8 vs OnlyNails
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
OnlyNails
Discover endless nail art inspiration, create custom looks with AI, and find local salons. Save your favorite designs and share your own nail art with a vibrant community.
- Nail art inspiration discovery
- AI-powered custom look generation
- Search by nail style
- Save favorite designs
- Find nearby nail salons
- Share your nail art
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Meet OnlyNails — your destination for nail inspiration, creative ideas, and discovering salons near you. Whether you’re planning your next manicure, searching for a new style, or just love discovering beautiful nail art, OnlyNails makes it easy to find looks you love and keep them all in one place. DISCOVER NAIL INSPIRATION Explore nail art from around the web and discover new looks, styles, colors, and trends tailored to your interests. SEARCH BY STYLE Looking for French tips, chrome nails, acrylics, seasonal designs, wedding nails, or something completely different? Search for exactly what inspires you. CREATE YOUR OWN LOOKS Turn your ideas into nail inspiration with AI. Describe the style, colors, or theme you have in mind and generate unique nail looks to explore and save. SAVE YOUR FAVORITES Love a design? Save it to your personal collection so you can easily find it again when it’s time for your next manicure. FIND NAIL SALONS NEAR YOU Discover nearby salons, browse salon information and ratings, and find places that can help bring your next look to life. SHARE YOUR NAILS Upload your own nail looks to Discover and share your style with the OnlyNails community. From everyday inspiration to your next statement manicure, OnlyNails gives nail lovers one place to discover, create, save, and explore. Find your next nail look with OnlyNails. Terms of Use: https://onlynails.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://onlynails.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: OnlyNails at 5.0 against 8's 3.3. OnlyNails also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 6 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. 8 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and OnlyNails sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
OnlyNails holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
8 ships an update every 6 months, OnlyNails every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | 8 | OnlyNails |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TwoCentStudios | Frank Periandri |
Customer experience
8
OnlyNails
In-app purchases
8
- 8-bit Nails Plus$4.99
OnlyNails
- OnlyNails Silver$1.991 Month
- OnlyNails Gold$6.991 Month
