TryInk

TryInk is a browser-based tattoo simulator and visualizer that places a design on your own body photo so you can judge size and placement before an appointment, with a companion iOS app that adds AI text-to-tattoo generation and live AR try-on.

TryInk is a lightweight tattoo try-on tool that focuses on placement and sizing rather than fantasy filters. You upload a photo of your own arm, leg, back, or other area, pick a design from the gallery or upload your own, then drag, scale, and rotate it to see how it reads on your real skin. A limb wrap mode gives more convincing results on curved surfaces like forearms and calves, and the finished preview is shareable so you can send it to friends or your tattoo artist for a reaction. The web app leans on image compositing and rendering rather than a heavy generative model, so it is best described as a placement visualizer and AR-style try-on utility. The companion iOS app, TryInk - AI Tattoo by developer Binh Le, is where the more clearly AI-driven features live: a text-to-tattoo generator, a Surprise Me mode, live AR camera try-on, and body-part mockups across many styles including Tribal, Japanese, Minimalist, Realism, Watercolor, Geometric, Blackwork, Neo-Traditional, and Fine Line. Privacy is a selling point on both surfaces. TryInk states that uploaded photos are used only to generate the preview, are not shared or indexed, and that the first web preview needs no login. The mobile app keeps a private local gallery with no account required. TryInk publishes case studies with clear evidence levels, and is careful to distinguish planning previews from final tattoo photos and verified artist review, which is a refreshingly honest framing for this category.