Inkwork vs Illustration Maker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Inkwork
Transform your photos into unique ink drawings with a wide array of style variations and color options. Easily share your creations on social media or order high-quality prints to be delivered to your door.
- Transform photos into ink drawings
- Over 90 style variations
- Customizable ink and paper colors
- Fine-tune style details
- Instant transformations
- Share to social media
- Order physical prints
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Discover your photo's inner art with Inkwork. Inkwork instantly transforms your photos into unique and expressive ink drawings. Choose from over 90 style variations, select an ink and paper color, then share your art on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and more. Want to hang your new art on the wall? We've teamed up with CanvasPop to provide the highest quality prints available, all backed by a 100% “Love It” guarantee. You’ll have your art on your doorstep and ready to hang in no time. Features: • Instantly transform your photos into art with over 90 ink style variations • Choose from dozens of ink and paper colors, or create your own • Fine-tune styles to make them more detailed or abstract • Take snaps and watch them transform instantly • Load photos from your Camera Roll and other albums • Share your art on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and more • Have your art printed and shipped right to your doorstep Subscribe or purchase Inkwork to unlock all features. For more information, visit us at www.codeorgana.com, or follow us on Twitter and Instagram @codeorgana. Find out more about CanvasPop prints and their 100% "Love it" lifetime guarantee at www.canvaspop.com. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula
Illustration Maker
Transform your photos into unique illustrations with this free app. It processes portraits, landscapes, and food images directly on your device, ensuring your data remains private. Save your creations and enjoy a secure photo editing experience.
- Photo to illustration conversion
- Process portraits, landscapes, and food
- On-device data analysis
- Save processed images
- Free to use
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This application allows you to convert photos into illustrations. You can process portraits, landscapes, food, and various photos. It is free. ・Features Photo processing Save images ・Safe and Secure Privacy The data used for photo processing is analyzed within the user's device and is not sent outside the device (server), so you can use your photos with peace of mind.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Inkwork at 77% against Illustration Maker's 11%. Inkwork also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.5) and ads (none vs shown). Illustration Maker's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks). 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. Inkwork sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Illustration Maker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Inkwork holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Inkwork has 3.2K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of Inkwork's written reviews are positive against 11% of Illustration Maker's.
Inkwork ships an update every 5 weeks, Illustration Maker weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Inkwork | Illustration Maker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (3.2K ratings) — better | 3.5 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 77.2% of reviews — better | 10.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3.2K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 110 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Code Organa | Noboru Kato |
Customer experience
Inkwork
Illustration Maker
Bugs and requests
Inkwork
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes on certain devices/iOS versions
- Inability to save or export images properly
- Compatibility issues with large photo libraries
Requested features
4 requests- Add opacity/layer controls
- Expand range of artistic styles
- Improve export options (SVG, higher res)
- Implement a trial or freemium model
Illustration Maker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Inkwork
- Inkwork2 variants$4.997 Days
- Inkwork2 variants$9.991 Month
- Inkwork3 Days trial2 variants$29.991 Year
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- Inkwork3 Days trial2 variants$59.991 Year
- Unlock Full Version$5.99
- Unlock Full Version$6.99
- Unlock Full Version$11.99
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- Unlock Full Version$13.99
- Inkwork2 variants$79.99
Illustration Maker
- Premium$4.991 Month
- Premium Annual$29.991 Year
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