Paint Gallery vs QCAINotes 8
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Paint Gallery
Unleash your creativity with a free and fun painting application. This app offers a wide range of tools, including pencils, brushes, text, and shape drawing, along with the ability to import and export your artwork.
- Pencil tool
- Various brushes
- Color fill
- Text tool
- Draw shapes
- Import/export drawings
- Create photo galleries
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Free Fun Paint App with exciting features and easy to use interface. Enjoy the old school painting with: Pencil Various brushes Smudge Color fill tool Text Tool Draw shapes (lines, rectangles, circles and more) Import & export drawings to and from photo library Create photo galleries Share on facebook and twitter And much more… Stay tuned for exciting updates.
QCAINotes 8
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QC AINotes 7 is a professional AI handwriting note-taking app built exclusively for Apple ecosystem, with perfect support for Apple Pencil pressure sensitivity, tilt, and hover features. The smooth writing experience is comparable to real pen and paper. Core features: powerful handwriting engine with multiple brush types, PDF/image annotation, rich paper templates, smart classification management, automatic multi-device sync, intelligent AI writing tools, multi-format export, dark mode, full device support. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/appstore/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: QCAINotes 8 at none against Paint Gallery's shown. QCAINotes 8 also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). Paint Gallery's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.6). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Paint Gallery sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and QCAINotes 8 sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Paint Gallery ships an update every 2 months, QCAINotes 8 every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 2, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Paint Gallery | QCAINotes 8 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (68 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 94.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 68 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bilal Javed Bhutta | Qiangcent co., ltd. |
Bugs and requests
Paint Gallery
Reported bugs
2 issues- Paintings sometimes do not display properly after painting
- Crashes when trying to use certain tools or features
Requested features
3 requests- Add a physical trash can to retrieve deleted drawings
- Implement a copy/paste and rotate/resize feature for added elements
- Include a layer system for more advanced editing
QCAINotes 8
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Paint Gallery
- Remove Ads$1.99
QCAINotes 8
- QCNotes Pro Weekly3 Days trial$9.997 Days
- QCNotes Pro Monthly7 Days trial$14.991 Month
- QCNotes Pro Yearly$39.991 Year
