Architectural Digest vs See Saw
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
See Saw
Discover and plan your art gallery visits in major cities like New York, Los Angeles, Berlin, London, and Paris. Find current exhibitions, map your route, and stay updated on show openings and closings. Browse by artist, gallery, or neighborhood to create a personalized art tour.
- Customizable gallery maps
- Up-to-date exhibition information
- Opening and closing date tracking
- Search by artist, gallery, or neighborhood
- View exhibition images and press releases
- Editor's Picks for recommended shows
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Plan your visits to New York, Los Angeles, Berlin, London, and Paris contemporary art galleries with a custom map. Find the best shows, map your route, and go! FEATURES • Navigate galleries with a map of all current shows, or create a custom map of just your picks. • Always have accurate and up-to-date exhibition information handy. • Track openings and shows that are closing soon so you’ll never miss an important exhibition. • Search for artists and galleries, or browse by neighborhood. • View exhibition images and press releases. • Check out the Editor’s Picks for popular exhibitions, under-the-radar recommendations, and critically-acclaimed shows.
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Verdict
Architectural Digest and See Saw both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 82% of See Saw's written reviews are positive against 29% of Architectural Digest's. See Saw also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). Architectural Digest's advantage is chart position (#143 vs unranked). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Architectural Digest sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. See Saw asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Architectural Digest against 4.6 for See Saw. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 460 and 266 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 29% of Architectural Digest's written reviews are positive against 82% of See Saw's.
Architectural Digest ships an update every 4 months, See Saw every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 26, 2026.
| Parameter | Architectural Digest | See Saw |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (460 ratings) — better | 4.6 (266 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 28.8% of reviews | 82.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 460 — better | 266 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #143 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Advance Magazine Publishers Inc. | See Saw, Inc. |
Customer experience
Architectural Digest
See Saw
User reviews
Architectural Digest
From 460 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🌟 Inspiring content
- 🎨 Sophisticated design
- 📷 Excellent photography
- 🏠 Curated home tours
Room to improve
- 🔍 Difficult navigation
- 🔍 Unintuitive user interface
- 🔍 Lack of landscape mode
- 📱 Incompatibility with subscriptions
- 🔍 Confusing subscription management
See Saw
From 266 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Comprehensive listings
- 👍 Convenient map feature
- 👍 Helpful for planning gallery visits
- 👍 Useful app for artists
- 👍 Great information source
Room to improve
- 🐛 Mapping feature not working properly
- 🔍 Lacking filters and organization options
- 🔍 Missing some galleries and shows
- 🔍 Outdated information in some cases
Bugs and 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
See Saw
Reported bugs
2 issues- Data not loading for certain locations
- Laggy and slow performance in some cases
Requested features
5 requests- Filter by medium, artist, or other criteria
- Option to mark shows as visited
- Improved neighborhood/street-level organization
- Ability to create custom lists of shows
- Expand coverage to more cities
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
See Saw
No in-app purchases
Questions
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