GHOSTLINE vs Tattoo Maker Design Editor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
Tattoo Maker Design Editor
Virtually try on various tattoo designs without pain or ink. This app allows you to add realistic tattoos to your photos, experiment with different styles, and share your creations with friends. Explore a wide range of artistic designs for both men and women.
- Add virtual tattoos to photos
- Try diverse tattoo designs
- Rotate and resize tattoos
- Adjust tattoo color and transparency
- Apply filters to photos
- Save and share edited photos
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Add Tattoos to Your Photos app lets you try new tattoo designs, without any pain, without any ink on your body! Tattoo yourself on your own photos. Using our tattoo my photo app you will feel like in a virtual tattoo maker -ink art saloon or photo booth machine. Just choose a picture from gallery, choose the ink me tatoo maker art booth design that fits your style, rotate, resize, change colors, add filters, save and share your effects. Be inspired with this creative tattoo maker designs and Tattoo My Photo design ideas, free! 50+ of the best tattoos for men and tattoos for women designs! ->Great photos of an amazing and unique tatoo maker designs! ->Get inspired with these spectacular tattoo designs application. ->Admire work of the creative tattoo maker photo designs. ->Add Beautiful Filters to make the tattoo-ink body editor. AR designs. Tattoo Designs Free app which lets you to try this new tattoo photo editor studio designs, without any pain, without any ink on your body! Tattoo yourself on your own photos. Using our amazing and unique tatoo maker app you will feel like in a virtual tattoo maker -ink art saloon or traditional tattoo art stickers booth. Just choose a pic from gallery and choose the inked tattoo design that fits your style, rotate, resize, save and share your effect! Let your friends think that you are really tattooed Tattoo Me-Add Art Tattoos Designs to amaze your friends! Our Tattoo Booth Creator & design editing tool contains a lot of artistic tattoo-ink body editor. AR ideas for both girls and boys, tattos for women and best tattoos for men (browse for example traditional tattoo art stickers, rose, dragon, polynesian, lion, text quotes, color tattoos and much more!). Remember, making tattoo design-tattoo maker art in real world is not a game, they will stay on your skin forever, so first check how it looks in our tattoo you-add tattoos to your photo application. This is a virtual tattoo maker -ink art, that will show it for you without any pain. Also the studies have shown that tattooed women and men arouse more interest in others.The result doesn't look like fake tattoo designer ink yourself, do not worry and try. If you want to get a tattoo designer ink yourself, or you simply like tattoos, download this tattoo camera : tattoo your photo application to get new tattoos designs is one of the best tattoo photo editor studio in the world. Features of the Tattoo My Photo-Tattoo Maker Application:- ->Professionally designed ink me tatoo maker art booth. ->Rotate and resizing tattoos. -> Adjust the brightness transparency into tattoo you-add tattoos to your photos. ->Change the tattoo colors easily with this amazing and unique tatoo maker application. ->Add Filters easily into best tattoo design-tattoo maker application. ->Save and Share your tattoo photos on Twitter, Facebook or Email. How to Use:- ->Choose photo from the phone gallery. -> Click on the tattoo me-add art tattoos button to add new tattoo (choose the one you like from handy categories). - >Place the tattoo stencils on best place on your body. Move Markers, Rotate, Resize to edit the best suits. ->Add another tattoo on body-tattoo booth to your picture. Remember on the right part of the screen you can pull out the layout with layers. Choose here the element on which you want to work. ->On the down side there is one more layout. Here you can adjust the transparency of tattoo, change colors., add more filters. ->Finally save & share the result image. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: http://178.128.6.196/privacypolicyiosapp.php
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Tattoo Maker Design Editor at free with in-app purchases against GHOSTLINE's subscription. Tattoo Maker Design Editor also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). GHOSTLINE's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (monthly vs every 9 months). On price, rating, 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. GHOSTLINE sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Tattoo Maker Design Editor sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for GHOSTLINE against 4.6 for Tattoo Maker Design Editor. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GHOSTLINE has 360 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two.
GHOSTLINE ships an update monthly, Tattoo Maker Design Editor every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GHOSTLINE | Tattoo Maker Design Editor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (360 ratings) — better | 4.6 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 68.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 360 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ghostline, Inc. | Appwallet Technologies Private Limited |
Customer experience
GHOSTLINE
Tattoo Maker Design Editor
Bugs and 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
Tattoo Maker Design Editor
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
GHOSTLINE
- Ghostline Unlimited Access7 Days trial$5.991 Month
- Ghostline Unlimited Access7 Days trial$59.991 Year
Tattoo Maker Design Editor
- Subscribe Weekly$1.997 Days
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