Engrave Me vs Inkwork
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Engrave Me
Easily apply elegant engraving effects to your photos. Select an image from your album or capture a new one, and let the app transform it. Save and share your creations with friends.
- Apply engraving effects
- Select photos from album
- Capture photos with built-in camera
- Save edited images
- Share with friends
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Create polished engraving art in seconds with Engrave Me. Recreate photos with etched lines, crosshatching, and print-inspired monochrome styles. Designed for fast, visual editing: • Compare the original and edited image with a live split preview • Explore curated presets made for different photo styles • Blend the effect with your original for a subtle or bold finish • Save favorite effect settings in My Looks and reuse them • Share a labeled before-and-after image • Undo, redo, and resume your last edit • Save and share at high resolution • Edit across compact and expanded layouts with keyboard shortcuts • Process photos directly on your device Choose a photo, try a preset, and adjust until the result feels right. The focused editor keeps the image and its transformation visible throughout the process. Start creating for free in this ad-supported edition.
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
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Verdict
Engrave Me and Inkwork both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 77% of Inkwork's written reviews are positive against 14% of Engrave Me's. Inkwork also leads on ratings volume (3.2K vs 3) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). Engrave Me's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 14). On price, rating, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Inkwork sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Engrave Me asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Engrave Me against 4.8 for Inkwork. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Inkwork has 3.2K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 14% of Engrave Me's written reviews are positive against 77% of Inkwork's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Engrave Me | Inkwork |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3 ratings) | 4.8 (3.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.3% of reviews | 77.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 3.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 81 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 福恩 毛 | Code Organa |
Customer experience
Engrave Me
Inkwork
Bugs and requests
Engrave Me
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or 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
In-app purchases
Engrave Me
No 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
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