Stego vs InkSight
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Stego
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Stego lets you hide private text or images inside ordinary photos and extract them later on your iPhone or iPad. Your cover images and hidden payloads are processed on your deviceβthey are not uploaded to Japality Limited. CHOOSE YOUR WORKFLOW β’ LSB-1 for lossless PNG workflows β’ DCT and GN-QIM for JPEG and recompressed sharing scenarios β’ Social Media Mode to prepare images for apps that may resize uploads β’ Optional error correction for tougher recovery FEATURES β’ Hide text, notes, or an image inside another image β’ Extract hidden content from stego images β’ UTF-8 support, including Chinese and emoji β’ Warnings when a cover image is too flat for reliable embedding FREE & STEGO PRO Stego is free to use with ads. Stego Pro (monthly or yearly subscription) removes banner, interstitial, and app-open ads. Payment is charged to your Apple ID. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage subscriptions in Settings β Apple ID β Subscriptions, or in Stego β Settings β Stego Pro. PRIVACY See our Privacy Policy for how ads (Google AdMob) and subscriptions (RevenueCat) handle data. Steganography operations themselves stay on your device. IMPORTANT Stego is for lawful personal use only. You are responsible for complying with applicable laws. Steganography is not encryptionβanyone with the original file may detect or lose hidden data if the image is recompressed. Support: https://app.japality.com/stego/i/support/ Privacy: https://app.japality.com/stego/i/privacy_policy/ Terms: https://app.japality.com/stego/i/terms/
InkSight
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Turn a photo of handwriting into a clear, measurement-based report with InkSight. Scan a handwritten page or import one from Photos. InkSight prepares the page on your device, recognizes its visible structure, and measures features such as slant, spacing, baseline, margins, letter-size consistency, the three writing zones, connectedness, visual pressure proxies, and rhythm regularity. SEE HOW EACH RESULT WAS MEASURED β’ Review scan quality and measurement coverage β’ Explore annotated evidence on the original page β’ Inspect the visible measurements behind each matched rule β’ Read educational handwriting associations with clear context PREPARE BETTER SCANS β’ Automatic page-boundary detection β’ Perspective correction and enhancement β’ Optional signature-region marking KEEP AND SHARE YOUR WORK β’ Save reports locally on your device β’ Compare measurements across saved samples β’ Export polished PDF or Markdown reports PRIVATE BY DESIGN Handwriting recognition and analysis happen on your device. InkSight does not require an account, upload your handwriting to an InkSight server, include third-party advertising, or use tracking SDKs. IMPORTANT InkSight's graphology associations are educational and informational. They are not diagnoses, medical advice, or validated psychological assessments. Static photos cannot measure writing speed, stroke order, or true pen pressure. PREMIUM InkSight Premium is a yearly auto-renewable subscription that unlocks unlimited analyses, full details and evidence, signature analysis, Insights, and report export. Eligible customers may receive a free introductory trial. The App Store shows the exact price and offer eligibility before purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it in App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://sabaaziz991-hash.github.io/inksight-legal/privacy-policy/ Support: https://sabaaziz991-hash.github.io/inksight-legal/support/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/#terms-of-use
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: InkSight at none against Stego's shown. InkSight also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 6 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Stego sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and InkSight sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.00 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Stego ships an update every 6 weeks, InkSight every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stego | InkSight |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 9 days β better |
| Ads | Yes | No β better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad β better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 β better | 17.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Japality Limited | Aziz Saba |
In-app purchases
Stego
- Stego Pro (Monthly)$2.991 Month
- Stego Pro (Yearly)$14.991 Year
InkSight
- Premium Yearly3 Days trial$19.001 Year









