Tattoo Maker vs GHOSTLINE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tattoo Maker
Virtually apply tattoo designs to your photos without any pain. Explore a wide variety of tattoo styles and categories for both men and women, and easily edit them to create a realistic look. Share your custom tattoo art with friends and on social media.
- Apply virtual tattoos to photos
- Wide variety of tattoo designs
- Tattoo categories for men and women
- Advanced photo editor for realistic look
- Easy-to-use interface
- Share designs on social media
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Tattoo Maker - Tattoo Designs:- If you love tattoos, you will appreciate our amazing tattoo designs from around the world!. Use our selected tattoos designs to create your tattoo art. No pain anymore!. It applies tattoos to your photo and it gives a tattoo look. It’s super easy to make it look real using the advanced photo editor. The Tattoo maker application uses a set of editing tools to make it easy to apply tattoos. Each tattoo has its own meaning, choosing a suitable tattoo is not easy. Categories of Tattoos On My Photo: Choose from different categories of Tattoos for men and women like artistic, Chinese, color, god, skull, tribals, blackwork, Dot work geometrics, ornament, etc. The best thing you will see in this app is that this tattoo app not only has Tattoo ideas for women but also have Tattoo ideas for men. Your photo becomes cool than ever, the application has an easy-to-use interface for all ages. Easily share with friends and other social platforms. Don’t forget to tell your friends about this one. Enjoy App Support - https://ixpertappssolutions.blogspot.com/2023/11/app-support.html Privacy Policy - https://ixpertappssolutions.blogspot.com/2023/11/privacy-policy.html Terms of Use - https://ixpertappssolutions.blogspot.com/2023/11/terms-of-use.html Subscription : We offer optional paid plans. You can subscribe to get all premium effects ans features. Subscribe and get unlimited access to premium features. - 1 Month - 1 Year - Lifetime The subscription automatically renews unless you turn off the auto-renewal at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at the confirmation of purchase. Account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours at the end of the current period and the cost of the renewal will be provided. Subscription can be managed or cancel by the user by going to the user's Account settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription during the free trial period.
GHOSTLINE
This app transforms your artwork into print-ready tattoo stencils quickly and efficiently. It offers tools to cut out subjects, upscale references, and customize stencils for various printing methods. Save time on tracing and focus on creating exceptional tattoos.
- Cut out subjects with one tap
- Upscale and sharpen reference images
- Generate customizable Classic and Pro stencils
- Edit stencils with pen, eraser, and ruler tools
- View stencils as an overlay on artwork
- Multi-page and multi-size printing
- Export stencils to various formats
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Built by tattoo artists, for tattoo artists. Tattooer-owned and operated since 2023. Ghostline turns your artwork into clean, print-ready tattoo stencils in seconds. Cut out your subject, upscale and sharpen your references, generate fully customizable stencils, and print at any size with multi-page print-scale technology. Less time tracing means more time doing what you love: making tattoos you're proud of. THE FUTURE OF TATTOOING IS HERE. CUT OUT - Lift your subject off its background in one tap - The crop follows your subject, so there's nothing to clean up by hand UPSCALE - Enhance your artwork and turn photos into picture-perfect reference - Upscale small, low-res images for sharper, cleaner reference SHARPEN - Sharpen your artwork for higher-quality stencils - Sharpen your reference so you can create better tattoos CLASSIC STENCIL - Generate fully customizable stencils in seconds - Dial in detail and intensity to your liking - Create line-based stencils, 3D value-based stencils, and everything in between PRO STENCIL - The cleanest stencils yet, powered by Ghostline tech - Adjust detail level, contours, and line weight - Blend with Classic Stencil for even more detail options - Tailor output for thermal (Thermofax) or inkjet printers - Never hand-stencil again EDIT - Pen: add extra lines or thicken areas - Eraser: remove anything you don't need - Ruler: draw perfectly straight lines - Blend: combine stencils or mix in your original artwork REFERENCE - View your stencil as an adjustable layer over your artwork while you tattoo - Slide between your artwork and your stencil to find the perfect blend - Choose stencil colors for a clearer visual guide PRINT - Multi-page printing: go as big as you want, from 1 sheet up to 16 - Multi-size: print several sizes of the same stencil on one sheet - Pinch and zoom to size your stencil exactly, from micro tattoos to full back pieces - Rotate or flip to fit your print - Choose paper size and orientation - Print with AirPrint, or save as PDF or images to print later or share to another app EXPORT - Export your stencil at any stage to Photos, Files, or any app - All tools included. No credits, no pay-per-stencil Ghostline saves you hours of tracing every week, so you can put your energy into tattoos that stand the test of time. Ghostline is a subscription-based app. Terms of Use: https://www.ghostline.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.ghostline.app/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: GHOSTLINE at 69% against Tattoo Maker's 0%. GHOSTLINE also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.3) and ads (none vs shown). Tattoo Maker's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases 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. Tattoo Maker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and GHOSTLINE sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
GHOSTLINE holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GHOSTLINE has 360 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Tattoo Maker's written reviews are positive against 69% of GHOSTLINE's.
Tattoo Maker ships an update every 26 months, GHOSTLINE monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tattoo Maker | GHOSTLINE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (6 ratings) | 4.6 (360 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 68.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 360 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 26 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sahil Verma | Ghostline, Inc. |
Customer experience
Tattoo Maker
GHOSTLINE
Bugs and requests
Tattoo Maker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
GHOSTLINE
Reported bugs
5 issues- Quarter inch gaps appearing in stencil output
- App loses important design details in conversion
- Emphasizes irrelevant details over important ones
- Inconsistent stencil quality on complex designs
- Limited customization options for stencil output
Requested features
12 requests- One-time purchase option instead of subscription
- Lower subscription pricing ($6/month considered too high)
- Lifetime subscription option under $100
- JPEG file format export option
- Save reference image as separate file
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- Reference overlay in edit mode to see original design
- Pinch zoom in/out functionality
- Redo button for edits
- Bookmark pen sizes for quick toggling
- Background removal tool
- Ruler/grid overlay option
- Ability to remove white background from images
In-app purchases
Tattoo Maker
- Tattoo Maker (Monthly)$1.991 Month
- Tattoo Maker (Yearly)$4.491 Year
- Tattoo Maker (Life Time)$6.99
GHOSTLINE
- Ghostline Unlimited Access7 Days trial$5.991 Month
- Ghostline Unlimited Access7 Days trial$59.991 Year
Questions
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