Comparison

soal vs Romulus

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

Head to head
About

soal

Discover art daily with curated walks and personalized recommendations. This app offers a calm, guided experience to connect with creativity, making art accessible and inspiring for everyone.

Highlights
  • Daily curated art walks
  • Personalized recommendations
  • Emerging and established artists
  • Thoughtful context provided
  • Calm, guided experience
  • Art discovery ritual
Features
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Welcome to your personal art portal. Forget the stuffiness and the long-winded lectures. soal makes discovering art fun again. No experience required, no pressure, just a few minutes a day for you to connect with creativity. We curate daily art walks that introduce you to emerging artists and classics alike, with context that makes it all click. Think of it as your personal guide to the art world, minus the intimidation factor. What you'll get: - Daily curated art walks designed for reflection and inspiration - Personalized recommendations based on what moves you - Emerging artists and established names, all with thoughtful context - A calm, guided experience (not endless scrolling) - A ritual that actually fits into your day Why it works: Art can ground you, shift your perspective, spark something new, and make you feel inspired — especially when it's presented in a way that invites you in. soal makes art discovery accessible, personal, and refreshingly welcoming. Whether you're art-curious or already a regular at galleries, we meet you where you are.

About

Romulus

Discover and collect art from artists, galleries, and exhibitions worldwide. Curated recommendations help you build your collection and stay updated on new works and events.

Highlights
  • Discover artists, artworks, exhibitions, galleries, and fairs
  • Explore curated recommendations
  • Follow artists and institutions
  • Save and organize artworks
  • Create and share lists
  • Find local exhibitions and fairs
  • Inquire about available artworks
Features
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Welcome to Romulus. Your place to discover and collect art. Romulus brings artists, exhibitions, galleries, fairs, and artworks together in one place. Follow what matters, discover what's happening, and build your collection. With Romulus, you can: - Discover artists, artworks, exhibitions, galleries, and fairs - Explore curated recommendations based on your interests - Follow artists, galleries, and institutions - Save artworks and organize what you love - Create and share lists - Find exhibitions and fairs happening around you - Inquire about available artworks directly through Romulus - Stay updated on new works and exhibitions from artists you follow Romulus is built for discovery—the place where curiosity becomes taste, and taste becomes a collection. Discover what moves you. Collect what matters.

Screenshots

soal4 screens
Romulus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Romulus at every 6 days against soal's every 6 weeks. Romulus also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). soal's advantage is ratings volume (23 vs 3) and iOS requirement (18.5 vs 26.1). On price, rating, review sentiment 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 soal against 5.0 for Romulus. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: soal has 23 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

soal ships an update every 6 weeks, Romulus every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
soal versus Romulus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametersoalRomulus
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (23 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings23 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.5 — better26.1
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB41 MB
Age rating4+17+
DevelopersoalRomulus Technologies Inc

Customer experience

soal

All ratings23 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Romulus

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

soal

No in-app purchases

None

Romulus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is soal free?
soal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Romulus free?
Romulus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, soal or Romulus?
soal and Romulus are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 23 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do soal or Romulus have ads?
Neither soal nor Romulus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, soal or Romulus?
soal ships an update every 6 weeks, and Romulus every 6 days. Most recently, soal was updated on November 5, 2026 and Romulus on November 6, 2026.

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