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Inkperch vs CO:CREATE
Both give you a booking page, card deposits, flash and reminder texts. CO:CREATE adds about $16 to a $200 deposit with no option to cover it, and runs on iPhone only. Inkperch takes nothing from payments and runs on iPhone, iPad and Android. We checked CO:CREATE's own site on November 1, 2026.
| Inkperch Pro | CO:CREATE | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ||
| Price to you | $24.99 a month | Free (iPhone only) |
| Client pays on a $200 deposit | $200 | About $216, no option to cover it |
| Assistant account | Included | Not listed |
| Booking and clients | ||
| Booking page and request form | Yes | Yes |
| Card deposits | Yes | Yes |
| Reminder texts | Yes | Yes |
| Client history | Yes | Not listed |
| Flash | Yes | Yes |
| Pay over time | Affirm, Klarna, Afterpay, on balances | Klarna, Afterpay, Affirm |
| Release forms signed on the client's phone | Yes | Not listed |
| Healed photo and touch-up nudges | Yes | Not listed |
| Book from DMs, texts and web forms | Yes | Booking link |
| Book clients at guest spots and conventions | Yes | Yes |
| Clients move their own tattoo time | Yes | Message the artist |
| Block off time clients can't book | Yes | Not listed |
| Busy times on your own calendar block booking | Any calendar on your phone | A warning, Google Calendar |
| Money | ||
| Expenses, with receipts read from a photo | Yes | Not listed |
| Mileage at the IRS rate | Yes | Not listed |
| Profit after the shop split, with your tax set-aside | Yes | Earnings totals |
| Travel | ||
| Trip and convention profit | Yes | Not listed |
| Itinerary from forwarded flight and hotel emails | Yes | Not listed |
| Upcoming conventions, with booth costs | Yes | Not listed |
| Everyday | ||
| Works with no signal | Yes | Not listed |
| Log by voice with Say it | Yes | Not listed |
Every app side by side is on the compare page. Both Inkperch plans are on the pricing page.
The no-fee promise
No booking fees. No per-seat fees.
You pay one flat price. Card payments go to your Stripe account, and Inkperch takes nothing from them.
A $200 deposit · fee · client pays
Inkperch Pro$0$200
CO:CREATE$16$216
CO:CREATE adds $10 a booking plus 3% of each payment. Checked on its own site, November 1, 2026.
Everything but the tattoo.
If you stop paying, everything you logged stays yours to open and export.