Comparison

Art Authority Museum vs Lesscast

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

Lesscast

Features
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A podcast player with fewer distractions. Subscribe to shows and see their latest episodes in one list. Make playlists, download episodes for offline listening, read along with transcripts, and turn on new-episode alerts show by show. Your library syncs through your own iCloud, if you turn it on. No accounts, analytics or tracking.

Screenshots

Art Authority Museum4 screens
Lesscast4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lesscast at none against Art Authority Museum's 20. Lesscast also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 6 weeks). On price, ads, device support 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

Both are free to download. Art Authority Museum sells 20 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Lesscast asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Art Authority Museum ships an update every 6 weeks, Lesscast every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Art Authority Museum versus Lesscast: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArt Authority MuseumLesscast
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.717.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size449 MB9 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperArt Authority LLCHasan Yalcinkaya

In-app purchases

20 purchases

Art Authority Museum

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Membership$4.991 Month
  • Annual Membership7 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time18
  • 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
None

Lesscast

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Art Authority Museum free?
Art Authority Museum is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lesscast free?
Lesscast is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Art Authority Museum or Lesscast have ads?
Neither Art Authority Museum nor Lesscast shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Art Authority Museum or Lesscast?
Art Authority Museum ships an update every 6 weeks, and Lesscast every 5 days. Most recently, Art Authority Museum was updated on October 24, 2026 and Lesscast on October 29, 2026.

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