Pressed vs Inkling
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pressed
Transform your photos into authentic risograph and screen prints directly on your device. This app simulates real printing processes, including ink separation, halftones, and overprinting, for a genuine printed look. Unlock advanced features and watermark-free exports with a one-time purchase.
- Authentic risograph and screen print simulation
- Spot ink separation and halftone screening
- Customizable ink and paper palettes
- Die cut sticker mode
- Print-ready separations for professional printing
- Watermark-free exports
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Turn your photos into print art with layered ink, carved lines, deep cyanotype blues and foil that catches the light as you tilt your phone. Pressed brings six distinct print styles to iPhone and iPad. Start with a preset, explore variations in Quick Press, and shape the finish with controls made for each process. FIND YOUR PRINT STYLE Risograph: layered spot colours, halftone dots and expressive ink overlap. Photocopy: bold toner, worn copies and the character of a zine. Linocut: carved lines, graphic shadows and textured ink impressions. Cyanotype: rich blues, washed highlights and brush-coated edges. Screenprint: bold colour separations, ink coverage and a hand-pulled look. Foil: metallic and holographic finishes with a live, tilt-responsive preview. MAKE IT YOURS Choose your colours or material, adjust the print, and refine the paper and framing. Compare with your original photo and return to earlier edits with undo and redo. Each style offers its own settings within a familiar workspace. CREATE A SERIES Give a group of photos a shared look, with room to refine individual images. Keep favourite recipes and return to the combinations you love. TAKE YOUR ART FURTHER Pressed Plus adds stamp exports, transparent sticker exports with an adjustable white border, Screenprint exports with 3–4 inks, every preset for export, custom ink exports, unlimited saved presses and images up to 6000 pixels on the long edge. Risograph also offers per-ink PDF separations, Press Set package export and Press Run video. Check production requirements with your printer before using separations. START FREE Explore every style and export free presets without a watermark, up to 4096 pixels on the long edge. Selected presets and advanced exports require Pressed Plus, a one-time purchase with no subscription. Foil reacts to tilt while you preview it in the app. Image exports use the selected light position and are still images. Photo processing happens on your device. For information about optional notifications and related data, see our privacy policy.
Inkling
Transform your photos into unique spot-ink prints with various artistic styles. Create custom layouts, add text or drawings, and enhance your prints with tactile paper effects. Save your creations as high-resolution images or PDFs.
- Multiple print styles (Risograph, Line Cut)
- Customizable ink colors and boldness
- Photo framing and cutout tools
- Layout creation for cards and photo strips
- Tactile paper, deboss, and foil effects
- Offline photo editing
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Turn your photos into spot-ink prints, and make a keepsake of your own. • Preview eight print styles on your photo, including Risograph, Line Cut and Curved Weave. Choose your inks and adjust the result from soft to bold. • Frame your favourite detail with Cutout. Drag and zoom, choose a natural outline, then carry the same crop and inks into a layout. • Make a card, photo strip or page of memories. Arrange up to four photos, add a date, a few words or a drawing, and print them together. • Add tactile paper, deboss or foil. Tilt your phone in the app to watch light move across the surface. Your saved prints stay in the Press Room, ready to share or edit as copies. START FOR FREE Use basic print styles, framing, circle and oval outlines, and save standard PNGs with a small stamp. Preview full-version styles, inks and special outlines on your photo before buying. ONE LIFETIME PURCHASE Unlock every print process and ink, all layouts and outlines, high-resolution saves without a stamp, separation PDFs and print animations. No subscription. High-resolution output follows your photo's resolution; it does not add detail to a small source image. Your photos are processed on your device. No account or analytics. Photo editing works offline; purchasing and restoring use the App Store.
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Verdict
Pressed and Inkling are too close to call on the numbers: across 9 compared parameters — price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Pressed sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Inkling sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Pressed against 5.0 for Inkling. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pressed | Inkling |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | Every 4 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AHMET DUMAN | 亚 张 |
Customer experience
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In-app purchases
Pressed
- Pressed Plus: Print Studio$9.99
Inkling
- Inkling Full$3.99







