Comparison

GHOSTLINE vs Cutting Floor

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

Head to head
About

GHOSTLINE

This app helps tattoo artists create perfect stencils quickly and efficiently. It offers AI-driven tools to upscale, sharpen, and customize artwork, eliminating the need for manual tracing. Print stencils at any size with advanced layout technology, saving valuable time for artists.

Highlights
  • AI-driven stencil generation
  • Artwork upscaling and sharpening
  • Customizable stencil details
  • Print-scale technology for any size
  • Reference tool for visualization
  • Editing tools (pen, eraser, ruler)
Features
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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

About

Cutting Floor

Features
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Point it at a video of your dog, your kid, your friend. It finds them in the frame, cuts them out, and hands you about thirty die-cut stickers. Cutting Floor is a small machine that runs on your device. Feed it a video or a Live Photo, turn the handwheel, and watch die-cut stickers drop out of the press. WHAT IT DOES • Finds the subject on its own — no tracing, no masking, no erasing a background by hand • Works on pets, kids and faces, because a ten-second clip holds more good expressions than a whole camera roll • Picks the sharpest frames, so you keep the good moments instead of the blurry ones • Cuts a white die-cut edge around every sticker, the way a real sticker is cut • Groups them by subject, so two people in one video become two sets WHERE YOUR STICKERS GO • Messages — they appear as a sticker pack you can drag straight onto a bubble • Any other chat app — a sticker keyboard you can switch to anywhere you type • Photos — print a whole sheet of them on one of four paper grounds • The Sheets room — every sheet you print stays pinned to a wall inside the app HOW IT WORKS 1. Pick a video or a Live Photo 2. Turn the wheel and the stickers fall out 3. Keep the ones you like PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Everything happens on your device. There is no account, nothing is uploaded, and no video ever leaves your phone. The sticker keyboard has no network access at all — it can only read the stickers you already saved, and nothing you type is ever read or stored. FREE AND SUBSCRIPTION Two free saves every month. One save is a whole batch of stickers from one video, or one printed sheet. A subscription removes the monthly limit. Subscriptions renew automatically until cancelled. Cancel any time in Settings › Apple Account › Subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://quynguyentuong.github.io/cutting-floor-privacy/en/terms.html Apple Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://quynguyentuong.github.io/cutting-floor-privacy/en/

Screenshots

GHOSTLINE4 screens
Cutting Floor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Cutting Floor at every 4 days against GHOSTLINE's every 5 weeks. 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. GHOSTLINE sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Cutting Floor sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GHOSTLINE ships an update every 5 weeks, Cutting Floor every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
GHOSTLINE versus Cutting Floor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGHOSTLINECutting Floor
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (353 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews68.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings353 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGhostline, Inc.Quy Nguyen Tuong

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
Show 7 more
  • 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

Cutting Floor

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

GHOSTLINE

Subscriptions2
  • Ghostline Unlimited Access7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Ghostline Unlimited Access7 Days trial$59.991 Year
2 purchases

Cutting Floor

Subscriptions2
  • Unlimited Stickers, Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Unlimited Stickers, Yearly$19.991 Year

Questions

Is GHOSTLINE free?
GHOSTLINE is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cutting Floor free?
Cutting Floor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do GHOSTLINE or Cutting Floor have ads?
Neither GHOSTLINE nor Cutting Floor shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GHOSTLINE or Cutting Floor?
GHOSTLINE ships an update every 5 weeks, and Cutting Floor every 4 days. Most recently, GHOSTLINE was updated on October 18, 2026 and Cutting Floor on September 28, 2026.

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