Comparison

Proofics Viewer vs Fineliner

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Proofics Viewer

Review digital proofs for print and web on your iPhone. Compare proof versions, record voice notes, and share proofs. This companion app is ideal when your iPad is unavailable.

Highlights
  • View print and web proofs
  • Compare proof versions
  • Record and playback voice notes
  • Share proofs via email
  • Submit proofs
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Proofics Viewer is part of the Proofics® system, a cloud-based digital proofing solution. Proofics Viewer allows you to view proofs for print and web right on your iPhone. You would usually view and annotate color-managed digital proofs with Proofics® on iPad. But there are times when your iPad is not near by. Proofics Viewer is the right tool for those cases. You can view proofs and annotations right on your iPhone, compare a new proof to its previous round, record and playback voice notes for each proof, share proofs via email, submit proofs and more. Please Note: You cannot annotate proofs in Proofics Viewer and proofs reviewed within this app are NOT color-managed.

About

Fineliner

Create hand-drawn notes, doodles, and drawings with a powerful yet playful notebook app. It offers vector graphics, layers, handwriting search, and real-time collaboration. Personalize the interface and export your creations in various formats.

Highlights
  • All-vector drawing
  • Layers and shape recognition
  • Handwriting search
  • Real-time collaboration
  • Customizable interface
  • Multiple export formats
Features
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A simple, fun, yet powerful notebook for writing, note-taking, doodling, and drawing, optimized for Apple Pencil. No ads, subscriptions, accounts, or logins! Draw the app’s interface yourself, and optionally even make your own handwriting font, so most of what you see is your own writing. Discover powerful features behind the playful UI: - All-vector drawing so you can zoom in, scale, and rotate everything and it stays perfectly sharp - Dark mode (really!), including your notes - Draw with layers and automatic shape recognition - Create your own headers and links for navigation - Search your handwriting and image descriptions - Share notebooks to collaborate with others in real time - Lock notebooks so they require Face ID or Touch ID to open - Export as SVG, PDF, or images… and even export your custom font as a TTF The business model is simple: - Unlimited notebooks and pages - Fast, free, private sync and collaboration with iCloud - You can buy more colors, pen widths, and templates if you'd like, as one-time, family-shared purchases that you keep forever That's it!

Screenshots

Proofics Viewer4 screens
Fineliner3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Proofics Viewer at none against Fineliner's 4. Proofics Viewer also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). Fineliner's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs monthly) and ratings volume (178 vs 4). On price, ads and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Fineliner sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Proofics Viewer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Proofics Viewer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fineliner has 178 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Proofics Viewer ships an update monthly, Fineliner every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Proofics Viewer versus Fineliner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProofics ViewerFineliner
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better4.8 (178 ratings)
Positive reviews—93.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4178 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#98 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperInternational Color ServicesOvercast Radio, LLC

Customer experience

Proofics Viewer

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Fineliner

All ratings175 ratings
Positive93.1%
Neutral2.9%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews57 reviews
Positive93.0%
Neutral5.3%
Negative1.8%

In-app purchases

None

Proofics Viewer

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Fineliner

One-time4
  • Bolds$4.99
  • Tones$4.99
  • Widgets$4.99
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  • Deluxe Pack$12.99

Questions

Is Proofics Viewer free?
Proofics Viewer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Fineliner free?
Fineliner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Proofics Viewer or Fineliner?
Proofics Viewer is rated higher. Proofics Viewer averages 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Fineliner averages 4.8 from 178 ratings.
Do Proofics Viewer or Fineliner have ads?
Neither Proofics Viewer nor Fineliner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Proofics Viewer or Fineliner?
Proofics Viewer ships an update monthly, and Fineliner every 2 days. Most recently, Proofics Viewer was updated on November 2, 2026 and Fineliner on November 6, 2026.

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