Tattoo stencil app comparison
Stencify vs Line Ripper
Line Ripper is a web-first stencil studio with an iOS app, priced by how many stencils you make a month. Stencify gives you unlimited conversions, try-on and text editing on iPhone, iPad and Android for one flat price. The right choice depends on volume, and past five stencils a month it is Stencify.
- Stencify: iPhone, iPad and Android
- $47.99 a year, unlimited conversions
- 4.8 stars on the App Store
- Our pick for most artists: Stencify
- Facts checked Oct 5, 2026
Written by the Stencify team. Everything here about Line Ripper comes from its own website or store listing, and we show plainly where it differs.
Stencify
$47.99/year
or $4.99 a week, two free uses first
- PlatformsiPhone, iPad and Android
- PlanUnlimited, $47.99 a year
- Free to try2 full conversions
- Rating4.8 stars on the App Store
Best for you convert often, you want the lowest yearly price without limits, and you work from a phone at the chair, including Android.
Stencify ahead or even on 11 of 12 features
Line Ripper
Free to $49/month
Free tier: 5 stencils a month
- PlatformsWeb and iOS, no Android
- PlanTiers by volume, $228 a year on Pro
- Free to try5 free stencils a month
- RatingNo App Store ratings yet
Only if you convert fewer than five stencils a month, or you run a studio that needs shared web storage and team seats.
Our verdict: Stencify. The cleaner path from reference to printed stencil, on both platforms, with no credits, try-on and text editing included. The other app earns its place only in the case listed under its name.
Side by side
Same twelve features for every app. Teal check: Stencify ahead. Grey check: has it. Red cross: not offered or not listed. Stencify ahead on 7, even on 4, Line Ripper ahead on 1. Extras only one app offers are covered under what that app offers instead.
Facts checked on Oct 5, 2026 from each app's own website or store listing. Prices change; check the store before you buy.
Where Stencify is stronger
- The core conversion. Clean, transfer-ready line work from a photo or sketch in about 30 seconds, with line weight and contrast you set yourself, so the stencil prints right the first time.
- Android. Line Ripper is web and iOS.
- Price. $47.99 a year unlimited against $228 a year for Professional.
- Try-on, text-to-design and prompt editing.
- No monthly stencil count to watch.
What Line Ripper offers instead
- A web studio with storage and team tiers. Stencify runs on iPhone, iPad and Android, which is where references arrive, for one flat price.
- Line thickness control. Stencify has line weight and contrast sliders plus editing by text, which Line Ripper does not offer.
- A free tier of five stencils a month. Stencify is unlimited for $47.99 a year, about a fifth of Line Ripper Professional.
What a year costs
Line Ripper Starter is free for five stencils a month at standard resolution. Professional is $19 a month, which is $228 a year, for 100 stencils a month and high-resolution export. Stencify is $47.99 a year with no count. Line Ripper's free tier stops at five standard-resolution stencils a month, which a working artist passes in a week. Past that, Stencify is about a fifth of the cost of Professional.
Which one should you pick?
Our recommendation: Stencify. It is the lower price once you pass five stencils a month, it runs on iPhone, iPad and Android, it has no credits to count, and it includes try-on and editing by text. Pick it when you convert often, you want the lowest yearly price without limits, and you work from a phone at the chair, including Android.
Choose Line Ripper only if you convert fewer than five stencils a month, or you run a studio that needs shared web storage and team seats. For everyone else the monthly cap or the $19 a month step up is hard to justify.
Start with Stencify's two free uses on a real client reference, a low-contrast photo with a busy background, and check the line work at print size. If it holds up, you have your answer at a fraction of the yearly cost.
Try the conversion yourself
Stencify converts a photo or sketch in about 30 seconds, lets you set line weight and contrast, previews the stencil on a body model or client photo, and exports a PDF sized for stencil paper. It runs on iPhone, iPad and Android, and the first two uses are free: get Stencify on the App Store or on Google Play.
Frequently asked questions
Is Line Ripper free?
The Starter plan is free forever: five stencils a month, ten upscales, 50MB of storage, images kept for 30 days, standard resolution. Professional is $19 a month and Studio $49 a month.
Does Line Ripper have an Android app?
Its website lists a web Studio and an iOS app, with one account across both. Android users can use the web version in a browser. Stencify has a native Android app.
How much cheaper is Stencify for daily use?
Stencify at $47.99 a year unlimited. Line Ripper Professional is $228 a year for 100 stencils a month.
Other comparisons
Related reading
- Stencify vs the Alternatives - all eight comparisons in one place
- Stencify vs StencilPro - another web converter
- Stencify vs Stencil AI - the credit-based rival
- Best Tattoo Design Apps for Artists - the wider toolkit
Unlimited stencils for about a fifth of the price
Stencify converts, previews and prints from your phone, with no monthly count.
