Comparison

Inkpad vs Geometrica

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

Head to head
About

Inkpad

Create professional vector art on your iPad with a powerful yet intuitive interface. Draw with precision, manipulate objects, and apply flexible typography effects. Organize your work with unlimited layers and easily import/export various file formats.

Highlights
  • Precision vector drawing tools
  • Flexible typography effects
  • Unlimited layers for organization
  • Advanced object manipulation
  • Gradient editing and Boolean operations
  • Import/export SVG, PDF, PNG, JPEG
  • Apple Pencil support
Features
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Create beautiful vector artwork on your iPad with Inkpad. Draw with accuracy and speed. Quickly align new or existing objects either to a grid, points, or path edges. Alternatively draw freehand bezier paths using the brush tool. Select, scale and rotate hundreds of objects with high performance in real time. Cutout elements of artwork, photographs or patterns with masks. Flexible typography effects. Position text at any angle or to follow along paths. Apply multiple effects to text, with stroke, fill, shadow and opacity all dynamically adjustable. If the over seventy built in fonts don’t quite fit your design, you can import any of the millions of OpenType and TrueType fonts available. Take control with unlimited layers. Feel free to add as many or as few elements in each layer to organise your drawings. Rename, rearrange, delete, hide and lock layers as you draw. Isolate the active layer for easy editing. Adjust each layers transparency independently to get your ideal composition. Powerful editing at your fingertips. Easily manipulate single or multiple elements with powerful scale and rotate tools. Associate individual elements into groups. Interactively edit gradient fills on the canvas. Perform a range of Boolean operations on paths, including Unite, Intersect, Exclude and Subtract Front. Colors to match your imagination. Picking the perfect color is easy with the freedom of the expressive color wheel. Or modify colors using RGB and HSB sliders. Enter the hexadecimal value to precisely match existing artwork colors. Sample colors using the dropper. Store and recall colors from the swatch library. Import, export and sharing. Import drawings from desktop vector applications as SVG and include photos directly from your camera roll, or import PNG and JPEG images from cloud services. Export your drawings for sharing or importing into other apps as SVG, PDF, PNG and JPEG to all cloud storage services. Send drawings as photos directly to your camera roll. Light & dark modes. Light and dark mode system appearances with the option to override the system setting to light or dark mode for Inkpad. Apple Pencil. If you’ve got an iPad Pro or the 2018 iPad, Inkpad works great with the Apple Pencil. Praise for Inkpad. Some of the kind feedback received in emails and App Store reviews: “Works perfect on latest iPad Pro, Apple Pencil.” “It’s really beautiful to use with an iPad Pro.” “Inkpad is one of the killer apps for the iPad.” “Inkpad is my favorite graphics app on any platform. Inkpad is just the right balance of enough power without being too complicated.” “If you’ve worked with Illustrator or Inkscape, this is the vector drawing app to download for your iPad. Especially nice with the iPad Pro with Apple Pencil.” “I love this vector drawing app for its easy-to-use interface and pared-down tool bar. It covers the essentials perfectly and the developers are very responsive to questions.” “Inkpad is my main vector design tool for mobile. This is the app that Adobe Draw should be.” “Thank you guys, I use this app all the time.” “If you used to work with Inkpad in the past you should get this app to continue working with it.” Acknowledgements. Thank you to Martin Coffey, Rita Flores, Yve Müller, Armin Popp, David Rivera, Nicolas Saez, Erick Villagomez, Felipe Villela and Jason Wray for contributing artwork to the ‘Designed with Inkpad’ app preview video and screenshots. Please visit our website to see more of their artwork and for links to their portfolios. History. Inkpad was originally created by Steve Sprang in 2011, but it disappeared from the App Store in 2015. I took over development because my wife Lindsay uses Inkpad and I wanted to ensure the continued development and support of a product we and others enjoy so much. Terms and Conditions: http://inkpad.art/terms-and-conditions/ Privacy Policy: http://inkpad.art/privacy/

About

Geometrica

This drawing app empowers tattoo artists with advanced symmetry and pattern-making tools. Create intricate designs with rotation, repetition, and gradient effects. It also offers specialized drawing tools like markers, straight lines, and customizable dotwork.

Highlights
  • Rotation effect (mandala maker)
  • Repeat effect for patterns
  • Polar repeat with spiral option
  • Wallpaper effect for full page patterns
  • Gradient thickness for lines
  • Customizable marker tool
  • Dotwork tool with adjustable settings
Features
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Geometrica is the first drawing app made for tattooers, by a tattooer. Second generation tattooer and geometric/dotwork pioneer, Cory Ferguson, has built on 30 years in the industry to create a way for tattooers to push their geometric drawing to the next level. Even though we're focused on the needs of tattoo artists and solving problems specific to their workflow, we have been pleasantly surprised to learn that artists from many different disciplines have become fans of Geometrica. From quilters, to illustrators, to tattoo veterans, the power of this fun to use app is undeniable. [ SYMMETRY AND PATTERN MAKING FEATURES ] Combine and use these simultaneously: ROTATION EFFECT - AKA the mandala maker. Other apps may have this, but not like ours. With Geometrica your mandala can be a maximum of 200 mirrored segments (so technically 400 segments!). REPEAT EFFECT - Multiplies your drawing and repeats it in a row formation to create a “band” of pattern either vertically or horizontally. POLAR REPEAT - Combines with the rotation effect to repeat your drawing in rows of concentric circles that get smaller towards the center. Toggle on curve to draw in spirals. That’s right, your drawing curves out in any number of spirals! WALLPAPER EFFECT - We took all known symmetry groups used to make full page patterns, and figured out a way to vastly expand them to make them customizable. GRADIENT THICKNESS - Lines increase from thin to thick on the canvas in the direction that you choose, top to bottom, outward in a circular, left to right in multiple rows. There are dozens of options! Combine it with any of the above symmetry tools for a drawing experience you have to see to believe. [ DRAWING TOOLS ] Here’s just a couple of our favourites: MARKER TOOL - The main drawing tool in the app can be customized in many ways, by turning various functions on. These include tapers, a whip shading option, and a “rope stabilizer” that helps draw the smoothest curves. STRAIGHT LINE TOOL - Hold the Pencil on screen to draw straight lines. Works well with symmetry effects for sharp, industrial images and unexpected designs. Enable its "continuous" option for a unique drawing experience. DOTWORK TOOL - We couldn’t release a Cory Ferguson app without a dotwork tool, so we made the most customizable version of pointillism shading we could think of. Change the dot size, density, the brush size, randomize the size of the dots. Personalize it to suit your taste. [ FOR PROFESSIONAL TATTOOERS ] - Keep your work organized with folders in the Gallery section. - Convert To Lines function turns any image into a line drawing with one click, then you can fine tune the image from there. - Adjustable grids can be turned on in the background such as square, hexagon or isometric. - Snap Menu allows the straight line tool to "snap" to points on the grid, or place your symmetry tool at the exact centre of your drawing after you’ve moved it. Rotate layers in 5 degree increments when transforming. - Printing features that EVERY tattooer needs. Print drawings at ANY size! Want a tattoo to measure 28” tall? Enter those numbers into our print system and the app will break the image up into as many pages as needed, and you’re ready to stencil. No more resizing on the photocopier! Various image adjustment tools to make sure you get the cleanest, most accurate stencils. - Monthly Patterns. Each month you get 6 patterns that show off the possibilities of what Geometrica can do. You are free to make use of them however you wish. [ SUBSCRIPTION ] Because Geometrica is focused on a small niche market of working tattoo professionals, it requires a subscription. After the 14 day free trial period ends, the subscription equals approximately 11.50 USD per month when you sign up for the full year. An investment in yourself that is certain to level up your geometric tattooing. Privacy Policy: http://geometri.ca/privacy Terms of Use: http://geometri.ca/tou

Screenshots

Geometrica4 screens

Verdict

The call

Inkpad and Geometrica both sit at 4.3 stars, but that hides the real split: 57% of Inkpad's written reviews are positive against 41% of Geometrica's. Inkpad also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 17.6). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Inkpad sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Geometrica sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $16.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Inkpad against 4.4 for Geometrica. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 421 and 585 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 57% of Inkpad's written reviews are positive against 41% of Geometrica's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Inkpad ships an update every 5 weeks, Geometrica every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Inkpad versus Geometrica: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInkpadGeometrica
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (421 ratings)4.4 (585 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.3% of reviews — better40.6% of reviews
Number of ratings421585 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS13.4 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEnvozaTattooLoyal Inc.

Customer experience

Inkpad

All ratings420 ratings
Positive83.1%
Neutral2.6%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews157 reviews
Positive57.3%
Neutral11.5%
Negative31.2%

Geometrica

All ratings577 ratings
Positive84.9%
Neutral1.9%
Negative13.2%
Written reviews170 reviews
Positive40.6%
Neutral5.9%
Negative53.5%

User reviews

Inkpad

From 421 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Intuitive and efficient interface
  • 🚀 Powerful vector illustration capabilities
  • 💡 Seamless integration with Apple Pencil
  • 🔧 Versatile for various design projects
  • 💡 Affordable alternative to desktop software

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional performance issues and crashes
  • 🔒 Subscription-only model, no longer a one-time purchase
  • 🔒 Restricted access to previous work without subscription
  • 💡 Lack of comprehensive tutorials and documentation
  • 💡 Missing advanced features like canvas rotation

Geometrica

From 585 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Best drawing app available
  • 🚀 Makes workflow much easier
  • 👍 User-friendly interface
  • 👍 Powerful symmetry tools
  • 👍 Great for geometric/mandala art

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive subscription model
  • 🐛 Crashes and bugs
  • 🐛 Losing work due to issues
  • 🔒 Can't try before subscribing

Bugs and requests

Inkpad

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Distortion issues when importing SVG files
  • Inability to access previous work without subscription
  • Grayed-out options and functionality after updates

Requested features

5 requests
  • Improved file management with folders
  • Addition of a brush tool with customizable ends
  • Inclusion of an isometric grid and dimension tools
  • Support for more cloud storage services beyond Dropbox
  • In-app palm rejection for a better drawing experience

Geometrica

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Subscription issues (expired, failed to load)
  • Disappearing layers/work
  • Inconsistent color handling
  • Freezing/crashing on certain actions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Higher resolution export option
  • Repeated spiral pattern tool
  • Color picker improvements
  • Selection/layer management tools
  • Offline access

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Inkpad

Subscriptions2
  • Inkpad Monthly1 Month trial$1.991 Month
  • Inkpad Yearly1 Month trial$9.991 Year
One-time3
  • Medium Tip$1.99
  • Large Tip$4.99
  • Enormous Tip$9.99
2 purchases

Geometrica

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription14 Days trial$16.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription14 Days trial$139.991 Year

Questions

Is Inkpad free?
Inkpad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Geometrica free?
Geometrica is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Inkpad or Geometrica?
Geometrica is rated higher. Inkpad averages 4.3 out of 5 from 421 ratings, while Geometrica averages 4.4 from 585 ratings.
Do Inkpad or Geometrica have ads?
Neither Inkpad nor Geometrica shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Inkpad or Geometrica?
Inkpad ships an update every 5 weeks, and Geometrica every 3 months. Most recently, Inkpad was updated on October 20, 2026 and Geometrica on October 29, 2026.

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