Comparison

Cherkalka vs Procyon CloudPass

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

Head to head
About

Cherkalka

This app offers a versatile toolkit for quick note-taking, image editing, and on-the-fly modifications. Seamlessly sketch or write on photos directly from your gallery or use its action extension for broader application compatibility. It's designed for efficient visual communication and creative annotation.

Highlights
  • Quick note creation on photos
  • Integrated photo editor
  • Action extension for sharing
  • Drawing and erasing tools
  • Customizable pencil width and color
  • Store and duplicate notes
  • Stylus palm touch elimination
Features
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Three in one: the app to create notes, photo editor to alter images in Photos, action extension to make changes on the fly. Cherkalka is a great tool when in need to note quickly on a photo, just to sketch or write, all these without launching a heavy notepad. The app includes a photo editor and an action extension. The photo editor allows you to make notes on photos right from the Photos app without launching the app. The action extension gives you possibility to handle pictures from any app supporting that feature and share the results. Note: not every program able to receive the result after you press the Done button, e.g., the Photos app does not support that feature, in the case with the Photos use the photo editor. Cherkalka can: • draw and erase; • change width and color of the pencil, color of a note; • share created pictures; • utilize photos; • store created notes and duplicate them; • eliminate palm touches when you use a stylus. The full version in addition can: • resize the note; • move and rotate layers of strokes and background; • scale the current note view; • change width and color of a pencil in the photo editor and the extension; • sync notes via iCloud; • to not show the app logo on exported pictures.

About

Procyon CloudPass

This companion app provides enterprise developers with passwordless access to public cloud infrastructure. It allows developers to view granted resources and request new ones, with administrators approving these requests.

Highlights
  • Passwordless cloud access
  • View granted resources
  • Request new resources
  • Administrator approval workflow
  • Enterprise developer focused
Features
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Procyon CloudPass: Self Service Portal for enterprise developers accessing public clouds Our mission is to eliminate use of static credentials by developers accessing public cloud. With Procyon cloud infra access solution, developers get passwordless access to cloud infra. This is a companion application to the Procyon Cloud Infra Access service.In order to activate this application, please contact your administrator. Using this application, developers can look at the resources they have been granted access to and request for resources they need access to.Admins or resource owners can approve the requests from users.

Screenshots

Cherkalka4 screens
Procyon CloudPass4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Procyon CloudPass at none against Cherkalka's 1. Procyon CloudPass also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Cherkalka's advantage is ratings volume (21 vs 2) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 14.0). On price, update cadence, 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. Cherkalka sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Procyon CloudPass asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Procyon CloudPass holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cherkalka has 21 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Cherkalka versus Procyon CloudPass: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCherkalkaProcyon CloudPass
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (21 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings21 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSemen KudriavtsevProcyon Inc

Customer experience

Cherkalka

All ratings21 ratings
Positive95.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews82 reviews
Positive81.7%
Neutral3.7%
Negative14.6%

Procyon CloudPass

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Cherkalka

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes when trying to take a photo
  • Rubber/eraser doesn't delete
  • Unclear how to handle some settings
  • Translations are poorly made

Requested features

11 requests
  • Add undo and redo features
  • Improve line quality for sharper lines
  • Enhance color selection with smooth scrolling
  • Allow notes on clear backgrounds interchangeable with PC applications
  • Support vector compatible format for professional editing
Show 6 more
  • Add more features and filters
  • Implement an undo option for the last stroke
  • Make it easier to restore a white background
  • Save selected photo from album within the app for future modifications
  • Add dark mode option
  • Improve translation quality

Procyon CloudPass

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Cherkalka

One-time1
  • The full version$0.99
None

Procyon CloudPass

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cherkalka free?
Cherkalka is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Procyon CloudPass free?
Procyon CloudPass is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Cherkalka or Procyon CloudPass?
Procyon CloudPass is rated higher. Cherkalka averages 4.7 out of 5 from 21 ratings, while Procyon CloudPass averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Cherkalka or Procyon CloudPass have ads?
Neither Cherkalka nor Procyon CloudPass shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cherkalka or Procyon CloudPass?
Cherkalka ships an update every 2 months, and Procyon CloudPass every 2 months. Most recently, Cherkalka was updated on November 1, 2026 and Procyon CloudPass on November 3, 2026.

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