Heat - Tattoo Shade Analyzer
Ink Shade Analysis & Stencils
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
iPad
Stop guessing your shades. See exactly where every level of black goes before you ink — so you can focus on the tattoo, not the reference photo.
Drop in any black & grey design and instantly see every shade separated — not as a guess, but as a precise, color‑coded heatmap. Light grays here. Mid‑tones there. Deep shadows exactly where they belong. No more squinting at a reference photo mid‑tattoo trying to figure out if that's a shade 3 or a shade 4.
Just look at the map. Pick up the right needle. Ink.
Heat breaks down any design into 2–10 distinct shade layers, so you always know what goes where before you start. Dial in your stencil for each shade independently — adjust smoothing, line weight, and detail level to match your hand. Then export a clean, print‑ready stencil straight to your thermal printer.
No tracing. No redrawing. No wasted chair time figuring out transitions. Just confidence in every pass.
Some features require a Heat Pro subscription. Two plans available:
- Monthly: $14.99/month
- Yearly: $79.99/year (save 33%)
Payment will be charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions in your App Store account settings.
Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Privacy Policy: https://heat.tattoo/privacy/
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Information
- Seller
- Nikola Velimirovic
- Size
- 38.1 MB
- Category
- Graphics & Design
- Compatibility
Requires iPadOS 16.0 or later.
- iPad
Requires iPadOS 16.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 13.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
- iPad
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Yearly $79.99
- Monthly $14.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Nikola Velimirovic