Comparison

Magic Ball vs Active Art App

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

Head to head
About

Magic Ball

Features
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About

Active Art App

Engage with art through interactive stories and a digital collection. Scan physical artworks to see them come alive within the app, and collect unique digital pieces with their own narratives. Experience moments of connection, wellness, and joy through art.

Highlights
  • Scan physical art to unlock digital experiences
  • Follow an Art Feed for artist updates
  • Collect free pocket-size digital art
  • Unlock daily joy and build a collection
  • Share art collections with loved ones
  • Experience art-driven emotional connection
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Simple, guided, and designed to create meaningful emotional connection through Art. Art is about participation. It's connective — it reaches into a person emotionally and socially, and connects them to the wider world. It crosses language, socioeconomic background, and geography, restoring a connection that reminds people they are not disconnected. Welcome to Active Art, where art, stories, and connection come to life. Every piece — whether hanging on a wall or living in the app — carries its own story, waiting to unlock a moment of connection, wellness, and joy. Currently Jonathan, our founder, is the resident artist at Mass General Brigham (MGB) Cancer Institute, where 30 to 40 of his paintings hang across oncology spaces, corridors, and waiting rooms. A mural he created with the Boston Bruins Foundation transformed a pediatric chemotherapy room into somewhere children actually want to walk into. "The bad news room became the good news room." — Mass General Brigham (MGB) Cancer Institute In the App: Scan physical paintings for the art to come to life; follow the Art Feed for a running look at what ActiveArt and Jonathan the Painter are working on; and Vendi, our digital vending machine for art. Vend pocket-size art for free: each artwork is the size of a baseball card, each with its own story. Unlock daily joy, save your pieces to build your collection and share it with the people you love. A moment of joy, wherever you are and a measurable lift in patient experience for the institutions that host it. Note: Active Art is an artistic and storytelling experience. It is not a medical device and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any condition. Active Art LLC · Boston, MA · activeart.xyz

Screenshots

Magic Ball3 screens
Active Art App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Active Art App at 3 against Magic Ball's 1. Active Art App also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
Magic Ball versus Active Art App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMagic BallActive Art App
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB160 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAleksandr Abrosimov23 Bulbs

In-app purchases

None

Magic Ball

No in-app purchases

None

Active Art App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Magic Ball free?
Magic Ball is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Active Art App free?
Active Art App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Magic Ball or Active Art App have ads?
Neither Magic Ball nor Active Art App shows ads.

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