Overprint vs Fineline Studios
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Overprint
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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.
Fineline Studios
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Fineline is an app for making seamless geometric patterns with your fingertips โ material you can print for fabric, wrapping paper, or wallpaper. โ Studio Change motif, symmetry, colour, or scale and the preview keeps up. โ Draw Draw in one cell and the chosen symmetry repeats it across the plane. โ Shuffle Tap for a new pattern. Save the ones you like. โ Seamless repeats Patterns are built as a minimal tile, so lines never break when they repeat. All 17 symmetries are available. โ Export at real size Set size in centimetres and resolution in dpi. Free PNG/JPEG export includes screen images up to 1080 pixels wide and print images up to 150 dpi and 10 cm; Pro adds vector formats (SVG and PDF), resolutions up to 600 dpi, and larger sizes. โ Colour Curated palettes, including traditional Japanese colours, plus automatic colourway variations. Pro opens the full palette library and every colourway. โ Library Keep the patterns you like โ five in the free tier, unlimited with Pro. โ Fineline Pro (one-time purchase) Unlocks vector export, high resolutions and large sizes, the full palette library and every colourway, and unlimited saves. One payment, no subscription. All 17 symmetries, every motif, hand drawing, Shuffle and editing are free and unlimited. No watermark, no ads.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Overprint at every 6 days against Fineline Studios's every 2 months. Fineline Studios's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Overprint sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Fineline Studios sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Overprint ships an update every 6 days, Fineline Studios every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Overprint | Fineline Studios |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days โ better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18.0 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AHMET DUMAN | Takayuki Hamuro |
In-app purchases
Overprint
- Overprint Plus$9.99
Fineline Studios
- Fineline Pro$19.99









