8 vs Gloss Nail Art
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
8
Create and save pixel art nail designs with easy-to-use tools. Organize your creations in a personal diary and share them with friends. Display your current nail art on your home screen with a widget.
- Pixel art nail editor
- Design collection with dated entries
- Copy designs between nails
- Share creations with backgrounds
- Home screen widget
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Design and collect your nail art in charming 8-bit pixel art style. 8-bit Nails lets you create, save, and share pixel art versions of your nails using easy touch controls. • Simple touch-based pixel art nail editor with essential tools for drawing, filling, and selecting colors • Copy designs between nails with a single tap to create matching sets effortlessly • Build your personal nail art collection with dated entries that capture your creative journey • Share your creations with automatically generated backgrounds that complement your designs • Show off your current nails on your home screen in a Widget
Gloss Nail Art
Design custom nail sets based on your ideas. This app generates unique nail designs in seconds, allowing you to explore, save, and share your creations. Refine your next look before it exists in the real world.
- Describe your dream nails
- Custom nail set generation
- Explore saved designs
- Share favorite designs
- Refine nail looks
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HOW TO USE GLOSS 1. Describe your dream nails 2. Let Gloss create a custom nail set made just for you* 3. Explore, save, and share your favorite designs with friends Gloss is your personal nail designer — built to turn ideas into stunning, one-of-a-kind nail sets. Whether you’re dreaming up something subtle or bold, Gloss brings your vision to life in seconds. We help you design, refine, and fall in love with your next look — before it even exists in the real world. If you have ideas or questions, please email us at hello@trygloss.app. *Nail art generation requires a subscription TERMS: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Gloss Nail Art at 4.6 against 8's 3.3. Gloss Nail Art also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (1.6K vs 3). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. 8 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Gloss Nail Art sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Gloss Nail Art holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gloss Nail Art has 1.6K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
8 ships an update every 6 months, Gloss Nail Art weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 8 | Gloss Nail Art |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (3 ratings) | 4.6 (1.6K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 38.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 1.6K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 95 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TwoCentStudios | Newo Devs LLC |
Customer experience
8
Gloss Nail Art
In-app purchases
8
- 8-bit Nails Plus$4.99
Gloss Nail Art
- Full Access (1 Week)$2.997 Days
- Full Access (Weekly)$4.997 Days
- Premium Weekly3 Days trial$5.997 Days
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- Full Access (1 Week)$5.997 Days
- Full Access (1 Month)$7.991 Month
- Full Access (Monthly)3 Days trial$14.991 Month
- Full Access (1 Year)$29.991 Year
- Full Access Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year
- Full Access (1 Year)$49.991 Year
