Comparison

Curator vs OLD

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

Head to head
About

Curator

This app allows users to visually collect, organize, and present ideas. It supports mixing content from websites, text, and images from various cloud sources, making it ideal for mood boards, portfolios, and presentations.

Highlights
  • Visual interface for notes, images, and websites
  • Drag-and-drop content organization
  • Full-screen presentation mode
  • Share and collaborate on boards
  • Export boards to PDF
  • Integrates with cloud storage
Features
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App Store Best New App Collect, organise and present your ideas anywhere. Curator is the best mood-board, portfolio and presentation app for creative professionals. It's great in a one-to-one meeting with a client and works equally well on a projector in front of an audience. Mix websites, text and images from your device or cloud sources like Dropbox, Instagram and more. Main features: • Add websites, images and text notes in a completely visual interface • Use drag-and-drop to quickly move content • Present straight from the app, full screen content by design • Share and collaborate on boards • Export boards to PDF Curator is no free for all features like: Bigger Boards, Re-ordering of Boards and High quality PDF export plus unlimited cloud backup (subscription only) and sync between devices. More information about our privacy policy can be found at http://curator.co/privacy-policy/

About

OLD

Organize links, notes, photos, and files in a private, secure space. Access your saved content offline and collaborate with others on shared boards. Protect your information with biometric security.

Highlights
  • Save and organize links with Reader Mode
  • Create and collaborate on notes
  • Store and view photos and GIFs
  • Save and view any file type
  • Organize with folders and tags
  • Protect content with FaceID/TouchID
  • Offline access to saved content
Features
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Keep your things beautifully in one place. The award-winning Pile app helps you having your things organised, ready to use whenever you need. Whether you like saving loads of links, taking notes or keeping your files tidy, Pile is for you. Best of all, it's Privacy protected. We've built Pile from the ground up with Privacy in mind. You own your data, in a way we can't even access it! Because your data is stored in your iCloud, you still have the peace in mind your data is safely backed-up there. We have an app for iPhone, iPad and Mac... Even Safari for Mac! Pile offers a free trial of basic functionalities but in order to fully use the app you will need to purchase a lifetime license or a monthly subscription. "Great app! Perfect place to dump and organise all my favourite internet finds" —E. S. "This is exactly what I need, a one stop shop for everything I like and need all over the internet, sleek and organised. Such a useful app, no more sticky notes everywhere for me!" —M. M. KEY FEATURES · Links Save links of blog posts for later, save those very interesting reads to share with your friend or that recipe you want to try. Read them nicely with Reader Mode, even when you have no internet connection. · Your Notes To-Do Lists, shopping lists, quick thoughts or long diaries. You can even invite other people to write or view the note with you! · Photos (and GIFs) Memories from your last trip (finally we can travel again!), that beautiful doggie pic from Reddit, or that fun GIF that you can't wait to use in a chat group. · Files PDFs, Word, Pages... Any type of file can be saved in Pile. And you can view them too, of course! · Folders & Tags Organise your content using Folders and Tags. As easy as a drag and drop. Then, search through your Folders or filter by Tags. MORE PILE TO LOVE · (NEW) Protect cards and folders with FaceID or TouchID Protect your content from bystanders by adding this extra layer of privacy - it will blur your cards and folders so no one knows what's in there, unless you unlock it · Reader Mode Read your saved articles without distractions in Pile's Reader Mode, which supports Dark Mode and offline, so you can read your links even in the plane. · Collaborate Join your friends and create folders together. Family recipes, important blog posts for your business or keeping the best photos accessible to you all. · Offline It's your content, so why shouldn't you be able to see it even when you have no internet? · Search Navigate through your content easily with a quick search. · Activity Sometimes you know you added a very interesting link last week but can't find it with all that other stuff... Just go to Activity, and you'll find exactly what you did last day. · Drag & Drop, Long Press Adding, organising and viewing your content should be easy. So we've made it easy! Use the gestures you are used to in your iPhone. · Share You choose what to do with your stuff. Share it with anyone, or don't - it's your choice! · Multi-select Manage a lot of items with ease. · Import/Export Bookmarks Bring your bookmarks from other apps or browsers into Pile in a moment! · And much more! MADE FOR IPHONE Pile is tailored to the iPhone with deep system integrations as well. A great example is the Share Extension, which allows you to add anything from other apps, such as a link to a website you want to get back to. GET PILE TODAY Whatever you want to keep, Pile can help you. Install the app today and see how beautiful your things are! If you have any questions, please get in touch. We provide professional support and will be glad to help you! For subscription support, please use https://pile.ie/contact For subscription Terms & Conditions, please go to https://pile.ie/terms For Privacy Policy, please go to https://pile.ie/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Curator4 screens
OLD4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: OLD at 4.3 against Curator's 2.6. OLD also leads on update cadence (weekly vs monthly) and ratings volume (178 vs 48). Curator's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On price, review sentiment, ads 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. OLD sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Curator asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

OLD holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 48 and 178 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of Curator's written reviews are positive against 52% of OLD's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Curator ships an update monthly, OLD weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Curator versus OLD: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCuratorOLD
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.6 (48 ratings)4.3 (178 ratings) — better
Positive reviews44.3% of reviews51.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings48178 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB47 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperCurator & Co Ltd.Awesome Apps Company Ltd.

Customer experience

Curator

All ratings48 ratings
Positive37.5%
Neutral6.3%
Negative56.3%
Written reviews273 reviews
Positive44.3%
Neutral14.7%
Negative41.0%

OLD

All ratings173 ratings
Positive81.5%
Neutral4.0%
Negative14.5%
Written reviews60 reviews
Positive51.7%
Neutral8.3%
Negative40.0%

User reviews

Curator

From 48 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great for brainstorming visuals
  • 👍 Beautiful, elegant, efficient
  • 👍 Useful for visual thinking and presentation
  • 👍 Seamless presentations
  • 👍 Functional elegance

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes frequently
  • 🐛 Sync and login issues
  • 🐛 Premium features don't work
  • 🔒 No customer support
  • 💰 Expensive subscription model

OLD

From 178 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Intuitive and user-friendly interface
  • 🎨 Beautiful, visually appealing design with relaxing graphics
  • 💾 Excellent organization system with folders and tags
  • 🔒 Strong privacy protection with iCloud integration
  • 🚀 Fast performance and quick syncing

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezing issues
  • 🔄 Syncing problems across devices
  • 💸 Controversial business model shift to subscription pricing
  • 📉 Data loss and disappearing items
  • 🚫 Lack of developer support and communication

Bugs and requests

Curator

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Inability to log in or sign up
  • Sync not working across devices
  • Boards and content getting deleted or reset
  • Frequent crashes and freezes

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to reorder boards
  • Ability to move/copy images between boards
  • Landscape mode support
  • Integration with Pinterest, Tumblr, etc.
  • More customization options (text size, background color)

OLD

Reported bugs

16 issues
  • App crashes on opening or during basic operations
  • Syncing failures between iOS and macOS devices
  • Cards flickering and random display issues
  • Incorrect item count displays
  • Images not loading on all cards
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  • Share extension not working properly
  • Drag and drop causing immediate crashes
  • Data disappearing from iCloud sync
  • Import functionality crashing both iPad and Mac apps
  • Changes not visible until app restart
  • Bookmarks imported incorrectly or losing folder structure
  • Tag filters not functioning
  • Screen not refreshing after adding items
  • Feedback button broken on desktop
  • App randomly relaunching after deletion
  • White 'loading shared card' placeholders appearing everywhere

Requested features

13 requests
  • Manual sorting and drag-and-drop organization
  • Image navigation with next/previous buttons or swiping
  • Adjustable thumbnail size and zoom controls
  • Heart/rating system for items
  • List view option instead of thumbnail grid
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  • Export functionality for data portability
  • Transparent folder customization options
  • Dark mode and customizable themes
  • Mac app or improved macOS version
  • Professional folder-style interface option
  • Integration with email clients like Airmail
  • Reader mode functionality
  • Profile avatar and personal bio features

In-app purchases

None

Curator

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

OLD

Subscriptions2
  • Unlock Pile everywhere$1.991 Month
  • Unlock Pile$6.991 Year
One-time1
  • Unlock Pile - Lifetime$24.99

Questions

Is Curator free?
Curator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is OLD free?
OLD is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Curator or OLD?
OLD is rated higher. Curator averages 2.6 out of 5 from 48 ratings, while OLD averages 4.3 from 178 ratings.
Do Curator or OLD have ads?
Neither Curator nor OLD shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Curator or OLD?
Curator ships an update monthly, and OLD weekly. Most recently, Curator was updated on October 24, 2026 and OLD on October 22, 2026.

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