The Sorting Synth vs Art Authority Museum
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Sorting Synth
This app offers a creative outlet for generating unique musical patterns and textures. Inspired by vintage synthesizers, it allows for endless sonic exploration with configurable settings and effects. It's perfect for both casual time-passing and serious music composition.
- Vintage synthesizer design
- Configurable settings
- Built-in effects
- Speed controls
- Vast pattern possibilities
- Offline functionality
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The simple joys in life are fun for the sake of fun, while sparking your creativity and letting the chaos sort itself out. The Sorting Synth embodies that philosophy. You can mindlessly pass the time or use it as an instrument to add colorful melodies and textures to your music. Features include: - Design inspired by 1970's synthesizers - Configurable settings - Effects - Speed Controls - 11,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 unique patterns possible (1.1 x 10^21) - No internet required after install Happy Sorting!
Art Authority Museum
Explore a vast collection of historical artworks from hundreds of renowned artists in an immersive virtual museum. Personalize your experience, take guided tours, or wander freely through detailed rooms. Become a member for exclusive access and features.
- Vast collection of historical artworks
- Immersive virtual museum experience
- Personalized art exploration
- Guided tours and free wandering
- Detailed overviews and searchable directory
- Membership for exclusive access
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Step into the future of art. The Art Authority Museum is a groundbreaking new immersive art museum, with a collection of thousands of history’s most important artworks from hundreds of the most important artists of all time. You'll not only experience these works similarly to in a brick-and-mortar museum (without the crowds), but you can also personalize that experience in ways that transcend traditional museums. We are now offering free admission to all our rooms, including our history-making lobby, major period rooms, special exhibitions and rooms devoted to a growing number of major artists. Take the guided tour, or try wandering around yourself. Rooms have a comprehensive overview, searchable directory and the ability to explore each work in depth. Please support our Museum by becoming a member. Member benefits include: • Full access to all rooms • Your own personalized Member's Lounge, shared across devices • Widgets of any work from your Member's Lounge. • "Art Like This” which takes you to a room full of art similar to what you're looking at, or even similar to any image from your world Please join the Art Authority Museum and become part of art history. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Art Authority Museum at Free against The Sorting Synth's $2.99. Art Authority Museum also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 18 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). The Sorting Synth's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 12) and review sentiment (50% vs 37%). On 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
Art Authority Museum is free to download; The Sorting Synth costs $2.99 up front. Art Authority Museum sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. The Sorting Synth asks for nothing beyond the download.
Art Authority Museum holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 5 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of The Sorting Synth's written reviews are positive against 37% of Art Authority Museum's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
The Sorting Synth ships an update every 18 months, Art Authority Museum every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Sorting Synth | Art Authority Museum |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 36.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 18 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.7 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 446 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Kelly Mylett | Art Authority LLC |
Customer experience
The Sorting Synth
Art Authority Museum
In-app purchases
The Sorting Synth
No in-app purchases
Art Authority Museum
- Monthly Membership$4.991 Month
- Annual Membership7 Days trial$49.991 Year
- ReflectionsFree
- Lost no LongerFree
- Lucas Cranach the Elder$0.99
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- Benjamin West$0.99
- Joseph Wright of Derby$0.99
- N.C. Wyeth$0.99
- Horace Pippin$0.99
- John Trumbull$0.99
- Rogier van der Weyden$0.99
- Auguste Rodin$0.99
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