altDQ vs BASEMENT NY
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
altDQ
Explore a seminal 1986 digital art piece in an immersive 3D space. Interact with the artwork to reveal hidden code, hypertext, and behind-the-scenes stories about its creation.
- 3D space exploration
- Tap to reveal code and hypertext
- View artwork from both sides
- See dimensional photos
- Behind-the-scenes stories
- Interactive elements
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April Greiman's Does it Make Sense?, created in 1986 for Design Quarterly is on display at LACMA's Digital Witness exhibit. The work explored the use of Apple's Macintosh computer to assemble a collage of illustrative assets and words -- delivered on paper, Z space implied. Now this work can be viewed in X | Y | Z space using a smartphone or tablet. Here are features to explore: tap the screen to reveal related code and hypertext tap again to turn them off see inside photos that have become dimensional witness this display on both sides of the artwork video and images on the back side present stories of the process of making of the original work
BASEMENT NY
Discover upcoming events and exclusive mix series from a vibrant club community. Explore resident artist profiles and stay updated on all happenings.
- Upcoming club calendar
- Access mix series
- Resident artist profiles
- Community updates
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See the full upcoming club calendar, access the BASEMENT and ARCHIVES mix series and learn more about our residents
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: altDQ at weekly against BASEMENT NY's every 3 weeks. BASEMENT NY's advantage is ratings volume (9 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for altDQ against 5.0 for BASEMENT NY. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BASEMENT NY has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
altDQ ships an update weekly, BASEMENT NY every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | altDQ | BASEMENT NY |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (9 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 445 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Isovist Limited (UK) | BASEMENT |
Customer experience
altDQ
BASEMENT NY
In-app purchases
altDQ
No in-app purchases
BASEMENT NY
No in-app purchases
