Prado Museum Visitor Guide vs Second Canvas Museu Nacional
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Offline museum guide
- Masterpiece details
- Art history and context
- Practical visitor information
- Offline Madrid city guide
- Public transportation routing
- Zoomable street maps
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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.
Second Canvas Museu Nacional
Explore art collections in super high resolution with interactive stories and expert insights. Discover incredible details, share your favorite art, and learn about the techniques and styles of artists. Download content for offline access.
- Super-zoom art exploration
- Interactive stories from experts
- Share art details on social media
- Offline content download
- Multi-language support
- HD resolution artwork
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~~~~~ Second Canvas apps have been featured App of the Day and App of the Year ~~~~ An innovative app that aims to change the way we appreciate art in the gallery, school and home.' – The Telegraph A walk at the same time real and virtual' – La Repubblica An extraordinary help to make art available to those who can not visit the exhibitions' – El País Second Canvas Museu Nacional app is your tool for exploring the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya collections in super high resolution, like never before. Discover, interact, learn from stories told by experts or choose your favorite detail and share it with your friends on social media, including the option of hooking it up to your TV screen at home or at school, or use it with Apple TV. Created by Second Canvas Museu Nacional and Madpixel, Second Canvas allows you to explore highlights of its Collection, with the best quality and resolution. Main characteristics: • Super-zoom to explore the works with the best possible quality, to the extent of being able to see the brushstrokes and craquelure of the painting, thanks to the Gigapixel resolution. • Works in HD resolution. • Discover the incredible details and the stories behind them, told by the Museum team: characters, symbols, the technique or style of the artist. • Share your own stories on social media, using the details of your choice. • Download to your device the details of the works and their associated stories to have them with you even when you’re not connected or are in airplane mode. • Available in Catalan, Spanish, English, German, French, Italian, Chinese, Japanese and Russian We hope you’ll enjoy Second Canvas Museu Nacional. Send us your experience with the App and help us to improve: support@secondcanvas.net " More about Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya: https://www.museunacional.cat/ More about Second Canvas: http://www.secondcanvas.net
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Prado Museum Visitor Guide at 4.7 against Second Canvas Museu Nacional's 1.4. Prado Museum Visitor Guide also leads on ratings volume (140 vs 9) and update cadence (every 5 months vs every 10 months). Second Canvas Museu Nacional's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 14.0). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Prado Museum Visitor Guide sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Second Canvas Museu Nacional asks for nothing beyond the download.
Prado Museum Visitor Guide holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Prado Museum Visitor Guide has 140 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 3% of Prado Museum Visitor Guide's written reviews are positive against 0% of Second Canvas Museu Nacional's.
Prado Museum Visitor Guide ships an update every 5 months, Second Canvas Museu Nacional every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Prado Museum Visitor Guide | Second Canvas Museu Nacional |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (140 ratings) — better | 1.4 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 2.5% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 140 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | LEISURE GOOD TIMES LTD | Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya |
Customer experience
Prado Museum Visitor Guide
Second Canvas Museu Nacional
In-app purchases
Prado Museum Visitor Guide
- Museo del PradoFree
- MadridFree
- El Escorial Visitor Guide$1.99
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- Seville$1.99
- Barcelona$1.99
- Museo del Prado Guide & Plans$2.99
- Madrid Guide, Maps & Metro Routing$2.99
Second Canvas Museu Nacional
No in-app purchases
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