Comparison

Bubbled vs Toonita

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Bubbled

Add speech bubbles and captions to your photos to create fun and expressive images. Choose from various bubble styles, colors, and fonts, or use the online gallery. Easily create photo collages for a comic book look and share your creations.

Highlights
  • Add speech bubbles and captions
  • 15 bubble styles
  • Customizable colors and fonts
  • Online photo gallery
  • Photo collage creation
  • Drag, rotate, and pinch controls
  • Share to social media
Features
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Add speech bubbles to any photo, video, or GIF. Bubbled is a caption editor built for speech bubbles, comics, and visual storytelling. Style them with hand-crafted templates, place them behind the subject, then layer on text styles, filters, stickers, and comic panel layouts to create something worth sharing. ◆ SPEECH BUBBLES Bubble templates for social replies, thought clouds, comic shouts, narration boxes, and more. Rich text editing with dozens of fonts, a curated color palette, bold, italic, underline, and alignment. Drag, rotate, and scale. Reshape tails to point exactly where you want. ◆ AUTO CAPTIONS Turn the speech in your videos into timed captions, made on your device. Pick a look and watch each word light up as it is spoken, then adjust pacing, size, and position or fix any line. Requires iOS or iPadOS 26 or later. ◆ PAGES Tell a story across several photos. Each page gets its own bubbles, text, and filter, and all pages share one aspect ratio so the series lines up. Reorder, duplicate, and export the set in order. ◆ DEPTH Bubbled finds the subject of your shot, so bubbles, text, and stickers can sit behind people and pets instead of covering them. Works on photos, videos, and GIFs. ◆ BACKDROP Replace everything behind your subject with a color or a pattern, or treat the real background with blur, fade, and black and white. Your subject stays sharp and in color. ◆ TEXT STYLES Text presets spanning meme impact, clean sans, handwritten, script, and playful. Neon glows, outlines, shadows, gradients, and bold design treatments. Curve and warp text, or stack it in vertical columns. Layer styled typography directly onto your photos and videos. ◆ TEMPLATES One-tap compositions that apply a complete look (filter, frame, stickers, and text) to your photo or video. From moody noir and floral collages to arcade fighting screens and magazine covers. Just add your photo and caption. ◆ FILTERS & ADJUSTMENTS Handcrafted color grades with adjustable intensity, from vintage fades and noir to cinematic teal, cool tones, and portrait looks. Fine-tune brightness, contrast, shadows, saturation, sharpen, soften, and blur. Non-destructive: your original is always preserved. ◆ STICKERS & EMOJI Illustrated comic effects (BAM! POW! BOOM!), floral art, decorative frames, and arcade graphics. Full emoji library with skin-tone variants. Drag, scale, and rotate freely on the canvas. ◆ ANIMATIONS Give a bubble entrance and exit animations, a persistent glow, an aura pulse, or a particle burst, each with adjustable intensity and speed. Animate a still photo and it exports as a video. ◆ COLLAGE LAYOUTS, FRAMES & BORDERS Panel layouts for photo collages and comic pages, from classic grids to diagonal comic cuts. Decorative frames you can move and resize, plus solid-color borders in any width and color. ◆ SAVE & SHARE Unlimited drafts to pick up anytime. Send photos in from Files or any share sheet, then export photos, videos, and GIFs to your camera roll or any app. ----- Bubbled Pro is available as an auto-renewable subscription. Plans are billed weekly, monthly, or yearly at the rate shown in the app. The yearly plan includes a 7-day free trial. While subscribed, all Pro features are unlocked: premium bubbles, text styles, filters, comic page layouts, frames, backdrops, behind-subject placement, animations, auto captions, longer video, more pages, and ad-free editing. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription renews automatically unless you turn off auto-renewal in your Account Settings at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Any unused portion of a free trial will be forfeited upon purchasing a subscription. Terms of Service: https://getbubbled.app/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://getbubbled.app/privacy/

About

Toonita

Transform photos into unique artistic styles like comic books, sketches, and pop art. This app offers advanced editing tools for precise control over transformations, including object removal and background replacement, with a multi-stage artistic pipeline.

Highlights
  • Photo to comic art, sketch, and pop art
  • AI object removal and background replacement
  • 36+ unique artistic styles
  • Customizable speech bubbles and stickers
  • High-resolution export options
  • Multi-stage editing workflow
Features
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Transform your photos into professional comic art, technical sketches, and pop-art masterpieces. Toonita is not just another cartoon filter app. It is a powerful, high-resolution photo editing suite built on a professional 5-stage processing pipeline. Whether you are a fan of classic comic books, technical blueprints, or retro ASCII art, Toonita gives you the precision tools to turn any image into a work of art. WHY TOONITA? Most apps give you one-tap filters. Toonita gives you a creative studio. From automatic background replacement to AI-powered object removal, you have total control over every detail of your transformation. THE FIVE-STAGE ARTISTIC PIPELINE: 1. PREPARE: Professional Retouching Before you stylize, get the perfect base. Use advanced tools including: • AI Vanish & Clone: Seamlessly remove unwanted objects. • Background Replace: Automatic person segmentation and background swap. • Face Tune: Adjust eyes, nose, and mouth size for perfect portraits. • Deform Tool: Professional liquify (push, bloat, shrink) to reshape elements. • Classic Edit: Precise control over brightness, contrast, sharpen, and noise. 2. STYLIZE: 36+ Unique Artistic Styles Go beyond basic filters. Explore a massive collection of styles: • Comic & Pop Art: Sin City, Lichtenstein, Magazine, Hope, Pop Art. • Technical & Retro: Blueprint, ASCII Art, Dither, Halftone, Matrix, Graphite. • Artistic: Sketch, Watercolor, Pastel, Painting, Charcoal. • Unique Textures: Money, Newspaper, Grunge, Color Splash. 3. ADJUST: Fine-Tune the Edges Total control over the stylization. Fine-tune outlines, edge width, smoothness, and detail. Adjust color levels and softness to achieve that perfect hand-drawn look. 4. STICKERS: Visual Storytelling Bring your comics to life with fully customizable speech bubbles, text overlays, and professional sticker collections (Comic, Pop Art, Kawaii, and more). 5. FILTERS: Final Color Mastery Apply professional color maps and filters (Warm, Cold, Sepia, B&W, Threshold, Glowing Edges) to set the mood of your masterpiece. PRO-GRADE FEATURES: • High-Resolution Export: Save your art in 3MP, 6MP, or ultra-clear 12MP. • Multi-Stage Editing: Use your result as an input for a new cycle of transformations. • Opacity Control: Every style and filter can be blended for subtle or bold effects. • Non-Linear Workflow: Go back and forth between stages to perfect your vision. Cartoon yourself. Sketch your world. Create with Toonita. CREDITS are listed on http://toonita.app. Terms of Use: http://toonita.app/terms-of-use-ios.html

Screenshots

Bubbled4 screens
Toonita4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Toonita at 4.8 against Bubbled's 4.2. Toonita also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.6). Bubbled's advantage is ratings volume (3.3K vs 802). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Bubbled sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and Toonita sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Toonita holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3.3K and 802 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 79% of Bubbled's written reviews are positive against 71% of Toonita's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bubbled ships an update monthly, Toonita every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Bubbled versus Toonita: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBubbledToonita
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (3.3K ratings)4.8 (802 ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.6% of reviews — better70.6% of reviews
Number of ratings3.3K — better802
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size150 MB199 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJose SanchezAleksandar Milosavljevic

Customer experience

Bubbled

All ratings3,285 ratings
Positive79.7%
Neutral13.7%
Negative6.6%
Written reviews420 reviews
Positive78.6%
Neutral14.3%
Negative7.1%

Toonita

All ratings794 ratings
Positive96.2%
Neutral2.6%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive70.6%
Neutral5.9%
Negative23.5%

User reviews

Bubbled

From 3.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 User-friendly
  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 💡 Customizable speech bubbles
  • 🎨 Variety of options
  • 💰 Free to use

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Limited bubble options
  • 🔒 Ads can be intrusive
  • 🐛 Occasional crashes or freezes
  • ⚠️ Forced reviews to unlock features

Toonita

From 802 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Functional
  • 👍 Great free app
  • 👍 Useful for simplifying photos
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 👍 Helpful cartoon filter

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Unable to access correctly
  • 🐛 No indication of subscription-based model
  • 🔍 Limited menu options

Bugs and requests

Bubbled

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Ads preventing app usage
  • Inability to save or edit bubbles

Requested features

4 requests
  • More bubble shapes and styles
  • Ability to flip or rotate bubbles
  • Option to remove ads
  • Improved performance and stability

Toonita

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Never received help to rectify issues
  • Original photo looked like an oil painting instead of a cartoon

Requested features

2 requests
  • Option to turn off 'Quote of the day'
  • One-time purchase package price

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Bubbled

Subscriptions4
  • Bubbled Pro Weekly$3.997 Days
  • Bubbled Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Bubbled Pro Yearly7 Days trial$34.991 Year
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  • Bubbled Pro Yearly$34.991 Year
One-time4
  • Buy me a coffee$0.99
  • Remove Ads$2.99
  • Buy me a beer$2.99
Show 1 more
  • Big support$4.99
4 purchases

Toonita

Subscriptions3
  • Toonita Premium 1 Week$2.497 Days
  • Toonita Premium 1 Month$4.991 Month
  • Toonita Premium 1 Year$17.991 Year
One-time1
  • Toonita Lifetime Premium$44.99

Questions

Is Bubbled free?
Bubbled is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Toonita free?
Toonita is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bubbled or Toonita?
Toonita is rated higher. Bubbled averages 4.2 out of 5 from 3.3K ratings, while Toonita averages 4.8 from 802 ratings.
Do Bubbled or Toonita have ads?
Bubbled shows ads; Toonita does not.
Which is updated more often, Bubbled or Toonita?
Bubbled ships an update monthly, and Toonita every 3 weeks. Most recently, Bubbled was updated on November 1, 2026 and Toonita on November 3, 2026.

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