ARTLINK vs GalleriesNow
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ARTLINK
Explore contemporary visual art and culture with a leading magazine from Australia and the Asia-Pacific. Each issue delves into a unique theme with insightful articles by renowned writers and stunning visuals. Discover new artists, critical reviews, and engaging debates.
- Themed contemporary art issues
- Articles by leading curators and academics
- Lavishly illustrated with new artwork
- Exhibition and book reviews
- Back issue access
- Guest editor-curated content
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Artlink is widely known as a leading contemporary visual art magazine in Australia and the Asia-Pacific region. Each issue creatively explores a theme relevant to contemporary art and culture. Artlink is renowned for its original choice of topics, readability, cutting edge editorial and excellent production values. Articles are written by leading writers, including well-known curators and academics. Artlink is a valuable reference, ideal for artists, students, arts professionals and anyone with a general interest in the visual arts. A key tool for researchers, it is frequently cited as being the publication which best informs readers about current practice in a diverse range of media and each issue is lavishly illustrated with new work by artists and groups. Exhibition and book reviews give a critical view of established and emerging art practice. Back issues are packed with exciting, evergreen debates and research including analysis, commentary, gossip, news and information. Essential for anyone interested in contemporary arts in the Asia Pacific region. Artlink is one of Australia’s longest established art publications. Be surprised and delighted by every new themed issue, masterminded by a range of daring guest editors and enjoy the curiosity and originality in the way contemporary art is represented. -------------------- This is a free app download with paid content within. The current issue, back issues and future issues can be purchased within the app. Subscriptions are also available within the application. When a recurring subscription is purchased the latest issue will become available to download immediately. Available subscriptions are: 12 months: £18.99/ US$26.99/ $AUS 33.99 (4 issues) -The subscription will renew automatically unless cancelled more than 24 hours before the end of the current period. You will be charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of the current period, for the same duration and at the current subscription rate for the product. -You may turn off the auto-renewal of subscriptions through your Account Settings, however you are not able to cancel the current subscription during its active period. -Payment will charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase and any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when a subscription to that publication is purchased. Bundles of single issues can be also be bought within the application. To use purchased credits, simply click on the issue price and select ‘use credit’. This allows you to purchase back issues at reduced prices. Users can register for/ login to a pocketmags account in-app. This will protect their issues in the case of a lost device and allow browsing of purchases on multiple platforms. Existing pocketmags users can retrieve their purchases by logging into their account. We recommend loading the app for the first time in a wi-fi area so that all issue data is retrieved. If your app will not load past the splash page after a first install or an update please delete and reinstall the app from the App Store Help and frequently asked questions be accessed in-app and on pocketmags. If you have any problems at all please do not hesitate to contact us: help@pocketmags.com -------------------- You can find our privacy policy here: http://www.pocketmags.com/privacy.aspx You can find our terms and conditions here: http://www.pocketmags.com/terms.aspx
GalleriesNow
Explore the global art scene with daily updates on new exhibitions from leading galleries and museums. Save favorites, plan visits with maps, and experience art in VR. Your personal guide to the art world.
- Daily new exhibitions
- Established and emerging artists
- Save and share favorites
- NearMe and gallery maps
- VR exhibition views
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Discover art like never before - your personal pocket guide to the art world. New exhibitions uploaded daily, featuring established and up-and-coming artists at the world’s leading galleries and museums. Save and share your favourite exhibitions, plan a gallery trip with NearMe and gallery maps, save exhibitions for later and explore our unique VR exhibition views. Brought to you by GalleriesNow.net - the world's leading curated guide to galleries and their exhibitions. Terms and Privacy: https://www.galleriesnow.net/terms-conditions
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ARTLINK at 100% against GalleriesNow's 52%. ARTLINK also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.6). GalleriesNow's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 7 months). 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. ARTLINK sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $26.99 per year and GalleriesNow sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.95 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
ARTLINK ships an update every 7 months, GalleriesNow fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ARTLINK | GalleriesNow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.9 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 51.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jellyfish Connect Limited | GalleriesNow |
Customer experience
ARTLINK
GalleriesNow
In-app purchases
ARTLINK
- ARTLINK$26.991 Year
- Issue 8$4.99
- Disaster & Fortitude$4.99
- This Asian Century$4.99
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- Sexing the Agenda$4.99
- Issue 28$4.99
- Issue 36:3 | Septemb$6.99
- Pattern & Complexity$7.99
- Phenomena$7.99
- Issue 36:2 | June 20$7.99
GalleriesNow
- Pro Monthly Subscription$14.951 Month
- Pro Yearly Subscription$149.001 Year









