Inkeva vs Venue
Venue is a link-in-bio booking app for solo, travelling and guest-spot artists, free to start and paid through a fee on each card payment. Here is an honest look at where each one fits.
Inkeva may suit you better if
- You take a lot of payments and a 5 to 10% fee adds up
- You need consent forms, hygiene logs and an Ink Passport
- You run a studio with more than five artists
- You want campaigns, gift cards and a waitlist
Venue may suit you better if
- You would rather pay nothing monthly and a fee per booking
- You travel for guest spots and conventions most of the year
- Your customers expect text message reminders
Side by side
| Inkeva | Venue | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ||
| Studio, one location | $49 a month, unlimited artists | $150 a month plus 5% of payments, up to 5 artists (Studio Pro) |
| Solo artist | $19 a month | $0 plus 10% of each card payment, or $50 a month plus 5% |
| Extra locations | +$29 a month each | +$35 a month per artist above 5 |
| Cut of your payments | None | 10% on free plans, 5% on Pro, at least $2.50 |
| Free trial | 30 days, no card | Free plan with fees |
| Features locked to higher plans | None | Lower fee and card terminal on Pro |
| Booking and work | ||
| Booking requests with references | Yes | Yes |
| Deposits | Yes | Yes |
| Multi-session projects with a running balance | Yes | Not listed |
| Design proofs for customer approval | Yes | Not listed |
| Flash | Yes | Yes |
| Waitlist and walk-in queue | Yes | No |
| Gift cards | Yes | No |
| Supplies and inventory | Yes | Not listed |
| Consent and compliance | ||
| Digital consent with ID upload | Yes | Not clearly confirmed |
| Ink and needle batch log (EU Ink Passport) | Yes | No |
| Autoclave and spore test logs | Yes | Not listed |
| Read-only inspector access | Yes | Not listed |
| Money | ||
| Card reader and pay later | Yes | Tap to Pay and pay later |
| Commission splits | Yes | Studio plans |
| US 1099 forms and payroll | No | No |
| Messages | ||
| Email reminders and aftercare | Yes | Text reminders |
| Text message (SMS) reminders | No | Yes |
| Email and SMS campaigns | Email only | No |
| Platform | ||
| Web, iOS and Android | Yes | Yes |
| Languages | 12, including German, Spanish and Japanese | English |
| App Store rating | New | 4.4 from 78 ratings |
Venue details come from Venue's public pricing and feature pages and app store listings, checked in September 2026. Prices are in the currency Venue publishes. If something here is out of date, tell us at support@inkeva.com and we will fix it.
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