Comparison

ColorHints Mosaic vs PressInk

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

Head to head
About

ColorHints Mosaic

Transform your photos into pixelated mosaics with customizable tile shapes, colors, and aspect ratios. Perfect for creating patterns for crafts like quilting, cross-stitch, or even Minecraft art. Share, save, or print your creations in large poster sizes.

Highlights
  • Photo to mosaic conversion
  • Customizable tile shape and count
  • Color limiting and editing
  • Save, share, or print mosaics
  • Large poster printing up to 200"
  • Pattern generation for crafts
Features
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Color Hints Mosaic creates a mosaic or pixelated version of a photograph. The mosaic you create can be shared with others, saved, or printed. To create a mosaic, simply - take or choose a photograph - choose the tile shape, the number, and aspect ratio of the mosaic tiles - select the Mosaic tab to see the results Too many colors in the mosaic for your purposes? Just tap the “Limit” button and then adjust the slider to choose the number of colors that does suit your purposes. Or, use the Mosaic editor to choose exactly the colors you want – including using a palette to assign colors to the Mosaic. Create mosaics to use for - pixel quilt designs - pixel quilt designs - tile patterns - knitting patterns - cross-stitch patterns - beading - mosaics from glass, wood, or other media - minecraft art - posterization - student art Want to share your mosaic? Share directly from Color Hints Mosaic via social media or Air Drop, save it to iBooks as a pattern, or send it to another App, like Color Hints or QuiltSandwich (from NNN Software). Want a printed copy? Print your mosaic as poster as large as 200" (500cm) on a side. Or, print an annotated version of the mosaic complete with a table of colors.

About

PressInk

Transform your photos into realistic prints with various ink and paper textures. Create zines, posters, and explore diverse printing traditions from around the world. Export print-ready files for your creative projects.

Highlights
  • Photo print simulation
  • Zine and poster layout
  • Diverse printing traditions
  • Customizable inks and papers
  • Print-ready PNG export
  • On-device processing
Features
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PressInk turns your photos into prints that could really be made with ink on paper. Not a filter: plates, ink, paper and the marks of a real press, rendered on your iPhone or iPad. PHOTO PRINT Overprint one to three inks with halftone or grain screens on papers from cream to kraft. Start from 14 presets or pick from 259 inks, including 250 traditional Japanese colours. Frame it, then export a print-ready PNG. ZINE Lay out a poster or a two-page spread from 11 templates: your photo, a headline, colour blocks and a print feel such as Riso, Xerox or letterpress. IMPRINT One image, one method, one ink. Rebuild your photo as grainprint, stipple, linepress, glyphs, cyanotype and seven more. RUBBING AND WOODBLOCK 19 printing traditions from 8 countries, each laid out as a full sheet with its inscription, seal and mount: • Rubbing: black-gold and cicada-wing rubbings, cinnabar rubbing, gyotaku, Korean takbon, English brass rubbing • Woodblock: Yangliuqing and Zhuxianzhen New Year prints, ukiyo-e, senjafuda, Đông Hồ, lubok, Épinal, cordel woodcut, wood engraving and more TRAVEL PLATES (BETA) Set a travel photo beside the plate it was printed from: hand-coloured print, cyanotype, postage stamp, ticket and more. In Settings. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Every photo is processed on your device. Nothing is uploaded, and there is no account. PRESSINK PRO Every studio and every preview is free, and each studio has free processes you can export. PressInk Pro is an optional one-time purchase that unlocks exporting the remaining processes, inks and print-size options. No subscription; Family Sharing supported. Languages: English, 简体中文, 日本語, 한국어. PressInk is a creative print simulation. It is not a calibrated separation tool for a specific commercial press.

Screenshots

ColorHints Mosaic4 screens
PressInk4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PressInk at 100% against ColorHints Mosaic's 40%. PressInk also leads on price (Free vs $1.99) and rating (5.0 vs 3.7). ColorHints Mosaic's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and chart position (#95 vs unranked). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

PressInk is free to download; ColorHints Mosaic costs $1.99 up front. PressInk sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ColorHints Mosaic asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PressInk holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of ColorHints Mosaic's written reviews are positive against 100% of PressInk's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ColorHints Mosaic ships an update every 3 months, PressInk every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
ColorHints Mosaic versus PressInk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterColorHints MosaicPressInk
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating3.7 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#95 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJim Calvindeng yongyuan

Customer experience

ColorHints Mosaic

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%

PressInk

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

ColorHints Mosaic

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

PressInk

One-time1
  • PressInk Pro$4.99

Questions

Is ColorHints Mosaic free?
ColorHints Mosaic costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is PressInk free?
PressInk is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ColorHints Mosaic or PressInk?
PressInk is rated higher. ColorHints Mosaic averages 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while PressInk averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do ColorHints Mosaic or PressInk have ads?
Neither ColorHints Mosaic nor PressInk shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ColorHints Mosaic or PressInk?
ColorHints Mosaic ships an update every 3 months, and PressInk every 5 weeks. Most recently, ColorHints Mosaic was updated on October 24, 2026 and PressInk on October 25, 2026.

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