Comparison

SC El Prado Masterpieces vs Second Canvas Modules

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

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About

SC El Prado Masterpieces

Explore renowned Western paintings in gigapixel resolution. Discover hidden details, learn about each artwork with audioguides and extra material, and share your favorite discoveries. Connect to a TV for a full-screen experience.

Highlights
  • Gigapixel resolution exploration
  • Interactive masterpiece details
  • Audioguide and sign language guide
  • X-ray and ultraviolet vision
  • Offline access to downloaded content
  • TV/projector connectivity
  • Automatic artwork recognition
Features
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Second Canvas Museo del Prado Masterpieces is your tool for exploring the masterpieces of Western painting like never before. Discover, navigate, learn, teach and share from your iPad or iPhone, with the option of hooking it up to your TV screen. Created by the Museo del Prado and Madpixel, Second Canvas Museo del Prado Masterpieces, allows you to explore the 14 masterpieces from the museum’s collection, including Las Meninas by Velázquez, The Garden of Earthly Delights by Bosch and Self-Portrait by Dürer, in gigapixel resolution. You can also interact with them, choose your favorite detail and share it with your friends on social networks. Works available in Second Canvas Museo del Prado Masterpieces: • The Third of May, 1808 in Madrid. Francisco de Goya. • Jacob’s Dream. José de Ribera. • Las Meninas or The Family of Philip IV. Diego Velázquez. • The Nobleman with his Hand on his Chest. El Greco. • Crucifixion. Juan de Flandes. • The Annunciation. Fra Angelico. • The Cardinal. Raphael. • Equestrian Portrait of Charles V at Mühlberg. Titian. • Immaculate Conception. Giovanni Battista Tiepolo. • Descent from the Cross. Roger van der Weyden. • The Garden of Earthly Delights. Hieronymus Bosch. • The Three Graces. Peter Paul Rubens. • Judith at the Banquet of Holofernes. Rembrandt. You have also available the Prado’s copy of the Mona Lisa, by the workshop of Leonardo da Vinci, as in-app purchase. Content description: • Extra material for each masterpiece, links to additional information, audioguide and sign language guide. • Super-zoom to discover hidden details. • X-ray and ultraviolet vision to see the drawing under the painting for featured works. • Discover amazing stories about each painting, detail by detail. • Tell your own stories on social networks, selecting the details you want to share in ultra-high resolution. • Connect your iPad/iPhone to your TV at home (via AirPlay, AppleTV or cable) or projector at school to see the masterpieces in full screen while interacting with your touch device. • Twitter integration allows you to read the opinions of other users within the app itself, which is why each masterpiece has its own hashtag. • Share your experience, with images, on social networks and by email.. • Download the details with their stories so they can be accessed even when you’re offline or in airplane mode. • Over 60 related works in HD that places each painting within its historical context and in relation to other works by the artist and his contemporaries. • Automatic recognition of our collection artworks through your device's camera, and direct access to its corresponding content in the app We hope you enjoy Second Canvas Museo del Prado Masterpieces. Tell us about your experience with the app and help us improve by emailing us at: SCPrado@secondcanvas.net For more information about Second Canvas: www.secondcanvas.net www.museodelprado.es For the first time ever new Bosch masterpieces can be seen in Gigapixel resolution. These paintings are available in the app Second Canvas Museo del Prado Bosch: • The Adoration of the Magi Triptych. • The Adoration of the Magi Triptych (closed): The Mass of Saint Gregory • Table of the Seven Deadly Sins. • The Haywain Triptych. • The Haywain Triptych (closed): The Pilgrimage of Life • The Garden of Earthly Delights Triptych (closed): The Third Day of Creation. • The Garden of Earthly Delights Triptych (already included in Second Canvas Museo del Prado Masterpieces).

About

Second Canvas Modules

Features
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If you are a Second Canvas user, Second Canvas Modules is the perfect tool to test your app contents before you publishing to the general public. You just have to download the app and enter the code of your project (available in the your Second Canvas CMS). Once these steps are completed, you will be able to enjoy your contents before anyone else and test them in advance you decide to publish them in your Second Canvas app.

Screenshots

SC El Prado Masterpieces4 screens
Second Canvas Modules2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Second Canvas Modules at Free against SC El Prado Masterpieces's $3.99. Second Canvas Modules also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 months). On 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

Second Canvas Modules is free to download; SC El Prado Masterpieces costs $3.99 up front. SC El Prado Masterpieces sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Second Canvas Modules asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SC El Prado Masterpieces ships an update every 6 months, Second Canvas Modules every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
SC El Prado Masterpieces versus Second Canvas Modules: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSC El Prado MasterpiecesSecond Canvas Modules
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating3.3 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews64.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB32 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperMUSEO NACIONAL DEL PRADO DIFUSIÓN SAMadpixel (The Mad Pixel Factory)

In-app purchases

1 purchases

SC El Prado Masterpieces

One-time1
  • Gioconda Prado gigapixel$0.99
None

Second Canvas Modules

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SC El Prado Masterpieces free?
SC El Prado Masterpieces costs $3.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Second Canvas Modules free?
Second Canvas Modules is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SC El Prado Masterpieces or Second Canvas Modules have ads?
Neither SC El Prado Masterpieces nor Second Canvas Modules shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SC El Prado Masterpieces or Second Canvas Modules?
SC El Prado Masterpieces ships an update every 6 months, and Second Canvas Modules every 2 weeks. Most recently, SC El Prado Masterpieces was updated on September 20, 2026 and Second Canvas Modules on September 12, 2026.

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