Comparison

TextingStory Chat Story Maker vs ChatApp!

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

Head to head
About

TextingStory Chat Story Maker

Create engaging video stories from text conversations. Easily switch sides, add details, and accelerate your dialogue for fast-paced, shareable content. Perfect for social media and educational purposes.

Highlights
  • Write text conversations
  • Create accelerated videos
  • Switch message sides easily
  • Record every keystroke
  • Add pictures and GIFs (with upgrade)
  • Educational content creation
Features
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Join 20 million happy users and unleash your creativity! 1. Write a text conversation in TextingStory 2. Create a video with your story 3. Watch it and share it TextingStory allows you to write conversations like any messaging app, except you can switch sides by swiping left or right over the message area. You can also press the characters' names. Take all the time you need to write your conversations. The videos are automatically accelerated for a consistently fast-paced result! Every keystroke is recorded, so feel free to play with corrections, hesitations, or misspellings! This is a simple app with endless possibilities. TextingStory pioneered a new video format in 2016 and has become wildly successful on various social media, with some users getting tens of millions of views of their videos. It has its own Know Your Meme entry and T-Mobile even reproduced it in a 2019 Superbowl ad. TextingStory is also a popular educational app for spicing up course material or hands-on activities with students. Get it now! ********** Frequently Asked Questions ********** If your question is not here or the answer doesn't help => iphone@yvz.fr Q: How do I change the character's names? A: To access their settings, make a long-press on any character in the character list. Q: How do I change the message side? A: Swipe over the messages area. Or tap the + or camera button, then tap "Change writing side". You can also change the side of any message in edit mode. Tap the pencil button to enter edit mode when you're not writing a message. Q: How do I add pictures or GIFs to the stories A: You need to purchase the Storyteller or Pro upgrade. Any purchase unlocks character pictures and the ability to send pictures or GIFs. Q: I don't see the typing area in the videos. Why is that? A: Check if "Show typing" is ON in the video settings. Privacy policy: https://yvz.fr/privacy/ Terms of use: https://www.iubenda.com/terms-and-conditions/75084159

About

ChatApp!

Engage in fun and educational conversations with an AI companion. This app supports over 30 languages and uses advanced AI to understand and respond to your queries and commands. Discover new knowledge and enjoy interactive chats anytime, anywhere.

Highlights
  • AI conversational companion
  • Supports over 30 languages
  • Educational chats
  • Interactive conversations
  • Privacy focused (no data collection)
Features
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ChatApp - your new conversational companion! With its built-in contacts, you can have fun and educational chats with AI anytime, anywhere, in over 30 different languages. ChatApp is powered by cutting-edge AI technology that understands and responds to your chats, questions, and commands. Expand your knowledge, have some fun, and discover a new world of conversation with ChatApp. Download now and start chatting! Pictures, texts, and names are not collected by the developer

Screenshots

TextingStory Chat Story Maker4 screens
ChatApp!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: TextingStory Chat Story Maker at 4.7 against ChatApp!'s 3.7. TextingStory Chat Story Maker also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (65K vs 3). ChatApp!'s advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 8 days) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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. TextingStory Chat Story Maker sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per year and ChatApp! sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TextingStory Chat Story Maker holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TextingStory Chat Story Maker has 65K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TextingStory Chat Story Maker ships an update every 8 days, ChatApp! every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
TextingStory Chat Story Maker versus ChatApp!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTextingStory Chat Story MakerChatApp!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (65K ratings) — better3.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews71.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings65K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYvz Digital LabNathan Sobol

Customer experience

TextingStory Chat Story Maker

All ratings65,321 ratings
Positive91.9%
Neutral3.8%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews1,009 reviews
Positive71.8%
Neutral13.1%
Negative15.2%

ChatApp!

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Bugs and requests

TextingStory Chat Story Maker

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Typing issues causing only first letter to send
  • Saving and exporting stories not working properly
  • Inconsistent behavior when changing names and colors

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add group chat functionality
  • Allow free profile pictures and text colors
  • Improve video export and save options
  • Implement better organization for characters
  • Add voice messages and character voices

ChatApp!

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

TextingStory Chat Story Maker

Subscriptions1
  • Pro License$29.991 Year
One-time6
  • Select colorsFree
  • Select sounds$0.99
  • Add photos & GIFs$0.99
Show 3 more
  • Storyteller$2.99
  • Remove "textingstory.com" from the videos$6.99
  • Commercial use license$59.99
2 purchases

ChatApp!

One-time2
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • Unlimited Chatbot Messages$4.99

Questions

Is TextingStory Chat Story Maker free?
TextingStory Chat Story Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ChatApp! free?
ChatApp! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, TextingStory Chat Story Maker or ChatApp!?
TextingStory Chat Story Maker is rated higher. TextingStory Chat Story Maker averages 4.7 out of 5 from 65K ratings, while ChatApp! averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do TextingStory Chat Story Maker or ChatApp! have ads?
ChatApp! shows ads; TextingStory Chat Story Maker does not.
Which is updated more often, TextingStory Chat Story Maker or ChatApp!?
TextingStory Chat Story Maker ships an update every 8 days, and ChatApp! every 3 days. Most recently, TextingStory Chat Story Maker was updated on November 8, 2026 and ChatApp! on November 3, 2026.

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