Comparison

Etchr Portraits vs Linework

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

Head to head
About

Etchr Portraits

Features
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Look like you belong in print. Your profile photo is often your first impression. Long before you've said a word, it represents you on LinkedIn, company websites, social profiles, speaker bios, resumes, and search results. Most people settle for an old headshot, a cropped vacation photo, or an over-edited AI portrait that no longer feels like them. Etchr transforms a single photo into a refined editorial portrait that looks natural, timeless, and unmistakably you. Whether you're updating LinkedIn, applying for your next opportunity, launching a business, speaking at an event, or simply refreshing your online presence, Etchr helps you present yourself with confidence. What you'll receive • One premium editorial portrait • High-resolution export • Ready for LinkedIn, Instagram, websites, bios, resumes, and social profiles • Multiple crop formats for every major platform Portrait Promise If you aren't genuinely proud to use your portrait, we'll make it right. Because the goal isn't AI. It's helping you feel proud of the photo representing you.

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Linework

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Made for tattoo artists. Turn photos, drawings, screenshots, and references into clean tattoo stencil linework. Fix the lines yourself, set the exact size in inches or centimeters, and export a true-size PDF for AirPrint or your thermal printer's app. Works on iPhone and iPad, and with Procreate through Files. First stencil free. SEE IT CONVERTED FIRST Choose a reference from Photos, Files, the clipboard or the camera. The stencil appears the moment it imports, before you touch a control or a plan. Hold to compare it with the original. THREE CONTROLS IN ARTIST LANGUAGE • Detail: how much structure is kept, from major contours to fine hatching. • Line Weight: thicker or thinner lines, without breaking them. • Contrast: how much of the image's tone becomes black. Fills keeps solid areas solid, reduces them to an outline, or drops them. Invert handles light lines on a dark ground. Crop to the part you need. Output is pure black line on white. No gray, so nothing prints as mud. RETOUCH THE LINES YOURSELF Erase what you don't need and draw new lines, with the original underneath at any opacity. Four brushes measured in millimetres at the printed size, from 0.3 mm to 3 mm. Undo and redo. Apple Pencil on iPad, with a Pencil-only option so your palm never draws. SIZE DESCRIBES THE INK, NOT THE CANVAS Margins are trimmed before the size is computed, so 3.0 in wide means the drawing is 3.0 in wide. Set width or height in inches or centimeters against a ruler drawn to scale. Mirror in one tap: the export preview and the filename both say Mirrored, so you never print the wrong way round. EXPORT TRUE TO SIZE • True-size PDF on Letter, A4 or Legal, always at 100%, never fit to page. • High-res PNG at 300 DPI. • AirPrint straight from the app. If your printer offers scaling, choose actual size. • An optional labeled 1 in / 25.4 mm check line in the margin, so one print and a ruler confirm your printer. • Stencils larger than the page tile across sheets with overlap marks and page labels. • Small stencils repeat: choose how many copies fit on a page. SAVED. REPRINT ANY TIME. Every stencil is a project on your device, with its original, sliders, strokes, size and mirror state. Name it, duplicate it for a second placement, and reopen it for the next session. ONE FREE STENCIL, THEN ONE PLAN The first stencil is free through every step, with no watermark and no time limit. Unlimited stencils: monthly, yearly, or a one-time lifetime purchase. No credits, no daily caps, no account. NOTHING LEAVES YOUR DEVICE Conversion runs on your iPhone or iPad. The photo picker takes one image without access to your library. No account, no upload. WORKS WITH YOUR SETUP Import exports, scans and downloads through Files, or open an image in Linework from another app. Print on AirPrint printers from Brother, Canon, Epson and HP, or send the true-size PDF to a thermal stencil printer through its own app. On screen, the linework is drawn in hectograph purple, black or red. Exports are always black. Subscriptions renew until cancelled and can be managed in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://www.orchidstack.com/linework/privacy

Screenshots

Etchr Portraits3 screens
Linework4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Etchr Portraits at 15.0 against Linework's 17.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Etchr Portraits sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Linework sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 4 level
Etchr Portraits versus Linework: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEtchr PortraitsLinework
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size157 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer1118, LLCGrant Gajkowski

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Etchr Portraits

One-time1
  • Single Portrait$1.99
3 purchases

Linework

Subscriptions2
  • Linework Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Linework Annual$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Unlock$59.99

Questions

Is Etchr Portraits free?
Etchr Portraits is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Linework free?
Linework is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Etchr Portraits or Linework have ads?
Neither Etchr Portraits nor Linework shows ads.

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