Comparison

artDatabase vs ArtNexus Guide

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

Head to head
About

artDatabase

Explore masterpieces and discover new artists with this modern art guide. Learn key facts about iconic paintings and save your favorites. It's a pocket museum for daily inspiration, perfect for art lovers and students.

Highlights
  • Explore artworks by artist, style, period, or movement
  • Learn key facts: year, medium, and context
  • Save favorite artworks and artists
  • High-quality artwork images
  • Clean, intuitive interface
  • Curated catalogs
Features
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ArtDatabase is your modern art guide. Explore masterpieces, discover new artists, and dive into the stories behind the world’s most iconic paintings—right from your iPhone. Browse curated catalogs, learn key facts at a glance, and enjoy high-quality artwork images in a clean, intuitive interface designed for art lovers, students, and curious minds. Explore art your way • Discover artworks by artist, style, period, or movement • Learn the essentials: year, medium, and context • Save and revisit your favorite artworks and artists A pocket museum for everyday inspiration Whether you’re preparing a museum visit, studying art history, or simply looking for daily inspiration, ArtDatabase turns your device into a personal art gallery—always ready when you are. Featured artists include Van Gogh, Monet, Renoir, Degas, Goya, Velázquez, Rembrandt, Turner, Botticelli, El Greco, Michelangelo, Caravaggio, Modigliani, Toulouse-Lautrec, Seurat, and many more. New catalogs and improvements are added regularly.

About

ArtNexus Guide

Discover art events and locations with this mobile guide. Search for museums, galleries, and fairs by city, or view current exhibitions on a map based on your location. Access detailed information and programs for the art world's key landmarks.

Highlights
  • List view with search by institution
  • Map view with current exhibition locations
  • Detailed information and programs
  • Art landmark discovery
  • Multilingual support (English, Spanish)
Features
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ArtNexus launches the mobile Art Guide feature for iOS devices. In the List View you may select the city; it features a search system by institution, museums, galleries, biennials, fairs, collections etc; you will find all the information and programs. The Map View indicates the user's location and specifies where current exhibitions are being held in galleries, museums, fairs, etc; also find all the information and program. The ArtNexus Guide thus becomes an easy to access tool for the art world and important art landmarks (available in English and Spanish).

Screenshots

artDatabase4 screens
ArtNexus Guide4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ArtNexus Guide at none against artDatabase's 11. ArtNexus Guide also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. artDatabase sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. ArtNexus Guide asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

artDatabase ships an update every 5 weeks, ArtNexus Guide every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
artDatabase versus ArtNexus Guide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterartDatabaseArtNexus Guide
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews68.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.616.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB82 MB
Age rating4+4+
DevelopertotihermsArt Nexus

Customer experience

artDatabase

Written reviews22 reviews
Positive68.2%
Neutral4.5%
Negative27.3%

ArtNexus Guide

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

11 purchases

artDatabase

Subscriptions1
  • ArtDatabase Premium (Monthly)$2.991 Month
One-time10
  • Botticelli$0.99
  • Leonardo da Vinci$0.99
  • Caravaggio$0.99
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  • Degas$1.99
  • Van Gogh$1.99
  • Monet$1.99
  • Rembrandt$1.99
  • John Singer Sargent$1.99
  • Winslow Homer$1.99
  • Unlimited Access$9.99
None

ArtNexus Guide

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is artDatabase free?
artDatabase is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ArtNexus Guide free?
ArtNexus Guide is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do artDatabase or ArtNexus Guide have ads?
Neither artDatabase nor ArtNexus Guide shows ads.
Which is updated more often, artDatabase or ArtNexus Guide?
artDatabase ships an update every 5 weeks, and ArtNexus Guide every 3 weeks. Most recently, artDatabase was updated on October 27, 2026 and ArtNexus Guide on October 29, 2026.