Comparison

Tattoo Stencil Maker App vs StencilStudio

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

Head to head
About

Tattoo Stencil Maker App

Design and visualize custom tattoos before getting inked. Generate unique designs, personalize text with editable fonts, and preview how tattoos will look on your skin using augmented reality. Explore endless inspiration and share your creations.

Highlights
  • Custom tattoo design generator
  • Editable tattoo font editor
  • Augmented Reality (AR) tattoo preview
  • Vast tattoo inspiration library
  • Save and share designs
Features
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Looking for the perfect tattoo? Whether you’re getting your first ink or you're a professional tattoo artist, this app is the ultimate tool to design, customize, and visualize tattoos before making them permanent. With endless tattoo inspiration, a powerful AI design generator, and fully editable tattoo fonts, you can bring your ideas to life like never before! Create Unique Tattoo Designs Not sure what tattoo to get? Our tattoo generator creates stunning designs based on your preferences. Whether you want minimalist tattoos, tribal patterns, calligraphy, or realistic flower tattoos, our app can generate custom designs tailored to your style. Tattoo Font Editor Typography tattoos are more popular than ever, and we offer a vast collection of tattoo fonts that you can fully customize! Adjust the size, spacing, curvature, and style to make your tattoo text truly unique. From traditional script to modern calligraphy, you’ll find the perfect font for your ink. Try Tattoos on Your Skin with the AR Viewer Wondering how a tattoo will look on your body? Use our Augmented Reality (AR) Tattoo Preview to place any design on your skin in real time! This feature lets you test different sizes, placements, and styles before committing to permanent ink. Key Features - AI Tattoo Generator: Create unique tattoo designs from text prompts. - Photo to Tattoo: Transform photos of pets, loved ones, and meaningful moments into tattoo art. - Tattoo Stencil Maker: Create and save custom designs for inspiration and further refinement. - Tattoo Font Editor: Customize lettering for names, dates, quotes, and more. - AR Tattoo Preview: Visualize tattoo designs on your skin. - Tattoo Inspiration: Explore ideas, styles, and creative possibilities. - Save and Share: Keep your favorite designs and share them with friends or your tattoo artist. Who is Tattoo AI for? - Tattoo Enthusiasts: Explore ideas and create personalized designs before your next appointment. - Tattoo Artists: Generate concepts, experiment with styles, and develop ideas to discuss with clients. - Lettering Lovers: Design custom tattoo lettering, names, dates, and quotes. - Creative Minds: Transform personal ideas and photos into unique tattoo-inspired artwork. Get Inked the Smart Way! Before making a lifetime commitment, use our app to test, design, and refine your tattoo ideas. Whether you’re into blackwork, fine-line tattoos, geometric designs, or custom lettering, this app ensures you get the perfect tattoo every time. Download Tattoo AI today and start designing your dream tattoo now! For support contact support at wienelware.nl

About

StencilStudio

This app helps tattoo artists quickly create high-quality stencils from photos and references. It streamlines the tracing and cleanup process, allowing artists to focus more on tattooing and less on preparation. Designed for practical use, it generates clean, readable linework for a faster, more efficient workflow.

Highlights
  • Create stencils from photos
  • Generate clean black-and-white linework
  • Speed up tracing and prep time
  • Save and manage stencil outputs
  • Improve workflow efficiency
  • Focus on readability
Features
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StencilStudio is the most complete and advanced tattoo stencil maker and print app for tattoo artists. Cut hours of repetitive stencil prep and spend more time on the creative work: designing, adjusting, placing, and tattooing the piece. Turn photos, references, custom designs, and existing tattoo images into clean, stencil-ready output, then fit it to the body, upscale it, export it, and print it from your iPhone. It is a professional stencil maker, body placement, upscale, export, and print workflow for artists who want to move faster, stay in control, and keep their studio day flowing. WHAT YOU CAN DO • CREATE STENCILS FAST Turn photos, references, and designs into tattoo stencil output in seconds. • KEEP IMPORTANT DETAILS Generate readable black-and-white stencil linework while keeping the details that matter. • WORK FROM REAL REFERENCES Use client references, photo references, custom designs, flash, or existing tattoo images. • FIT DESIGNS TO THE BODY Bend and adjust your stencil so it can better follow the shape of the body before you commit to the final placement. • MIRROR AND RESIZE Prepare your stencil for the actual tattoo workflow, not just for a preview. • EXPORT PNG OR PDF Save clean stencil files and keep them ready for your next step. • PRINT FROM IPHONE Prepare print-ready stencil files and print with AirPrint-compatible printers. • PREPARE FOR STENCIL PRINTERS Create output that is easier to size, mirror, export, and send into your tattoo print workflow. • MOVE FASTER ON BUSY DAYS Handle multiple pieces, difficult references, client changes, body placement, and heavier studio days with less friction. BUILT FOR REAL TATTOO WORK A stencil that looks interesting but is hard to follow does not help. StencilStudio is designed around practical output: clean enough to read, fast enough to use, flexible enough to place, and ready enough to print. Use it when you need to: • CLEAN UP A REFERENCE quickly • PREPARE A COMPLEX PIECE faster • CREATE CLIENT-READY OPTIONS • CHECK HOW A DESIGN FITS THE BODY • BEND A STENCIL FOR BETTER PLACEMENT • SAVE TIME BEFORE THE APPOINTMENT • REDUCE TRACING WITHOUT LOSING CLARITY • SIZE, MIRROR, EXPORT, OR PRINT A STENCIL • KEEP YOUR WORKFLOW MOVING IN THE STUDIO PRINT-READY WORKFLOW StencilStudio is not just for generating a stencil image and leaving you there. You can prepare your stencil for the next step in your real workflow: resize it, mirror it, export it, save it as PNG or PDF, and print it directly from your iPhone with AirPrint-compatible printers. WHO IT IS FOR StencilStudio is made for: • PROFESSIONAL TATTOO ARTISTS who want faster stencil prep • EXPERIENCED ARTISTS working from real references • APPRENTICES who want a cleaner starting point • STUDIOS that need a faster prep and print workflow • TATTOO PROFESSIONALS who want more time for the creative work, not the repetitive setup WHY ARTISTS USE IT The slow part is often not the tattoo itself. It is the cleanup before the tattoo. The tracing before the stencil. The sizing before the print. The placement check before the client is ready. The repeated prep before the real work can begin. StencilStudio helps reduce that load. You stay in control. You decide what works. You keep your style, your judgment, and your craft. The app simply helps you get to a usable, printable tattoo stencil faster. If stencil prep, body placement, sizing, or printing are taking too much time from your day, StencilStudio gives you a faster way to create, fit, prepare, export, and print tattoo-ready stencils from your iPhone. Terms of Use: https://www.stencilstudio.art/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.stencilstudio.art/privacy

Screenshots

Tattoo Stencil Maker App4 screens
StencilStudio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: StencilStudio at every 2 days against Tattoo Stencil Maker App's every 5 weeks. StencilStudio also leads on ratings volume (457 vs 69). Tattoo Stencil Maker App's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Tattoo Stencil Maker App sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and StencilStudio sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Tattoo Stencil Maker App against 4.8 for StencilStudio. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: StencilStudio has 457 ratings behind it against 69, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Tattoo Stencil Maker App's written reviews are positive against 93% of StencilStudio's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tattoo Stencil Maker App ships an update every 5 weeks, StencilStudio every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Tattoo Stencil Maker App versus StencilStudio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTattoo Stencil Maker AppStencilStudio
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (69 ratings)4.8 (457 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better92.6% of reviews
Number of ratings69457 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.1
Further details — not scored
Size166 MB106 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLidwien VeugenAndrea Mezzadra

Customer experience

Tattoo Stencil Maker App

All ratings67 ratings
Positive94.0%
Neutral1.5%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

StencilStudio

All ratings443 ratings
Positive93.0%
Neutral4.5%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive92.6%
Neutral3.7%
Negative3.7%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Tattoo Stencil Maker App

Subscriptions4
  • Tattoo design generator PRO$4.997 Days
  • Tattoo design generator PRO$6.997 Days
  • Tattoo design generator PRO$24.991 Year
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  • Tattoo design generator PRO$34.991 Year
One-time1
  • Tattoo design generator PRO$9.99
7 purchases

StencilStudio

Subscriptions3
  • Professional$9.991 Month
  • Pro Artist$14.991 Month
  • Studio$29.991 Month
One-time4
  • 100 Credits$4.99
  • 500 Credits$14.99
  • 1000 Credits$24.99
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  • 5000 Credits$99.99

Questions

Is Tattoo Stencil Maker App free?
Tattoo Stencil Maker App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is StencilStudio free?
StencilStudio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tattoo Stencil Maker App or StencilStudio?
StencilStudio is rated higher. Tattoo Stencil Maker App averages 4.7 out of 5 from 69 ratings, while StencilStudio averages 4.8 from 457 ratings.
Do Tattoo Stencil Maker App or StencilStudio have ads?
Neither Tattoo Stencil Maker App nor StencilStudio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tattoo Stencil Maker App or StencilStudio?
Tattoo Stencil Maker App ships an update every 5 weeks, and StencilStudio every 2 days. Most recently, Tattoo Stencil Maker App was updated on November 8, 2026 and StencilStudio on November 9, 2026.

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