# Curved Text — Create beautifully curved text

> App for adding curved text and editing photos with artistic fonts and shapes. (iPhone/iPad app by Dongwook Cho.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/curved-text/id584748197 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Dongwook Cho](https://appshunter.io/developer/1615253426)
- Category: Photo & Video, Entertainment
- Price: $2.99 with in-app purchases
- Rating: 2.80/5 from 72 App Store ratings · 240 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 11.0 · 75 MB
- Languages: American English, Japanese, Korean, Chinese (Simplified, China)
- Released: 2013-03-26
- Data updated: 2026-08-29
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/curved-text/id584748197/reviews.md

## What is Curved Text?

[Curved Text] helps you to add beautiful curved texts on your photo. With tons of curve shapes, text styles, artistic fonts and background templates, you can add unique texts in ways you've never imagined. You can also apply effects, frames and stickers to your photo with powerful photo editor.

[Features]
● Beautiful curve shapes
 - Free draw
 - Wave
 - Arc
 - Bell
 - Horizontal/Vertical Line
 - Semi Circle
 - Circle
 - Rectangle
● Create custom curve with your finger touch
● Unlimited number of texts - not just one text!
● Tons of artistic fonts (including all iOS fonts)
● Custom Font - Add any font you want
● Beautiful text styles and colors including gradient color
● Move, resize and rotate each text
● Tons of background templates - optimized for Instagram
● Powerful photo editor - effects, frames and stickers
● Save as full resolution
● Export texts as watermark
● Upload to SNS

** Custom Font - Add any font you want 

1. Using iTunes
- Open iTunes 
- Connect your device to your PC
- Go to [Devices/Your Device/Apps/File Sharing/CurvedText] 
- Copy your fonts to app 

2. Using Email
- Create email and attach your fonts in your PC
- Send it to yourself
- Open it in your iPhone email app
- Select [Curved Text] in the list

[User Reviews]
 - "I've been waiting for an app like this to come along and Curved Text is very well done and simple to use"
 - "Great set of fonts and works perfect"
 - "Add curved writing to your messages and photos!"
 - "So amazing words can't describe it!!! The point is... IT'S AMAZING!!!"

## Key features

- Beautiful curve shapes
- Custom curve drawing
- Unlimited text additions
- Artistic and custom fonts
- Text styling and colors
- Photo editing tools
- Background templates

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: $2.99.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Use All Fonts | $0.99 | one-time |
| Use All Templates | $0.99 | one-time |


## Chart rankings

- #157 in Top Paid · Photo & Video (US App Store)

## What do users think of Curved Text?

Overall sentiment: mixed

**Pros**

- 💡 Unique curved text feature unavailable in other apps
- 🎨 Wide variety of fonts and color options
- 👍 User-friendly interface and intuitive design
- 🖼️ Built-in photo editing and cropping tools
- ✨ Multiple text effects including shadows and gradients
- 📱 Supports custom fonts and device fonts
- 🎯 Flexible preset curves and custom curve drawing
- ⭐ Good value for price with many features unlocked
- 🔄 Maintains compatibility with newer iOS versions

**Cons**

- 🐛 Frequent crashes when saving photos
- 📏 Inconsistent and uneven letter spacing
- ❌ Cannot save with transparent backgrounds
- 🔤 Low resolution/blurry text output
- ⚙️ Limited customization of preset curves
- 💰 In-app purchases required for additional features
- 🎯 Text box not resizable or scalable
- 🖱️ Difficult to edit text after initial placement
- 🔧 Custom curve drawing feature unreliable
- 📸 Export/save functionality problematic
- 🎨 Limited background options (mostly decorative)
- 🌍 No support for non-Latin languages (Arabic, Chinese)
- ⏸️ App crashes with multiple edits or large files
- 🔤 Cannot adjust text size independently from spacing

**Commonly reported bugs**

- App crashes when attempting to save photos to camera roll
- Only first letter of text displays after updates
- Text fails to appear on photos during export
- Custom curve feature glitches and malfunctions
- App freezes during photo editing with multiple lines
- Text editing selection becomes unresponsive after placement
- Interface language switches to Asian characters unexpectedly
- Incompatibility with iOS 10.2 and older devices
- Black bars appear on iPod touch 5 despite bigger screen support
- App crashes when using draw-your-own-curve feature
- Pinch-to-zoom enlarges text but spaces letters excessively
- Preset text styles cannot have border/shadow colors changed independently

**Most requested features**

- Transparent background export option
- Automatic text centering and balancing
- Eraser tool for artistic effects
- Ability to resize text boxes independently
- Letter spacing/kerning adjustment controls
- Plain or no background options
- Text rotation and angle adjustment
- 3D text rotation capability
- Save/autosave functionality with checkpoints
- Support for Arabic language
- Support for Chinese fonts and characters
- Paragraph/multi-line text support
- Two-finger pinch-to-resize gesture
- Color picker for more precise color selection
- More diverse preset shapes and templates
- Japanese font expansion
- Photo layering above backgrounds
- Ability to curve special/custom fonts

## Recent user reviews (10 of 240)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/curved-text/id584748197/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Poor text spacing

*2026-03-18*

The spacing on the text was uneven and rendered the app completely unusable. I tried several fonts and shapes and sizes and nothing changed. I could place individual letters onto a picture with more efficiency than this app. So disappointing.

### 1/5 — Doesn’t work

*2025-10-13*

App does not save to photos. No point paying for this app

### 1/5 — Not useful

*2024-06-25*

This app is not useful at all and the options of background and fonts are unappealing, do not pay money for this

### 3/5 — Loved their app but…

*2024-05-28*

Loved their app but they are unfortunately not updating it any longer. Still hoping otherwise they are a solid 5*.

### 5/5 — One of my favourite apps!

*2024-05-11*

I have used this app for years, and it is really one of my favourites.  
It has a great variety of letter fonts (and you can add more), as well as a good selection of colours and shading / shadow effects as well. I’m grateful that this app keeps working with each new iOS software update even though it’s an older app- thank you! xx

### 1/5 — Bad

*2024-02-17*

Unable to edit beyond preset curves, the layout of the text itself is awful. Don’t buy

### 1/5 — Total waste of money.

*2023-07-18*

Can’t save as anything other then a image. Can’t remove background. Completely pointless. I will be requesting a refund when I’m done here

### 1/5 — Blurry Fonts

*2023-01-25*

The text is always low resolution regardless of the font choice

### 4/5 — 为什么现在保存的只能是原图了？

*2022-08-25*

突然再用，发现无论用什么保存转发方式，都只能存修改前的原图了。修改后的内容就是存不到图上。

### 1/5 — DON’T BOTHER

*2022-04-11*

Worst app ever spacing of letters dreadful, yes curves but that’s it.

## Frequently asked questions about Curved Text

### What does the Curved Text app do?

This app allows you to add beautifully curved text to your photos. You can select from a variety of pre-set curve shapes, draw your own custom curves with your finger, and apply artistic fonts and styles to your text.

### What are the key features of Curved Text?

Key features include numerous curve shapes, the ability to create custom curves, unlimited text additions, a wide selection of artistic and custom fonts, text styling options like gradient colors, and a powerful photo editor with effects, frames, and stickers.

### How can I add custom fonts to the app?

You can add custom fonts by connecting your device to your PC and using iTunes File Sharing to copy fonts into the app. Alternatively, you can email the font files to yourself and open them with your iPhone's email app, selecting Curved Text to import them.

### Is Curved Text free to use?

The app is free to download and use, but it offers in-app purchases. This means you can enjoy the core functionality for free, with options to purchase additional features or content.

### Who is the target audience for this app?

This app is designed for individuals who want to enhance their photos with creative and artistic text. It's particularly useful for social media users, designers, or anyone looking to add a unique touch to their images.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.12.2 — 2019-12-18

- Minor bug fix

### 1.12.1 — 2019-12-14

- Minor bug fix

### 1.12 — 2019-12-02

- No more in app purchases. Use all the features with single purchase!
- Supports recent fonts
- Supports recent texts
- Support for iOS13
- Support for Dark mode
- UI enhancements
- Minor bug fixes

### 1.11.1 — 2017-10-21

- Support for iOS11 and new iPhone devices

### 1.11 — 2016-11-07

• Photo editor with all free filters

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All apps by Dongwook Cho: https://appshunter.io/developer/1615253426

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