The Collection vs GalleryMint
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Collection
Catalog your personal art collection with ease. This app uses AI to automatically extract details from photos and documents, helping you track artwork, discover artists, and connect with fellow collectors. Manage your collection privately or share pieces with others.
- AI-powered artwork cataloging
- Private collection management
- Provenance tracking
- Artist discovery
- Collector community
- Granular privacy controls
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The Collection is a private space for people who love art. Catalog the works you own, discover remarkable artists, and connect with collectors who share your eye. Snap a photo of any artwork and add a document like a receipt, certificate, or invoice. Our AI reads the details and fills everything in — artist, title, medium, dimensions, provenance, and more. Build a beautiful digital catalog of your collection. Track value over time. Share pieces with advisors, insurers, or fellow collectors whenever you need to. See something incredible at a museum, gallery, or art fair? Save it as a "spotted" work and share the amazing art you encounter out in the world. Features: - AI-powered artwork cataloging from photos and documents - Private collection management with provenance tracking - Discover and follow artists you admire - Connect with other collectors - Granular privacy controls for every work - Weekly digest of new art from the community
GalleryMint
Instantly collect limited-edition digital art from artists by tapping NFC cards. Your art is secured as a genuine blockchain token on Bitcoin Cash, offering verifiable ownership. Browse your personal gallery and discover new artists.
- Instant NFC art collection
- Limited-edition digital pieces
- Verifiable blockchain ownership
- Personal art gallery
- Artist artwork discovery
- Artist edition management
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GalleryMint turns art fairs and galleries into digital collecting experiences. When you visit an artist's location, just tap their NFC card with your phone to instantly collect a limited-edition digital piece — no accounts, no complicated setup. Every piece you collect is a genuine blockchain token on Bitcoin Cash, giving you real proof of ownership that lives on-chain forever. Your collection is yours, secured by a wallet that only you control. HOW IT WORKS For collectors: Visit an artist's booth at an art fair or gallery Tap their NFC card with your phone A limited-edition digital piece is added to your collection instantly Browse your growing gallery of collected art anytime For artists: Upload your artwork and set edition limits (up to 1,000 per piece) Get a custom NFC card for each artwork or for artwork collections Sell editions at fairs with a simple tap Track how many editions have been collected YOUR PERSONAL GALLERY Every piece you collect appears in your personal gallery - a clean, elegant space designed to showcase art, not clutter. Tap any piece to see it full-screen, view its edition number, and verify its on-chain proof of authenticity. DISCOVER Browse artwork from artists on the platform. Find new artists and see what's being collected. BUILT ON BLOCKCHAIN Each edition is minted as a CashToken on Bitcoin Cash. This means your ownership is verifiable, permanent, and independent - no platform lock-in. Your 12-word recovery phrase is the only key to your wallet, and it never leaves your device. GalleryMint is built for the physical art world. No marketplace speculation, no gas fees, no complexity - just artists and collectors, connected by a tap.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: The Collection at none against GalleryMint's 1. The Collection also leads on ratings volume (6 vs 1). GalleryMint's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). On price, rating, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. GalleryMint sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. The Collection asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for The Collection against 5.0 for GalleryMint. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Collection has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
The Collection ships an update every 5 days, GalleryMint every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Collection | GalleryMint |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alex Capecelatro | Aaron Sundman |
Customer experience
The Collection
GalleryMint
In-app purchases
The Collection
No in-app purchases
GalleryMint
- Art Edition$9.99
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