Comparison

ArtDeck vs Ink AI

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

Head to head
About

ArtDeck

Organize visual inspiration and study images with this app. Create moodboards by collecting images, videos, links, and notes, then analyze their composition, color, and values. Seamlessly sync your boards across all your Apple devices for easy access.

Highlights
  • Collect images, videos, and links
  • Create moodboards and reference boards
  • Analyze image values, color, and composition
  • Sync boards across Apple devices
  • Offline access to boards
  • Annotate and draw on images
  • Organize with infinite canvas
Features
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ArtDeck is a reference board for iPad, iPhone, and Mac. Collect images, videos, links, and notes, then arrange and zoom them on an infinite canvas. Make a moodboard or open the built-in tools when you want to analyze value, color, composition, or motion. You can also keep references next to Procreate on iPad or your creative apps on Mac. iCloud sync is optional. CAPTURE NOW, USE IT ANYWHERE See a texture, a color combination, or a striking composition while you're out? Take a photo right inside ArtDeck and drop it on a board. Because your boards sync, it's there on your Mac and iPad, ready next to your design, 3D, or drawing tools. COLLECT FROM ANYWHERE • Shoot photos and video on iPhone and iPad; on Mac, take the photo with the webcam or your iPhone • Import from Photos or Files • Scan a document on iPhone or iPad, or use Continuity Camera on Mac • Save any link as a card, or paste a link to an image, video, or PDF to import it • Drag and drop, paste, or use the Share menu from any other app • Opens all common image formats, plus WebP, AVIF, JXL, HDR, EXR, and SVG. Video, GIFs, and PDFs up to 300 pages • HDR images and video at full brightness on capable screens, for the whole app or per board STUDY WHAT YOU COLLECT Study any image or video frame through the ToolBox's five lenses, without touching the original: • Values: grayscale, a value ladder, and Notan to read your darks and lights • Color: pull a palette from any image, or see its temperature and saturation zones • Composition: overlay grids, test new framings, or check the symmetry • Read: simplify to the big shapes, find where detail piles up, follow the edge hierarchy • Measure: drop plumb lines, read an angle off a snapping guide, and compare two lengths The Analysis panel shows value range, a histogram, hue, saturation, and color distribution. Export a study, or keep a copy on your board. Step through GIFs and video frame by frame, with onion skin and a GIF filmstrip ANNOTATE AND DRAW • Mark up an image, or draw directly: pen, highlighter, and shapes • Draw a stroke, then hold at the end to straighten it ARRANGE IT YOUR WAY • An infinite canvas to drag, scale, rotate, and zoom • Snap to objects and grid; align, distribute, and tidy up • Group and nest, reorder, lock, with undo and redo YOUR BOARDS, EVERYWHERE • The same boards on iPhone, iPad, and Mac, synced through your iCloud • Works fully offline: sync catches up when you're back online • Choose which boards sync • Split View and Stage Manager on iPad • Keep your window on top of the others on Mac YOUR GALLERY • Carousel and grid views of every board • Labels and multi-label filtering • Favorite, archive, rename, or duplicate any board MAKE IT YOURS • Dark, light, and high-contrast themes • Set one theme for the whole app, or one per board • An editor to fine-tune the colors and create your own themes • Import and export themes by file or link ACCESSIBILITY • VoiceOver support across the app, including items on the canvas • Respects Dynamic Type and Reduce Motion • A theme editor that checks color contrast and flags colors that are hard to tell apart EXPORT AND HAND OFF • Export a whole board or just a selection • PNG, JPEG, HEIC, or PDF, up to 8K, with a transparent background where the format allows • Save a whole board as one .artdeck file to back up or hand off TRY IT FREE, KEEP IT FOR LIFE Start with a free, individual 7-Day Trial. It does not renew. Lifetime Access is a one-time in-app purchase, not a subscription. No separate ArtDeck account is required. Keep what catches your eye.

About

Ink AI

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Welcome to Ink AI, your ultimate digital tattoo studio and personal artist in your pocket! Whether you are planning your very first tiny tattoo or plotting out a full sleeve, our app takes all the guesswork out of getting inked. Functioning as a comprehensive design creator and try-on tool, Ink AI lets you generate entirely unique designs from scratch, test them on your actual body in real-time, and even see how the ink will age over the years—all before you ever step foot in a tattoo parlor. Say goodbye to tattoo anxiety and hello to absolute confidence in your next beautiful piece of body art. AI Tattoo Generator & Unique Creations: Have a brilliant idea in your head but lack the drawing skills to put it on paper? Our powerful AI Tattoo Generator is here to bring your wildest imagination to life. Simply type out what you want to create, and watch as our advanced AI crafts a custom, highly detailed design just for you. If you are lacking inspiration, you can easily browse through our Unique Creations feed, exploring curated galleries and daily artist highlights to find the exact aesthetic that speaks to your soul. Try-On AR Preview: When it comes to tattoos, placement is absolutely everything. With our Try-On AR Preview, you never have to wonder if a piece will look better on your forearm, shoulder, or ribs. Using advanced Augmented Reality through your phone's camera, you can project your chosen tattoo directly onto your skin. Move around, check it out from different angles in the mirror, resize it, and find that absolute perfect spot before making a lifelong commitment. Worn Well, Perfectly Aged: One of the biggest questions everyone asks before getting a tattoo is, "How will this look in ten years?" Ink.AI finally gives you the answer with our incredible Worn Well, Perfectly Aged feature. We realistically simulate the natural aging process of a tattoo, showing you exactly how the ink will settle, spread, and blend with your unique skin tone over the years. It is the ultimate "No Regrets" tool, ensuring you will love your design just as much decades from now as you do on day one. Stencil Maker - Your Ink: Once you have locked in the perfect design and placement, we make the next step effortless for both you and your artist. Our built-in Stencil Maker instantly transforms your customized artwork into a clean, crisp, ready-to-use stencil outline. You can easily save and share this file directly with your tattoo artist, ensuring the transition from digital dream to real-world ink is seamless, accurate, and completely stress-free. Every Style One App & Zodiac Signs Inked: No matter what your personal aesthetic is, Ink AI truly has Every Style in One App. We offer distinct, beautifully curated categories ranging from Pure Minimalist linework and Fine Portraits to hyper-detailed Blackwork. Are you an astrology lover? Dive into our dedicated Zodiac Signs Inked universe to find the perfect cosmic representation of your star sign. Whatever your flavor, your dream tattoo is waiting to be created. Download Tattoo App today and let's make your next ink your best ink! Privacy Policy: https://www.appzonedev.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://www.appzonedev.com/terms-of-use Please contact us at help@appzonedev.com

Screenshots

ArtDeck4 screens
Ink AI4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ArtDeck at none against Ink AI's 4. Ink AI's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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. Ink AI sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days. ArtDeck asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ArtDeck ships an update weekly, Ink AI every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
ArtDeck versus Ink AI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArtDeckInk AI
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 11 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size76 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlexandre AlvesAppzone Dijital Hizmetler Anonim Sirketi

Customer experience

ArtDeck

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Ink AI

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

ArtDeck

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Ink AI

Subscriptions3
  • AI Tattoo Weekly Trial7 Days trial$9.997 Days
  • AI Tattoo Monthly$17.991 Month
  • AI Tattoo Yearly$44.991 Year
One-time1
  • AI Tattoo Lifetime$59.99

Questions

Is ArtDeck free?
ArtDeck is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ink AI free?
Ink AI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ArtDeck or Ink AI have ads?
Neither ArtDeck nor Ink AI shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ArtDeck or Ink AI?
ArtDeck ships an update weekly, and Ink AI every 11 days. Most recently, ArtDeck was updated on October 28, 2026 and Ink AI on October 31, 2026.

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