# Tink-on — Sketch a sound. Play a beat.

> Sketch a sound. Play a beat. (iPhone/iPad app by Zui Chen.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tink-on/id6822096857 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Zui Chen](https://appshunter.io/developer/1884859534)
- Category: Music, Utilities
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 2 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-10-31
- Data updated: 2026-11-10

## What is Tink?

Sketch a sound with Tink-on, a drawing instrument and sampler.

Choose a risograph ink and draw a shape. Its height becomes pitch, its length sets duration, and its speed and corners shape the texture. Generate a sound, play it on a pad, then tap it into a repeating beat.

- Four ink voices: resonant tones, grainy textures, metallic impacts and deep sub drones.
- Eight pads on iPhone and twelve on iPad, with pixel previews of your drawings.
- Pitch each pad up or down an octave.
- Record a beat into a 16-step loop at 40–240 BPM.
- Return to your current kit after closing the app.
- Share individual sounds as WAV files.

Local synthesis, sequencing and WAV export work offline. Optional AI uses ElevenLabs through Tink-on’s server and requires internet. AI + SYNTH is selected for new installs and asks permission before the first AI request. Use Offline Synth selects local generation. AI failures fall back to local synthesis. No account, ads or microphone access. On iPhone, use landscape orientation.

## Is Tink safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Tink.

## Is Tink legit?

Tink-on appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Tink is 65 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 3 releases)

### 1.1.1 — 2026-11-07

A new app icon inspired by the four inks in Tink-on.

### 1.1 — 2026-11-03

A refreshed instrument layout and a new pixel-wave icon.

- Twelve pads on iPad; eight pads on iPhone.
- Matching sketch and pad proportions, with better use of the screen.
- A slimmer pitch slider and more consistent controls.
- Updated Settings and a compact AI chooser.

Your saved sounds, pitches and recorded beats carry over.

### 1.0 — 2026-10-31

No release notes.

## More apps by Zui Chen

- [Melo - Words from AI Chats](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/melo-words-from-ai-chats/id6760539346)
- [Knob On](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/knob-on/id6824089549)

All apps by Zui Chen: https://appshunter.io/developer/1884859534

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