Comparison

SC El Prado Masterpieces vs Prado Museum Visitor Guide

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

Prado Museum Visitor Guide

Explore masterpieces at the Prado Museum with this offline guide. Discover art history, practical visitor information, and detailed insights into famous artworks. Includes a comprehensive city guide for Madrid with offline maps and transit routing.

Highlights
  • Offline museum guide
  • Masterpiece details
  • Art history and context
  • Practical visitor information
  • Offline Madrid city guide
  • Public transportation routing
  • Zoomable street maps
Features
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After collecting travellers info about the Museo del Prado, we have developed this guide book based on visitors advice and stories. Mobile guide 100% offline developed for all those travellers willing to discover the great master pieces of all centuries. Containing: - Museum Introduction - History - Historic Structure - Management - Practical Information - Masterpieces such as: Las Meninas, Mars Resting, The Surrender of Breda, La Maja Desnuda, La Maja Vestida, among others. - Access to a complete Travel Guide of the city of Madrid with public transportation and zoomable street maps 100% offline, metro routing app with daily itineraries to spend the most of your time visiting this magnificent city. Get the most out of your visit!! This app has IAPs.

Screenshots

SC El Prado Masterpieces4 screens
Prado Museum Visitor Guide4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SC El Prado Masterpieces at 67% against Prado Museum Visitor Guide's 3%. SC El Prado Masterpieces also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). Prado Museum Visitor Guide's advantage is price (Free vs $3.99) and rating (4.7 vs 3.3). On update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Prado Museum Visitor Guide is free to download; SC El Prado Masterpieces costs $3.99 up front. SC El Prado Masterpieces sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Prado Museum Visitor Guide sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Prado Museum Visitor Guide holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Prado Museum Visitor Guide has 140 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of SC El Prado Masterpieces's written reviews are positive against 3% of Prado Museum Visitor Guide's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SC El Prado Masterpieces ships an update every 6 months, Prado Museum Visitor Guide every 5 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
SC El Prado Masterpieces versus Prado Museum Visitor Guide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSC El Prado MasterpiecesPrado Museum Visitor Guide
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating3.3 (7 ratings)4.7 (140 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better2.5% of reviews
Number of ratings7140 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 5 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB73 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperMUSEO NACIONAL DEL PRADO DIFUSIÓN SALEISURE GOOD TIMES LTD

Customer experience

SC El Prado Masterpieces

All ratings7 ratings
Positive57.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative42.9%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral6.7%
Negative26.7%

Prado Museum Visitor Guide

All ratings140 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral1.4%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive2.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative97.5%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

SC El Prado Masterpieces

One-time1
  • Gioconda Prado gigapixel$0.99
10 purchases

Prado Museum Visitor Guide

One-time10
  • Museo del PradoFree
  • MadridFree
  • El Escorial Visitor Guide$1.99
Show 7 more
  • El Escorial$1.99
  • Toledo$1.99
  • Córdoba$1.99
  • Seville$1.99
  • Barcelona$1.99
  • Museo del Prado Guide & Plans$2.99
  • Madrid Guide, Maps & Metro Routing$2.99

Questions

Is SC El Prado Masterpieces free?
SC El Prado Masterpieces costs $3.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Prado Museum Visitor Guide free?
Prado Museum Visitor Guide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SC El Prado Masterpieces or Prado Museum Visitor Guide?
Prado Museum Visitor Guide is rated higher. SC El Prado Masterpieces averages 3.3 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Prado Museum Visitor Guide averages 4.7 from 140 ratings.
Do SC El Prado Masterpieces or Prado Museum Visitor Guide have ads?
Neither SC El Prado Masterpieces nor Prado Museum Visitor Guide shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SC El Prado Masterpieces or Prado Museum Visitor Guide?
SC El Prado Masterpieces ships an update every 6 months, and Prado Museum Visitor Guide every 5 months. Most recently, SC El Prado Masterpieces was updated on November 1, 2026 and Prado Museum Visitor Guide on November 1, 2026.

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