See Saw vs Trace Viewer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
See Saw
Discover and plan your art gallery visits in major cities like New York, Los Angeles, Berlin, London, and Paris. Find current exhibitions, map your route, and stay updated on show openings and closings. Browse by artist, gallery, or neighborhood to create a personalized art tour.
- Customizable gallery maps
- Up-to-date exhibition information
- Opening and closing date tracking
- Search by artist, gallery, or neighborhood
- View exhibition images and press releases
- Editor's Picks for recommended shows
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Plan your visits to New York, Los Angeles, Berlin, London, and Paris contemporary art galleries with a custom map. Find the best shows, map your route, and go! FEATURES • Navigate galleries with a map of all current shows, or create a custom map of just your picks. • Always have accurate and up-to-date exhibition information handy. • Track openings and shows that are closing soon so you’ll never miss an important exhibition. • Search for artists and galleries, or browse by neighborhood. • View exhibition images and press releases. • Check out the Editor’s Picks for popular exhibitions, under-the-radar recommendations, and critically-acclaimed shows.
Trace Viewer
Explore immersive AR experiences and 3D holographic tours on your device. Discover curated content at verified locations, bringing art, products, and educational guides to life around you.
- View 3D recordings, products, art, and installations
- Access curated AR content at verified destinations
- Learn from guides, curators, and experts in AR
- Cross-device compatibility for phones, tablets, and XR Headsets
- Immersive AR experiences
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View 3D holographic tours and immersive experiences in seconds directly on your device. With the Trace Viewer app, you can experience world-class AR content and graphics within moments. Simply download the app and go to a verified destination to see curated AR content all around you. The app will only reveal AR content at locations that has been set up and verified in the Trace Creator App. - View 3D recordings, products, art and installations. - Learn essential knowledge from guides, curators and experts as if they were there in person. - Cross device compatible for any phones, tablets, and next-generation XR Headsets.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Trace Viewer at fortnightly against See Saw's every 3 months. Trace Viewer also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (100% vs 82%). See Saw's advantage is ratings volume (263 vs 5). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Trace Viewer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: See Saw has 263 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of See Saw's written reviews are positive against 100% of Trace Viewer's.
See Saw ships an update every 3 months, Trace Viewer fortnightly. Both last shipped on September 25, 2026.
| Parameter | See Saw | Trace Viewer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (263 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 82.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 263 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 158 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | See Saw, Inc. | Trace3d Inc |
Customer experience
See Saw
Trace Viewer
Bugs and requests
See Saw
Reported bugs
2 issues- Data not loading for certain locations
- Laggy and slow performance in some cases
Requested features
5 requests- Filter by medium, artist, or other criteria
- Option to mark shows as visited
- Improved neighborhood/street-level organization
- Ability to create custom lists of shows
- Expand coverage to more cities
Trace Viewer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
See Saw
No in-app purchases
Trace Viewer
No in-app purchases
