Comparison

altDQ vs Dizko

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 3D space exploration
  • Tap to reveal code and hypertext
  • View artwork from both sides
  • See dimensional photos
  • Behind-the-scenes stories
  • Interactive elements
Features
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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

About

Dizko

Discover local concerts, nightlife, festivals, and more. This app aggregates events from various sources into one place, helping you find experiences and explore your city. Listen to artists before attending events and uncover hidden gems.

Highlights
  • Discover concerts, nightlife, festivals, and exhibitions
  • Aggregates events from multiple sources
  • Interactive map for event browsing
  • Listen to artists before attending events
  • Find hidden local gems and community events
  • Supports locals and travelers
Features
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Dizko reads the city in real time. Open the map and see the club nights, concerts, warehouse parties, gallery openings, comedy shows, and festivals happening around you. Search by date, neighborhood, genre, vibe, or price. Or ask Dizko in plain language: "underground techno near me this weekend," "cheap live music tonight," or "something good on Sunday afternoon." The answer comes back as real events with dates, venues, lineups, flyers, and ticket links. WHY DIZKO - Read the night on a live, flyer-first map - Ask for a mood, genre, neighborhood, or budget - Browse real listings from promoters, venues, and trusted platforms - Filter by date, category, genre, vibe, price, and neighborhood - Save events, RSVP, add them to your calendar, and open tickets in a tap - Send event picks directly to friends with Messages - Share a flyer or event link into Dizko to find and save the listing - Browse without an account, or sign in to sync saves across devices FROM CLUB NIGHTS TO CULTURE Chase peak-time techno. Find the tiny live room before everyone else does. Build a gallery crawl. Rescue a Sunday afternoon. Dizko keeps the broad city calendar and the small, strange listings in the same view. BUILT FOR THE GROUP CHAT Use Dizko inside Messages to search without leaving the conversation, then send an event card straight into the chat. When a flyer or link finds you somewhere else, share it back to Dizko and keep it for later. No account is required to start exploring.

Screenshots

altDQ4 screens
Dizko4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Dizko at every 3 days against altDQ's weekly. On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for altDQ against 5.0 for Dizko. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

altDQ ships an update weekly, Dizko every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
altDQ versus Dizko: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteraltDQDizko
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size445 MB12 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperIsovist Limited (UK)ZACHARY MASON KREVITT

Customer experience

altDQ

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Dizko

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

altDQ

No in-app purchases

None

Dizko

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is altDQ free?
altDQ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dizko free?
Dizko is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, altDQ or Dizko?
altDQ and Dizko are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do altDQ or Dizko have ads?
Neither altDQ nor Dizko shows ads.
Which is updated more often, altDQ or Dizko?
altDQ ships an update weekly, and Dizko every 3 days. Most recently, altDQ was updated on June 11, 2026 and Dizko on September 18, 2026.

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