Comparison

Fx Stencil Pro vs GHOSTLINE

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

Head to head
About

Fx Stencil Pro

Easily create unique stencil art from your photos. Edit, customize colors, and apply various effects to generate personalized designs for printing on various materials or creating custom gifts. Share your creations instantly.

Highlights
  • Create stencils from photos
  • Edit and customize stencils
  • Add gradient and custom colors
  • Simple drawing tools
  • Invert stencil effect
  • Save and share creations
Features
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"Fx Stencil Pro" lets you make a stencil from photo you takes or from your photo album.Very simple and quick.You can edit, share on facebook, save to your album or mail it to your friends and family. With a stencil you can use to print on the wall, clothes, fabric or make amazing gifts that imbued with your own personality. New features with version 3.0.0 - Support Dark mode - New Design UI for app - New core processing - More color for stencil - New Gradient stencil - Save your stencil - Share stencil to social networks and some action for stencil - Crop Image - Custom color - More tool - A simple drawing tools to help you edit image stencil. - Invert Stencil Wish you have fun with "Fx Stencil Pro" . Sincerely!

About

GHOSTLINE

This app helps tattoo artists create perfect stencils quickly and efficiently. It offers AI-driven tools to upscale, sharpen, and customize artwork, eliminating the need for manual tracing. Print stencils at any size with advanced layout technology, saving valuable time for artists.

Highlights
  • AI-driven stencil generation
  • Artwork upscaling and sharpening
  • Customizable stencil details
  • Print-scale technology for any size
  • Reference tool for visualization
  • Editing tools (pen, eraser, ruler)
Features
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Built by tattoo artists, for tattoo artists. Tattooer-owned and operated since 2023. Ghostline turns your artwork into clean, print-ready tattoo stencils in seconds. Cut out your subject, upscale and sharpen your references, generate fully customizable stencils, and print at any size with multi-page print-scale technology. Less time tracing means more time doing what you love: making tattoos you're proud of. THE FUTURE OF TATTOOING IS HERE. CUT OUT - Lift your subject off its background in one tap - The crop follows your subject, so there's nothing to clean up by hand UPSCALE - Enhance your artwork and turn photos into picture-perfect reference - Upscale small, low-res images for sharper, cleaner reference SHARPEN - Sharpen your artwork for higher-quality stencils - Sharpen your reference so you can create better tattoos CLASSIC STENCIL - Generate fully customizable stencils in seconds - Dial in detail and intensity to your liking - Create line-based stencils, 3D value-based stencils, and everything in between PRO STENCIL - The cleanest stencils yet, powered by Ghostline tech - Adjust detail level, contours, and line weight - Blend with Classic Stencil for even more detail options - Tailor output for thermal (Thermofax) or inkjet printers - Never hand-stencil again EDIT - Pen: add extra lines or thicken areas - Eraser: remove anything you don't need - Ruler: draw perfectly straight lines - Blend: combine stencils or mix in your original artwork REFERENCE - View your stencil as an adjustable layer over your artwork while you tattoo - Slide between your artwork and your stencil to find the perfect blend - Choose stencil colors for a clearer visual guide PRINT - Multi-page printing: go as big as you want, from 1 sheet up to 16 - Multi-size: print several sizes of the same stencil on one sheet - Pinch and zoom to size your stencil exactly, from micro tattoos to full back pieces - Rotate or flip to fit your print - Choose paper size and orientation - Print with AirPrint, or save as PDF or images to print later or share to another app EXPORT - Export your stencil at any stage to Photos, Files, or any app - All tools included. No credits, no pay-per-stencil Ghostline saves you hours of tracing every week, so you can put your energy into tattoos that stand the test of time. Ghostline is a subscription-based app. Terms of Use: https://www.ghostline.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.ghostline.app/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Fx Stencil Pro4 screens
GHOSTLINE4 screens

Verdict

The call

Fx Stencil Pro and GHOSTLINE both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 68% of GHOSTLINE's written reviews are positive against 0% of Fx Stencil Pro's. GHOSTLINE also leads on price (Free vs $3.99) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 30 months). Fx Stencil Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On rating, 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

GHOSTLINE is free to download; Fx Stencil Pro costs $3.99 up front. GHOSTLINE sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Fx Stencil Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GHOSTLINE holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GHOSTLINE has 353 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Fx Stencil Pro's written reviews are positive against 68% of GHOSTLINE's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fx Stencil Pro ships an update every 30 months, GHOSTLINE every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Fx Stencil Pro versus GHOSTLINE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFx Stencil ProGHOSTLINE
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.4 (11 ratings)4.6 (353 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews68.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11353 — better
Update frequencyEvery 30 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTien LeGhostline, Inc.

Customer experience

Fx Stencil Pro

All ratings11 ratings
Positive81.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative18.2%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

GHOSTLINE

All ratings353 ratings
Positive89.5%
Neutral2.5%
Negative7.9%
Written reviews50 reviews
Positive68.0%
Neutral6.0%
Negative26.0%

Bugs and requests

Fx Stencil Pro

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

GHOSTLINE

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Quarter inch gaps appearing in stencil output
  • App loses important design details in conversion
  • Emphasizes irrelevant details over important ones
  • Inconsistent stencil quality on complex designs
  • Limited customization options for stencil output

Requested features

12 requests
  • One-time purchase option instead of subscription
  • Lower subscription pricing ($6/month considered too high)
  • Lifetime subscription option under $100
  • JPEG file format export option
  • Save reference image as separate file
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  • Reference overlay in edit mode to see original design
  • Pinch zoom in/out functionality
  • Redo button for edits
  • Bookmark pen sizes for quick toggling
  • Background removal tool
  • Ruler/grid overlay option
  • Ability to remove white background from images

In-app purchases

None

Fx Stencil Pro

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

GHOSTLINE

Subscriptions2
  • Ghostline Unlimited Access7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Ghostline Unlimited Access7 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Fx Stencil Pro free?
Fx Stencil Pro costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is GHOSTLINE free?
GHOSTLINE is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Fx Stencil Pro or GHOSTLINE?
GHOSTLINE is rated higher. Fx Stencil Pro averages 4.4 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while GHOSTLINE averages 4.6 from 353 ratings.
Do Fx Stencil Pro or GHOSTLINE have ads?
Neither Fx Stencil Pro nor GHOSTLINE shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fx Stencil Pro or GHOSTLINE?
Fx Stencil Pro ships an update every 30 months, and GHOSTLINE every 5 weeks. Most recently, Fx Stencil Pro was updated on October 3, 2026 and GHOSTLINE on October 14, 2026.

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