Comparison

OFFSCREEN vs Colta

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

Head to head
About

OFFSCREEN

Features
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OFFSCREEN Paris est rempli d’endroits à voir. OFFSCREEN sélectionne ceux qui méritent votre attention. OFFSCREEN est une application culturelle et curatoriale née à Paris. Ni guide touristique, ni city app exhaustive : OFFSCREEN propose une carte sélective de Paris, pensée pour celles et ceux qui cherchent l’art, la culture et la ville autrement. Expositions, galeries, cinéma, architecture, mode, librairies, food, lieux queer, adresses cachées et expériences inattendues : chaque lieu, événement et parcours est sélectionné avec un regard indépendant. MOINS CHERCHER. MIEUX VOIR. DANS OFFSCREEN ART Expositions, galeries, musées, fondations et lieux indépendants. MODE Concept stores, archives, expositions et lieux qui racontent la mode autrement. CINÉMA Cinémas indépendants, festivals, lieux de tournage et adresses cinéphiles. ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN Architecture contemporaine, patrimoine, design, street art et détails urbains à regarder autrement. FOOD Cafés, restaurants, pâtisseries et lieux choisis autant pour leur univers que pour leur carte. BOOKS & CULTURE Librairies, bibliothèques, maisons d’édition et lieux culturels indépendants. ET AUSSI Sound, queer Paris, cemeteries, people, dogs et autres façons inattendues de parcourir la ville. PARIS, CURATED. La carte OFFSCREEN vous permet de découvrir ce qui se trouve autour de vous, d’enregistrer vos lieux favoris et de construire votre propre Paris. Des parcours éditoriaux permettent aussi de traverser la ville autrement : lieux cachés, points de vue, architectures, objets, ambiances et sélections saisonnières. La sélection OFFSCREEN évolue en permanence avec les expositions, les ouvertures, les événements et la vie culturelle parisienne. Pas besoin de tout voir. Seulement de savoir où regarder. PARIS N’A PAS TOUT DIT. OUVREZ L’ŒIL. ET L’APP. EULA : https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

About

Colta

A social journal to log and share your cultural experiences like books, movies, and concerts. Discover what friends are enjoying and connect with others through shared interests.

Highlights
  • Log cultural activities (books, movies, theatre, exhibitions, concerts)
  • Add notes, photos, badges, and locations
  • Browse and filter personal journal entries
  • Follow friends and see their cultural logs
  • Join and create interest-based clubs
  • Receive notifications for social interactions
Features
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Colta is a social journal for your cultural life. Track everything you read, watch, and attend, then see what your friends are into. Whether it's a film that stayed with you, a book you couldn't put down, a concert that gave you chills, an exhibition that opened your eyes, or a play that moved you to tears, Colta gives you a beautiful place to remember it all. HOW IT WORKS Log an activity. Choose from five categories: Book, Movie, Theatre, Exhibition, and Concert. Add a title, a date, and optionally notes, photos, badges, and a location. Browse your journal. Switch between "My Logs" for a quick scroll through recent activity, and "Journal" for a deeper view with total, yearly, and monthly breakdowns. Filter by type or rating, and search across all your logs. Follow friends. Discover what the people you care about are reading, watching, and attending. Like their logs, leave comments with @mentions, and save the ones you want to revisit. Join clubs. Gather around shared interests, whether it's a book club, a cinephile circle, or a concert crew. Post updates, plan events, and discuss what you love with people who get it. Explore the map. Discover every museum in Paris, see which ones you've already visited, and log a visit in a single tap. Stay in the loop. Get notified when someone likes your log, comments on your activity, mentions you, or starts following you. DESIGNED TO BE SIMPLE No algorithms. Just a clean, warm feed of real cultural experiences from people you actually know. Start logging. Start remembering.

Screenshots

OFFSCREEN4 screens
Colta4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Colta at none against OFFSCREEN's 2. Colta also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support 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. OFFSCREEN sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Colta asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OFFSCREEN ships an update every 4 months, Colta fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
OFFSCREEN versus Colta: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOFFSCREENColta
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB41 MB
Age rating17+4+
Developermarie suchorskiAntoine Bombard

In-app purchases

2 purchases

OFFSCREEN

Subscriptions2
  • Abonnement mensuel$3.991 Month
  • Abonnement annuel$29.991 Year
None

Colta

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is OFFSCREEN free?
OFFSCREEN is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Colta free?
Colta is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do OFFSCREEN or Colta have ads?
Neither OFFSCREEN nor Colta shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OFFSCREEN or Colta?
OFFSCREEN ships an update every 4 months, and Colta fortnightly. Most recently, OFFSCREEN was updated on October 1, 2026 and Colta on October 7, 2026.

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