PaintNotes vs Chartistic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PaintNotes
This app offers a minimalist digital notebook with an infinite canvas for freeform writing and drawing. Easily import files and organize your thoughts without delay.
- Infinite canvas
- Freeform writing and drawing
- File import
- Minimalist interface
- Unlimited drafts
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The PaintNote are simple, freely written notebooks. The minimalist interface and simple features make it easier to use. Start to write without any waiting. Unlimited draft paper, free to move, zoom and position. You can import files in a variety of formats.
Chartistic
Easily create visually appealing and interactive charts for presentations and data visualization on your mobile device. Transform your data into compelling stories with a variety of chart types and a unique clipart-powered visualizer. Export your creations for use in documents, emails, and social media.
- Interactive bar, line, and area charts
- Pie charts
- Clipart-powered data visualizer
- On-the-go creation and editing
- Export charts as images
- Embed charts in presentations and documents
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Chartistic has been featured in the App Store in 43 countries, already! It has also been listed in App Store’s ten best Apps of the year in Singapore, Thailand, Philippines, and Vietnam! ----------------------- Two ingredients to a great presentation. A powerful storyline, and the data to back it up. Good stories can sell themselves, but data needs visual support! Most presentations tumble down into the pit of forgettable mediocrity simply because they lack visually appealing data-centric charts. Also, there aren't many easy-to-use tools for your mobile device that strip away the drudgery of creating charts. Precisely why we built Chartistic! Chartistic comes with an assortment of interactive bar charts, line charts, area charts, (sweet as) pie charts that are both great to look at and fun to create. Our unique clipart-powered data visualizer is a show-stealer, sure to drive your points home! Create and edit them all on the go. And export as images and embed in presentations, emails, documents, spreadsheets, even in your next tweet!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Chartistic at none against PaintNotes's 1. Chartistic also leads on ratings volume (236 vs 29). PaintNotes's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. PaintNotes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Chartistic asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.8 for PaintNotes against 3.9 for Chartistic. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chartistic has 236 ratings behind it against 29, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of PaintNotes's written reviews are positive against 70% of Chartistic's.
PaintNotes ships an update fortnightly, Chartistic every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on July 18, 2026 and August 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PaintNotes | Chartistic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (29 ratings) | 3.9 (236 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 70.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 29 | 236 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 心悦 吕 | Zoho Corporation |
Customer experience
PaintNotes
Chartistic
Bugs and requests
PaintNotes
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Chartistic
Reported bugs
2 issues- Occasional data loss when app crashes
- Inconsistent behavior when entering values
Requested features
5 requests- Increase number of data points on x-axis
- Raise maximum value limit
- Add custom color selection
- Support for multiple line graphs
- Allow negative values and decimals
In-app purchases
PaintNotes
- Unlocking features$3.99
Chartistic
No in-app purchases
