# TextPhoto - Texting for Instagram & Facebook

> Add text, fonts, stickers, and effects to photos for social media. (iPhone/iPad app by 翠花 宋.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/textphoto-texting-for-instagram-and-facebook/id586586526 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [翠花 宋](https://appshunter.io/developer/876799331)
- Category: Reference, Photo & Video
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.20/5 from 47 App Store ratings · 95 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 6.0 · 54 MB
- Languages: American English, Chinese (Simplified, China), Chinese (Traditional, Taiwan)
- Released: 2013-01-08
- Data updated: 2026-06-11
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/textphoto-texting-for-instagram-and-facebook/id586586526/reviews.md

## What is TextPhoto?

** Get More Instagram Likes and Followers Instantly! ** Write your words on photos in seconds ** 100+ handwriting fonts, UNLIMITED colors! ** 200+ super cool stickers & 50+ templates & 20+ speech bubbles

Text Photo is a powerful tool to add text with beautiful fonts & styles & colors on your Instagram/Facebook/Twitter photos. And not just text, this is a full-featured app for adding awesome photo effects, super cool stickers and speech bubbles to make your sharing always in style!

WHY TEXT PHOTO?
- Instantly create amazing looking text images for Instagram
- Quick text on any image, e.g., add a funny caption to a pet photo or just note the date and time
- Post a long message to Twitter as an image
- Add stickers to photo for Valentine's Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year
- Sign your photos with hand-written signature

ADD WORDS TO TELL YOUR STORY NOW!
- Over 100+ lovely handwriting fonts with unlimited colors!
- Over 50+ well designed templates
- Over 200+ super cool stickers
- Over 20+ cute speech bubbles 
- Scale up/down and rotate texts/stickers
- Multi-line texts

READY TO SHARE
- Share to Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Sina Weibo and much more!
- Send via iMessage, Line & WeChat

And Text Photo is FREE! Download it NOW to create your own AWESOME!

## Key features

- Add text to photos
- 100+ handwriting fonts
- Unlimited color options
- 200+ stickers
- 50+ templates
- Speech bubbles
- Scale and rotate elements

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gift & Holiday Backgrounds | $0.99 | one-time |
| AD Free | $1.99 | one-time |
| Text Box Backgrounds | $0.99 | one-time |
| Flower Backgrounds | $0.99 | one-time |
| Rough Backgrounds | $0.99 | one-time |
| Romantic Love Sticker Set | $0.99 | one-time |
| All English Fonts | $1.99 | one-time |
| Valentine Backgrounds | $0.99 | one-time |
| Funny Words Sticker Set | $0.99 | one-time |
| Notepad Backgrounds | $0.99 | one-time |


## What do users think of TextPhoto?

Overall sentiment: mixed

**Pros**

- 👍 Easy to use
- ✨ Great for customization
- 🖼️ Nice backgrounds and stickers
- ✍️ Versatile text options
- 🚀 Fast and smooth performance
- 😊 Makes users happy
- 💯 Highly recommended
- 👍 Good for business/marketing
- 💖 Loved by users
- 🌟 Does what it says
- 💡 Creative and interesting
- ✅ Works well for many

**Cons**

- 🐛 Crashes frequently
- 💸 Too many in-app purchases
- 💰 Content is locked/paid
- 📉 Lots of ads
- ⚠️ Not updated for newer OS
- 🚫 Fails to send/save

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Crashes every time on opening
- Crashes when selecting photos
- App needs to be updated to IOS 11
- App needs to update for iPad OS update
- Freezes sometimes
- Doesn't send after choosing picture and writing note

**Most requested features**

- Update the application for newer OS versions
- Add more Russian fonts
- Unlock some paid stickers
- Remove advertisements
- Add more features with little to no cost
- Allow inserting one photo on top of another

## Recent user reviews (10 of 95)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/textphoto-texting-for-instagram-and-facebook/id586586526/reviews.md

### 1/5 — PLEASE UPDATE!!!

*2018-12-18, version 2.0.0*

Crashes every time I open it! Please fix!!

### 4/5 — Update please

*2018-08-18, version 2.0.0*

I really like this app. I would appreciate if you can update it please. Thanks in advance

### 5/5 — Actualizar aplicación

*2018-08-08, version 2.0.0*

Necesito que ustedes actualicen esta aplicación para yo poder usarla de lo contrario no puedo hacer uso de la aplicación y me gusta mucho. Gracias Helia

### 1/5 — Crashes

*2018-06-13, version 2.0.0*

Every time I try to select one of my photos the app crashes. For 3 days I've been trying to use it so it's not just a fluke. I haven't been able to make a single photo

### 1/5 — This app will not work. Needs to be updated to IOS 11

*2018-04-27, version 2.0.0*

I loved this app. Went to use this AM the developer has not updated to IOS 11

### 5/5 — رأي

*2018-03-27, version 2.0.0*

برنامج جدا جميل و مفيد  .
ورائعة تنوع كتابة الحروف بخطوط مختلفة وبالألوان .

### 1/5 — PLEASE UPDATE!@!

*2018-03-06, version 2.0.0*

TEXT PHOTO
UPDATE SOMETHING

### 1/5 — Text photo app

*2017-12-24, version 2.0.0*

I love this app and hoping the developer will update it to work with the latest version of apple. PLEASE! None compare! 5 stars when it’s working!!!

### 1/5 — Update please

*2017-12-04, version 2.0.0*

I loved this app but it won’t work since Apple updated the iPad it says this app needs to update ,I wish you would ,I’ve asked several times ,but I guess I’m going to have to look for a new app to add text to my picture . I will keep checking this one hope you do it soon

### 3/5 — Good but.....

*2017-10-12, version 2.0.0*

This app is really good to use. But it needs an over due update to work well on iPhones.

## Frequently asked questions about TextPhoto

### What does TextPhoto do?

TextPhoto is a tool that allows you to add text with various fonts, styles, and colors to your photos. It also includes stickers, templates, and speech bubbles to enhance your images for social media sharing on platforms like Instagram and Facebook.

### What are the key features of TextPhoto?

Key features include over 100 handwriting fonts, unlimited color choices, more than 200 stickers, 50+ templates, and 20+ speech bubbles. You can also scale and rotate text and stickers, and create multi-line text.

### Is TextPhoto free to use?

Yes, the app is free to download and use. However, it offers in-app purchases, suggesting that some additional features or content might be available for purchase.

### What platforms is TextPhoto compatible with?

The app is designed for mobile use and can share directly to Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Sina Weibo, and more. It can also be sent via messaging apps like iMessage, Line, and WeChat.

### How can I use TextPhoto to improve my social media posts?

You can use TextPhoto to add engaging captions, quotes, or announcements to your photos. It's useful for creating visually appealing content for special occasions like holidays, adding funny captions to pet photos, or even posting longer messages as images on platforms like Twitter.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.0.0 — 2014-01-06

- iOS 7 Compatible
- 100 background images FREE!
- 300 stickers FREE!

### 1.0.3 — 2013-04-18

Bug fixes

### 1.0.2 — 2013-03-15

- Fixed a crash when purchasing IAPs
- More Instagram hashtags to get much more likes & followers!

### 1.0.1 — 2013-01-31

1.0.1 Release:
- Fixed a crash when sending emails
- Remove spelling check marks after editing
- Re-layout the sharing page
- 15 new art fonts!
- 15 new photo backgrounds!
- 90+ new stickers!

### 1.0.0 — 2013-01-08

No release notes.

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