Comparison

Tattoo Stencil Maker vs DM Scanner 3D

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

Transform any photo into a clean stencil outline for various creative projects. Easily adjust line weight and detail for tattoo transfers, cutting machines, screen printing, and more. Export in PDF or PNG formats.

Highlights
  • Photo to stencil conversion with AI
  • Adjustable threshold and contrast
  • Real-time stencil preview
  • Export as PDF and PNG
  • Thermal printer compatible
  • Supports tattoos, crafts, and woodworking
Features
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Stencil IQ turns a photo into a tattoo stencil. Choose a reference from your library or take a photo, pick a style, and the AI draws clean line work you can print to thermal paper, preview on skin, or export for cutting machines. HOW IT WORKS 1. Choose a photo from your library or take one, then crop it. 2. Pick a style: Fine-Line, Blackwork, Traditional, Neo-Traditional, Geometric, Dotwork, Sketch or Minimalist, or save your own custom preset. 3. Generate at Standard or Studio quality. Every stencil saves to your Gallery. PRINT & EXPORT Print over AirPrint and choose the printer, copies, paper size and layout, with Mirror for transfer. Thermal stencil printers that support AirPrint print straight from the app. Share to any printer app, save to Photos, or export an SVG traced to vector paths for cutting machines. PREVIEW ON SKIN Place the stencil on a photo of your own skin, or see it on a model: pick the spot (forearm, upper arm, shoulder, chest, ribs, upper back, thigh, calf or hand), the skin tone and the size, and the AI renders the tattoo. Settle the placement before the client is in the chair. DESIGN FROM SCRATCH No reference? Describe the tattoo in your own words, pick a style (Script included), and Stencil IQ draws it. Then preview it on skin, print it or save it. Studio designs use Studio credits. YOUR GALLERY Every stencil and skin preview lands in your Gallery. Group them by project or client, rename them, and pick up recent work from Home. ASK THE STENCIL EXPERT Chat about line weight, stencil technique, thermal printing, placement and cutting machine setup. Built for tattoo artists and apprentices, and for anyone who needs clean line art from a photo. Available in English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese and Brazilian Portuguese. Stencil IQ requires a subscription or purchase to use premium features, plans detailed below: PREMIUM PLANS ($9.99/week, $19.99/month, $29.99/quarter, $59.99/year, $49.99/year discount): • More stencils • Studio quality, preview on skin and design from scratch • 10 Studio credits to start, with more sold in credit packs The $59.99/year plan starts with a 3-day free trial. By downloading this app, you agree to our terms and conditions and privacy policy: Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://www.format.partners/stenciliq-privacy-policy Support: https://www.format.partners/support Contact: hello@format.partners Stencil IQ uses AI to generate stencil line work. Results vary based on photo quality, contrast, and subject complexity. For best results, use well-lit photos with clear subject separation from the background.

About

DM Scanner 3D

Features
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DM Scanner 3D turns an iPhone into a 3D capture tool built for people who finish their work in Blender. SCAN A SCENE Sweep a room or venue with the LiDAR sensor and watch the mesh build live, coloured from the camera as you go. CAPTURE AN OBJECT Guided photogrammetry builds a fully textured model on the device. SCAN A FACE The TrueDepth camera captures a textured face mesh with the same topology every time, ready for rigging, plus the surrounding head fused from depth. MADE FOR BLENDER Every export is Z-up and in metres, so models arrive the right way round at real-world scale. Scene scans export as OBJ, PLY or USDZ; object captures as USDZ. Share by AirDrop or find your scans in the Files app. BUILT FOR ACCURACY • Tap-to-measure checks a scan against a real tape measure • A printable control marker gives separate scans a shared origin, so they merge without alignment • Register a scan to a standard 400 m running track by tapping painted landmarks, and export the exact rulebook track alongside it VIEW AND ORGANISE Orbit any scan in full colour, as bare clay to judge the shape, or as wireframe. Search your library by name, type or date. Your scans stay on your device unless you choose to share them. No account, no ads, no tracking. Scene scanning requires an iPhone with a LiDAR scanner (Pro models). Face scanning requires a TrueDepth (Face ID) camera.

Screenshots

Tattoo Stencil Maker4 screens
DM Scanner 3D4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DM Scanner 3D at none against Tattoo Stencil Maker's 9. 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 Stencil Maker sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days. DM Scanner 3D asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Tattoo Stencil Maker versus DM Scanner 3D: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTattoo Stencil MakerDM Scanner 3D
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (40 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings40 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.517.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFormat Partners LLCJOSHUA CHARLES JORDAN

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Tattoo Stencil Maker

Subscriptions6
  • Stencil IQ Pro - Weekly$9.997 Days
  • Stencil IQ Pro - Monthly$19.991 Month
  • Stencil IQ Pro - Quarterly3 Days trial$29.993 Months
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  • Stencil IQ Pro - Discount$49.991 Year
  • Stencil IQ Pro - Annual3 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Stencil IQ Pro - Annual7 Days trial$99.991 Year
One-time3
  • 10 Studio Credits$4.99
  • 30 Studio Credits$12.99
  • 100 Studio Credits$29.99
None

DM Scanner 3D

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tattoo Stencil Maker free?
Tattoo Stencil Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DM Scanner 3D free?
DM Scanner 3D is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tattoo Stencil Maker or DM Scanner 3D have ads?
Neither Tattoo Stencil Maker nor DM Scanner 3D shows ads.

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