Aesthetic Camera vs Inkling
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Aesthetic Camera
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Ruin your photos. Beautifully. BADSCAN turns your camera into a broken copy machine: photocopy, riso, newsprint, thermal receipt, fax and cyanotype — live in the viewfinder, not as an afterthought filter. No AI. No uploads. Every preset is a procedural print engine running fully on your device. THE PRESSES • BAD SCAN 01 — harsh threshold, toner grain, scanner streaks and dust • RISO PINK — fluorescent duotone with heavy print grain • NEWSPRINT — halftone dots on warm, yellowed paper • THERMAL — receipt ink with banding and fade • FAX 1994 — brutal 1-bit dither with line dropouts • CYANOTYPE — prussian-blue contact print DARKROOM CONTROLS Push every preset your way: THRESHOLD, TONER GRAIN and TEXTURE sliders, with press-and-hold compare against the original. SHOOT OR IMPORT • Live viewfinder with the preset applied in real time • Import photos and videos from your library • Full-resolution export • Every print comes out as a copy-shop receipt with its own copy number MADE FOR PRINT NERDS Square corners, ink borders, paper grain. The app itself looks like it fell out of a photocopier. BADSCAN PRO (auto-renewing subscription) • Yearly with a 3-day free trial, or weekly • Unlocks all presets, video export, watermark-free output • Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. • Terms: https://9283248.github.io/eonvoid-pages/badscan/terms.html • Privacy: https://9283248.github.io/eonvoid-pages/badscan/privacy.html Your photos never leave your device. No account, no analytics, no data collected.
Inkling
This app simulates the unique aesthetic of Risograph printing, allowing users to create images with overprint effects, halftone dots, and intentional misregistration. It offers extensive control over ink colors, screen angles, and paper types to achieve authentic print results.
- Simulates Risograph printing
- Halftone screening and overprinting
- Adjustable ink colors and density
- Control over screen angle and ruling
- Customizable paper and sheet options
- High-resolution export for printing
- Separation PDF export
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Turn your photos into spot-ink prints, and make a keepsake of your own. • Preview eight print styles on your photo, including Risograph, Line Cut and Curved Weave. Choose your inks and adjust the result from soft to bold. • Frame your favourite detail with Cutout. Drag and zoom, choose a natural outline, then carry the same crop and inks into a layout. • Make a card, photo strip or page of memories. Arrange up to four photos, add a date, a few words or a drawing, and print them together. • Add tactile paper, deboss or foil. Tilt your phone in the app to watch light move across the surface. Your saved prints stay in the Press Room, ready to share or edit as copies. START FOR FREE Use basic print styles, framing, circle and oval outlines, and save standard PNGs with a small stamp. Preview full-version styles, inks and special outlines on your photo before buying. ONE LIFETIME PURCHASE Unlock every print process and ink, all layouts and outlines, high-resolution saves without a stamp, separation PDFs and print animations. No subscription. High-resolution output follows your photo's resolution; it does not add detail to a small source image. Your photos are processed on your device. No account or analytics. Photo editing works offline; purchasing and restoring use the App Store.
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Verdict
Aesthetic Camera and Inkling are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Aesthetic Camera sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Inkling sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Aesthetic Camera | Inkling |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 4 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dmitriy Migunov | 亚 张 |
In-app purchases
Aesthetic Camera
- BADSCAN Pro Weekly$4.997 Days
- BADSCAN Pro Yearly$29.991 Year
Inkling
- Inkling Full$3.99









