Art Authority Museum vs VBIC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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/
VBIC
Explore the world with immersive 3D/8K virtual guided tours. Access a vast library of documentary, scientific, educational, and artistic content through various subscription levels. Enjoy continuous updates and a 24/7 stream of curated broadcasts.
- 3D/8K virtual guided tours
- Global content library
- Documentary, scientific, educational, artistic content
- Tiered subscription access
- 24/7 streaming
- Continuous content updates
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The VBIC App provides VBIC HTTP Live Streamed (HLS) broadcastings featuring VBIC Editorial moderated virtual guided tours, e.g. HLS virtual guided tours in Egypt, in Europe, and in The Americas. VBIC HLS content creation is dynamic, continuous and serves the VBIC App subscriber with continuous updated access to a huge repository of VBIC HLS documentary, scientific, educational or artistic content. When you download the free VBIC App from the App Store you will be able to access VBIC's HLS content according to the purchased subscription level from your Library, browse the available VBIC HLS broadcastings scheduled for the current subscription term and view rotating featured VBIC HLS shows; a 24/7 stream from VBIC's extensive archive of VBIC HLS broadcastings. A subscription to the VBIC App gives you access to VBIC HTTP Live Streamed (HLS) broadcastings featuring VBIC Editorial moderated virtual guided tours. Subscribers get access to exclusive archived HLS content. - The Bronze Subscription provides access to VBIC HLS broadcastings marked 'Subscription: Bronze' in the Video Library. The Bronze Subscription is an Auto-Renewable Subscription allowing users who purchased the Bronze Subscription the access to VBIC HLS broadcastings marked 'Subscription: Bronze' in the Video Library description as dynamic content for the set period defined by the Bronze Subscription. The Bronze Subscription set of period is 1 month for $5.99. - The Silver Subscription provides access to VBIC HLS broadcastings marked 'Subscription: Silver' and marked 'Subscription: Bronze' the Video Library. The Silver Subscription is an Auto-Renewable Subscription allowing users who purchased the Silver Subscription the access to VBIC HLS broadcastings marked 'Subscription: Silver' and marked 'Subscription: Bronze' in the Video Library description as dynamic content for the set period defined by the Silver Subscription. The Silver Subscription set of period is 1 month for $6.99 - The Gold Subscription provides access to VBIC HLS broadcastings marked 'Subscription: Gold', and marked 'Subscription: Silver', and marked 'Subscription: Bronze' in the Video Library. The Silver Subscription is an Auto-Renewable Subscription allowing users who purchased the Gold Subscription the access to VBIC HLS broadcastings marked 'Subscription: Gold', and marked 'Subscription: Silver', and marked 'Subscription: Bronze' in the Video Library description as dynamic content for the set period defined by the Gold Subscription. The Gold Subscription set of period is 1 month for $8.99 - The Annual Gold Subscription provides access to VBIC HLS broadcastings marked 'Subscription: Gold', and marked 'Subscription: Silver', and marked 'Subscription: Bronze' in the Video Library for a limited duration. The Annual Gold Subscription is a Non-Renewing Subscription allowing users who purchased the Annual Gold Subscription the access to VBIC HLS broadcastings marked 'Subscription: Gold', and marked 'Subscription: Silver', and marked 'Subscription: Bronze' in the Video Library description as dynamic content for the limited duration as defined by the Annual Gold Subscription. The Annual Gold Subscription duration is 1 year at $99.99, once it concludes it must be re-purchased to further access. - In-App Purchases: -- VBIC Germany. Travel advisory: In-depth reports of Germany (Gold Subscription is required). Updates monthly. ( $1.99 one-time charge) -- Upgrade to 8K HLS Streams. In-VBIC Library content enlisted with the "8K" marker in the Video description. VBIC Library content enlisted with "8K" marker in the Video description are upgradeable from 4K (standard) to 8K. ($2.99 one-time charge to upgrade all ) -- Re-stream. You missed a Live Stream? - We re-stream for you . ( $1.99 one-time charge to add previous HLS events to your Library) Privacy Policy: https://www.vbic.net/privacy-policy EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: VBIC at 5.0 against Art Authority Museum's 4.3. VBIC also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 6 weeks). Art Authority Museum's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Art Authority Museum sells 20 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and VBIC sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
VBIC holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Art Authority Museum has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Art Authority Museum ships an update every 6 weeks, VBIC every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Art Authority Museum | VBIC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Vision Pro |
| Requires iOS | 18.7 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 449 MB | 1.1 GB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Art Authority LLC | Virtual Broadcasting Information Center VBIC LLC |
Customer experience
Art Authority Museum
VBIC
In-app purchases
Art Authority Museum
- Monthly Membership$4.991 Month
- Annual Membership7 Days trial$49.991 Year
- Bayeux TapestryFree
- Francis PicabiaFree
- ReflectionsFree
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- Lost no LongerFree
- William Hogarth$0.99
- Raoul Dufy$0.99
- Théodore Rousseau$0.99
- Emil Nolde$0.99
- Egon Schiele$0.99
- Odilon Redon$0.99
- Lucas Cranach the Elder$0.99
- 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
VBIC
- Bronze$0.991 Month
- Silver$1.991 Month
- VBIC Documentary Channel 3D/8K$5.991 Month
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- Gold$6.991 Month
- Upgrade to 8K HLS Streams$0.99
- VBIC Germany$0.99
- Re-stream$0.99
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- VBIC Documentary Channel$99.99
- Annual$99.99







