Comparison

HelloBlink vs Tin Can

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

Head to head
About

HelloBlink

Easily print your favorite photos, drawings, and images directly from your device to a sticker maker. Select your desired pictures and send them to the printer for instant sticker creation.

Highlights
  • Print photographs
  • Print drawings
  • Print images
  • Image library access
  • Select images for printing
  • Send images to sticker printer
Features
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Meet the all-new Hello Blink app - one app that powers both your Hello Blink Sticker Maker and Hello Blink Tattoo Maker! Draw it. Design it. Print it. The Hello Blink app turns your ideas into real stickers and temporary tattoos in seconds. Sketch your own art, add text, upload photos, or start from our huge gallery of ready-made designs - then print instantly with no ink and no mess. ONE APP, TWO WAYS TO CREATE The Hello Blink app automatically connects to your Sticker Maker or Tattoo Maker, so every Hello Blink printer in your home works from one place. Switching between devices is easy, just pick your printer and start creating. DESIGN YOUR WAY Browse the built-in galleries packed with sticker and tattoo art Draw on the creative canvas within the app Add text in fun fonts to personalize every design Upload your own photos or drawings to create super personalized stickers and tattoos PRINT INSTANTLY Thermal printers use no ink – just create the art, print then peel and stick anywhere Temporary tattoos apply in seconds with just water, and wash off easily No ink cartridges, no glue, no mess ENDLESS CREATIVE FUN: Decorate notebooks, lockers, laptops and more with custom stickers. Design temporary tattoos for parties, sleepovers, team spirit days, and just-because days. Every print is one of a kind, because you made it. EASY TO CONNECT:Pair your Hello Blink printer over Bluetooth in seconds. The app guides you through setup step by step, so you can go from unboxing to printing fast. GETTING STARTED: The Hello Blink app is designed for use with Hello Blink Sticker Maker and Hello Blink Tattoo Maker devices (each sold separately). Download the Hello Blink app and start making today!

About

Tin Can

This app allows parents to manage a screen-free phone designed for children. It enables control over approved contacts, call hours, and call history, ensuring a safe communication experience for kids.

Highlights
  • Approve contacts
  • Set call hours
  • View call history
  • Manage multiple devices
  • Share device access
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Tin Can: The Kid Phone That’s All Talk. Remember when phones just made calls? When your best friend’s number lived in your head and your social network was whoever answered the landline? Tin Can brings that freedom back — but for your kid. It’s a screen-free phone that runs on Wi-Fi and only calls approved contacts. No apps. No strangers. No doom scrolling. Just grandparent chats, playdate plans, and “Can I stay five more minutes?” calls. The Tin Can companion app gives parents (and only parents) the behind-the-scenes magic that controls their Tin Can phone: • Approve who they can call (and who can call them) • Set call hours (like bedtime is not party line time) • See call history • Share your Tin Can with friends to grow the crew • Control multiple cans from one place (power move) Tin Can: Built for kids. Approved by the same generation that made prank calls on rotary phones.

Screenshots

HelloBlink4 screens
Tin Can4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: HelloBlink at 4.6 against Tin Can's 4.1. HelloBlink also leads on ratings volume (55K vs 316) and device support (3 vs 1). Tin Can's advantage is chart position (#14 vs unranked) and review sentiment (73% vs 64%). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HelloBlink holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HelloBlink has 55K ratings behind it against 316, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 64% of HelloBlink's written reviews are positive against 73% of Tin Can's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HelloBlink ships an update fortnightly, Tin Can every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
HelloBlink versus Tin Can: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHelloBlinkTin Can
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (55K ratings) — better4.1 (316 ratings)
Positive reviews64.3% of reviews73.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings55K — better316
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank—#14 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size83 MB85 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperBuffalo Games, LLCTin Can

Customer experience

HelloBlink

All ratings54,490 ratings
Positive90.4%
Neutral3.7%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews1,035 reviews
Positive64.3%
Neutral9.5%
Negative26.2%

Tin Can

All ratings311 ratings
Positive75.2%
Neutral4.5%
Negative20.3%
Written reviews105 reviews
Positive73.3%
Neutral5.7%
Negative21.0%

Bugs and requests

HelloBlink

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Printer not connecting
  • App freezing on print screen
  • Gallery not loading
  • Unresponsive buttons

Requested features

3 requests
  • More design options
  • Improved app stability
  • Better troubleshooting steps

Tin Can

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

HelloBlink

No in-app purchases

None

Tin Can

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HelloBlink free?
HelloBlink is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tin Can free?
Tin Can is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, HelloBlink or Tin Can?
HelloBlink is rated higher. HelloBlink averages 4.6 out of 5 from 55K ratings, while Tin Can averages 4.1 from 316 ratings.
Do HelloBlink or Tin Can have ads?
Neither HelloBlink nor Tin Can shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HelloBlink or Tin Can?
HelloBlink ships an update fortnightly, and Tin Can every 2 weeks. Most recently, HelloBlink was updated on October 31, 2026 and Tin Can on October 30, 2026.

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