These pictures are from Dec 2014 so they are a bit old, but a while ago i ordered some charms from ChillyPig because I’m always interested in new companies operating in the clear acrylic space XD.
This is a comparison between Chilly Pig and Ink it Labs, with my charm designs. I paid for these at the market rate, so they are not free promo/gifts. There were also other finishes included but I’ve picked the most similar to compare. I also can’t sell them because the colors and finishes are different from my regular product XD (make use of that info as you will lol)
The colors are different because I use Ink it Labs spot colors, and Chilly Pig does not use the same palette, so the colors came out as they were on my monitor which is pretty accurate (just not accurate to my intention). If you have all your files set up for ink it labs palette, you would have to redo them so keep that in mind.
The gloss in these chillypig charms spill over the edge of the images but since then chillypig’s owner has let me know they re calibrated the machine to make it fit the image. The original spill over was intentional as the owner thought people would prefer them so it’s not a mistake on their part.
Chillypig’s site currently offers only extra white or no white, no more 3 2 or 1 white layers noted here, I haven’t since got samples so i don’t know how opaque their one white layer is! EDIT: My friend squidyjen did little comparison with their newer samples HERE
Otherwise! Compare this review with my old comparisons: Zap 1, Zap 2 and i would personally say ChillyPig definitely is more worthy of comparison to Ink it. The printing DPI looks similar, the white edge is about the same (slightly peaking out but sharp and not.. pixelly or feathered out like zap) and the edge clarity equal as well.
The only worry I have is on one of the chilly pig charms i happened to notice that there’s a captured dust speck in the gloss. I circled it in red on the 3rd picture but it’s visible in the second picture too. I worry because basically I’ve had Ink it Labs throw out entire sheets of charms because of captured dust like this on their own accord, they have impeccable standards and although this is probably an anomoly that just slipped past CP early on, it will be something CP has to keep an eye on.
The price difference for the largest quantity of charms is about 20 cents per charm in the end.
For me I’m sticking with Ink It especially since all my colors would be redone, but also because I know their standards first hand and don’t mind paying a little more for that :). However again, ChillyPig is definitely a closer competitor that’s also based in the USA and hopefully these home grown companies can motivate each other to produce their best work!
Previous Posts on Acrylic Charms:
Original Zap Creatives Comparison
Head to Head Ink it Labs vs Zap Creatives
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