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Folding Fan vs 紫禁城祥瑞PRO

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

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About

Folding Fan

Explore the history and artistry of folding fans through interactive 3D models and creative tools. Design your own fan, discover works by young artists, and learn about the cultural significance of this traditional craft.

Highlights
  • 3D fan modeling
  • Interactive creation tools
  • Art gallery
  • Historical information
  • Fan store for real fans
Features
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Following after the Folk Art Series [wood joints], tagDesign announces its second App of Folk Art Series called [Folding Fan]. Folding fans have became popular since the Ming Dynasty of China-----during the 15th century. Because of the ancient scholars’ handwriting and painting on their folding fans, these common implements used for refreshing oneself became a new fashion, used for personal use or gifts.  
 When they found out this shaped gadget is just like a moving picture, they were fascinated to put their favorite poems and paintings on it, combined with the delicate natural materials and ingenious jobs of skilled craftsmen, the fans become a excellent space to express their leisurely mood and show their individuality. In the scorching summer, holding a folding fan, to fan slowly. Ancient Chinese have extremely developed this little gadget of refreshing. Almost all the famous painters and calligraphers worked on it and some of the works became classics, which may be called “greet beauty in little things”. Because of the beauty of delicate material, artistry, elegant calligraphy and paintings, people were proud of possessing fans with famous works on and handmade by famous craftsmen. This kind of a fan was seemed as a moving visiting card, a symbol of one’s art taste and status.  As time passes, the folding fan in one’s hand could present a unique luster and texture, and this peculiarity made folding fans become a fashionable and requisite stuff. During the 18th century, when the folding fans spread into Europe, they were once regarded as a symbol of oriental sentiment. Today, as modern people, we are moved and attracted by the great concentration of traditional artisans, and also their state---“playing for cultivate one’s taste” but finally you create a “world”. In the past times, the folding fans’s  function is refreshing, recording and artistry creation, while why shouldn’t we share it in our time? Then, we can’t wait to make some creation on the folding fans. By writing and painting on this ancient platform, we could record and explain our time, our originality and our talent! Join us! Let’s experience the mood of those traditional artisans and enjoy the fun of a totally new artistic creation together! In this brilliant age, digitization and technology is like a gateway between modern and tradition, through which we can go and touch beauties. In the [Folding Fans] App: The Gallery- lead you to appreciate the young artists and creators’ works based on inspiration. The Modeling- present the main shape and structure of the folding fans with high quality 3D models. Making- ingenious games will bring you to experience the birth of a folding fan. History- travel through time and look for the history of folding fans. Fan Store- you can get a real original folding fan handmade by a well-known, terrific, young living artist. Besides, you can enjoy this application without any waste of your phone’s powerful calculate capacity and half a pixel! There are beautiful and funny illustrations, rigorous words and vivid voices. You can share them to the social media or your friends! [Folding Fans] has four editions--- in Chinese, in English, in Japanese and in French, and you are welcome to share it with your friends all over the world. Beauty knows no borders! [Folding Fans] praise all the people who love life and have a heart of “play” and “create”. Sincere thanks, the people who helped us! Sincere thanks ,the people who pay close attention to us! Let’s salute tradition and artisans in the way of this time! tagDesign We are a team located in Beijing, who love craftsmanship and beauty. Design and digitization make up a medium, by which we connect and explain tradition and modern! We expect that as a people who love beauty and craftsmanship, you can find some new tricks to play. web:http://www.taguxdesign.com e-mail:tag@taguxdesign.com WeChat:tagDesign Weibo:tagDesign instagram:tagdesign1212

About

紫禁城祥瑞PRO

Explore the rich history and cultural significance of 17 traditional auspicious symbols from the Forbidden City. Discover hidden secrets behind cultural icons through interactive 3D models and detailed explanations of over 170 artifacts from the Palace Museum collection.

Highlights
  • Explore 17 traditional auspicious symbols
  • Discover secrets behind cultural icons
  • Interactive 3D models of artifacts
  • Detailed explanations of 170+ Palace Museum treasures
  • Learn about historical evolution and cultural connotations
  • Engaging interactive 'Easter eggs'
  • Fresh and elegant hand-drawn art style
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《紫禁城祥瑞》全明星阵容强势扩容回归,一起来探索精彩无限的“祥瑞之岛”,破解传统文化符号背后隐藏的秘密吧! 清代准皇后如何通过大婚化身为“凤”?狻猊为何总为香具代言?打开球形熏炉3D模型的外壳,看看熏炉滚动时,悬心机械结构如何保持中心盛香小碗始终朝上……《紫禁城祥瑞PRO》以主题性、多角度呈现17种传统祥瑞符号,甄选170余件故宫博物院藏文物精品,解读这些传统符号的历史演变及文化内涵。 主要特点: -层层深入的祥瑞之岛,享受探秘的乐趣; -量身定做交互小"彩蛋",文物上手轻松赏玩; -百科式阅读链接故宫文化与传统民俗,丰富有趣足够过瘾; -标志性清新淡雅手绘风再度升级,赏心悦目。 关于故宫博物院 成立于1925年的故宫博物院,是以明清两代皇宫(紫禁城)和宫廷旧藏文物为基础建立起来的,以宫廷建筑群、古代艺术品及宫廷文化史迹为主要展示内容的大型综合性国家级博物馆。其馆藏包括世界上规模最大、保存最完整的木结构宫殿建筑群以及明清时代遗留下来的旧藏珍宝。此后,通过国家调拨、向社会征集和接受私人捐赠等方式,故宫博物院的馆藏得到极大地丰富,形成古书画、古器物、宫廷文物、书籍档案等领域蔚成系列、总数超过186万件的珍贵馆藏。1961年,经国务院批准,故宫被定为全国第一批重点文物保护单位。1987年,故宫被联合国教科文组织列入“世界文化遗产”名录。 联系我们 官方新浪微博:@故宫博物院 官方微信:weigugong 网站:www.dpm.org.cn 邮箱:gugong@dpm.org.cn

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Folding Fan4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: 紫禁城祥瑞PRO at fortnightly against Folding Fan's every 2 months. Folding Fan's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and ratings volume (11 vs 3). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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 Folding Fan against 5.0 for 紫禁城祥瑞PRO. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Folding Fan ships an update every 2 months, 紫禁城祥瑞PRO fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Folding Fan versus 紫禁城祥瑞PRO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFolding Fan紫禁城祥瑞PRO
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (11 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS10.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size609 MB2.0 GB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBeijing Tag UX Network Technology Co., Ltd.The Palace Museum

Customer experience

Folding Fan

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

紫禁城祥瑞PRO

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Folding Fan

No in-app purchases

None

紫禁城祥瑞PRO

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Folding Fan free?
Folding Fan is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 紫禁城祥瑞PRO free?
紫禁城祥瑞PRO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Folding Fan or 紫禁城祥瑞PRO?
Folding Fan and 紫禁城祥瑞PRO are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 11 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do Folding Fan or 紫禁城祥瑞PRO have ads?
Neither Folding Fan nor 紫禁城祥瑞PRO shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Folding Fan or 紫禁城祥瑞PRO?
Folding Fan ships an update every 2 months, and 紫禁城祥瑞PRO fortnightly. Most recently, Folding Fan was updated on September 16, 2026 and 紫禁城祥瑞PRO on September 15, 2026.

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