Comparison

Ink Touch vs I

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

Head to head
About

Ink Touch

This app provides a comprehensive passenger services solution for airlines and airports, enabling check-in, boarding, and bag drop operations without traditional desktop hardware. It streamlines airport processes and modernizes the passenger experience using mobile devices over cellular or Wi-Fi networks.

Highlights
  • Full Departure Control System (DCS)
  • Mobile baggage tag and boarding pass printing
  • APIS and security watchlist processing
  • Mobile bag drop capabilities
  • Turnaround management and event triggering
  • Operational messaging and auditing
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Ink Touch is a complete Passenger Services solution for airlines, airports, and ground handlers to run their operation without desktop hardware. Check-in and board passengers and even do full bag drop without using or paying for legacy airport infrastructure. Run over 3G/4G or Wi-fi. No private or airport network is needed. Modernize your passenger experience: - Full Departure Control System (DCS) - Print IATA compliant baggage tags from mobile printers - Print Boarding Passes from mobile printers - Process US Secure Flight, Canadian Watchlist, Mexican and CARICOM APIS, UK eBorders and more - Board passengers and count passengers as they embark - Avoid cumbersome, expensive old school airport CUTE fees - Operational Postflight and BSM baggage messaging - Roaming agents can do bag drop at conveyor belts - Mobile Bag Drop outside airports: in hotels, train stations - Turnaround management - capture events and trigger automated actions - Backed up by awesome reporting and thorough activity auditing NOTE: Active account on Ink Cloud required NOTE: Hardware required for some functions supplied by Ink MODULES: 1. Flight Management 2. Turnaround Coordination 3. Pre-tag (print tags before bag drop) 4. Check-in 5. Bag Drop 6. Pax Check (IATA Timatic) 7. Security (scanning boarding passes to go airside) 8. Border Control 9. Gate Tags 10. Boarding 11. BRS 12. Ramp 13. Cabin Counts 14. Voucher Printing 15. Schedule Management 16. Vehicles 17. Rush Tags

About

I

Features
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i-Handler BHS (Baggage Handling System) turns any smartphone into a professional baggage scanner for ground-handling companies, FBOs and airlines fully aligned with IATA Resolution 753. Scan each bag's 10-digit license plate at every point of its journey and keep a complete, auditable custody trail: acquisition (check-in), security (Rx) scan, loading on aircraft, unloading, transfer and delivery. Up to five team members can work the same flight in real time, each from their own phone. KEY FEATURES - IATA 753 compliance, the four mandatory tracking points, each scan stamped with time, station and operator. - Camera barcode scanning, no extra hardware; works on any modern phone. - Real-time multi-user operations, the whole crew updates the same flight live. - Inventory reconciliation, instant alerts for bags acquired but not loaded, or loaded without check-in. - Baggage Control Reports (BCR), generate, preview, print and share PDF reports per station, with barcodes and crew signatures. - Issued-reports archive, view, reprint or consult past reports anytime. - Live board, monitor each open flight's progress by position in real time. - Operations calendar, see the month's scheduled flights at a glance. - Carts/containers and aircraft BIN assignment. - Baggage XML push to airlines. - Roles & access, admin, supervisor and ramp agent, with QR/email onboarding and instant revocation. - Multi-language, English, Spanish, Portuguese, French and Arabic. BILLING Pay-as-you-go flight credits. New companies start with courtesy flights and can buy more securely via PayPal. PRIVACY & SECURITY Per-company, role-based access enforced server-side. Operational baggage data is automatically removed after 30 days. You can delete your account and data anytime from your Profile. i-Handler BHS is a tool for professional aviation ground operations. An active account provided by your company is required to use it.

Screenshots

Ink Touch4 screens
I4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: I at 13.0 against Ink Touch's 15.0. On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Ink Touch versus I: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInk TouchI
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size186 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperInk AviationFELIPE AGUILAR

In-app purchases

None

Ink Touch

No in-app purchases

None

I

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ink Touch free?
Ink Touch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is I free?
I is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Ink Touch or I have ads?
Neither Ink Touch nor I shows ads.

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