Comparison

Column Social vs Lost Arts

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

Head to head
About

Column Social

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Column is a network of private communities that host the most important conversations in the world. Some of the most important conversations in the world are happening in group chats. Column is an app for your group chats so people can subscribe and the chats can go viral to include everyone in the world that should be in the chat. On Column, you can: - Create and join private, paid groups for communities of practice - Post new content in real time in private groups, or publicly - Stay up to date in your field and communities of interest - Upload photos and share links with previews - Chat one-on-one with others from your gropus via DMs Privacy Policy: https://www.joincolumn.com/legal/privacy Terms of Service: https://stage.joincolumn.com/legal/terms-of-service

About

Lost Arts

Features
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Lost Arts is an invite-only community for ambitious creatives โ€” designers, artists, musicians, writers, and anyone who takes their creative practice seriously. We believe creative work is better when it's shared, challenged, and witnessed by others who understand it. Lost Arts gives you the space to do that. Make Time Sessions Weekly virtual co-working sessions where members work alongside each other in real time. Show up, make progress, stay accountable โ€” together. Project Updates Share your work-in-progress with a community that gives real feedback. Not likes. Not comments for the sake of it. Honest, generous responses from people who understand what you're building. Salon Sessions Thematic discussions that expand how you think about your creative practice. Topics range across disciplines โ€” art, design, music, craft, technology, and everything in between. A curated community Every member earned their place โ€” by invitation or application. This isn't a platform for broadcasting. It's a space for conversation, connection, and improving your craft. Lost Arts began in 2015 as a physical workshop space in Chicago. What we learned in those rooms โ€” about community, feedback, and the value of shared space โ€” shapes everything we're building now. We're building a network that connects us through our creative work. Join us.

Screenshots

Column Social4 screens
Lost Arts4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lost Arts at none against Column Social's 11. Lost Arts also leads on ads (none vs shown). Column Social's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.4). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Column Social sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $1.00 per month. Lost Arts asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Column Social versus Lost Arts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterColumn SocialLost Arts
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksโ€”
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 โ€” better18.4
Further details โ€” not scored
Size31 MB5 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperColumn IncLost Arts LLC

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Column Social

Subscriptions11
  • Medical Insights Hub$1.001 Month
  • Design Inspiration$1.001 Month
  • Future of Water$1.001 Month
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  • Future of Concrete$1.001 Month
  • Studio Visit$1.001 Month
  • Future of Katerva$1.001 Month
  • Oceans & Reefs$1.001 Month
  • Fun Learning$5.001 Month
  • Market Megatrends$5.001 Month
  • Cinecolumn$5.001 Month
  • Eternal September$19.991 Month
None

Lost Arts

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Column Social free?
Column Social is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lost Arts free?
Lost Arts is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Column Social or Lost Arts have ads?
Column Social shows ads; Lost Arts does not.

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