# Smartify: Arts and Culture

> Discover Art, Explore Museums

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.mobgen.smartify](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.mobgen.smartify)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.mobgen.smartify`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Smartify CiC
- **Category:** EDUCATION
- **Downloads:** 1,229,546
- **Rating:** 4.68 / 5 (7,910 ratings)
- **Version:** 10.8.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-17
- **First published:** 2016-06-27
- **Publisher country:** GB
- **Size:** 34 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-15
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobgen.smartify)
- **Website:** [https://smartify.org](https://smartify.org/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://smartify.org/privacy/](https://smartify.org/privacy/)

## Description

Smartify is your ultimate arts and culture companion app, designed to inspire and guide you through hundreds of museums, galleries, and historic sites around the world. With Smartify, you can discover local cultural venues, enjoy audio tours and videos that bring artworks to life, and scan paintings and sculptures to instantly access rich information about what you're viewing. Plan your visits efficiently with ticket booking and maps, build a personalized collection, and find inspiration for your next cultural adventure.

Beyond exploration, Smartify offers a unique shopping experience, allowing you to purchase art gifts, books, and prints directly from museum shops globally. As a social enterprise, every in-app purchase supports museums in preserving and sharing their collections, ensuring the arts remain accessible to all. Smartify harnesses innovative technology and storytelling to connect you deeply with art and culture wherever you go.

## Rankings

- #60,650 — Overall
- #18 — artist
- #94 — figma

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.BLUETOOTH_CONNECT`
- `android.permission.BLUETOOTH_SCAN`
- `android.permission.CAMERA`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES`
- `com.mobgen.smartify.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

Users praise the app for informative art content, ease of use, and visual appeal. However, recurring issues include unreliable scanning/ID, occasional crashes, confusing onboarding/navigation, paywalls limiting free access, and limited support for local images. These reliability and access limitations are the most mentioned drawbacks overall.

### Pros

- Informative and educational content about art.
- Easy to use and navigate; user-friendly.
- Visually appealing/beautiful and engaging presentation of art.
- Strong coverage for finding famous paintings and artists with information.
- When it loads, it works well and delivers what users want.

### Cons

- Unreliable scanning/ID feature; often fails to identify artworks.
- Crashes or won\\'t open on launch.
- Onboarding and navigation are confusing; overall organization is poor.
- Free content is gated by paid content; limited value in the free tier.
- Limited support for local or downloaded images; cannot ID them or upload photos easily.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.mobgen.smartify)