Comparison

PACO vs ARTGAPI

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

Head to head
About

PACO

Share what you're currently enjoying, from music and movies to books and art, with friends. Discover new content through your friends' shared "Instants" and engage with their posts.

Highlights
  • Share daily media "Instants"
  • Discover friends' recommendations
  • Save content to Discoveries
  • React with messages and ArtMojis
  • View past "Instants" in Memories
  • Connect with a community of users
Features
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What’s your vibe today?! PACO is the list of your daily crushes, shared to your friends. It’s the music, movies, TV series, books, paintings, etc. that you’re enjoying today! INSTANT Share Instants throughout the day to feed your list. An Instant is a track, movie, book, etc. that you’re enjoying right now. It will disappear after 24 hours. YOUR DAILY CRUSHES This morning, you were listening to music while you were going to school or work, and you heard that track that put you in a good mood. Share it! At lunch break you watched the last episode of this new TV series you just started. Share it! This afternoon, you went to this exhibition and loved a painting by this young artist. Share it! On the way back home, you read a few pages of the book your friend recommended. Share it! And tonight, you lied down in bed with your loved one, and watched this movie that was on your list for a while. Share it! DISCOVERIES Want to discover new things? Check out your friends’ Instants to get inspired! You can save anything they share in your Discoveries list. Your Discoveries will be sorted by type: tracks, movies, TV series, books and visual arts, so that you can find them easily. START A CONVERSATION React to your friends’ Instants with a direct message or with an ArtMoji, our custom emojis drawn by artist Pepo Moreno! MEMORIES Wonder what vibe you were into 3 months ago? Go check your Instants from that day on your Memories! COMMUNITY PACO is a community of curious people who like to share their vibe and discover new things. Check out the other members’ Instants and you will find new inspiring friends!

About

ARTGAPI

A social network designed for artists and art enthusiasts to connect, share, and sell artwork. It simplifies online art sales and promotion, offering secure transactions and shipping partnerships.

Highlights
  • Art social network
  • Sell artwork online
  • Gain visibility
  • Secure transactions
  • Shipping partnerships
  • Connect with artists
Features
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The art social network is finally here! All players in the art market can finally find themselves on a single platform. Gaining visibility has never been easier. Save yourself the hassle of maintaining a website or dealing with traditional algorithmic social networks that aren't suited to selling artwork online. Sell easily and securely with ARTGAPI, and benefit from the social network and its advantages. Connect with other users who are active in the art world. Like, comment, and share the works of your favorite artists! With our shipping partners, your artwork can be transported with peace of mind to its destination. Amateurs, professionals, with or without an academic background, save yourself the work of building relationships and visibility necessary for your artistic career. No membership fees, immediate, and no commitment!

Screenshots

PACO4 screens
ARTGAPI4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ARTGAPI at 4.6 against PACO's 2.7. PACO's advantage is review sentiment (90% vs 53%) and in-app purchases (none vs 4). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. ARTGAPI sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. PACO asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ARTGAPI holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 8 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 90% of PACO's written reviews are positive against 53% of ARTGAPI's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PACO ships an update weekly, ARTGAPI fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
PACO versus ARTGAPI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPACOARTGAPI
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (3 ratings)4.6 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews90.0% of reviews — better53.5% of reviews
Number of ratings38 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size89 MB204 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperPACOArtgapi

Customer experience

PACO

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%

ARTGAPI

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews43 reviews
Positive53.5%
Neutral9.3%
Negative37.2%

In-app purchases

None

PACO

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

ARTGAPI

One-time4
  • Initial Touch$1.99
  • ArtGapi$1.99
  • Art Mood$3.99
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  • Creator boost$8.99

Questions

Is PACO free?
PACO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ARTGAPI free?
ARTGAPI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PACO or ARTGAPI?
ARTGAPI is rated higher. PACO averages 2.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while ARTGAPI averages 4.6 from 8 ratings.
Do PACO or ARTGAPI have ads?
Neither PACO nor ARTGAPI shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PACO or ARTGAPI?
PACO ships an update weekly, and ARTGAPI fortnightly. Most recently, PACO was updated on November 3, 2026 and ARTGAPI on November 3, 2026.

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