Comparison

poby vs Photo Ink

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

Head to head
About

poby

This app helps you replicate poses from your favorite photos to capture your own perfect shots. It uses AI to detect poses and provides a live guide in the camera view, making it easier to frame your photos and maintain a consistent visual style.

Highlights
  • Pose detection from reference photos
  • Live pose matching guide
  • Save and switch multiple poses
  • Automatic person detection
  • Consistent visual feed
Features
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The look you love. Now in your photo. Choose a photo you love as a guide in Poby, and bring that look to your own photo. A small camera that helps you frame the shot you had in mind. Save a photo you love. Poby reads the person in it and turns them into a soft silhouette guide. Open the camera, line yourself up, tap. โ€” Stop second-guessing your framing โ€” Take confident shots, anywhere โ€” Keep your feed visually consistent, trip after trip Made for you if ยท You and your friend never quite get the angle right ยท You travel alone and miss the shots you imagined ยท You want your Instagram grid to feel like one story ยท You'd rather not carry a tripod How it works 1. Pick a photo you like 2. Poby detects the person and saves the pose as a guide 3. Open the camera, match the guide, shoot Highlights ยท Automatic pose detection ยท Live matching โ€” the guide reacts the moment you step into place ยท Save multiple guides, switch instantly Small help. Calmer shutter button. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Photo Ink

Features
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Photo Ink is a camera app that stamps date, time, location and weather onto your photos โ€” for records and proof. Set up your overlays right in the camera view, press the shutter, and the stamped photo is saved as is. โ–  Made for - Field records: construction, facility inspections, patrols, deliveries, installations โ€” work photos with time and place - Proof shots: study logs, workout and diet records โ€” daily habit proof - Everyday records: travel, parenting, hobbies โ€” a photo diary with date and place โ–  Features โ— Timestamp Date and time show live in the camera view and are stamped the moment you shoot. 10 date formats, drag anywhere. โ— Info table (auto date, weather, location) A table auto-filled with date, weather and your current address, composited onto the photo. Add memo rows for site names, tasks or proof notes. โ— Memo search Memos written in the table are saved into the photo file itself. Find months-old photos with a single word. โ— Watermark & stickers Leave your mark with text or image watermarks, and highlight points with stickers. โ— Collage 16 templates per ratio. Combine multiple records into one photo โ€” overlays work on collages too. โ— Records Photos are organized by date automatically. Jump to any day from the calendar. โ–  Your privacy Photos never leave your device โ€” no server upload. Most features work without signing in. โ–  Premium A one-time Lifetime Pass unlocks all premium features with no ads. Before buying, you can try features one at a time by watching an ad.

Screenshots

poby4 screens
Photo Ink4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Photo Ink at every 4 days against poby's every 10 days. Photo Ink also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. poby sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Photo Ink sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

poby ships an update every 10 days, Photo Ink every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 6 level
poby versus Photo Ink: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterpobyPhoto Ink
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 4 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesโ€”
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS17.415.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size234 MB90 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperYoung Jun KimJongwan Kim

In-app purchases

7 purchases

poby

Subscriptions1
  • poby Monthly Membership$4.991 Month
One-time6
  • 24-hour AI Retouch Pass$0.99
  • poby 7-Day Pass$0.99
  • 100 AI Retouch Credits$0.99
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  • 200 AI Retouch Credits$1.49
  • 72-hour AI Retouch Pass$1.99
  • 300 AI Retouch Credits$1.99
1 purchases

Photo Ink

One-time1
  • Lifetime Pass$6.49

Questions

Is poby free?
poby is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Photo Ink free?
Photo Ink is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do poby or Photo Ink have ads?
Neither poby nor Photo Ink shows ads.
Which is updated more often, poby or Photo Ink?
poby ships an update every 10 days, and Photo Ink every 4 days. Most recently, poby was updated on October 30, 2026 and Photo Ink on October 24, 2026.

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