JPics vs Ink Photo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
JPics
Easily stitch multiple photos into a single long image, preserving original quality. Ideal for chat logs, web pages, and more. Offers editing tools like cropping, text, and borders.
- Long image stitching
- Original picture quality output
- Full webpage screenshots
- Picture editing (crop, graffiti, text)
- Custom splicing templates
- System photo album plugin
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JPics focuses on long image stitching. Support splicing photos taken by SLR, original picture quality output; support full webpage screenshots. Applicable scenarios: Seamless stitching of chat records, movie lines, web page screenshots, life photos, screenshots, learning materials, landscapes, long Weibo, etc. 【Features】 -Super clear preservation, original picture quality output; -The page is concise, focusing on long image stitching, no ads, no in-app purchases; -Stitch up to 24 pictures; -Support manual stitching to cover overlapping parts of pictures; -Support vertical and horizontal stitching of pictures; -Support picture cut, graffiti, add text; -Support setting border color and gap; -Support border style setting (preview page, click "border" in the lower left corner); -Support full webpage screenshot (two ways to use: 1. Open JPics plugin in safari browser; 2. Copy webpage link and start JPics); -Support system photo album plugin, you can directly stitch long images in the system photo album without opening the App, at most 10 pictures at a time (usage: open the album> select multiple pictures> select the share button in the lower left corner> "more" activity > Open "JPics") -Support custom splicing template. Create custom templates such as movie lines and chat records, and automatically stitch long pictures with one click.
Ink Photo
Transform your photos into artistic "Image in Ink" creations. Apply various ink strokes, ancient Chinese colors, and paper textures to achieve a unique visual effect.
- Real-time camera filters
- Diverse ink stroke options
- Ancient Chinese color palettes
- Multiple paper substrate textures
- Preserves original photo detail
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When ink meets photo, light and shadow combine with ink to form the visual effect of “Image in Ink”. [DESIGN] “Preserve the real image of the photograph. Add different strokes of ink. A visual effect of ‘Ink Photo’ appears. Then stained with ancient Chinese colors. An ‘Ink Photo’ is presented instantly on rice paper.” That's what “Ink Photo” was designed for. [FUNCTION] -Camera function: 40 kinds of real-time filters. -32 types of ink strokes. -9 ancient Chinese colors. -7 kinds of paper substrates [SUGGESTION] ghymail@foxmail.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: JPics at none against Ink Photo's 10. JPics also leads on ratings volume (21 vs 6). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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
JPics costs $0.99 and Ink Photo $0.99 up front. Ink Photo sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. JPics asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for JPics against 4.7 for Ink Photo. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 21 and 6 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of JPics's written reviews are positive against 81% of Ink Photo's.
JPics ships an update every 3 weeks, Ink Photo every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | JPics | Ink Photo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.6 (21 ratings) | 4.7 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews — better | 80.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 21 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 244 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 捷 廖 | 洪跃 管 |
Customer experience
JPics
Ink Photo
In-app purchases
JPics
No in-app purchases
Ink Photo
- Red and Love$0.99
- Colorful Ink$0.99
- Ink Blooming$0.99
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- Splash-ink$0.99
- Blue$0.99
- Traditional Chinese painting$0.99
- Black and Gold$0.99
- Dust Float$0.99
- Memory$0.99
- InkPhoto PRO$3.99
