TripTattoos vs Thugs Nerds
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TripTattoos
Explore a global gallery of tattoos and share your own ink. Follow artists, rate designs, and discover trending artwork through daily, weekly, and monthly leaderboards.
- Discover global tattoos
- Upload your own tattoos
- Follow users
- Rate tattoos
- View leaderboards
- Daily, weekly, monthly rankings
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Discover new beautiful tattoos all around the world and upload yours! Follow users and rate each tattoo as desired. You can check leaderboards to see the top rated tattoos of the day, week and month always updated!
Thugs Nerds
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It is the only international network reserved for tattoo professionals which facilitates exchanges. - An international community that recognizes our professionalism and commitment. - A common base of hygiene norms to which all members subscribe. - A platform exclusively for tattoo professionals, moderated by the members themselves. - A platform to search for a job all over the world. Search by style and duration. - Facilitate the exchange of tattoo artists in the world's largest tattoo parlors. - Being part of a community that ensures your professionalism at the international level. To join the community, you must submit your profile (picture of your tattoos and drawings) to other Thugs Nerds members. An App 100% reserved for tattoo professionals, no customers, no Sunday tattoo artist. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TripTattoos at none against Thugs Nerds's 10. TripTattoos also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 19 months). Thugs Nerds's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.5). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Thugs Nerds sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $17.99 per month. TripTattoos asks for nothing beyond the download.
TripTattoos ships an update every 2 months, Thugs Nerds every 19 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TripTattoos | Thugs Nerds |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 19 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Omar Brugna | Maxime Lelarge Jestin |
In-app purchases
TripTattoos
No in-app purchases
Thugs Nerds
- Shop - Monthly$17.991 Month
- Supplier - Monthly$49.991 Month
- Shop Maestro - Monthly$59.991 Month
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- Supplier Maestro - Monthly$119.991 Month
- Tattoo Artist - Annual$129.991 Year
- Shop - Annual$199.991 Year
- Tattoo Maestro - Annual$349.991 Year
- Supplier - Annual$599.991 Year
- Shop Maestro - Annual$599.991 Year
- Supplier Maestro - Semi-Annual$599.996 Months
