Comparison

Elyo vs GHOSTLINE

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

Head to head
About

Elyo

Discover a collection of high-definition wallpapers featuring various skull designs, from symbolic Celtic art to vibrant sugar skulls and grim reaper imagery. Personalize your device with these striking and artistic backgrounds.

Highlights
  • High-definition skull wallpapers
  • Symbolic Celtic skull art
  • Colorful sugar skull images
  • Grim reaper graphics
  • Dark skull pictures
  • 3D illustrations
Features
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Discover a bold collection of wallpapers designed to make your screen stand out. Elyo brings together iconic skull artwork, dark gothic themes, futuristic worlds, abstract designs, nature scenes, fantasy landscapes, animals, and AI-crafted art—all in one growing wallpaper collection. EXPLORE DISTINCTIVE WALLPAPERS Browse a wide range of visual styles, including: • Artistic skulls and skeleton designs • Gothic and dark fantasy artwork • Cyberpunk and neon worlds • Space and science-fiction scenes • Fantasy landscapes and characters • Abstract and minimalist backgrounds • Nature, animals, and atmospheric scenery • AI-generated artwork and creative concepts DESIGNED FOR YOUR SCREEN Each wallpaper is selected and prepared for modern iPhone displays, with vertical compositions, detailed visuals, and carefully balanced colors. FIND YOUR STYLE Explore wallpapers by category, discover new artwork, and quickly find images that match your mood, screen, or personal aesthetic. SAVE YOUR FAVORITES Keep the wallpapers you love close at hand. Build your own favorites collection and return to it whenever you want a fresh look. DISCOVER THE IDEAS BEHIND THE ART Selected wallpapers include their creative prompts, giving you a closer look at the ideas, subjects, styles, colors, and moods behind each image. FRESH ART, MORE POSSIBILITIES Elyo is evolving beyond skull wallpapers into a broader destination for imaginative digital artwork and premium mobile backgrounds. Give your screen a new identity with Elyo.

About

GHOSTLINE

This app transforms your artwork into print-ready tattoo stencils quickly and efficiently. It offers tools to cut out subjects, upscale references, and customize stencils for various printing methods. Save time on tracing and focus on creating exceptional tattoos.

Highlights
  • Cut out subjects with one tap
  • Upscale and sharpen reference images
  • Generate customizable Classic and Pro stencils
  • Edit stencils with pen, eraser, and ruler tools
  • View stencils as an overlay on artwork
  • Multi-page and multi-size printing
  • Export stencils to various formats
Features
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Built by tattoo artists, for tattoo artists. Tattooer-owned and operated since 2023. Ghostline turns your artwork into clean, print-ready tattoo stencils in seconds. Cut out your subject, upscale and sharpen your references, generate fully customizable stencils, and print at any size with multi-page print-scale technology. Less time tracing means more time doing what you love: making tattoos you're proud of. THE FUTURE OF TATTOOING IS HERE. CUT OUT - Lift your subject off its background in one tap - The crop follows your subject, so there's nothing to clean up by hand UPSCALE - Enhance your artwork and turn photos into picture-perfect reference - Upscale small, low-res images for sharper, cleaner reference SHARPEN - Sharpen your artwork for higher-quality stencils - Sharpen your reference so you can create better tattoos CLASSIC STENCIL - Generate fully customizable stencils in seconds - Dial in detail and intensity to your liking - Create line-based stencils, 3D value-based stencils, and everything in between PRO STENCIL - The cleanest stencils yet, powered by Ghostline tech - Adjust detail level, contours, and line weight - Blend with Classic Stencil for even more detail options - Tailor output for thermal (Thermofax) or inkjet printers - Never hand-stencil again EDIT - Pen: add extra lines or thicken areas - Eraser: remove anything you don't need - Ruler: draw perfectly straight lines - Blend: combine stencils or mix in your original artwork REFERENCE - View your stencil as an adjustable layer over your artwork while you tattoo - Slide between your artwork and your stencil to find the perfect blend - Choose stencil colors for a clearer visual guide PRINT - Multi-page printing: go as big as you want, from 1 sheet up to 16 - Multi-size: print several sizes of the same stencil on one sheet - Pinch and zoom to size your stencil exactly, from micro tattoos to full back pieces - Rotate or flip to fit your print - Choose paper size and orientation - Print with AirPrint, or save as PDF or images to print later or share to another app EXPORT - Export your stencil at any stage to Photos, Files, or any app - All tools included. No credits, no pay-per-stencil Ghostline saves you hours of tracing every week, so you can put your energy into tattoos that stand the test of time. Ghostline is a subscription-based app. Terms of Use: https://www.ghostline.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.ghostline.app/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Elyo3 screens
GHOSTLINE4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Elyo at none against GHOSTLINE's 2. Elyo also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 69%) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). GHOSTLINE's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 116 months) and ratings volume (358 vs 10). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. GHOSTLINE sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Elyo asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Elyo against 4.6 for GHOSTLINE. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GHOSTLINE has 358 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Elyo's written reviews are positive against 69% of GHOSTLINE's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Elyo ships an update every 116 months, GHOSTLINE monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Elyo versus GHOSTLINE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterElyoGHOSTLINE
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (10 ratings)4.6 (358 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better68.6% of reviews
Number of ratings10358 — better
Update frequencyEvery 116 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB37 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperTapstorm LimitedGhostline, Inc.

Customer experience

Elyo

All ratings10 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

GHOSTLINE

All ratings358 ratings
Positive89.4%
Neutral2.8%
Negative7.8%
Written reviews51 reviews
Positive68.6%
Neutral5.9%
Negative25.5%

Bugs and requests

Elyo

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

GHOSTLINE

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Quarter inch gaps appearing in stencil output
  • App loses important design details in conversion
  • Emphasizes irrelevant details over important ones
  • Inconsistent stencil quality on complex designs
  • Limited customization options for stencil output

Requested features

12 requests
  • One-time purchase option instead of subscription
  • Lower subscription pricing ($6/month considered too high)
  • Lifetime subscription option under $100
  • JPEG file format export option
  • Save reference image as separate file
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  • Reference overlay in edit mode to see original design
  • Pinch zoom in/out functionality
  • Redo button for edits
  • Bookmark pen sizes for quick toggling
  • Background removal tool
  • Ruler/grid overlay option
  • Ability to remove white background from images

In-app purchases

None

Elyo

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

GHOSTLINE

Subscriptions2
  • Ghostline Unlimited Access7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Ghostline Unlimited Access7 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Elyo free?
Elyo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GHOSTLINE free?
GHOSTLINE is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Elyo or GHOSTLINE?
GHOSTLINE is rated higher. Elyo averages 4.5 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while GHOSTLINE averages 4.6 from 358 ratings.
Do Elyo or GHOSTLINE have ads?
Neither Elyo nor GHOSTLINE shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Elyo or GHOSTLINE?
Elyo ships an update every 116 months, and GHOSTLINE monthly. Most recently, Elyo was updated on October 24, 2026 and GHOSTLINE on October 30, 2026.

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