BananaPaint vs Eagle Pocket
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BananaPaint
Experience the 1980s computing era with this app, designed to recreate a groundbreaking classic. It offers a nostalgic interface with modern enhancements for a unique creative tool.
- 1980s computing nostalgia
- Modern iOS enhancements
- Creative design tool
- Simple interface
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BananaPaint lets you relive the 1980s- when life was simpler, and using a computer with mouse and windows was definitely thinking different. BananaPaint is an homage, and labor of love; it painstakingly recreates one of the most groundbreaking applications of the last century, fixes some bugs, and bridges the past to the present with many cool modern features savvy users expect of a cutting edge iOS App. Coming soon: BananaWrite & BananaDraw!
Eagle Pocket
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Eagle Pocket is the mobile companion for Eagle — the powerful desktop image library manager loved by designers and creatives worldwide. Access your entire Eagle library from your iPhone or iPad. Browse, search, and edit your curated collections wherever you are — with changes synced back to your desktop. EDIT & SYNC • Edit tags, star ratings, and annotations directly from your phone • Changes sync back to your Eagle desktop library automatically • Smart conflict detection — get notified when desktop and mobile edits overlap • Delete items on the go with confirmation safeguards BROWSE ANYWHERE • Multi-source access — iCloud Drive, network shares (NAS), Google Drive, or local storage • Full format support — images (JPG, PNG, WebP, SVG, RAW, GIF…), videos (MP4, MOV, MKV…), and text files (Markdown, JSON) • Search with tag suggestions and sort by date, title, or rating • Discover items with random refresh, and track your view history POWERFUL VIEWER • Full-screen viewing with zoom, pan, and swipe navigation • Thumbnail strip for quick browsing between items • Video playback with timeline scrubbing and loop support • Offline browsing — cached content available without internet PRIVACY FIRST No backend servers. Your data stays on your device. No tracking, no ads, no data collection. REQUIREMENTS • An existing Eagle library (created with Eagle for Mac/Windows) • Library accessible via iCloud Drive, local storage, network share, or Google Drive
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Eagle Pocket at Free against BananaPaint's $1.99. BananaPaint's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.6). On ads, in-app purchases 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
Eagle Pocket is free to download; BananaPaint costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | BananaPaint | Eagle Pocket |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.7 (15 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 61.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Amalgamated Coders Inc | An Kai Cheng |
In-app purchases
BananaPaint
No in-app purchases
Eagle Pocket
No in-app purchases









