Comparison

DailyArt vs Sophia

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

Head to head
About

DailyArt

Discover a daily masterpiece and its story to enrich your day with art history. Explore thousands of artworks, artist biographies, and museum collections. Engage with a community of art enthusiasts and learn something new in just two minutes.

Highlights
  • Daily art masterpiece with short story
  • Explore 4000+ artworks
  • 1200+ artist biographies
  • 600+ museum collections
  • Curated collections and city guides
  • Advanced search engine
  • Available in 23 languages
Features
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DailyArt is the #1 app to learn about art history. Every day, get inspired by beautiful classic, modern, and contemporary art masterpieces and read short stories about them. Join a community of art lovers for whom DailyArt brightens their day, every day. For free! Want to know why van Gogh cut off his ear? Find out who "invented" abstraction? Learn more about women artists forgotten by art history? Open DailyArt and find out! Download the app to: - Every day, get one piece of fine art with a short story about it, - Explore the collection of more than 5,000 masterpieces, - Read 1,500 artist biographies and information about 700 museum collections, - Explore carefully curated Collections and artsy City Guides, - Browse everything with our advanced search engine, - Use it in 24 languages! - Join DailyArt Patron, a club for art history enthusiasts. Furthermore: - Save masterpieces to your Favorites and organize them into your own boards, - Mark artworks you've already seen in real life — and those you'd love to see someday, - Add personal notes to artworks and keep your thoughts, impressions, and discoveries in one place, - Share everything with your family and friends, - Subscribe to receive everyday features as push notifications, - Use beautiful widgets, - If your language is not supported, use the translate button to read everything in it, - Set up your account and use DailyArt on multiple devices: your phones, tablets, smartwatches (and Apple Vision Pro), - Use either dark or light mode, And what's most important: enjoy art! Learn something new about art every day—you just need two minutes of your time. Get your daily dose of beauty and inspiration for free. Loved by users and praised by the App Store and international media since 2012, DailyArt is a must-have for all art lovers! ----------------------------------- If you love DailyArt, get DailyArt Premium! Learn about art history with no ads and get full access to all content. You can find our Privacy Policy here: https://www.getdailyart.com/privacypolicy and Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.getdailyart.com/terms

About

Sophia

Learn about history, science, philosophy, and more in just 10 minutes a day. This app offers short, engaging lessons with quizzes to test your knowledge and track your progress. It's designed for quick learning and better retention.

Highlights
  • Daily 10-minute lessons
  • Wide range of subjects
  • Engaging quiz format
  • Progress tracking
  • Ad-free learning experience
  • Focus on retention
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Sophia – General Knowledge is the app that turns your free time into real learning opportunities. Whether you're a student looking to build solid knowledge, or simply curious about the world around you, Sophia is with you every day with carefully selected content in history, science, philosophy, geopolitics, literature, economics, and much more. Learn in just 10 minutes a day. No need to spend hours on textbooks. Sophia offers short, dense, high-quality content designed to fit naturally into your daily routine — on the subway, during a lunch break, or before bed. Every lesson is engaging, clear, and easy to remember. A complete library at your fingertips. Explore hundreds of courses across dozens of topics. Each lesson comes with a quiz to make sure you've truly absorbed what you've just learned — because reading is good, understanding is better. Challenge yourself every day. Test your knowledge with daily questions, track your progress, and watch your general knowledge grow week after week. Sophia is designed to keep you motivated with a learning experience that feels more like a game than a chore. Built for focus and memorization. Sophia's interface is intentionally clean. No distractions, no fluff — just you and the knowledge you're building. Our content is structured to maximize retention and help you connect ideas. Finally understand what everyone's talking about. From Napoleon's Hundred Days to the basics of macroeconomics, from ancient philosophy to modern geopolitics — Sophia covers the subjects that fuel conversations, debates, and the world we live in. Whether you want to ace an exam, shine in social settings, or simply become a more cultured person, Sophia is the best investment you can make in yourself. Download Sophia today. Your smarter self starts here. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

DailyArt4 screens
Sophia4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Sophia at none against DailyArt's shown. Sophia also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 weeks). DailyArt's advantage is ratings volume (38K vs 147) and review sentiment (86% vs 70%). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. DailyArt sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Sophia sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for DailyArt against 4.7 for Sophia. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DailyArt has 38K ratings behind it against 147, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 86% of DailyArt's written reviews are positive against 70% of Sophia's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DailyArt ships an update every 3 weeks, Sophia every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
DailyArt versus Sophia: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDailyArtSophia
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (38K ratings) — better4.7 (147 ratings)
Positive reviews85.9% of reviews — better69.6% of reviews
Number of ratings38K — better147
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size185 MB227 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperZuzanna StanskaVik Studios SAS

Customer experience

DailyArt

All ratings37,448 ratings
Positive96.4%
Neutral1.8%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews2,769 reviews
Positive85.9%
Neutral4.6%
Negative9.5%

Sophia

All ratings145 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral2.8%
Negative5.5%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive69.6%
Neutral4.3%
Negative26.1%

Bugs and requests

DailyArt

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Widget not syncing with latest daily artwork
  • Inability to access previously saved favorite artworks
  • Crashes and freezes on certain devices or OS versions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Improved search and filtering by artist, medium, era, etc.
  • More diverse representation of global art and cultures
  • Offline mode for viewing artworks without internet
  • Integration with art museum virtual tours and exhibitions
  • Word search or translation features for language learners

Sophia

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 purchases

DailyArt

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly Premium7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Annual Premium7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Patron7 Days trial$119.991 Year
One-time5
  • Tip 1$1.99
  • Tip us 22 variants$5.99
  • Tip us 3$9.99
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  • Tip us 42 variants$24.99
  • Tip us 5$99.99
13 purchases

Sophia

Subscriptions13
  • Sophia Premium Weekly$5.997 Days
  • Sophia Premium Annual3 Days trial$8.991 Year
  • Sophia Premium Monthly$8.991 Month
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  • Sophia Premium Monthly3 Days trial$8.991 Month
  • Sophia Premium Annual3 Days trial$17.991 Year
  • Sophia Premium Annual Plan$17.991 Year
  • Sophia Premium Annual3 Days trial$24.991 Year
  • Sophia Premium Annual Plan$24.991 Year
  • Sophia Premium Annual$34.991 Year
  • Sophia Premium Annual3 Days trial$34.991 Year
  • Sophia Premium Annual3 Days trial$44.991 Year
  • Sophia Premium Annual$49.991 Year
  • Sophia Premium Annual3 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is DailyArt free?
DailyArt is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sophia free?
Sophia is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, DailyArt or Sophia?
DailyArt is rated higher. DailyArt averages 4.8 out of 5 from 38K ratings, while Sophia averages 4.7 from 147 ratings.
Do DailyArt or Sophia have ads?
DailyArt shows ads; Sophia does not.
Which is updated more often, DailyArt or Sophia?
DailyArt ships an update every 3 weeks, and Sophia every 6 days. Most recently, DailyArt was updated on October 29, 2026 and Sophia on October 28, 2026.

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