Comprehensive artwork records: images, provenance, valuations, and locations • Acquisition tracking from initial offer through purchase and shipping • Artist and gallery relationship management • Document storage for contracts, condition reports, and invoices • Built-in analytics: collection performance, top artists, acquisition trends • Client-facing reports and portals to share insights with collectors Trusted by art advisors managing collections valued in excess of $100M, Collection Pilot delivers the workflow software the art-advisory industry has been missing. Sign up for a free 7-day trial at collectionpilot.com to get started.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Collection Pilot at weekly against Swatchbox's every 2 months. Collection Pilot also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Swatchbox's advantage is ratings volume (14 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Collection Pilot holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Swatchbox has 14 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Swatchbox ships an update every 2 months, Collection Pilot weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Swatchbox | Collection Pilot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (14 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Anguleris Technologies LLC. | Steven Burns |
Customer experience
Swatchbox
Collection Pilot
In-app purchases
Swatchbox
No in-app purchases
Collection Pilot
No in-app purchases
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