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Inkperch vs Venue
Both give you a booking page, card deposits, flash and reminder texts. On Venue's free plan, clients pay 10% more on each deposit. Inkperch takes nothing from payments and keeps your expenses, mileage and trips too. We checked Venue's own site on November 1, 2026.
| Inkperch Pro | Venue | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ||
| Price to you | $24.99 a month | $0, or $50 on Pro |
| Client pays on a $200 deposit | $200 | $220, unless you cover or split 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 | Yes |
| Flash | Yes | Yes |
| Pay over time | Affirm, Klarna, Afterpay, on balances | Affirm, Klarna, Afterpay |
| Release forms signed on the client's phone | Yes | Yes |
| Healed photo and touch-up nudges | Yes | Auto-messages |
| 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 | Yes |
| Block off time clients can't book | Yes | Yes |
| Busy times on your own calendar block booking | Any calendar on your phone | 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 | Monthly reporting on Studio Pro |
| 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
Venue, free plan$20$220
Venue adds 10% to the deposit on its free plan. 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.