Markup Photo vs HelloBlink
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Markup Photo
Easily mark up any photo with a variety of brushes. This app offers a straightforward interface for quick edits, allowing you to select colors and brush styles before exporting your creations to other applications.
- Photo markup
- Array of brushes
- Color selection
- Brush style selection
- Easy export
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Markup any photo, with an array of brushes - No-nonsense interface - get right to business - Choose color, brush style - Easy export to any app
HelloBlink
Easily print your favorite photos, drawings, and images directly from your device to a sticker maker. Select your desired pictures and send them to the printer for instant sticker creation.
- Print photographs
- Print drawings
- Print images
- Image library access
- Select images for printing
- Send images to sticker printer
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Meet the all-new Hello Blink app - one app that powers both your Hello Blink Sticker Maker and Hello Blink Tattoo Maker! Draw it. Design it. Print it. The Hello Blink app turns your ideas into real stickers and temporary tattoos in seconds. Sketch your own art, add text, upload photos, or start from our huge gallery of ready-made designs - then print instantly with no ink and no mess. ONE APP, TWO WAYS TO CREATE The Hello Blink app automatically connects to your Sticker Maker or Tattoo Maker, so every Hello Blink printer in your home works from one place. Switching between devices is easy, just pick your printer and start creating. DESIGN YOUR WAY Browse the built-in galleries packed with sticker and tattoo art Draw on the creative canvas within the app Add text in fun fonts to personalize every design Upload your own photos or drawings to create super personalized stickers and tattoos PRINT INSTANTLY Thermal printers use no ink – just create the art, print then peel and stick anywhere Temporary tattoos apply in seconds with just water, and wash off easily No ink cartridges, no glue, no mess ENDLESS CREATIVE FUN: Decorate notebooks, lockers, laptops and more with custom stickers. Design temporary tattoos for parties, sleepovers, team spirit days, and just-because days. Every print is one of a kind, because you made it. EASY TO CONNECT:Pair your Hello Blink printer over Bluetooth in seconds. The app guides you through setup step by step, so you can go from unboxing to printing fast. GETTING STARTED: The Hello Blink app is designed for use with Hello Blink Sticker Maker and Hello Blink Tattoo Maker devices (each sold separately). Download the Hello Blink app and start making today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HelloBlink at 4.6 against Markup Photo's 2.5. HelloBlink also leads on review sentiment (64% vs 29%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months). Markup Photo's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
HelloBlink holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HelloBlink has 55K ratings behind it against 27, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of Markup Photo's written reviews are positive against 64% of HelloBlink's.
Markup Photo ships an update every 4 months, HelloBlink fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Markup Photo | HelloBlink |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (27 ratings) | 4.6 (55K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 29.4% of reviews | 64.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 27 | 55K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | — | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 83 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Pluribus Web LLC | Buffalo Games, LLC |
Customer experience
Markup Photo
HelloBlink
Bugs and requests
Markup Photo
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
HelloBlink
Reported bugs
4 issues- Printer not connecting
- App freezing on print screen
- Gallery not loading
- Unresponsive buttons
Requested features
3 requests- More design options
- Improved app stability
- Better troubleshooting steps
In-app purchases
Markup Photo
No in-app purchases
HelloBlink
No in-app purchases









