Comparison

inkBlox vs Graintouch

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

Head to head
About

inkBlox

Features
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Official pixel art design app for the inkBlox kit. inkBlox App helps you to design, edit and manage your pixel art projects. Plan your prints in the app and bring them to life with the inkBlox Print-Making Kit! Special features in the app like shape builder and mirror feature are built to specially assist the inkBlox print-making process.

About

Graintouch

Create digital art with a unique printmaking aesthetic. This app simulates the look and feel of Risograph printing, allowing for layered colors, organic brush strokes, and textured effects. Export your work as clean vector stencils for print.

Highlights
  • Organic vector brush for layered colors
  • Realistic print simulation
  • Minimalist user interface
  • Curated color palette
  • Vector stencil export
Features
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Graintouch is a drawing app with the soul of print. Inspired by Risograph™ aesthetics, it lets you layer, blend, and create with the warmth of real ink—right on your screen. BOOL BRUSH A bold, organic vector brush that stacks colors like ink on paper. Blend, overlap, knockout and build rich textures with effortless strokes. PRINT SIMULATION See your artwork as if it just rolled off a risograph. Offset imperfections, layered tints, and the charm of real ink—without the mess. MINIMAL UI Nothing in your way, just pure drawing. A clean, focused space where tools feel like an extension of your hand. COLORFUL CONSTRAINTS A playful palette of 18 handpicked inks, straight from the riso universe. Instead of endless choice, you get meaningful constraints that spark creativity—just like mixing real inks on a print run. VECTOR STENCILS Every Layer becomes a crisp, resolution-independent stencil. Your drawings export as clean vector stencils, perfect for scaling, separating by color, and bringing straight to print—no loss, just pure shapes.

Screenshots

inkBlox4 screens
Graintouch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: inkBlox at Free against Graintouch's $9.99. inkBlox also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). Graintouch's advantage is chart position (#46 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On 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

inkBlox is free to download; Graintouch costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

inkBlox ships an update monthly, Graintouch every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
inkBlox versus Graintouch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterinkBloxGraintouch
PriceFree — better$9.99
Rating—3.7 (24 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—56.5% of reviews
Number of ratings—24 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Paid
Best chart rank—#46 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB81 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperinkBloxIORAMA AB

In-app purchases

None

inkBlox

No in-app purchases

None

Graintouch

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is inkBlox free?
inkBlox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Graintouch free?
Graintouch costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do inkBlox or Graintouch have ads?
Neither inkBlox nor Graintouch shows ads.
Which is updated more often, inkBlox or Graintouch?
inkBlox ships an update monthly, and Graintouch every 3 months. Most recently, inkBlox was updated on October 24, 2026 and Graintouch on October 25, 2026.

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