TEDConnect vs Artistry Foundation
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TEDConnect
Enhance your TED Conference experience with this companion app. Connect with speakers and attendees, build your network, and navigate event schedules and venue maps. Find and share your location with others at the event.
- Message speakers and attendees
- Build a TED network
- Browse event schedule
- View venue maps
- Find other attendees
- Share location
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Are you attending a TED Conference? Let TEDConnect enhance your experience. Orient yourself to everything happening around you with TEDConnect – the conference companion app for TED attendees. With TEDConnect, you can ... - browse and message speakers and other attendees - build out a TED network and a list of TEDsters to stay in touch with - browse the schedule of speaker sessions, meals, parties, workshops and more - check out maps of the venue and surrounding area - find other attendees within the event space, and share your own whereabouts Access requires confirmed registration for a TED event. Not attending TED? Download TED's official app to watch TED Talks fresh from the stage.
Artistry Foundation
This app provides a creative community for artists and learners, offering mentorship, masterclasses, and resources for craft, wellbeing, and career development. It aims to support artists by fostering a sense of belonging and providing practical insights.
- Guided meditations for artists
- Masterclasses with industry leaders
- Podcast for working artists
- Articles and resources on craft and career
- Private journaling space
- Virtual events and book club
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Artistry Foundation is a creative home for artists, makers, and lifelong learners, a place to grow your craft, care for your wellbeing, and belong to a community that believes the arts are not a privilege. Built by the nonprofit Artistry Foundation, the app brings mentorship, learning, and inspiration into one calm, beautiful space. Wherever you are in your creative journey, you're not alone here. WHAT'S INSIDE Meditations — Guided audio to steady your mind and support the whole artist. Artistry Series — Short filmed masterclasses with creatives, industry leaders, and wellness and financial voices — insight you can actually use. Podcast — Listen to What's My Frame, the show that started our movement, with honest conversations for working artists. Education Hub — Articles and downloadable resources on craft, career, and creative sustainability. Journal —A private space to reflect, capture ideas, and track your growth. Events & Book Club — Join virtual gatherings and our Book Club. WHY ARTISTRY We're a 501(c)(3) nonprofit on a mission to amplify underrepresented voices and turn creative potential into lasting opportunity. We support the whole artist — craft, mental wellbeing, and financial confidence — because creativity flourishes when artists are seen, supported, and resourced. Community over competition. Generosity over scarcity. A creative community built to last for generations. Download Artistry, and grow with us. Free to download. Learn more at artistryfoundation.org.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Artistry Foundation at every 3 days against TEDConnect's every 2 weeks. TEDConnect's advantage is ratings volume (18 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.1). On price, rating, review sentiment and 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Artistry Foundation holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TEDConnect has 18 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
TEDConnect ships an update every 2 weeks, Artistry Foundation every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TEDConnect | Artistry Foundation |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (18 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TED Conferences LLC | Artistry Foundation |
Customer experience
TEDConnect
Artistry Foundation
In-app purchases
TEDConnect
No in-app purchases
Artistry Foundation
No in-app purchases
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