Comparison

Pyrate™ vs Tattoo Maker

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

Head to head
About

Pyrate™

This app helps tattoo artists build their brand, manage client bookings, and streamline business operations. Developed with industry professionals, it offers a centralized platform for managing your tattoo business.

Highlights
  • Brand building for tattoo artists
  • Client booking management
  • Business operations tools
  • Industry veteran collaboration
  • Centralized platform
Features
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Created alongside industry veterans, Pyrate is the new home for tattooers to build their brand, book clients, and run their business.

About

Tattoo Maker

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Hold the camera up. Place the design on your arm. Watch it land like it's already there. Tattoo Maker turns your phone into an AR fitting room for ink you're considering. Generate a design with AI, browse a curated library of styles, or upload your own reference. Then preview it on your skin in real time before you ever sit in a chair. WHAT THE CAMERA SHOWS The design tracks your forearm, shoulder, ribs, and wrist in real time. Tilt your arm. Walk to the window. Step into different light. The piece you're thinking about behaves like it's there. AI DESIGN STUDIO Type the idea. Get a design back. Roses, geometry, lettering, fine line, traditional, neo-traditional. The studio learns the look you want and pulls in that direction. LIBRARY Curated style packs across the traditions that actually get tattooed. Browse them, save the ones that move you, layer them onto your skin to see how they sit. YOUR REFERENCE, YOUR SKIN Upload a photo of a design you found. The app fits it to your body. See how a friend's tattoo would look on your forearm. See how the piece your artist sketched lands at scale. BEFORE THE NEEDLE This is the moment you decide. The placement is the half of the tattoo people regret. The AR preview is how you walk into the studio knowing. A reference tool for the curious and the about-to-commit. Not a replacement for a consultation with your artist. Terms of Use (EULA): https://cmlapps.github.io/tattoomaker/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://cmlapps.github.io/tattoomaker/privacy.html

Screenshots

Pyrate™4 screens
Tattoo Maker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pyrate™ at none against Tattoo Maker's 3. Pyrate™ also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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 Maker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Pyrate™ asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pyrate™ ships an update every 2 weeks, Tattoo Maker monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Pyrate™ versus Tattoo Maker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPyrate™Tattoo Maker
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size202 MB77 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperPyrate Inc.Cloud Motion Lab LLC

In-app purchases

None

Pyrate™

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Tattoo Maker

Subscriptions3
  • Pro Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Pro Weekly - Special Offer$6.997 Days
  • Pro Yearly$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Pyrate™ free?
Pyrate™ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tattoo Maker free?
Tattoo Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pyrate™ or Tattoo Maker have ads?
Neither Pyrate™ nor Tattoo Maker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pyrate™ or Tattoo Maker?
Pyrate™ ships an update every 2 weeks, and Tattoo Maker monthly. Most recently, Pyrate™ was updated on October 13, 2026 and Tattoo Maker on October 15, 2026.

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