QuickImage vs KukuLayer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
QuickImage
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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 BΓ©zier 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/
KukuLayer
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Turn people and moments into playful collages. KukuLayer is a local-first cutout library and non-destructive layer editor for iPhone and iPad. Import a photo, isolate the people you want, refine the edges, and reuse each cutout across new compositions. Build with multiple people, replace backgrounds, arrange layers, add outlines and colorful shadows, draw freely, place text and emoji, or wrap the finished image in a real frame. Your projects remain editable, and high-resolution exports are rendered from the original pixels and masks. β’ On-device person cutouts and mask correction β’ Reusable People Library β’ Multi-person, non-destructive layer editing β’ Outlines, shadows, text, emoji, custom expressions, and frames β’ High-resolution PNG and JPEG export β’ No account, no cloud upload, and no tracking All editing tools and background replacement are available for free, with no watermark. Free includes up to three person assets, two editable projects, and three successful high-resolution exports per local data container. KukuLayer Pro removes those capacity limits. If Pro expires or is refunded, existing people, assets, and projects remain intact and editable; adding person assets, creating projects, and exporting pause until Pro is restored. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: KukuLayer at none against QuickImage's shown. QuickImage's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. QuickImage sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per year and KukuLayer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | QuickImage | KukuLayer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | β | Fortnightly |
| Ads | Yes | No β better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac β better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 β better | 17.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 104 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | KAZUHIRO KAKIMOTO | ι»δΏ η |
In-app purchases
QuickImage
- Pro - Annual$2.991 Year
- Pro - Lifetime$9.99
KukuLayer
- KukuLayer Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
- KukuLayer Pro Annual$6.991 Year
- KukuLayer Pro Lifetime$9.99
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