Comparison

Panostory Pro vs Ink Photo

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

Head to head
About

Panostory Pro

Create personalized photo collages, widgets, and wallpapers with various layout styles. Stitch multiple images together, cut pictures with shape masks, and even take video screenshots. Share your creations easily to social media platforms.

Highlights
  • Photo widget for home screen
  • Multiple collage layout styles
  • Stitch photos horizontally, vertically, or in a grid
  • Cut pictures with shape masks
  • Take frame screenshots from videos
  • Create custom wallpapers
Features
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Panostory Pro turns your screenshots and photos into clean long images, grids, and swipeable posts. Everything runs on your iPhone. Your photos are never uploaded. STITCH SCREENSHOTS - Auto Stitch finds screenshots that belong together and joins them into one seamless long image - Perfect for chats, web pages, and articles - Stitch any photos vertically or horizontally, and fine-tune each joint by hand LONG IMAGE COLLAGE - Combine multiple photos into one long image, vertically or horizontally - Or arrange them into a 3x3 grid in a single image - Adjust spacing, borders, and background color SPLIT AND POST - Split any photo with a custom ratio and tile count, including 3x3 grids - Posts & Stories: cut a wide image into seamless swipeable slides, ready for Instagram carousels - Keep the original image or fill each tile SMART CURATION - Magic Collage arranges 3 or more photos into a complete layout automatically - Browse your library sorted by color, place, and category, each turned into ready-made collages - New collages from today's photos, every day COLLAGE TEMPLATES - Hundreds of layouts in every ratio, with new templates in every update - Change backgrounds, borders, and spacing in a tap MORE TOOLS - Batch watermark, white borders, and EXIF info - Subject blur backgrounds and quick blur - Video frame capture, wallpapers, and home screen photo widgets PANOSTORY PRO VIP Unlock every template, Smart Curation, and Magic Collage. Monthly, yearly, and lifetime options are available. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings. Privacy Policy: https://wangruiapk.github.io/panostorypro/?lang=en Support: https://wangruiapk.github.io/about/?lang=en Questions or ideas? Email wrzxnx@gmail.com. Panostory Pro is made by an independent developer and updated regularly.

About

Ink Photo

Transform your photos into artistic "Image in Ink" creations. Apply various ink strokes, ancient Chinese colors, and paper textures to achieve a unique visual effect.

Highlights
  • Real-time camera filters
  • Diverse ink stroke options
  • Ancient Chinese color palettes
  • Multiple paper substrate textures
  • Preserves original photo detail
Features
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When ink meets photo, light and shadow combine with ink to form the visual effect of “Image in Ink”. [DESIGN] “Preserve the real image of the photograph. Add different strokes of ink. A visual effect of ‘Ink Photo’ appears. Then stained with ancient Chinese colors. An ‘Ink Photo’ is presented instantly on rice paper.” That's what “Ink Photo” was designed for. [FUNCTION] -Camera function: 40 kinds of real-time filters. -32 types of ink strokes. -9 ancient Chinese colors. -7 kinds of paper substrates [SUGGESTION] ghymail@foxmail.com

Screenshots

Panostory Pro4 screens
Ink Photo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Panostory Pro at Free against Ink Photo's $0.99. Panostory Pro also leads on ratings volume (22 vs 6). Ink Photo's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.1) and review sentiment (81% vs 71%). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Panostory Pro is free to download; Ink Photo costs $0.99 up front. Panostory Pro sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Ink Photo sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ink Photo holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 22 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Panostory Pro's written reviews are positive against 81% of Ink Photo's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Panostory Pro ships an update fortnightly, Ink Photo every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Panostory Pro versus Ink Photo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPanostory ProInk Photo
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.1 (22 ratings)4.7 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews80.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings22 — better6
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS1812.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size105 MB244 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer锐 王洪跃 管

Customer experience

Panostory Pro

All ratings22 ratings
Positive77.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative22.7%
Written reviews49 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative14.3%

Ink Photo

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive80.6%
Neutral9.7%
Negative9.7%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Panostory Pro

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly VIP$0.991 Month
  • Monthly VIP$2.991 Month
  • Yearly VIP$6.991 Year
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  • Yearly VIP$16.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime VIP$24.99
10 purchases

Ink Photo

One-time10
  • Red and Love$0.99
  • Colorful Ink$0.99
  • Ink Blooming$0.99
Show 7 more
  • Splash-ink$0.99
  • Blue$0.99
  • Traditional Chinese painting$0.99
  • Black and Gold$0.99
  • Dust Float$0.99
  • Memory$0.99
  • InkPhoto PRO$3.99

Questions

Is Panostory Pro free?
Panostory Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ink Photo free?
Ink Photo costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Panostory Pro or Ink Photo?
Ink Photo is rated higher. Panostory Pro averages 4.1 out of 5 from 22 ratings, while Ink Photo averages 4.7 from 6 ratings.
Do Panostory Pro or Ink Photo have ads?
Neither Panostory Pro nor Ink Photo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Panostory Pro or Ink Photo?
Panostory Pro ships an update fortnightly, and Ink Photo every 2 weeks. Most recently, Panostory Pro was updated on November 6, 2026 and Ink Photo on November 6, 2026.

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