Comparison

Shapego vs WordCloudStudio

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

Head to head
About

Shapego

Generate visually striking word clouds for presentations, marketing, and communication. Customize shapes, fonts, and word placement, then export in various formats including 4K Photoshop files. Ideal for professionals, educators, and anyone needing to communicate ideas visually.

Highlights
  • 20 new shapes
  • 12 new fonts
  • iPadOS trackpad/mouse support
  • Shape text tool
  • 4K Photoshop export
  • Natural Language Processing for word highlighting
  • Vector PDF export
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Massive 4.0 update: - 20 new shapes - 12 new fonts - iPadOS trackpad and mouse support - new shape text tool - 4K Photoshop export - better language detection - new margins tool - new outline tool - easily remove small words Shapego is a full-featured word cloud generator that gives you everything you need to create amazing word clouds for your presentations, marketing, and communication materials. Whether you are a marketing professional, a teacher, a social media manager, or somebody that wants to communicate a message in a visual manner, Shapego is the app you need. Shapego features a streamlined user interface that was built to fine-tune the appearance, shape, and position of the words that compose your word cloud. Once you are satisfied with your creations, Shapego lets you export to images, PDF vector documents or layered Photoshop files. Still have doubts? Here are some real-world use cases: • Need to brainstorm on a document and need a quick way to highlight the words that matter most? Shapego can help you by making a word cloud with only the most recurrent words thanks to iOS state-of-the-art Natural Language Processing technologies. • Need to express your ideas in a different way? Tired of the old PowerPoint thing? Just create a word cloud with Shapego and accurately position the key words of your message. • Need to engage your students? Let them write a description of an object or an animal and use Shapego to have their words laid out in a word cloud that has the shape of what they are describing. Shapego's privacy policy: https://www.libeapps.com/shapego/privacy.html

About

WordCloudStudio

Easily create stunning word clouds with AI-powered templates, over 1,700 fonts, and a vast library of over 10,000 designs. Export as images or record the creation process as video or GIF. Perfect for marketing, education, and creative projects.

Highlights
  • AI-customised templates
  • Over 1,700 fonts
  • 10,000+ templates
  • Video and GIF recording
  • Transparent background support
  • Rapid text extraction
  • Data import/export
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WordCloudStudio is the ultimate word cloud and word art maker — AI-powered with 10,000+ masks & 1,942 fonts. Create tag clouds, typography posters, GIFs, and video exports. Why choose WordCloudStudio? • Color Palette: 8 presets + unlimited custom colors for unique word cloud designs • Background Image: Custom backgrounds with adjustable opacity, blur & fit modes • Gallery: Save, browse, reuse & share your word cloud creations anytime • AI-customised templates: meet your needs with AI Prompt • Custom templates: Personalise your templates for unique results • Massive fonts: 1,942 fonts to beautify your word cloud style • Vast Template Library: 10,000+ templates, still growing with user demand • Video Recording: Capture the rendering process in stunning HD video • GIF Animation: Convert word clouds into eye-catching animated GIFs • Stop Words Processing: Auto-filter common stop words for precise data • Transparent background: Adjust background color transparency • Rapid Text Extraction: Extract and visualize data from text sources • Precise Keyword Adjustment: Fine-tune keywords and word frequencies • Data import/export: Manage large amounts of data seamlessly • Image Export & Copy: Export word clouds as images or copy to clipboard • Cross-Platform: Enjoy flexibility across iOS, macOS, iPad & Vision Pro Where to use WordCloudStudio? • Marketing: Eye-catching word clouds for ads, social media, and promotions • Education: Enhance presentations, study materials, and classroom posters • Business: Visualize data in reports, proposals, and presentations • Social Media: Unique, shareable word clouds for profiles and stories • Data Analysis: Present textual data in visual format for researchers • Creative Projects: Integrate word clouds into graphic design and artwork • Events: Beautiful word cloud invitations for parties and gatherings • Customer Feedback: Display reviews in a visually engaging way • Book Summaries: Summarize books and movies highlighting key themes • Team Building: Visually represent group ideas and discussions • Presentations: Enhance speeches with word clouds emphasizing key points • Merchandise: Create designs for T-shirts, hoodies, and more • Gift Customization: Personalize mugs, posters, and cards with word clouds Download now and subscribe to unlock full access! Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://app.emperinter.info/privacy.html

Screenshots

Shapego4 screens
WordCloudStudio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: WordCloudStudio at 5.0 against Shapego's 4.6. WordCloudStudio also leads on review sentiment (57% vs 39%) and device support (5 vs 3). Shapego's advantage is ratings volume (635 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Shapego sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and WordCloudStudio sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

WordCloudStudio holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shapego has 635 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 39% of Shapego's written reviews are positive against 57% of WordCloudStudio's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shapego ships an update every 4 weeks, WordCloudStudio every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Shapego versus WordCloudStudio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShapegoWordCloudStudio
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (635 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews39.1% of reviews57.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings635 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS14.014.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB67 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLibero Spagnolini辉章 何

Customer experience

Shapego

All ratings633 ratings
Positive89.4%
Neutral4.9%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews87 reviews
Positive39.1%
Neutral13.8%
Negative47.1%

WordCloudStudio

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative42.9%

Bugs and requests

Shapego

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Words disappear or don't show up as expected
  • App crashes when trying to import custom shapes
  • Paid upgrades don't always work as expected
  • Inconsistent behavior across devices and versions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Allow resizing and positioning of individual words
  • Add more shape options, including rectangles and portrait orientation
  • Improve export options for use in other applications
  • Add ability to control word spacing and placement
  • Provide better guidance and documentation

WordCloudStudio

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Shapego

One-time4
  • Basic Edition$9.99
  • Standard Edition$12.99
  • Premium Edition$17.99
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  • Commercial Edition$24.99
3 purchases

WordCloudStudio

Subscriptions3
  • Creator Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Creator Quarterly$6.993 Months
  • Creator Yearly$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Shapego free?
Shapego is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is WordCloudStudio free?
WordCloudStudio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Shapego or WordCloudStudio?
WordCloudStudio is rated higher. Shapego averages 4.6 out of 5 from 635 ratings, while WordCloudStudio averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Shapego or WordCloudStudio have ads?
Neither Shapego nor WordCloudStudio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Shapego or WordCloudStudio?
Shapego ships an update every 4 weeks, and WordCloudStudio every 3 weeks. Most recently, Shapego was updated on October 24, 2026 and WordCloudStudio on October 24, 2026.

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