Christmas is coming
Give someone a comic made just for them
Make a comic for someone you love, about a birthday, an anniversary, a Christmas morning or a story only the two of you share, and send it as a private link. It is never published: only people you send the link to can read it.
Signing up is free, and so is making gift links.
- Nothing gets published
- No account needed to read it
- Hand-drawn and AI-made welcome
See a gift open
Twenty-six seconds from a story idea to the moment someone opens their comic. Tap the film for sound.
How it works ↓A comic is a gift nobody else can give
It does not need to be long. A few pages about a moment you shared can mean more than anything from a shop.
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Christmas
The year in a few pages, the family’s favourite story, or a Christmas morning told as an adventure.
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A birthday
Turn them into the hero of their own comic, or retell the best day of their year.
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An anniversary
How you met, your first trip, the inside jokes. A love letter with panels.
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A friend’s story
The road trip, the band, the night everything went wrong. Some stories deserve to be drawn.
How it works
Three steps, and no waiting for anyone to approve it.
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Make the comic
Upload pages you drew, or make them with AI in the studio. A single short chapter is plenty.
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Make a gift link
Open Give as a gift in the studio and choose how long the link works: 7, 30 or 90 days.
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Send it to them
Copy the link into a message, an email or a card. They tap it and read, no account needed.
Wrapped in one click
Every series in the studio has a Give as a gift page. Pick how long the link should work, make it, and copy it. You can make as many as you like, one for each person.
- One link opens every chapter of the series, and pages you add later show up in it too.
- Each link shows how many times it has been opened.
- Turn a link off whenever you want. It stops working straight away.
- A reminder in the studio 3 days before a link ends, so you can send a new one.
Opened like a real comic
Your gift opens in the same reader as every comic on Inkroost, page by page or as one long scroll, on a phone or a big screen. A small note tells them who it is from and how long the link works.
- No sign-up, no app to install.
- Manga reads right to left, webtoons scroll.
- Kept out of Browse and search engines.
Draw it your way
Hand-drawn and AI-made comics are equally welcome on Inkroost.
Drawing it yourself
Scan or photograph your pages and upload them. Uploading is free, and so is the gift link.
Making it with AI
Describe the story and the people in it, and draw the pages in the studio, or with ChatGPT or Claude. The price of each page is shown before it is drawn.
Making a gift?
Gift pack · 120 credits · $3.60
Enough for a 10-page gift comic with its cover and banner.
Questions people ask
Does the person I send it to need an account?
No. They open the link and read the comic in the Inkroost reader, on a phone or a computer, without signing up.
Can anyone else find my comic?
Nothing gets published: the series stays out of Browse and search, and search engines are asked not to index the link. Anyone who has the link can read it while it works, so send it only to the person it is for.
How long does a gift link work?
You choose 7, 30 or 90 days when you make it. Three days before it ends, the studio reminds you, so you can make a new link if they are still reading.
Will I know when they open it?
Yes. Each link shows how many times it has been opened. Your own visits and link previews in chat apps do not count.
Can I take a gift link back?
Yes. Turn it off in the studio and it stops working straight away. Anyone who opens it then sees that it has expired.
Does a gift comic go through review?
No. A gift link skips the review queue for published chapters, so it works as soon as you make it. Our automatic safety check still runs, and a series our moderators have paused cannot be given as a gift.
Can I draw the comic by hand?
Of course. Upload the pages you drew, for free, or make them with AI in the studio. Hand-drawn and AI-made comics are equally welcome on Inkroost.
What does it cost?
Making gift links is free, and so is uploading your own pages. AI drawing is paid with credits, at the price shown before each page.
Can I publish it later?
Yes. The comic stays yours. Keep it private, or publish it to readers whenever you like.
Who will you make one for?
Start with one page. You can make the link before the comic is finished, and new pages appear in it as you add them.
Signing up is free, and so is making gift links.