Pressed vs PRINT DOT
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 transparent sticker exports with an adjustable white border, 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.
PRINT DOT
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Your photo, freshly printed. PRINT DOT is a small print shop for your photos. The halftone dots you see up close, the color plates sitting slightly off register, the way ink sinks into paper: PRINT DOT rebuilds that feel on top of a picture you already have. ■ Eight dot styles Fine Dot for a delicate screen. Bold Dot for big, poppy dots. Newspaper Dot for coarse monochrome. CMYK Dot for overlapping plates and misregistration. Soft Fade Dot for a gentle bleed. Grain Dot for film-like texture. Line Screen Dot for a poster look. Mono Ink Dot for one clean ink. The same photo comes out differently in every one. ■ Choose the ink Eleven ink palettes, including Vintage Red, Café Brown, Ocean Blue and Mono Black. Quiet one- and two-color runs, or something loud and neon. ■ Choose the paper Seven paper textures: smooth, rough, matte, recycled, newsprint, kraft and aged. Each one changes how the ink settles. ■ Tune it by hand Dot size, screen angle, contrast, ink bleed, paper character. Move the sliders until it looks right, and compare against the original photo at any time. ■ Keep your prints Saved work lines up in the in-app gallery. Favorite it, export it to Photos, or share it straight from there. ■ Everything stays on your iPhone All rendering happens on your device. Your photos are never uploaded. No account, no sign-in, and it works in airplane mode. ■ What's free Four dot styles, five inks and three papers. Pick a photo, adjust it and save it without paying anything. ■ PRINT DOT Premium (one-time purchase) One purchase unlocks all of this: · All eight dot styles · All eleven ink palettes · All seven paper textures · Export at a larger size · No watermark on your work It is not a subscription. You pay once, and on the same Apple ID you can bring it back with Restore Purchases after switching devices.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PRINT DOT at none against Pressed's 1. On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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
Both are free to download. Pressed sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PRINT DOT asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pressed ships an update every 5 days, PRINT DOT every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pressed | PRINT DOT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 6 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AHMET DUMAN | kazunari aoki |
In-app purchases
Pressed
- Pressed Plus: Print Studio$9.99
PRINT DOT
No in-app purchases






