Comparison

REV23 vs Inkspott

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

Head to head
About

REV23

Manage your tattoo, piercing, or PMU studio with this comprehensive platform. Handle online bookings, digital consent forms, client management, inventory tracking, payroll, and analytics. Streamline operations from consultation to payment.

Highlights
  • Online booking and calendar management
  • Digital consent forms with ID capture
  • Client and appointment tracking
  • Ink and jewelry inventory logging
  • Waiting list and cancellation management
  • Integrated payroll and commission tracking
  • Business analytics and reporting
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.

About

Inkspott

Discover tattoo shops near you with this app. View profiles, call shops directly, get directions, and request appointments. Securely sign consent forms contact-lessly after booking.

Highlights
  • Tattoo shop locator
  • Distance-based search
  • Shop profiles
  • One-click calls
  • Map directions
  • Appointment requests
  • Contact-less consent forms
Features
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Tattoo shop locator list. Adhering to the concern of safety with today’s uncertainty of unnecessary contact. Tattoo shops list with distance from your device location. View shop profile with one click phone call & directions with Google map integration. Request an appointment with the easy to use contact form. After setting you appointment you can sign all consent forms using the contact-less singing system.

Screenshots

REV234 screens
Inkspott4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: REV23 at every 3 weeks against Inkspott's every 4 months. REV23 also leads on ratings volume (31 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Inkspott holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: REV23 has 31 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 94% of REV23's written reviews are positive against 100% of Inkspott's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

REV23 ships an update every 3 weeks, Inkspott every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
REV23 versus Inkspott: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterREV23Inkspott
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (31 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews93.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings31 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size110 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPainful Pleasures, LLCAbel Reyes

Customer experience

REV23

All ratings31 ratings
Positive96.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.2%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive93.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.3%

Inkspott

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

REV23

No in-app purchases

None

Inkspott

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is REV23 free?
REV23 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Inkspott free?
Inkspott is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, REV23 or Inkspott?
Inkspott is rated higher. REV23 averages 4.8 out of 5 from 31 ratings, while Inkspott averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do REV23 or Inkspott have ads?
Neither REV23 nor Inkspott shows ads.
Which is updated more often, REV23 or Inkspott?
REV23 ships an update every 3 weeks, and Inkspott every 4 months. Most recently, REV23 was updated on November 7, 2026 and Inkspott on November 3, 2026.

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