Comparison

Art Authority Museum vs Nova Stashy

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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/

About

Nova Stashy

Access and manage your self-hosted media library on your iPhone or iPad. Browse, search, and stream content with a clean, fast interface. Download media for offline viewing and enjoy a private experience with no tracking.

Highlights
  • Browse scenes, performers, studios
  • Search, sort, filter, favorite, rate metadata
  • Native player with Picture in Picture
  • Download scenes for offline viewing
  • Direct local network downloads
  • Private by design, no tracking
Features
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Nova Stashy is a native iPhone and iPad client for your self-hosted Stash media server. Enter your server address, connect instantly, and browse your entire library from your device. Stash handles your media. Nova Stashy gives you a clean, fast iOS interface to explore it. BROWSE & SEARCH - Browse scenes, performers, and studios in a native dark-mode interface. - Search, sort, filter, favourite, rate, and edit supported metadata. - Global Library Search finds scenes, performers, and studios together from Home. THE PLAYER - Nova Stashy's own player, built on Apple's playback engine. - Scenes start fast. The original file plays directly when your device can decode it, and falls back to your server's conversion when it cannot. - Markers from your server appear on the scrubber, with buttons to jump between them. - Drag the scrubber to see a preview picture of that moment. - Double-tap to skip ten seconds, press and hold for double speed, or choose a speed from 0.5x to 2x. - Subtitles and captions, including in Picture in Picture and over AirPlay. - Picture in Picture, AirPlay, and a choice of what happens when you leave the app. - Resume where you left off, or start over. DOWNLOAD & WATCH OFFLINE - Download compatible scenes and keep watching when your server is unavailable. - Direct Downloads use your local network for dramatically faster transfers. - An Offline Home keeps your saved scenes and Continue Watching at hand. - Markers, subtitles and preview pictures are saved with a download. - Set a storage limit, track usage, and manage downloads with swipe or multi-select. PRIVATE BY DESIGN - No accounts, no analytics, no advertising, no third-party tracking. - Credentials are stored in Apple Keychain; downloads stay on your device. - Optional Face ID lock for the app. - All content comes from the Stash server you configure. Requires a running self-hosted Stash server and iOS 17 or later.

Screenshots

Art Authority Museum4 screens
Nova Stashy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Art Authority Museum at Free against Nova Stashy's $2.99. Art Authority Museum also leads on rating (4.3 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). Nova Stashy's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). On ads and iOS requirement 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

Art Authority Museum is free to download; Nova Stashy costs $2.99 up front. Art Authority Museum sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Nova Stashy asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Art Authority Museum holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.0. 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Art Authority Museum ships an update every 6 weeks, Nova Stashy fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Art Authority Museum versus Nova Stashy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArt Authority MuseumNova Stashy
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.3 (6 ratings) — better3.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.717.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size449 MB11 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperArt Authority LLCHenry Ling

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Art Authority Museum

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Membership$4.991 Month
  • Annual Membership7 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time8
  • Bayeux TapestryFree
  • Francis PicabiaFree
  • William Hogarth$0.99
Show 5 more
  • Raoul Dufy$0.99
  • Théodore Rousseau$0.99
  • Emil Nolde$0.99
  • Egon Schiele$0.99
  • Odilon Redon$0.99
None

Nova Stashy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Art Authority Museum free?
Art Authority Museum is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Nova Stashy free?
Nova Stashy costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Art Authority Museum or Nova Stashy?
Art Authority Museum is rated higher. Art Authority Museum averages 4.3 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Nova Stashy averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Art Authority Museum or Nova Stashy have ads?
Neither Art Authority Museum nor Nova Stashy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Art Authority Museum or Nova Stashy?
Art Authority Museum ships an update every 6 weeks, and Nova Stashy fortnightly. Most recently, Art Authority Museum was updated on October 30, 2026 and Nova Stashy on November 5, 2026.

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