Decalker vs TATU Design
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Decalker
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Drop in your colored art, shaded piece, or messy reference. Decalker returns a clean stencil, faithful to your linework, ready to print and transfer. No more 40 minutes in Photoshop erasing shadows by hand. A few seconds and it's on the printer. WHY DECALKER - Extraction that respects your line. The AI reads your art and isolates only the lines that matter. Shading, color, and noise disappear, original structure stays intact. - Fine tune before you print. Thicken lines, erase detail, reinforce outlines right in the app. Full control without opening another program. - Export ready for transfer. Download PNG or PDF sized to your stencil paper. Send straight to a thermal or inkjet printer. MORE THAN A STENCIL TOOL Create tattoo designs from text, mix references into one piece, try a design on skin, and refine with plain language. Everything you need to go from idea to needle. BUILT BY A TATTOOER Decalker was born inside a working studio in Manhattan, after years of solving the same problem by hand before every session. If it works for that, it works for yours. PRIVACY Your uploads are processed and deleted from the server within minutes. We do not train any AI on your work. Your authorship stays yours. SUBSCRIPTIONS Decalker Pro and Studio are auto-renewable subscriptions. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://decalker.com/en/terms Privacy Policy: https://decalker.com/en/privacy
TATU Design
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TATU Design is the professional tattoo stencil studio and augmented reality workspace built for tattoo artists, apprentices, and studios worldwide. Convert references into razor-sharp thermal stencils, explore specialized tattoo art styles, and project stencils directly onto skin in real time using Augmented Reality. KEY FEATURES: β’ AI & Native Thermal Stencil Conversion: Convert reference photos and artwork into clean thermal stencils within seconds. Powered by advanced multimodal intelligence and an instant offline decalque vectorizer. β’ 3 Professional Needle-Optimized Styles: - Line-Art: Crisp outlines and high-definition contours tailored for thermal copiers. - Blackwork: Rich contrast, stippling, dotwork, and balanced shading fields. - Fine-Line: Micro-detail precision tailored for single-needle and tight groupings (03RL, 05RL). β’ Real-Time AR Skin Projection: Project stencils live onto your clientβs skin using your device camera. Adjust scale, rotation, anatomical tilt, and skin opacity with realistic studio pigment tints (Carbon Black, Stencil Purple, Dermis Tint). β’ Thermal Printer Direct Export: Export transparent high-resolution PNG files pre-calibrated for thermal stencil printers and transfer paper. β’ Iterative Delta Refinements & Version History: Tweak details with iterative delta prompt refinements while preserving branch history and reversible versions. β’ Studio Portfolio & Client Request Flow: Save stencils into your personal portfolio and manage client custom design requests seamlessly. FREE VS. TATU PRO FEATURES: β’ Free Tier: - Access to sample stencil gallery and style previews - Offline native vectorization preview on reference sketches - Test Augmented Reality dermis projection demo - Browse needle style definitions and transfer guides β’ TATU Pro Features (Subscription Required): - Unlimited AI thermal stencil conversions from photos and artwork - Full access to all 3 specialized needle modes (Line-Art, Blackwork, Fine-Line) - Live Augmented Reality skin projection with realistic studio pigment tints - Transparent high-resolution PNG direct export calibrated for Bluetooth thermal printers - Iterative AI delta prompt refinements with reversible version history - Secure cloud portfolio and client stencil project manager AUTO-RENEWING SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS (TATU PRO): β’ Subscription Titles: TATU Pro Monthly / TATU Pro Annual β’ Subscription Length: 1 Month (auto-renews monthly) or 1 Year (auto-renews annually) β’ Price: $9.99 / month (Monthly Plan) or $89.99 / year (Annual Plan) β’ Payment: Payment will be charged to your Apple ID Account upon purchase confirmation. β’ Auto-Renewal: Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing cycle. β’ Cancellation & Management: You can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal anytime in your Apple ID Account Settings. β’ Terms of Use (EULA): https://tatu.aldeon.app/terms (Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/) β’ Privacy Policy: https://tatu.aldeon.app/privacy β’ Account Deletion: https://tatu.aldeon.app/delete-account
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Verdict
Decalker and TATU Design are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters β price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them β neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Decalker sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and TATU Design sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Decalker | TATU Design |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | β | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod β better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 β better | 16.4 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 76 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | raphael salles | Celio Viana |
In-app purchases
Decalker
- Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
- Studio Monthly$19.991 Month
- Pro Annual$99.991 Year
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- Studio Annual$199.991 Year
TATU Design
- TATU Pro Monthly$8.991 Month
- TATU Pro Annual$89.991 Year





