Linework app vs Ink Maps
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Linework app
Manage your tattoo business with ease. Schedule appointments, send client notifications, and process payments seamlessly. Streamline your operations and focus on your art.
- Appointment management
- Client notifications
- Payment collection
- Business operations management
- Artist-focused tools
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Linework provides effortless management of your tattoo business as an artist. Manage appointments, client notifications, collect payments and more. Terms & Conditions (US) https://policies.linework.com/termsandconditions_en.html Terms & Conditions (NO) https://policies.linework.com/termsandconditions_no.html Privacy policy https://policies.linework.com/privacypolicy.html
Ink Maps
This app helps tattoo artists manage their work by organizing color palettes, mixing pigments digitally, and creating stencils. It also includes client management features and allows for exporting palettes to popular design software.
- Organize color palettes
- Digitally mix pigments
- Create and make stencils
- Client information tracking
- Export palettes to Procreate/Photoshop
- Filter by skin tones
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Ink Maps can up your game in tattooing: Pick / Organize Palettes Complement Color Schemes Interactive Digital Color Wheel Digitally Mix Pigments Make Stencils Multi Page Print Store & Share Palettes / Stencils Export Palettes to Procreate® or Photoshop Track Client Info / Details / Appointments Filter on Skintones Please note: this is an app which need a subscription in order to function. There is no free version available. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Ink Maps at 4.4 against Linework app's 3.8. Ink Maps also leads on review sentiment (83% vs 67%) and ratings volume (34 vs 4). Linework app's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Linework app sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $49.00 per month and Ink Maps sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Ink Maps holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ink Maps has 34 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Linework app's written reviews are positive against 83% of Ink Maps's.
Linework app ships an update every 9 days, Ink Maps every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Linework app | Ink Maps |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (4 ratings) | 4.4 (34 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 34 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 88 MB | 81 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Linework Inc. | Jake Swist |
Customer experience
Linework app
Ink Maps
In-app purchases
Linework app
- Artist plan$49.001 Month
- Artist plan yearly$499.991 Year
Ink Maps
- Monthly3 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Yearly7 Days trial$59.991 Year
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