# Ink Maps — user reviews > 30 indexed App Store user reviews of Ink Maps by Jake Swist, rated 4.40/5 from 34 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ink-maps/id6447990560/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ink-maps/id6447990560.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 29 · 4★ 0 · 3★ 0 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 5 ## Newest reviews (15 of 30) ### 5/5 — Love it *2023-08-16* Makes choosing colors for a project super easy. Convenient calendar included and stencil app “translator”. ### 5/5 — game changer *2023-08-16* this app is a game changer for tattoo artists! it takes the guessing out of choosing colors for appointments and I love that I can print multi page stencils effortlessly. 💯💯💯 ### 5/5 — Such a rad app! *2023-08-15* This app is so rad! The color picking option for ink brands is awesome. The stencil making options are really good as well! ### 5/5 — Phenomenal! *2023-08-15* I have needed this for so long in my life. I have never been the best with colors and have wasted hours trying to mix and find perfect shades. This app has every bell and whistle out there to make things like photo shop and usages for guys like myself who do tattoo artistry so much easier. A++++ ### 5/5 — Amazing tool to have, *2023-08-15* Puts everything in one place, allows me to see how colors will appear in skin tones accurately, saves time with all my needs being in one app. Well worth it. ### 5/5 — Great app ! *2023-08-15* App work great! smooth interface! Highly recommended . ### 5/5 — Game changer. *2023-08-15* I love this app. I don’t have to try and match inks up with color swatches. It let’s me pin point a hue and know the exact ink needed from the brands I use. What inks to use to tone, tint and shade different colors. How to mix inks to achieve a specific color. All your color theory tools, stencil making, multiple page prints for my large projects and it’s artist owned. ### 5/5 — Great for tattooing *2023-08-15, version 1.0.45* Very useful! ### 5/5 — Extremely Helpful *2023-08-15* This app is so innovative and creative. You would have to be an imbecile to think it’s useless. This is a new era for tattoo artists and I’m here for it! ### 5/5 — Tattooer’s best friend *2023-08-15* This is a MUST HAVE app for all tattooers. On this one app you can literally do everything you need to be prepared for a tattoo session. Stencil generator, polarization, ink color selection (brand specific with wide selection), client info and pallet saver to stay organized, and my favorite feature is an algorithm based mixing technology that gives you a formula to create any color ink imaginable using the colors you have! You can program the app to know what inks you’re using and it will give you an exactly mixing formula to create any specific color. The save feature is also a game changer, specially for large projects that may take multiple sessions. Procreate doesn’t back up your work and if it crashes it’s gone forever. My life as a tattooer has literally been changed because of this app, I’m a lifetime subscriber!!! Takes the guess work out of everything, I’ve never been so organized and confident in my work. 10/10 !!!! ### 5/5 — A gift to tattooing! *2023-08-15* This app has changed the way I approach color tattoos completely. It’s been such a helpful tool to use, especially doing color realism! ### 5/5 — This app has it all! *2023-08-15* Whether you’re looking for the perfect stencil app or sorting colors for an upcoming tattoo, this app is a game changer. Highly recommend! ### 5/5 — Beyond useful! *2023-08-15* This is a great tool for any Professional artist that wants to be efficient while progressing in their craft and knowledge of color theory. This app is a game changer! 👏🏻👏🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻 ### 5/5 — Wonderful addition to my work *2023-08-15* App has helped streamline so many things, from client organization of artwork to stencil making and color picking matched with my inks. ### 5/5 — Game Changer! *2023-08-15* This app is already making my life so much easier!! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Multiple quirks *2026-02-21* There are multiple things that need to be improved. You should be able to input (type) specific numerical numbers in the any of the options that deal with numbers ie; sizing while printing, moving the image during print setup. For some reason the default print setup automatically sets the printing options as double sided…this shouldn’t even be a feature. And lastly I can’t even use the multi page print option as when it prints it cuts out an inch or more of the design where the pieces should connect. The scaling/measurement of the piece does not correlate to the size when actually printed. I’ll be cancelling my subscription as the improvements over that last couple of years have done nothing to fix these issues. ### 1/5 — Expensive and colors are not accurate *2023-11-14* Cool concept but not for a subscription price, if it was a lifetime price it would be reasonable. Also found it to suggest discontinued colors that were actually renamed colors of existing ink. But when it suggested the discontinued ink it wasn’t the same color as the existing color. Also most ink manufacturers have free color swatches for download that can be used to match colors and create pallets, or those swatches can be imported into free pallet generator that works like this app but for free. ### 1/5 — Colors not accurate *2023-08-29, version 1.0.53* Awesome idea, just not there. Some colors are so far off it’s unreal. You can use the eternal color swatches from their instagram and this app will recommend the wrong color ### 1/5 — Useless *2023-08-13, version 1.0.38* This app would be a neat tool for say a one time fee of $5-15 but a subscription model? For $15 a month? Completely useless. ### 3/5 — App constantly lags and crashes *2024-05-19* The app is super laggy and crashes anytime I try to adjust my stencils. It would also be nice to move the image within the print preview for multiple sheets to not have them always print in the middle if the paper allowing you to save paper on certain sizing…ie: ghostline app has this feature. ### 5/5 — Genius tool *2023-11-06* This app has me mind blown at all the different features and mechanics that it has to help make picking, mixing and creating the perfect color pallets when tattooing. There’s little no guessing game. I think this app will revolutionize how we color artists pick our pallets as well as more efficiently and effortlessly! ### 5/5 — Game changer *2023-11-06* You can stop guessing what colors your going to use on your next tattoo project. I’ve spent hours and hours designs tattoos for my clients down to the color mock up. When it comes time to actually pour out my inks, I used to always sit there and try to color match my inks to my iPad design basically guessing to see what looks the closest. With this app you can say good bye to that! You’ll know exactly what to use and can stress out no more! Very user friendly and keeps things organized in your calendar. Highly recommend! ### 5/5 — Incredible *2023-11-05, version 1.0.61* Insanely useful ### 5/5 — Fantastic *2023-10-02* Inkmaps isnt just swatch colours and paint by numbers, although you can use it that way. But a one stop shop for all my tattoo needs, I can trace my stencils, posterise images and break down colours so that I can understand the form of a cheekbone in a portrait for example. I can then use the app for my reference during the tattoo, and refer to my pallet which I can also adjust according to different skin tones. Great app ### 5/5 — One of the best apps for tattooing *2023-08-19* This app has completely changed the way I prepare for a tattoo. It makes picking out the colors in my palette so much easier. There’s no guesswork and it’s streamlined my process ## Most praised reviews (5 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Amazing *2023-08-17* This App is worth every penny and MORE! It’s became my daily app that I use every working day to make things a bit faster in my set up. LOVE IT. Well done Jake for making something so incredible ### 5/5 — Revolutionary and so useful! *2023-08-16* This app is easy to use, and helps so much with choosing the correct colors for tattoos! I don’t think There’s another app out there that gives you these benefits! ### 5/5 — For anyone who wants to get better *2023-08-16* This app is a total game changer for anyone wanting to learn color realism or any type of color tattoo work. I personally struggle with seeing inks in references so this app helps a ton not only with picking colors but also checking values. Worth the write off ### 5/5 — Phenomenal app *2023-08-16* This is like having somewhat of a personal assistant You can creat client portfolios along with the diary included. Within this you can upload artwork for upcoming projects. From that artwork the app will tell you (based on your ink collection) what inks to use!!! You can THEN make a stencil. All within one app!!! Also ignore that 1 star review. The guy didn’t even use the app!!! ### 5/5 — Cool app *2023-08-16* Great concept. Helpful with color palettes. Can’t wait to use this more. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-04.*