Comparison

Pinacoteca vs Flock Journal

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

Head to head
About

Pinacoteca

Discover and organize your art photography from museums worldwide. Identify artworks, access detailed information, and build a personal collection to track your artistic journey and find nearby exhibitions.

Highlights
  • Identify paintings from camera roll
  • Access artwork information
  • Build personal art collection
  • Track artistic preferences
  • Discover nearby exhibitions
  • Organize art photography
Features
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Pinacoteca is for people who go to museums and love art. It turns years of artwork photos from your camera roll into a searchable personal collection. From there, it maps your taste and recommends exhibitions nearby that you’ll actually want to see. Key features: 1. Find all the paintings you’ve captured in museums around the world in your camera roll. 2. Identify paintings and access key information. The app adds information about each artwork. 3. Build a cross-museum personal collection. The app shows you all the artworks you photographed. 4. Add new artworks when you are visiting a museum. 5. Track your artistic preferences over time. The app builds your taste profile. 6. Find recommended exhibitions near you. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Flock Journal

A journaling app designed for expressing thoughts and feelings. It offers prompts, audio journaling, affirmations, and writing statistics. Users can choose faith-filled prompts for spiritual reflection.

Highlights
  • Audio journaling
  • Affirmations
  • Writing statistics
  • Faith-filled prompts
  • Customizable prompts
  • Thought expression
Features
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Flock is the journaling app you go to when you need to get your thoughts out. We understand that not everything needs to be posted, you don't always need advice... but when you do you have that option. Some days you won’t know what you’re feeling at all. There are prompts if you need help getting started, but you can also just open it and write. We have features for audio journaling, affirmations, writing stats and more! This app also gives you the option to choose faith filled prompts designed to just draw closer and get you thinking! Terms of Use: https://hisflock.org/terms Privacy Policy: https://hisflock.org/privacy

Screenshots

Pinacoteca4 screens
Flock Journal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Pinacoteca at none against Flock Journal's shown. Pinacoteca also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Pinacoteca sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Flock Journal sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Pinacoteca against 5.0 for Flock Journal. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 6 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pinacoteca ships an update every 9 days, Flock Journal every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Pinacoteca versus Flock Journal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPinacotecaFlock Journal
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings56 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better18
Further details — not scored
Size135 MB152 MB
Age rating9+17+
DeveloperDOYOURJOB B.V.Andrea Etienne

Customer experience

Pinacoteca

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Flock Journal

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Pinacoteca

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription14 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription14 Days trial$39.991 Year
1 purchases

Flock Journal

Subscriptions1
  • Flock Premium7 Days trial$7.991 Month

Questions

Is Pinacoteca free?
Pinacoteca is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Flock Journal free?
Flock Journal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pinacoteca or Flock Journal?
Pinacoteca and Flock Journal are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 5 and 6 ratings respectively.
Do Pinacoteca or Flock Journal have ads?
Flock Journal shows ads; Pinacoteca does not.
Which is updated more often, Pinacoteca or Flock Journal?
Pinacoteca ships an update every 9 days, and Flock Journal every 3 weeks. Most recently, Pinacoteca was updated on November 9, 2026 and Flock Journal on October 31, 2026.

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