DecorPad vs Architectural Digest
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DecorPad
Discover and share home decorating inspiration. Browse photos from top designers, create a personal inspiration library, and find color and deal ideas. Manage your collections on the go.
- Browse designer photos
- Create inspiration library
- Find color palettes
- Discover deals
- Manage collections
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Design . Share . Inspire DecorPad is the ultimate source for decorating, renovating and home building! Join the DecorPad community and peruse photos by elite interior designers, create a virtual library of inspiration photos, find color inspiration in our extensive paint gallery, search for steals and deals in our look 4 less guide and manage your sets and favorites on the go.
Architectural Digest
Explore the world's most stunning homes and get insights into architecture and interior design. Discover top talent and exclusive content from the international authority on design.
- Exclusive access to beautiful homes
- Architecture and interior design insights
- Information on art, antiques, and travel
- AD100 list of top architects and designers
- Complimentary articles for non-subscribers
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Architectural Digest (AD), the international authority on design and architecture, offers exclusive access to the world’s most beautiful homes and the fascinating people who live in them. Bringing its audience a wealth of information on architecture and interior design, art and antiques, travel destinations, and extraordinary products, its AD100 list of top architects and designers is one of the industry’s most relied-upon indexes of talent. The Architectural Digest digital edition app is free to download. Subscribers receive unlimited access. Non-subscribers may access a selection of complimentary articles each month. AUTOMATIC-RENEWAL: Your payment method will be automatically charged at the frequency and price noted in the subscription offer you select, until you cancel. To cancel, you must update your App Store Subscriptions settings at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription term. No refunds once payment is made.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: DecorPad at 83% against Architectural Digest's 29%. DecorPad also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Architectural Digest's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (432 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Architectural Digest sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. DecorPad asks for nothing beyond the download.
DecorPad holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Architectural Digest has 432 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of DecorPad's written reviews are positive against 29% of Architectural Digest's.
DecorPad ships an update every 2 months, Architectural Digest every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DecorPad | Architectural Digest |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.7 (432 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better | 28.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 432 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #114 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | DecorPad | Advance Magazine Publishers Inc. |
Customer experience
DecorPad
Architectural Digest
Bugs and requests
DecorPad
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Architectural Digest
Reported bugs
3 issues- Frequent crashes and stability issues
- Inability to download or access issues
- Subscription syncing problems across devices
Requested features
5 requests- Landscape mode for two-page spreads
- Improved navigation and content organization
- Seamless subscription management and linking
- Enhanced image viewing and zoom capabilities
- Accessibility features for visually impaired users
In-app purchases
DecorPad
No in-app purchases
Architectural Digest
- One Month Subscription$3.991 Month
- Discounted Subscription Holiday 2015$14.991 Year
- One Year Subscription1 Month trial$29.991 Year
- December 2013$5.99
- April 2014$5.99
- June 2014$5.99
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- July 2014$5.99
- December 2014$5.99
- February 2015$5.99
- March 2016$5.99
Questions
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