Comparison

Inkling vs Press Paper

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

Head to head
About

Inkling

Transform your photos into unique spot-ink prints with various artistic styles. Create custom layouts, add text or drawings, and enhance your prints with tactile paper effects. Save your creations as high-resolution images or PDFs.

Highlights
  • Multiple print styles (Risograph, Line Cut)
  • Customizable ink colors and boldness
  • Photo framing and cutout tools
  • Layout creation for cards and photo strips
  • Tactile paper, deboss, and foil effects
  • Offline photo editing
Features
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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.

About

Press Paper

Features
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Turn photographs into tactile halftone and risograph-inspired prints with Press Paper. Choose a photo or use the live camera, then build the image like a real press: separate it into ink plates, choose dot, line, grain, or hatch screens, and tune paper, registration, frame, and texture. Finished looks make it easy to jump into process colour, newsprint, and expressive duotones. Save finished prints to Photos or share them directly. Press Pass is a one-time purchase that unlocks the full ink library, a third plate, ink sampling from your photo, print-resolution export, and three-second looping video export. Your photos are processed entirely on your device. Press Paper has no account, advertising, or cross-app tracking. Privacy Policy: https://walnut-burst-160.notion.site/Press-Paper-Privacy-Policy-3a83971e7add80d989dbd6f1f46b5e42 Terms of Use: https://walnut-burst-160.notion.site/Press-Paper-Terms-of-Use-3a83971e7add80f99ee1d5acd0e9f405 Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Inkling4 screens
Press Paper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Inkling at 17.0 against Press Paper's 26.5. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Inkling ships an update every 4 days, Press Paper weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Inkling versus Press Paper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInklingPress Paper
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer亚 张Jerry Munyoka Nkongolo

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Inkling

One-time1
  • Inkling Full$3.99
1 purchases

Press Paper

One-time1
  • Press Pass$3.99

Questions

Is Inkling free?
Inkling is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Press Paper free?
Press Paper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Inkling or Press Paper have ads?
Neither Inkling nor Press Paper shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Inkling or Press Paper?
Inkling ships an update every 4 days, and Press Paper weekly. Most recently, Inkling was updated on October 31, 2026 and Press Paper on November 5, 2026.

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