Comparison

Tattoo Studio Pro vs REV23

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

Head to head
About

Tattoo Studio Pro

Streamline your tattoo studio operations with this all-in-one management app. Manage appointments, digital forms, client portfolios, and team collaboration. Boost revenue and cut no-shows with integrated payment processing and customizable reminders.

Highlights
  • Digital client forms
  • Appointment management
  • Portfolio showcase
  • Team collaboration
  • Automated reminders
  • Stripe POS integration
  • Financial tracking
Features
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Say goodbye to shop chaos and hello to the only all-in-one management app built just for tattoo studios, no salons, no gyms, just your world. Tattoo Studio Pro streamlines your workflow, cuts no-shows, and helps you grow, so you can focus on your art. Ready to level up? Everything you need to transform your business: - Log every ink and needle (NEW!): Set up the inks and needles you use, then tick them off on each client's form. Lot numbers fill in automatically and land on the signed consent PDF, ready for your health inspector. - Be up and running in minutes: Signing up asks for your studio name and a PIN, not ten fields. A setup checklist walks you through the rest. - Get answers without leaving the app: Tap Ask Dot on any screen, or reach a human by email or a booked call. - Run your day from the Calendar: Day, week, month, and list views, staff color-coding, and view settings that stick between sessions. - Track every appointment's status: Mark appointments Upcoming, Confirmed, Cancelled, Completed, or No-Show. - Keep your team's hours straight: Studio and artist hours, time off so nobody gets booked while away, and a Schedule view of the whole team's week. - Automatic booking confirmations: Every appointment fires an instant confirmation text from your own template, honoring each client's SMS consent. Switch texts off per appointment. - Collect deposits at booking: Your confirmation goes out with a secure payment link, or copy a link from any appointment and send it yourself. Take the deposit at the counter and the link switches off, so nobody pays twice. - Smarter reminder sequences: Build up to 5 timed SMS reminders per appointment, with live preview. - Take card payments in person: Pair a Stripe M2 card reader and take chip, swipe, and contactless payments with tipping, right from checkout. Sales land in your reports. - Know every client: Client profiles show visits, spend, and deposits at a glance, with purchase history in its own tab. - Online and walk-in check-in: Clients fill out your form before they arrive and land in a Walk-ins tab. Match them and drop them into the Queue, your one dashboard for appointments, forms, and check-ins. - Sync bookings to your phone: One-way calendar sync puts your appointments on your lock screen, your Apple Watch, or wherever your calendar lives. - Capture every lead with Inbox: Share your request link or embed it anywhere. Requests with notes and photo references land in one inbox you can confirm, decline, or convert. - Share your portfolio anywhere: Copy a public portfolio link or embed code for your socials, your site, or a client. - Ditch the paperwork: Go paperless with digital consent forms and health questionnaires, customize them to fit your vibe. - Sync your crew: Invite your team with role-based access to keep everyone on the same page. - Boost revenue with Stripe: Use Stripe as your full POS for service and retail sales, with required consent forms connected to each service. - Track your finances: Monitor sales, deposits, and reports with ease. Your numbers, your control. - Manage your plan in the app: Upgrade, switch plans, or manage your subscription without leaving Tattoo Studio Pro. - Keep it secure: Cloud-based storage and privacy-first design keep your data safe, with auto-lock controls to fit your device. - Run your shop anywhere: Our companion web app lets you manage your studio on any device. Why Tattoo Studio Pro? We're the tattoo-specific solution that gets you. Join studios around the world saving time, boosting revenue, and growing their client list. Try it free for 30 days! Download now and see the difference. Questions? Hit us up at support@tattoostudiopro.com. Let's keep your chairs filled and your shop buzzing! EULA - https://tattoostudiopro.com/eula/ Privacy Policy - https://tattoostudiopro.com/privacy-policy/ Terms & Conditions - https://tattoostudiopro.com/terms-and-conditions/

About

REV23

Manage your body art studio with digital consent forms, client tracking, and appointment scheduling. Streamline operations from check-in to service completion with features like ID photo capture, ink logging, and a consultation inbox. Gain insights with built-in analytics to understand your business performance.

Highlights
  • Digital consent forms with ID photo capture
  • Client check-in kiosk and remote signing
  • Service and ink tracking with lot numbers
  • Consultation inbox and cancellation filler
  • Built-in business analytics
  • CSV import from other studio software
Features
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From the makers of REV23 Desktop for Windows, trusted by studios worldwide since 2010, REV23 is the next-generation management platform built for tattoo, piercing, permanent makeup, microblading, and removal studios. Whether you're a solo artist in a private studio or running multiple locations across state lines, REV23 fits. Take bookings online and manage your whole calendar in one place. Customers request appointments from your booking link, you confirm and collect a deposit, and reschedules or rebooks happen without ever leaving the appointment. Replace paper release forms with fully digital consent forms that capture ID photos, medical history, and signatures. Set up a tablet kiosk for self-service check-in, or share your Web Sign link so customers can sign from their phone before they even walk in. Track every service from waiting room to completion. Log ink with lot numbers, jewelry details, needles, and aftercare products for every session. Smart suggestions based on your history and the customer's past sessions make documentation fast enough that it actually gets done. Build a waiting list and fill last-minute cancellations with Ideas: your consultation inbox, waiting list, and cancellation filler in one. Share a single link on Instagram and let customers submit project details, reference images, and availability. Ring up services, retail, and gift cards at checkout. Take card payments in person with a supported reader or online at booking, add tips, discounts, and surcharges, email itemized receipts, and handle refunds, store credit, and gift card balances in one place. Pay your team with built-in payroll. Track commission and tips per artist, close pay periods, and produce pay statements and payouts. See what's working with built-in analytics: busiest days, top services, customer growth, and acquisition sources. No setup fees. No contracts. Cancel anytime. Card payments are processed by your studio's own payment provider, so full card numbers never reach REV23. 16+ years of industry experience, rebuilt from scratch for the cloud.

Screenshots

Tattoo Studio Pro4 screens
REV234 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: REV23 at 93% against Tattoo Studio Pro's 48%. REV23 also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.4) and in-app purchases (none vs 12). Tattoo Studio Pro's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, ratings volume, 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. Tattoo Studio Pro sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $29.00 per month. REV23 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

REV23 holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 88 and 30 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of Tattoo Studio Pro's written reviews are positive against 93% of REV23's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tattoo Studio Pro ships an update weekly, REV23 every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 14, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Tattoo Studio Pro versus REV23: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTattoo Studio ProREV23
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (88 ratings)4.8 (30 ratings) — better
Positive reviews48.0% of reviews93.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings88 — better30
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size100 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZadie Studio, LLCPainful Pleasures, LLC

Customer experience

Tattoo Studio Pro

All ratings88 ratings
Positive55.7%
Neutral6.8%
Negative37.5%
Written reviews50 reviews
Positive48.0%
Neutral8.0%
Negative44.0%

REV23

All ratings30 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive93.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.7%

Bugs and requests

Tattoo Studio Pro

Reported bugs

34 issues
  • App crashes frequently
  • App logs users out unexpectedly
  • App shows error messages about incomplete fields or permissions
  • App tells users they don't have a subscription when they do
  • App won't let users access their queue
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  • App frequently force quits
  • App buffers and freezes
  • App doesn't work properly after updates
  • App crashes and turns screen white
  • App requires users to re-enter information after crashes
  • App doesn't allow updating artist names or info
  • ID photo doesn't always work
  • Lost all paperwork from previous year after an update
  • App doesn't work at all after the latest update
  • App doesn't allow access to software paid for
  • New update requires users to enter names and emails of all past employees
  • App won't load
  • App crashes during client consent form process
  • App throws an error on the page asking for price, artist, etc.
  • App shows one client but not another with the exact same name
  • App asks for ID at the end instead of the beginning
  • App is down for extended periods (3 days)
  • New update prevents using new crew members until old pro member ends
  • App requires admin passcode and doesn't accept ID photo
  • Reports stopped working after the trial period
  • Cannot search for clients by last name
  • Customer service takes days/weeks to respond and gives zero effort
  • App has a spelling mistake on the first screen
  • App doesn't allow modification of artist or price after entry
  • Price sometimes saves as $0
  • App crashes sometimes, and the spinning wheel gets stuck
  • Customer can remove ID picture easily
  • Customer can enter one letter/number for fields like phone number
  • App crashes and customer needs to re-fill all info

Requested features

12 requests
  • Ability to adjust prices on paperwork
  • Easier search for previous clients
  • Add 'emergency contact' section
  • Way to select multiple clients to back up data
  • Option to remove piercing option for tattoo-only studios
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  • Save completed forms automatically to external drive (e.g., Google Drive)
  • Ability to post reference pics and finished pics under each client's file
  • Search clients by last name
  • Editable text for text reminders
  • Save every page before moving to the next to prevent data loss
  • Ability to adjust artist or price after entry
  • Fix spelling mistakes in the app

REV23

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Tattoo Studio Pro

Subscriptions12
  • SOLO Monthly1 Month trial$29.001 Month
  • FORMS Monthly14 Days trial$39.991 Month
  • PLUS Monthly14 Days trial$49.991 Month
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  • CREW Montyly1 Month trial$69.001 Month
  • PRO Monthly14 Days trial$69.991 Month
  • TRIBE Monthly1 Month trial$119.001 Month
  • SOLO Yearly1 Month trial$239.001 Year
  • FORMS Yearly14 Days trial$299.991 Year
  • PLUS Yearly14 Days trial$399.991 Year
  • PRO Yearly14 Days trial$499.991 Year
  • CREW Yearly1 Month trial$579.001 Year
  • TRIBE Yearly1 Month trial$990.001 Year
None

REV23

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tattoo Studio Pro free?
Tattoo Studio Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is REV23 free?
REV23 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tattoo Studio Pro or REV23?
REV23 is rated higher. Tattoo Studio Pro averages 3.4 out of 5 from 88 ratings, while REV23 averages 4.8 from 30 ratings.
Do Tattoo Studio Pro or REV23 have ads?
Neither Tattoo Studio Pro nor REV23 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tattoo Studio Pro or REV23?
Tattoo Studio Pro ships an update weekly, and REV23 every 3 weeks. Most recently, Tattoo Studio Pro was updated on October 14, 2026 and REV23 on October 14, 2026.

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