Comparison
Everyday A Painting vs DailyArt
Both apps bring one artwork a day to your phone, but they are built for different habits. DailyArt pairs each day's artwork with a short story and a large, searchable archive. Everyday A Painting guides you through one painting at a time and turns each completed Story into part of a personal museum. This page is written by the maker of Everyday A Painting, so it sticks to facts you can check.
At a glance
| Feature | DailyArt | Everyday A Painting |
|---|---|---|
| Daily artwork | One artwork a day with a short story | One painting a day, revealed by pressing and holding |
| How it is explained | A short written story | A guided Story: the camera moves to each detail as it is described |
| Catalog | More than 5,000 artworks, 1,500 artist biographies and information on 700 museum collections | More than 380 paintings by more than 250 artists from over 60 museum collections |
| Art covered | Classic, modern and contemporary art | Public-domain and open-access paintings |
| Beyond the daily artwork | Search, curated collections and city guides | Expositions, streaks and a monthly view; version 1.0.3 adds museum pages with visitor information |
| Your collection | Favorites organized into boards, personal notes, and artworks marked as seen in real life | Completing a Story adds the painting to your personal museum |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and Apple Vision Pro, plus Android | iPhone |
| Languages listed on the App Store | 24 | 43 |
| Price model | Free with ads; an optional DailyArt Premium subscription, monthly or annual, removes ads and unlocks all content | Free to download; an active subscription is required for the guided daily experience, with a 7-day free trial for eligible new subscribers. No ads. |
| On the App Store since | 2012 | September 14, 2026 |
Prices vary by country and are shown on each App Store listing before purchase.
Where DailyArt is strong
DailyArt has been on the App Store since 2012, and its listing shows an Editors’ Choice award. Its archive is much larger, with more than 5,000 artworks and 1,500 artist biographies, and it covers modern and contemporary art as well as older works. It runs on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and Apple Vision Pro, is also available for Android, and can be used for free with ads.
How Everyday A Painting differs
Everyday A Painting focuses on one painting a day rather than an archive to browse. Its guided Story moves the camera across the canvas to the detail being discussed, so the explanation stays attached to what you are looking at. A painting joins your personal museum only when you complete its Story, and every painting credits its source; version 1.0.3 adds museum pages with visitor information. The interface is available in 43 languages, and the app shows no ads.
The trade-offs are real: the catalog is smaller and limited to public-domain and open-access paintings, the app runs only on iPhone, and the guided daily experience requires a subscription.
Which should you choose?
Choose DailyArt if you want a large archive to browse and search, modern and contemporary art, support for several devices or Android, or a free version.
Choose Everyday A Painting if you use an iPhone and want one painting a day explained detail by detail, with a collection you build by finishing each Story. You can read its painting stories on this website for free before deciding.
Sources
- DailyArt on the US App Store: description, compatibility, languages, in-app purchases and awards
- Apple’s public lookup record for DailyArt: release date and languages
- DailyArt’s official website: iOS and Android availability
- DailyArt on Google Play
- Everyday A Painting on the US App Store
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Contact: support@everydayapainting.app
