Comparison

Starry Night Interactive vs Survey Party

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

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About

Starry Night Interactive

Experience Vincent Van Gogh's "Starry Night" like never before. This app brings the iconic painting to life with hypnotic animation and interactive elements. Control the flows with your touch, explore the landscape in immersive 3D, and enjoy responsive ambient music for an enchanting artistic journey.

Highlights
  • Hypnotic animation of "Starry Night"
  • Interactive touch controls for flows
  • Immersive 3D zoom
  • Responsive ambient music
  • Re-discover classic art
Features
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Watch the iconic flows of Vincent Van Gogh's "Starry Night" come to life, in a hypnotic animation! Drive the flows with your hand to create your own variation of the original painting! Dive in the landscape with immersive 3D zoom! Listen to the background ambient music, which is also responsive. Have an enchanting experience and re-discover a classic masterpiece. ::::: REVIEWS ::::: "Very cool! An interactive animation of van Gogh's 'The Starry Night'." MoMA - The Museum of Modern Art of New York (facebook page) "Imagine being Vincent Van Gogh. Imagine giving form to 'Starry Night' with your hands. ... Playing the artist instead of the observer is now possible. ... As the viewer drags his finger across the painting, the dashed oil lines react, creating a river-like effect of blues and golds over the night sky. With each brushstroke movement, a soft note of ambient music rings out as well. The work that went into creating such an elaborate piece of art is impressive. Vrellis took a piece with a seemingly unsurpassable amount of artistic merit, and breathed new life into it." Huffington Post "We find Vrellis' interactive piece enchanting - and even, given Van Gogh's tragic story, emotionally powerful." C|NET "Van Gogh's Starry Night modded into beautiful interactive light and sound show. …This is one of those little projects you wish you could just play with the second you've seen it." Engadget "The effect is so beautiful and mesmerising." Gizmodo "Beauty through simplicity at its finest and most playful." Creative Applications Network "A very fascinating version of ‘Starry Night’... The result is stunning!" Today and tomorrow "This interactive version of Van Gogh’s Starry Night seems to be something wholly different and wonderful.” Colossal art & design "The work finds success in subtlety.” Design.org "Designer Petros Vrellis adds a whole new dimension with his animated and interactive version of the painting." Dutch daily news "The results, which also have a musical soundtrack, are quite stunning." The verge "This app can function as a lovely example of new possibilities. It's so impressive, allowing everyone to feel like Van Gogh for a few moments." O Globo "If Vincent had the tools that we have today, this is the work that he would have created." skyguide.newsvine.com "Utterly beautiful to look at and interact with ... positively delightful, both peaceful and wondrous with a similarly attractive musical score. ... Using a finger to ripple through the artwork is a mesmerising experience. ... It makes art accessible for the masses and brings it to life for children." 148Apps.com "With hypnotic relaxing visuals and audio, 'Starry Night’ is our new favorite thing to play with on a rainy Sunday afternoon. ... It is hard to describe what a wonderfully immersive experience it is getting hands-on with an art piece like this, you just have to have a go." iPadCreative.com ::::: INSTRUCTIONS ::::: - There are three modes: interaction, navigation, screen-saver and dream mode. 1. In interaction mode, just touch to interact with the brushstrokes! 2. In navigation mode, use one finger to rotate around a point, two fingers to zoom and pan. 3. In screen-saver mode, just relax and watch the animation with automated smooth camera movements; you can also touch the brushstrokes! 4. In dream mode, see the original painting melt into a colorful dreamscape. ::::: FEATURES ::::: - Enchanting animation - Immersive 3D zoom and pan - Dynamic interaction - Speed selection - Responsive background music ::::: PREVIEW ::::: This app is an modern interpretation of this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCHFAsXYHGA ::::: TIP ::::: For best iPad experience, disable "Multitasking Gestures". ::::: SUPPORT ::::: For any problems please email us at: info@artof01.com

About

Survey Party

This app simplifies complex bookkeeping for 18XX board games. It tracks player holdings, company share prices, cash flow, and game progress, allowing players to focus on strategy. Share game progress via PDF snapshots and custom URLs.

Highlights
  • Tracks player holdings and share prices
  • Manages cash flow, game turns, and phases
  • Facilitates tile and token placement
  • Supports train purchases, earnings, and dividends
  • Analyzes company prospects and player net worth
  • Generates PDF snapshots of game progress
  • Supports PBEM tournaments
Features
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A fan of 18XX board games? Not so much of the constant need for bookkeeping with regard to Train routes, earnings, dividends, asset worth, etc.? This app does the heavy lifting and allows players to concentrate on playing. Track player holdings & Company share prices. Keep the cash flowing and game turns & Phases rolling. Lay Tiles and Tokens, purchase Trains, collect Earnings, and issue Dividends. Analyse company prospects. Dig into each player's current & future net worth - all through a clutter-free and easy-to-use touch interface. Pass a match among players for an easy PBEM tournament. Publish your match configuration using a custom URL scheme. Capture and share a PDF snapshot of each step along the way to becoming the wealthiest Director among your peers. -- Supported 18XX titles (note that only a subset of specific game features might be implemented for some of them): 1800 1817 1824 1825 (all Units) 1826 1829 (South & North) 1829 Mainline 1830 (incl. variations & scenarios) 1835 1837 1841 (both editions) 1843 1844 (original & Mayfair edition) 1846 1848 Australia 1849 1850 1853 (both editions) 1854 (original & Mayfair edition) 1856 1858 1860 1861 1862EA 1865 Sardinia 1867 1869 (Alan Moon) 1870 1880 1881 1886 1889 1899 18AL 18CZ (base game) 18Dixie 18EU 18FL 18GA 18GB 18MEX 18Neb 18NY 18PA 18Scan 18VA Poseidon Steam over Holland

Screenshots

Starry Night Interactive4 screens
Survey Party4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Starry Night Interactive at 4.8 against Survey Party's 3.8. Starry Night Interactive also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (87% vs 64%). Survey Party's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 6 months) and device support (4 vs 2). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Starry Night Interactive costs $1.99 and Survey Party $0.99 up front. Survey Party sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Starry Night Interactive asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Starry Night Interactive holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Starry Night Interactive has 44 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of Starry Night Interactive's written reviews are positive against 64% of Survey Party's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Starry Night Interactive ships an update every 6 months, Survey Party every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard9 real differences · 1 level
Starry Night Interactive versus Survey Party: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStarry Night InteractiveSurvey Party
Price$1.99$0.99 — better
Rating4.8 (44 ratings) — better3.8 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews87.2% of reviews — better63.6% of reviews
Number of ratings44 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS18.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerartof01Antti Hautaniemi

Customer experience

Starry Night Interactive

All ratings44 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews125 reviews
Positive87.2%
Neutral4.8%
Negative8.0%

Survey Party

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive63.6%
Neutral9.1%
Negative27.3%

Bugs and requests

Starry Night Interactive

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • Cannot see lines of brushstrokes
  • Cannot long press to enter painting
  • Update removed desired effects
  • App doesn't appear to be maintained
  • Website not secured
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  • No sound on some devices
  • Doesn't work on some older iPads (iOS 6)
  • Blurry graphics/pixelation
  • Auto-orientation doesn't work
  • Music settings not saved
  • Doesn't fit iPhone 5 screen

Requested features

28 requests
  • Bring back old effects (galaxy)
  • Allow long press to enter painting
  • See lines of brushstrokes
  • Support newer iPhones
  • More true full-screen support
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  • Legacy mode option
  • Print or save option
  • More pictures/paintings
  • Ability to change color hues
  • Add more Van Gogh paintings
  • User ability to create/share paintings
  • Add custom music option
  • Snapshot feature
  • More color flow options
  • Tap and drag stars
  • Pinch, flick, twist kinetics
  • Zoom in and out
  • Push blue ridge line
  • Dab color dots
  • More town interaction
  • Video capture/record feature
  • Screen capture feature
  • Save/load custom colors
  • 3D effect for modified paintings
  • Retina quality graphics
  • Auto-rotation for landscape
  • More music options
  • Don McLean song integration

Survey Party

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Starry Night Interactive

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Survey Party

One-time1
  • Remove adverts$3.99

Questions

Is Starry Night Interactive free?
Starry Night Interactive costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Survey Party free?
Survey Party costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Starry Night Interactive or Survey Party?
Starry Night Interactive is rated higher. Starry Night Interactive averages 4.8 out of 5 from 44 ratings, while Survey Party averages 3.8 from 6 ratings.
Do Starry Night Interactive or Survey Party have ads?
Neither Starry Night Interactive nor Survey Party shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Starry Night Interactive or Survey Party?
Starry Night Interactive ships an update every 6 months, and Survey Party every 6 weeks. Most recently, Starry Night Interactive was updated on October 24, 2026 and Survey Party on October 24, 2026.

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