DailyArt

What DailyArt does

DailyArt is a Warsaw, Poland-based mobile application company founded in 2012 that publishes one curated fine art piece daily with an accompanying short educational story to consumer smartphones, tablets, and smartwatches. The app, available on iOS and Android in 23 languages, has accumulated 9M+ downloads and a 4.9/5.0 average rating across both app stores, supported by a proprietary library of 4500+ artworks spanning 900+ artists and 500+ museums and galleries. Content is produced in-house by a small team of art historians, with a deliberate editorial focus on women artists and non-European art underrepresented in mainstream art education.

The company's technology stack is a cross-platform mobile application with smartwatch extensions and planned Smart TV support, featuring curated daily content delivery, a searchable catalogue, algorithmic 'Discover' recommendations, city-based art guides for travelers, and thematic collections organized by movements and motifs. Distribution relies on a product-led growth model via self-serve app store downloads, with earned-media amplification through App Store and Google Play featuring.

The business model combines freemium in-app access with a paid DailyArt PRO premium subscription for enhanced features, supplemented by an e-commerce merchandise line (DailyArt Shop) and an editorial content extension (DailyArtMagazine.com). The customer base is primarily individual art enthusiasts and culture lovers globally, with a secondary traveler/museum-visitor use case. The company operates as an independent, founder-led entity (Zuzanna Stanska, Founder & CEO) with 1-10 employees and no disclosed external funding.

Name

DailyArt

Website

https://getdailyart.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

DailyArt is a Warsaw-based mobile app founded in 2012 that delivers one curated fine art piece daily with short educational commentary to consumers worldwide via iOS, Android, and smartwatches in 23 languages. It operates on a freemium model with a DailyArt PRO premium tier, complemented by merchandise e-commerce and an editorial website.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Art Education Mobile App

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132), Periodical Publishers (513120)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Visual Arts (Drawing, Painting, Illustration) (EDAAAGAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Arts, Culture & Literary Magazines (MPAJAEAN)

Keywords

• Art education app
• Daily art content
• Art history platform
• Museum guide app
• Art discovery app

Headquarters

HQ city

Warsaw

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. DailyArt PRO Premium Subscription: Freemium model with free core features (daily art delivery) and paid premium tier offering enhanced features. Users can login to restore premium purchases across app versions.
2. DailyArt Shop: E-commerce store selling physical art-themed products

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

DailyArt publishes one piece of fine art with a short story to its users every day through a free iOS and Android mobile app, supported by a searchable archive of more than 4,500 artworks across 900+ artists and 500+ museums. A premium subscription tier (DailyArt PRO) unlocks enhanced features, and the company also runs an editorial website (DailyArtMagazine.com) and an e-commerce merchandise store (DailyArt Shop).

Product overview

DailyArt operates as a unified product ecosystem centered on its core mobile application, supplemented by two related web and commerce properties. The main DailyArt Mobile App serves as the primary platform, delivering daily artwork with curated stories to iOS, Android, and wearable devices. Supporting the app are DailyArtMagazine.com (providing extended art history content online) and DailyArt Shop (offering physical art merchandise). A premium tier called DailyArt PRO unlocks enhanced features within the core app.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• DailyArt Magazine: A separate website featuring additional art history stories beyond the app content.
• DailyArt Shop

Products and services

• DailyArt Mobile App A freemium mobile application for iOS and Android that delivers one piece of fine art with a short story to users every day, with access to a searchable catalogue of more than 4,500 artworks, 900+ artists, and 500+ museums. Includes Discover algorithmic curation, thematic collections, and City Art Guides for travelers. Available on smartphones, tablets, and smartwatches.
• DailyArtMagazine.com A website featuring additional art history stories beyond the mobile app content, providing more in-depth editorial articles for art enthusiasts.
• DailyArt Shop An e-commerce store selling physical art-themed merchandise, extending the DailyArt brand into tangible products for consumers.

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Museums and GalleriescontentOthersContent partnerships with museums and galleries as sources for artwork images and descriptions. Images are mostly in the public domain or rights are obtained from the museums for use in the app.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Smartify: Smartify is a mobile app that lets users scan artworks in museums to get instant information and audio guides, and explore curated art collections. It is the closest direct competitor to DailyArt, targeting the same art enthusiast and museum-goer audience with a mobile-first, free-to-use model.
• WikiArt: WikiArt is a large online encyclopedia of visual art covering artists, movements, and artworks. It is comparable to DailyArt in that both serve art enthusiasts seeking discoverable, browsable art content, though WikiArt is web-first and archive-oriented rather than a daily-curated mobile experience.

Others

• Artnet: Artnet is a leading online resource for the art market, providing auction records, artist information, and gallery listings. It is comparable to DailyArt in serving the art-curious audience with content and reference material, though it is more market-data focused and less curated/daily-delivery oriented.
• Saatchi Art: Saatchi Art is one of the world's largest online art galleries, selling original art and limited editions from emerging artists. It is adjacent to DailyArt as a related destination for the same art-enthusiast audience, but operates as a marketplace rather than an educational content product.
• DailyArt Magazine: DailyArt Magazine is DailyArt's own long-form art history web property, extending the app's content into editorial articles. It is listed as a peer because it shares the same brand and audience, and is a recognizable sub-brand that competes for art-enthusiast attention within DailyArt's own product ecosystem.

Emerging players

• Artsy: Artsy is an online marketplace and editorial platform for discovering, buying, and selling art from galleries and auctions worldwide. It overlaps with DailyArt on art discovery and education but is differentiated by a transactional focus on art collecting and sales, making it a partial competitor for the art enthusiast audience.
• The Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met) App: The Met's official mobile app provides collection browsing, audio guides, and visitor information for one of the world's largest art museums. It is a single-institution analogue to DailyArt's City Art Guides and catalogue features, and competes for art enthusiast attention during museum visits.
• Smarthistory: Smarthistory is a free, not-for-profit art history resource offering expert-written essays and videos on artworks and movements. It overlaps with DailyArt's mission of accessible art history education, though it is web and academic-oriented rather than a daily mobile app.

Broad incumbents

• Christie's: Christie's is a global auction house that publishes extensive editorial and educational content about artworks and artists alongside its auction business. It is an incumbent in the art content and education space that targets a similar culturally engaged audience, though with a luxury and transactional focus rather than daily accessibility.
• Google Arts & Culture: Google Arts & Culture is a free platform partnering with thousands of museums globally to offer high-resolution artworks, virtual tours, and educational content. It is a much larger incumbent in the same daily art discovery and art education category, but operates as a broad, non-specialized platform rather than a curated daily experience.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/dailyartapp
• Facebookfacebook.com/DailyArtApp
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/dailyart

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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