Comparison

PADRONE DIGITAL Quick Start vs Index

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

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About

PADRONE DIGITAL Quick Start

This guide offers step-by-step instructions for setting up and installing the CATEYE Padrone Digital computer. It includes dedicated chapters to help users get started quickly and efficiently.

Highlights
  • Setup instructions
  • Installation guide
  • Sensor installation
  • Computer preparation
  • Dedicated chapters
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This Quick Start provides information on how to prepare the CATEYE Padrone Digital with dedicated chapters such as Setting up the computer, How to install the sensor.

About

Index

Explore a vast visual archive of over a million artworks from global institutions. Discover new art through personalized feeds, organize your findings, and research artists with detailed bios and connections. Collaborate with others and build shared collections.

Highlights
  • Visual art discovery feed
  • Organized collections by medium, material, maker
  • Searchable maker directory with bios and connections
  • Semantic and visual similarity search
  • Customizable discovery algorithm
  • Collaborative folders and sharing
  • Personal image uploads with visual analysis (Pro)
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Index is a visual art discovery and research platform that brings together a growing database of over 1.5 million sourced and cited artworks from museums, galleries, and archives worldwide. Swipe through a personalized discovery feed to find works you might not encounter on your own — surfacing connections across institutions that no single museum could show you. Save them to your collection, where they're automatically organized into folders by medium, material, maker, and more. Browse a searchable directory of 15,000+ makers with bios, works across multiple sources, and both visual and historical connections to related artists. Every maker page is a research tool, not just a gallery. Search by describing what you're looking for. Semantic search matches your words to visual results across the entire collection. Smart Discovery finds similar works across museums. Smart Suggest recommends folders and folder contents from your latest finds. Visual Similarity sorting lets you see any collection ordered by visual relationships. The discovery algorithm is fully customizable and transparent — adjust the balance between algorithmic and random recommendations, mute makers or clusters you're not interested in, and filter by time period. You'll always know why a work was shown to you. Share works with friends, chat about discoveries, browse each other's collections, and build collaborative folders together. Index works as a personal tool and as a collaborative platform for teams and studios. Index Pro unlocks an unlimited collection size, personal image uploads with visual analysis, and verified maker profiles for submitting your own works to the database. Your verified maker page can double as a portfolio — with your bio, contact information, portfolio link, and every submitted work discoverable alongside museum collections. A level playing field with institutional holdings. Index has no ads, no marketplace, and no engagement-driven feed. Works are never promoted or ranked by commercial interest. The collection is sourced directly from institutions, databases, and verified makers. The algorithm serves your taste — not advertisers. Full privacy controls over your collection, folders, and uploads. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms of Service: https://startindexing.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://startindexing.com/privacy

Screenshots

PADRONE DIGITAL Quick Start4 screens
Index4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Index at 5.0 against PADRONE DIGITAL Quick Start's 1.0. Index also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (16 vs 3). PADRONE DIGITAL Quick Start's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 15.1). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Index holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Index has 16 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PADRONE DIGITAL Quick Start ships an update every 6 months, Index every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
PADRONE DIGITAL Quick Start versus Index: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPADRONE DIGITAL Quick StartIndex
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (16 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings316 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB38 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperCatEye Co., Ltd.Max Hertz

Customer experience

PADRONE DIGITAL Quick Start

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Index

All ratings16 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

PADRONE DIGITAL Quick Start

No in-app purchases

None

Index

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PADRONE DIGITAL Quick Start free?
PADRONE DIGITAL Quick Start is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Index free?
Index is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PADRONE DIGITAL Quick Start or Index?
Index is rated higher. PADRONE DIGITAL Quick Start averages 1.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Index averages 5.0 from 16 ratings.
Do PADRONE DIGITAL Quick Start or Index have ads?
Neither PADRONE DIGITAL Quick Start nor Index shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PADRONE DIGITAL Quick Start or Index?
PADRONE DIGITAL Quick Start ships an update every 6 months, and Index every 2 months. Most recently, PADRONE DIGITAL Quick Start was updated on October 24, 2026 and Index on October 24, 2026.

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