About
Love it on day one. And in fifty years.
InkAge is a small independent team building one honest tool: a way to see a tattoo on your own skin across a lifetime, before it becomes permanent.
Why we built it
The internet shows day one. You live with day eighteen thousand.
Almost every tattoo photo online is taken the week it was finished: sharp, dark, freshly moisturised. Year ten or year thirty is almost never shown — yet that is the tattoo you will actually wear.
InkAge exists for the moment between “I love this design” and the chair. That is when a different size, a bolder line or another spot costs nothing to change.
Our mission
We want people to love their tattoo in fifty years as much as on the first day.
What we believe
Four rules we don’t bend.
- 01Honest previews
Every image is an AI estimate, and we label it that way. We never promise how your skin will age.
- 02Artists come first
We help you arrive at the consultation with a clearer idea. The craft, the needle and the final call stay with your artist.
- 03Your photos are yours
No advertising trackers, no third-party analytics. Nothing is public unless you share it yourself.
- 04No fake social proof
No invented reviews, no inflated user counts, no stock testimonials. If we show it, it’s real.
How a preview is made
What the AI takes into account.
Each preview starts from your photo and your design, then ages it stage by stage — every step continues from the one before, so changes build up the way they would on real skin.
Lines slowly widen as the body moves pigment. Fine details close together merge first.
UV light breaks down pigment. Your answer about sun habits changes how fast the preview fades.
Hands, fingers and feet rub and renew fast. Upper arms and backs usually hold up longer.
Small, delicate designs have less room to blur gracefully. Bolder lines keep their shape longer.
Black lasts longest. Yellows, pastels and light blues tend to fade first.
Every stage keeps your own skin tone, light and body shape, so you see your tattoo — not a model’s.
Straight talk
What InkAge is — and what it isn’t.
- Show your design on your own photo, fresh to 50 years
- Compare sizes, spots and line weights in minutes
- Preview laser removal after 3, 6 and 10 sessions
- Give you a PDF and links to take to your artist
- Measure your skin or give medical advice
- Guarantee how a real tattoo will age
- Replace your artist’s judgement
- Sell your photos or show you ads
Where we are now
Public beta. Everything free.
While we learn what helps people most, every feature is free and no card is needed. Ideas and bug reports go straight to the people building InkAge — you can write to us from the contact page or from Settings in the app.
- Free while in betaAll features, no card.
- In 35 languagesSwitch any time from the menu.
- Runs in your browserNo download — or add it to your home screen.
- Private by defaultDelete your account and data in one tap.
See it on your skin before it’s permanent.
Free after a one-tap sign-up with Google or Apple.