AR TextFX vs backAR Green Screen
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AR TextFX
Create dynamic 3D text messages and place them in your real-world environment using augmented reality. Apply cool visual effects like fire or ice, and animate your text before sharing with friends.
- Augmented Reality text placement
- 3D text effects (fire, ice, hearts)
- Text animation
- Precision text control
- Multiple fonts and colors
- Shareable AR creations
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Express yourself in a NEW way using augmented reality text! Just type what you want and place 3D words in your living room, at the beach, or if you're travelling to a new country let everyone know with big bold letters! Light the words on fire or freeze your text, then share it to your friends! - Augmented Reality - Cool Effects like fire, hearts, ice, and more! - Text Animation - Precision control of the text - Various Fonts and Colors - Premium Quality App - It's LIT Let us know what you think on Instagram or Facebook @mintahgames NOTE: This App is for AR-Kit compatible devices only! For the best experience use an iPhone 8 or your shiny new iPhone X
backAR Green Screen
Transform your surroundings into immersive 3D virtual environments. This app uses your device's camera to place you within dynamic scenes, allowing you to move and capture photos or videos from any angle with realistic lighting. No physical green screen is required.
- 360° 3D virtual backgrounds
- Real-time virtual lighting
- Capture photos and videos
- Move and shoot from any angle
- Import custom backgrounds
- No physical green screen needed
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Choose from a variety of 360° green screens. Your environment will be replaced with a 3D scene, only people will appear. Move around in 3D and take photos and videos from any angle. The virtual lighting mimics real world lighting in real time. No need for a green screen nor a professional studio, use your iOS device to immerse yourself in a virtual scene anywhere you are. Import your photos and add them as a background. The app uses the back camera.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: AR TextFX at Free against backAR Green Screen's $4.99. AR TextFX also leads on rating (4.4 vs 4.1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On review sentiment, ratings volume, update cadence 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
AR TextFX is free to download; backAR Green Screen costs $4.99 up front. AR TextFX sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and backAR Green Screen sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
AR TextFX holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 167 and 137 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 32% of AR TextFX's written reviews are positive against 33% of backAR Green Screen's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
AR TextFX ships an update every 3 months, backAR Green Screen every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 24, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AR TextFX | backAR Green Screen |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.4 (167 ratings) — better | 4.1 (137 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 32.0% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 167 — better | 137 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 101 MB | 275 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mintah Games | Elie F. Gebran |
Customer experience
AR TextFX
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In-app purchases
AR TextFX
- Remove Popup Ads$0.99
backAR Green Screen
- All Scenes$4.99
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