Comparison

Shapego vs CanvasFrog

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

CanvasFrog

Features
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CanvasFrog is a professional needlepoint mesh canvas design tool. Unlike pixel art editors, CanvasFrog renders authentic + thread intersections on open-weave mesh, which is how real needlepoint painting on a canvas looks. Features: - Paint, erase, and fill on realistic mesh canvas - Import reference images and trace designs - Full color palette with hex input and color picker - Symmetry drawing (vertical and horizontal) - Multiple brush sizes - Undo/redo history - Export as PNG or PDF - Save and open project files

Screenshots

Shapego4 screens
CanvasFrog4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Shapego at Free against CanvasFrog's $14.99. CanvasFrog's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 4 weeks). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Shapego is free to download; CanvasFrog costs $14.99 up front. Shapego sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. CanvasFrog asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shapego ships an update every 4 weeks, CanvasFrog every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Shapego versus CanvasFrog: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShapegoCanvasFrog
PriceFree — better$14.99
Rating4.6 (635 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews39.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings635 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLibero SpagnoliniGradeShark LLC

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

CanvasFrog

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
None

CanvasFrog

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Shapego free?
Shapego is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CanvasFrog free?
CanvasFrog costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Shapego or CanvasFrog have ads?
Neither Shapego nor CanvasFrog shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Shapego or CanvasFrog?
Shapego ships an update every 4 weeks, and CanvasFrog every 2 days. Most recently, Shapego was updated on October 24, 2026 and CanvasFrog on October 25, 2026.

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