Comparison

Charactool vs QuickImage

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

Head to head
About

Charactool

Create and customize 3D body models with adjustable parameters for height, build, and proportions. Pose characters precisely with intuitive controls and choose from various shading styles, including realistic and cel-shaded options. Export models in multiple 3D formats for use in other creative software.

Highlights
  • Customizable body types and proportions
  • Intuitive joint controls for posing
  • Multiple shading styles (realistic, cel-shaded)
  • Anatomy shading for muscle detail
  • 3D export in GLB, FBX, OBJ, USDZ (Pro)
  • Designed for illustrators and concept artists
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CUSTOMIZE ANY BODY TYPE ∙ Go beyond cookie-cutter 3D models ∙ Adjust height, build, proportions, and dozens of body parameters ∙ Create any character from slim to muscular, tall to short, and everything in between POSE IT YOUR WAY ∙ Set up any pose with intuitive joint controls ∙ Rotate, adjust, and fine-tune every angle to match your scene ∙ No more awkward stock poses — create exactly what your art demands MULTIPLE SHADING STYLES ∙ Switch between realistic, cel-shaded, and 3D animation styles ∙ Use anatomy shading to see muscle lines and color-coded muscle groups ∙ Find the perfect look to match your art style and workflow EXPORT IN 3D FORMATS (Pro subscribers only) ∙ GLB, FBX, OBJ, and USDZ supported ∙ Use your models in Clip Studio, Blender, and other creative tools ∙ Take your customized 3D characters into any workflow BUILT FOR ARTISTS ∙ Designed by an artist, for artists ∙ Perfect for webtoons, manga, illustrations, and concept art ∙ Get accurate body references without relying on stereotypical 3D models Terms of Use: https://charactool.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://charactool.com/privacy

About

QuickImage

Features
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QuickImage is a layered image editor for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. It combines approachable photo editing, painting, compositing, annotation, professional file compatibility, and local AI while keeping Original media separate from editable Drafts and Exports. LAYERED EDITING: - Build .qimg projects with raster layers, groups, masks, clipping, blend modes, opacity, locks, and verified thumbnails - Paint with brush, eraser, fill, gradient, clone, pressure mapping, stabilizer, and palm-rejection controls - Add editable text and shapes, crop or resize the canvas, and transform selections and layers - Undo and redo real document changes with autosave, recovery, and explicit dirty-state decisions SELECTIONS AND FILTERS: - Use rectangle, ellipse, free lasso, polygon, color wand, feather, grow, shrink, invert, and alpha selection - Preview and apply levels, curves, color balance, hue and saturation, blur, sharpen, noise reduction, pixelate, vignette, and edge filters - Keep long operations understandable with phase, progress, Cancel, Retry, and safe rollback FILE WORKFLOWS: - Import PNG, JPEG, WebP, TIFF, HEIF, PSD/PSB, OpenRaster, and MDP - Preserve supported PSD layers and report unsupported pass-through content before editing or export - Export PNG, JPEG, WebP, TIFF, PDF, and layered PSD, then track Original, Draft, and Export lineage - Use Files, Photos, Camera, Clipboard, scoped folders, and share actions when supported by the device PRIVATE ON-DEVICE AI: - Remove backgrounds, select subjects, and remove selected objects through a review-before-apply workflow - Run supported Vision, ML Kit, or verified ONNX models locally; image pixels are not uploaded for inference - Apply results as a mask, selection, new layer, or explicit current-layer change with Undo support AI AGENT WORKSPACE: - Connect compatible AI agents through an authenticated MCP server on this device or an explicitly enabled local network - Use verified image uploads, replace one Raster while preserving a reusable layered template, or apply up to 64 reviewed operations as one Undoable transaction - Add advanced text, editable SVG and Bézier artwork, review persistent audit history, and approve each external publish request in the app - QuickImage does not require an external image-generator URL and does not store a cloud image-generation API key ACCESSIBLE AND RESPONSIVE: - Use desktop menus and shortcuts, touch-first mobile layouts, bottom-docked mobile panels, stylus pressure, and palm rejection - Navigate clear empty, unavailable, progress, error, permission, read-only, and recovery states - Work in light or dark appearance with large-text and keyboard-friendly controls QUICKIMAGE PRO: - Removes mobile ads after the 7-day trial - Hides desktop reminders - Supports continued QuickImage development - All editing, PSD, filter, and AI features remain available without a Pro purchase Terms of Use: https://kakitiro.com/quickapps/quickimage/terms/

Screenshots

Charactool4 screens
QuickImage1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Charactool at none against QuickImage's shown. QuickImage's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Charactool sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and QuickImage sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Charactool versus QuickImage: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCharactoolQuickImage
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (15 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews88.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings15 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size460 MB104 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperUJULIN Co.KAZUHIRO KAKIMOTO

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Charactool

Subscriptions4
  • Charactool Plus – Monthly7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Charactool Pro – Monthly7 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Charactool Plus – Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year
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  • Charactool Pro – Yearly7 Days trial$99.991 Year
2 purchases

QuickImage

Subscriptions1
  • Pro - Annual$2.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro - Lifetime$9.99

Questions

Is Charactool free?
Charactool is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is QuickImage free?
QuickImage is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Charactool or QuickImage have ads?
QuickImage shows ads; Charactool does not.

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