Comparison

Overprint vs IrisFold

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

Head to head
About

Overprint

Features
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Overprint turns a photo into a screen-printed poster, the way a real print shop would pull it: separated by tone, screened into halftone dots, and laid down one spot ink at a time. This isn't a filter. Every layer is a real screen. Drag the squeegee and the ink develops across the sheet, heavy where you pull slow, thin where you pull fast, so no two pulls are the same. THE PRESS - Import any photo and Overprint auto-levels it onto the ink, so bright subjects read instead of washing out to bare paper. - Real halftone screening with per-ink angles, so the inks interleave instead of muddying, exactly like a physical press. - Overprint two inks and the overlap multiplies into a third color, the effect the app is named for. - Set text in heavy poster type and place it anywhere on the sheet. - Warm paper stocks with real tooth, from bright white to midnight. PULL BY HAND - Grab the squeegee and pull. Speed and dwell become ink body and gradient. - Split-fountain and gradient pulls roll one ink into another across the sheet. - Tune each ink's body, screen angle, and registration. EXPORT AND SHARE - Share a clean, web-ready poster for free, with a small Overprint mark. - Overprint Plus removes it and unlocks the full print shop: full-resolution files, one file per ink separation for the printer, a proof PDF with registration and crop marks, and apparel mockups. OVERPRINT PLUS One purchase. Yours forever. Family Sharing and a free Restore. - Take home prints with 3 to 6 spot inks - Premium inks: a metallic gold with a real glint, a fluoro magenta glow - Manual press controls: split-fountain and gradient pulls - Print-grade export: full resolution, separations, and a proof PDF Made for anyone who loves the look of a screen-printed gig poster, a risograph zine, or a two-color art print, without the ink under your nails.

About

IrisFold

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Design the iris-folding pattern you want to make, teach, or share. IrisFold turns supported user-owned outlines into a colored, numbered sequence and print-ready PDF and SVG files. β€’ Start with a geometric aperture or import a supported polygonal SVG. β€’ Adjust the seed, spiral, opening, strip width and color lanes. β€’ Follow one strip at a time with a visible completion count. Return directly to an unfinished step. β€’ Prepare Letter or A4 files with a calibration square and clear construction order. β€’ Share a locally rendered Iris Reveal or an editable .irisfold project through the system share sheet. Made for original pattern creators, teachers and card designersβ€”not a catalog of ready-made craft patterns. SVG import supports closed polygonal outlines; curves and unsupported SVG features are rejected with an explanation. Projects and artwork stay on device. No account, cloud service or remote AI is required. Use artwork you own or have permission to use. Always review the guide and check print calibration at 100% before cutting. Shape your next original pattern on iPhone or iPad.

Screenshots

Overprint4 screens
IrisFold3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Overprint at every 6 days against IrisFold's every 6 weeks. IrisFold's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

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

Both are free to download. Overprint sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and IrisFold sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Overprint ships an update every 6 days, IrisFold every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Overprint versus IrisFold: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOverprintIrisFold
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 days β€” betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size8 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAHMET DUMAN程辉 杨

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Overprint

One-time1
  • Overprint Plus$9.99
1 purchases

IrisFold

One-time1
  • IrisFold Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is Overprint free?
Overprint is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is IrisFold free?
IrisFold is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Overprint or IrisFold have ads?
Neither Overprint nor IrisFold shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Overprint or IrisFold?
Overprint ships an update every 6 days, and IrisFold every 6 weeks. Most recently, Overprint was updated on October 25, 2026 and IrisFold on October 29, 2026.

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