Smartify: Arts and Culture Reviews

by Mr.Arf!Arf!

Smartify could be great, if they listened to feedback and changed their business model to sell in app purchase to let you identify ANY art ANYWHERE. Currently it only works in select museums on specific pieces. They say this is due to “copyright”, however the art is shown in books and online, so there’s no reason you cannot provide information ala Wikipedia..

by MrCrownCity

I have a print of Van Gough’s old man with the yellow hat - literally one of the most recognizable works of art in the world. Scanning scanning scanning. I don’t know how long it’s supposed to take, but I gave up after about a minute. Tried a Salvador Dali print also... same. Killed all apps on my phone; turned phone off; turned back on; launched Smartify only. Same. I don’t know what the intended use is for scan, but to me, this was a waste of time.

by Danielcockerspaniel

Held my phone pointed at the painting for over a minute while it said “scanning “. App is poorly designed. Should be able to snap a photo of the painting and then let the algorithm process it, rather than having to stand there holding my phone forever on the painting. I am pretty sure that Smartify was never going to identify the painting even if I had waited an hour, but at least work from a photo instead of me trying to point my phone at the painting indefinitely. Lame, go fish.

by Mug620

Smartify ADVERTISES that it is to identify art- when you download it it will not even start without granting location access- reason being that it is only for museums and needs to know which museum you're at- get the F out of here with that, like the museum is going to fail to identify its display pieces. They just want access to your data.

by Killer Wolf 4.9

Smartify seems great for known art, but it has trouble doing art that isn’t well known. I have supposedly and original art piece that I cannot find the creator of. The signature is not very helpful. I was hoping I could find the artist with Smartify , but it didn’t happen. I hope Smartify becomes more universal so people like me have more luck finding the unknown artist.

by Rumithepurr

They made comments to themselves on September 20th. 5 starts and all saying ‘great app’ when you go down you will find real feedbacks from real people about Smartify . I saw news on Twitter and I loved the idea even though app Name was kinda ridiculous and lame. I tried to use app but it definitely has problems like not instant scanning. I hope someone else gonna make this idea better with a better system and name.

by Pyrotoad

I was able to get Smartify to scan one painting. That was it. Smartify needs better development. I was initially so excited about the idea of being able to find out about different works of art. But, ended up very disappointed in the end.

by Fakename1234567

Lacking many artists and struggling to detect art. I have a Francis bacon art work book and it can’t recognize any of the photos. There’s a painting at my local library I’ve always liked but the librarians don’t know where it’s from, and Smartify doesn’t even detect it as a painting. The system linking artists to art and recommending others is excellent though so the functionality of recognizing art gets a 0 and the rest gets a 4

by Angelzmarm1

Sometimes we give up after 5 to 10 minutes on focus! Quite frustrating.

by Jeanniekess

Scans quickly on art that it is more famous. Doesn’t recognize some famous artist paintings that where not as notable. Smartify I think is just to be more acquainted with the artist etc. would be better if it had a larger database of artists at museums or in art books. I scanned my art book but only a select few came up.

by Frustratedartloverinoklahoma

I couldnt get Smartify to scan a painting we have in our home by a Gaston. I realize there are lots of artists by that name. I tried scanning other prints we have that are well-known like Monet or Grant Wood. On each occasion it just keeps saying it is scanning but nothing comes up. Maybe I am doing something wrong.

by Vogt_v

Downloaded this after professor mentioned it, but she hasn’t used it herself. I’m at a museum and have limited time. No scans so far.

by Light.room.

I love Smartify. I listen to random works of art when I'm just trying to pass the time
One thing I would really like is if there was an option to save the museums that I would want to visit someday. So if I ever go to that city I know where I would wanna go to and actually see the works of art.

by Ojack007

Unbelievable a vacation on your phone history and art wonderful application…

by Cmrodz

Very friendly app and works nicely with good information of the arts

by Joe’s Dilemma

If you love art, you NEED to have Smartify on your phone!

If you [ever] go to museums at all, you MUST have Smartify on your phone!

Stop asking why — just download and start explore the labyrinth we often call Art World.

Note: some of the audio guides are not free, but totally worth it!

by Luckyandruby

I work in the art field and just found Smartify! I had a few paintings that I didn’t know who painted them. Smartify not only brought up the name, date and artist, but also a complete description of the artist life!

by Chubby Honey Bunny

It feels great to know about artists and painters and their output. To get to know so much more. To appreciate more.

by Boog451

.....this is Smartify you will want. I don’t think they have missed any gallery. You can travel to see the major works in museums in every corner of the world.

by $nApChAtL0v3R

I was taking a test and forgot the name of the painting and the artist who created it.. Downloaded Smartify as a last resort and it worked PERFECTLY! Awesome app!!

by Verkingetorix

If you have a picture saved on your phone it is a terrible tool for identifying it. It just zooms in on a random part. Of course it won’t identify it. It doesn’t allow you to scale the photo to fit the tiny window that’s analyzing the photo.

When I lived in China they had a great app for this. This one is terrible.

by Dovertower

Would it be possible to scan art photos taken before Smartify was installed? I occasionally visit private collections.

by Bad Design Florida

Obviously not all artwork is in the public domain nor is all art even catalogued. Try scanning a picture of the Mona Lisa or something in the public realm and it works beautifully. Well-designed and a great platform for art museums everywhere. The more the museums that make use of this the better it gets! One app for all museums!

by Doleary830

Imagine if Smartify could be used to scan everything you happen to see on any given day? Check the list of locations Smartify is currently available in so as to avoid making yourself look like a moron lol.. great app I was impressing my gf until she caught me using it lol