Comparison

Adobe Express vs Quote Maker

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

Head to head
About

Adobe Express

Create professional marketing and business materials with ease. This app offers intuitive tools for video editing, photo enhancement, background removal, and QR code generation. Maintain brand consistency with customizable templates and brand kits.

Highlights
  • Video editing with templates, music, and effects
  • AI-powered photo editing and object manipulation
  • One-tap background removal for photos and videos
  • Branded QR code generation
  • Brand kit for consistent visuals
  • PDF editing and conversion
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Adobe Express is the quick and easy app to create on-brand content that helps your business stand out and make an impact. Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned creator, Adobe Express empowers you and your team to make high-quality marketing and business materials while maintaining brand consistency. VIDEO MADE EASY Looking for the best free video editor? Adobe Express makes video editing simple. Use customizable templates, upload clips from your camera roll, trim and combine footage, add text, music, transitions, and sound effects. Automatically add captions, reframe for social channels, and remove background noise -- all in one place. PHOTO EDITING FOR EVERYONE Adobe Express is the best free photo editor for beginners, offering intuitive tools to enhance your images. Use AI to add or remove objects, apply Photoshop-powered filters, and instantly generate stunning photo art with our AI photo generator. BYE-BYE BACKGROUNDS Need the best app to remove photo backgrounds? Adobe Express makes it effortless. With Quick Actions, remove backgrounds from photos or videos in seconds, convert images to GIFs, and resize content with a single tap. QR CODE GENERATION MADE SIMPLE Create stylish, branded QR codes with ease. Adobe Express is your best QR code generator online, offering customizable styles and colors to match your brand. STAYING ON BRAND MADE EASY With brand kits, keep your fonts, colors, and logos ready to drop into any design. Apply your brand across all your content with a tap. Maintain a cohesive look with Generate Similar and refine designs. EDIT PDFs QUICKLY Update content, swap images, refine layouts, or add your brand’s colors, fonts, and visuals, all in just a few clicks. You can even convert files to PDF or export PDFs to share with your team or audience instantly. QUICK ACTION TOOLS · Trim & resize designs for any channel · Crop photos & convert image files · Convert to GIF from images & videos · Animate a character with your voice · Import PDF Some features are not currently supported on all devices, but good things are coming. Support for more devices is rolling out over time. QUESTIONS? Your feedback and engagement will help us make Adobe Express better for everyone. Join our Discord community [https://discord.gg/adobeexpress] to share your thoughts, connect with the community and get involved with creative challenges Visit Uservoice [https://adobeexpress.uservoice.com/forums/951181-adobe-express] to request new features Let us know about any bugs or issues you encounter in our Adobe Community Forum [https://community.adobe.com/t5/adobe-express/ct-p/ct-adobe-express] PREMIUM MEMBERSHIP Your Adobe Express Premium membership unlocks access to Premium features: · Over 200M royalty-free Adobe Stock photos, videos, music tracks, design elements and fonts · 250 generative credits to generate images, videos, templates and more · Remove Video Background, One-click Resize for multiple channels, brand kits and more Use your Adobe Express Premium plan across your desktop browser and mobile phone. Also includes Adobe Photoshop Express on mobile. Please refer to our full terms of service for more details. [http://www.adobe.com/go/terms_linkfree_en] Terms and conditions: Your use of this Adobe application is governed by the Adobe General Terms of Use http://www.adobe.com/go/terms_linkfree_en, and Adobe Privacy Policy http://www.adobe.com/go/privacy_policy_linkfree_en and any successor versions thereto. Do not sell or share my personal information: www.adobe.com/go/ca-rights-linkfree All trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

About

Quote Maker

Easily add text to photos to create social media posts, wallpapers, stickers, and invitations. Offers a wide range of tools for customization, including fonts, shapes, and filters. Perfect for personal branding and event design.

Highlights
  • Add text to photos
  • Customizable shapes and fonts
  • Logo and watermark creation
  • Photo collage options
  • Over 100 professional filters
  • Editable templates
  • Stock image integration
Features
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Add beautiful text to photos with Quotes Maker — an easy quote maker, photo text editor, and graphic design app for creating inspiring quotes, social media posts, wallpapers, posters, invitations, captions, and more. Quotes Maker helps you turn your words, photos, and ideas into eye-catching designs. Create motivational quotes, daily inspiration posts, greeting cards, photo collages, profile pictures, thumbnails, banners, memes, and custom wallpapers in just a few taps. Start with ready-made templates or design from scratch using stylish fonts, stickers, shapes, filters, overlays, backgrounds, and powerful text editing tools. WHY YOU’LL LOVE QUOTES MAKER • Add text to photos with stylish fonts, colors, shadows, strokes, curves, alignment, spacing, and blending tools • Create beautiful quote images, inspirational posts, motivational designs, and captions • Use 300+ fonts including script, signature, headline, title, and creative typography styles • Customize 25+ shapes with color, border, size, width, and height controls • Add your own logo, image, or watermark to personalize and protect your designs • Decorate photos with stickers, artworks, overlays, bokeh lights, textures, and effects • Enhance images with 100+ photo filters and professional editing options • Create photo collages, wallpapers, greeting cards, invitations, posters, banners, and thumbnails • Use fresh stock images from Unsplash and fully editable templates • Make custom stickers with different shapes and creative design tools DESIGN FOR EVERY OCCASION Quotes Maker is perfect for creating daily quotes, inspirational messages, birthday cards, wedding invitations, event posters, social media graphics, story posts, wallpapers, business designs, branded content, and personal photo edits. Whether you want to make a simple quote image or a complete creative design, Quotes Maker gives you the tools to design faster and share your ideas beautifully. Unlock more creative tools with Quotes Maker PRO and enjoy premium templates, fonts, stickers, filters, overlays, and advanced editing features. Start your 7-day free trial today and create beautiful quote designs, text on photo art, and social media graphics with ease. Quotes Maker PRO Subscription: Quotes Maker PRO offers auto-renewing subscriptions to unlock PRO features: Quotes Maker PRO Yearly includes a 7-day free trial, then $29.99 USD per year, and Quotes Maker PRO Monthly is $4.99 USD per month. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase, subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends, and you can manage or cancel anytime in App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://quotesmaker.app/privacy Terms of Use / EULA: https://quotesmaker.app/terms

Screenshots

Adobe Express4 screens
Quote Maker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Adobe Express at 367K against Quote Maker's 1.8K. Adobe Express also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and chart position (#10 vs unranked). Quote Maker's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Adobe Express sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Quote Maker sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Adobe Express against 4.7 for Quote Maker. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Adobe Express has 367K ratings behind it against 1.8K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 58% of Adobe Express's written reviews are positive against 66% of Quote Maker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Adobe Express ships an update every 3 weeks, Quote Maker every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Adobe Express versus Quote Maker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAdobe ExpressQuote Maker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (367K ratings) — better4.7 (1.8K ratings)
Positive reviews58.0% of reviews65.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings367K — better1.8K
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#10 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size188 MB89 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAdobe Inc.Lazy Fox Apps Studio

Customer experience

Adobe Express

All ratings366,940 ratings
Positive96.2%
Neutral1.9%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews3,156 reviews
Positive58.0%
Neutral6.6%
Negative35.4%

Quote Maker

All ratings1,762 ratings
Positive93.1%
Neutral3.4%
Negative3.5%
Written reviews70 reviews
Positive65.7%
Neutral7.1%
Negative27.1%

User reviews

Adobe Express

From 367K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Quick and efficient
  • 💡 Vast collection of templates and design options
  • 👍 Intuitive interface
  • 🚀 Seamless cross-platform sync

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 🔒 Subscription model limits free features
  • 🔒 Watermark issues with free version
  • 🐛 Syncing and file management problems
  • 👎 Cluttered and confusing UI after recent update

Quote Maker

From 1.8K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 💡 Excellent for creating quotes and announcements
  • 🚀 Smooth and sophisticated user experience
  • 💡 Variety of fonts, colors, and formatting options
  • 👍 User-friendly app

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and bugs
  • 🚫 Limited functionality without paying
  • 🚫 Watermark on designs
  • 🚫 Lack of customer support
  • 🚫 Landscape mode not supported

Bugs and requests

Adobe Express

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes and freezes when using certain features
  • Disappearing fonts and design elements
  • Issues with exporting high-quality images
  • Inconsistent behavior across mobile and desktop versions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more customization options for text, shapes, and layouts
  • Improve alignment and resizing tools
  • Introduce a search function for templates and design elements
  • Allow offline editing and local file storage
  • Provide better organization and management of projects and assets

Quote Maker

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Crashing issues
  • Inability to add images
  • Paid features not working as expected
  • Slow loading times
  • Connectivity problems

Requested features

6 requests
  • More design templates and artwork
  • Undo/save feature
  • Ability to remove watermark
  • Landscape mode support
  • Improved text editing tools
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  • More font and effect options

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Adobe Express

Subscriptions10
  • Adobe Express Mobile14 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Express Subscription - Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Adobe Express Monthly14 Days trial$9.991 Month
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  • Adobe Express Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Adobe Design Mobile : Monthly1 Month trial$14.991 Month
  • Adobe Express Mobile - Yearly14 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Adobe Express - Yearly14 Days trial$99.991 Year
  • Adobe Express Yearly14 Days trial$99.991 Year
  • Adobe Express Premium - Annual$99.991 Month
  • Adobe Design Mobile: Yearly1 Month trial$149.991 Year
4 purchases

Quote Maker

Subscriptions4
  • 7-Day Free Trial7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription$4.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription$29.991 Year
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  • Annually Subscription7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Adobe Express free?
Adobe Express is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Quote Maker free?
Quote Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Adobe Express or Quote Maker?
Adobe Express is rated higher. Adobe Express averages 4.8 out of 5 from 367K ratings, while Quote Maker averages 4.7 from 1.8K ratings.
Do Adobe Express or Quote Maker have ads?
Neither Adobe Express nor Quote Maker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Adobe Express or Quote Maker?
Adobe Express ships an update every 3 weeks, and Quote Maker every 2 months. Most recently, Adobe Express was updated on September 25, 2026 and Quote Maker on September 22, 2026.

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