tone - photos, printed
Photos, printed.
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Pick a photo and get a two-color print — halftone dots, overlapping inks, slight misregistration, and paper grain.
tone is a photo app that gives your pictures the character of stencil printing.
Pick a photo, and fine halftone dots and overlapping inks turn it into something like a two-color poster or zine page.
In Simple mode, tap the random buttons to explore combinations of colors, halftones, and frames. A guided tour walks you from loading an image to exporting it.
Inks that fit your photo can be chosen automatically. Export right away, or fine-tune dot frequency, screen angle, density, and print behavior for each color.
Margins and frames are freely editable too. Add rounded corners, hand-cut edges, and paper grain to finish it like a poster or card.
Save finished artwork to your photo library. For physical production, export print-ready artwork or a separate file for each ink with finished dimensions, bleed, Standard / Japanese crop marks, true-size imposition, and PNG / JPEG / PDF output.
tone supports iPad in portrait, landscape, and Split View. On a wide screen, keep the preview and controls side by side and adjust their widths for your workspace.
Your last source image and editing settings are saved on device and restored automatically the next time you launch tone.
Features:
- Convert photos into a 1–3 color overprint style
- Simple and Customize modes
- Two screening methods: halftone dots and grain
- Automatic ink selection that fits your photo
- Per-color dot, angle, density, and print controls
- Five paper stocks, including white, natural, gray, and kraft
- Margin, aspect ratio, corner radius, and hand-cut edge editing
- Built-in and custom presets
- Step-by-step views of separation, screening, and overprint
- Print-ready and per-ink separation export
- Bleed, crop marks, and true-size imposition
- iPhone and iPad, portrait, landscape, and Split View
- Automatic editing-session save and restore
7 extra inks, custom preset saving, and 2x/3x high-resolution artwork export are unlocked with the one-time purchase “Ink Set 02”.
tone 1.2 is a major update for iPad and print production.
- Added portrait, landscape, and Split View support on iPad, with an adjustable side-by-side preview and controls
- Export finished artwork, print-ready images, or separate files for each ink
- Added 3 mm / 4 mm bleed, Standard / Japanese crop marks, true-size imposition on A4 / A3 sheets, and PNG / JPEG / PDF output
- Tap export previews to inspect them full screen
- A new guided tour walks through loading an image, editing, and exporting
- Your last source image and editing settings are saved on device and restored automatically at next launch
- Greatly reduced memory use for high-resolution exports, with a clear warning and choice when memory is tight
- Improved crop controls, color selection, haptics, and rendering feedback
- Fixed small issues and improved stability
The developer, Shikaka, Inc., indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Shikaka, Inc.
- Size
- 7.7 MB
- Category
- Graphics & Design
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English and Japanese
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Ink Set 02 $2.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 pnly