Comparison

Faker 2 vs PhotoNote

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

Head to head
About

Faker 2

Easily create realistic chat screenshots for movies, school projects, or personal use. Design custom dialogues with various message options and recipient details. Enhance your creations with additional themes and features through in-app purchases.

Highlights
  • Create custom dialogs
  • Set recipient names and photos
  • Add various message types
  • Adjust message and recipient status
  • Add pictures to conversations
  • Simulate multiple messenger themes
Features
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Create custom chat scenes for videos, stories, presentations, school projects, mockups and creative content. Faker 2 is a chat simulator and visual editor that lets you design fictional conversations and turn them into custom chat images. Create your chat scene in a few simple steps: 1. Create a chat scene. 2. Add a character name. 3. Build the conversation with your own messages. 4. Customize the appearance and save your creation. Use Faker 2 for: • Video and movie props; • Social media content; • Chat stories; • Storyboards and creative concepts; • School and presentation projects; • UI mockups and demonstrations. Upgrade to the Plus Pack to unlock additional editing tools: • Create more than 2 chat scenes; • Add more than 5 messages per scene; • Adjust the time for each message; • Customize message states; • Customize character status; • Add character photos; • Add images to conversations. Choose from a variety of visual chat styles and themes to create the appearance that works best for your project. Faker 2 is a visual chat simulator. It does not connect to messaging services, send messages, contact other users, or modify conversations in any third-party application. All conversations created in the app are fictional visual compositions made by the user.

About

PhotoNote

Create private, social media-style notes with customizable icons and titles. This app functions as a personal diary, allowing you to add images and search your entries. Your notes are stored locally and are not shared with anyone.

Highlights
  • Social media-style note creation
  • Private and local storage
  • Customizable icons and titles
  • Image insertion
  • Search functionality
  • Diary entries
Features
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An unofficial Social style notepad. Your notes will not be shared with others and will be stored within the app. You can freely set the icon, title, etc., and create a talk freely. diary function ・ Memo function ・ Search function ・ Image insertion function ・ Sharing function Precautions -Access the file for the convenience of saving memos and images on the terminal. -Depending on the terminal, the operation may be slow. ・ I would like to make more and more improvements and corrections. ・ This app is an unofficial support app. It has nothing to do with the app I made this time. ・ We would appreciate it if you could understand the above. Free images are used for the images such as icons used. I got it from the following sites. ・ Http://icooon-mono.com/ ・ Https://iconmonstr.com/ ・ Https://www.fluttericon.com/ If you receive a deletion request from the official etc. for this application, we will delete this application immediately. I am making an AppTrackingTransparency permission request when the app is launched. terms of service (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ privacy: https://chartreuxxx.net/twinote-privacy-policy.html

Screenshots

Faker 24 screens
PhotoNote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PhotoNote at 82% against Faker 2's 12%. PhotoNote also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.4) and update cadence (every 11 days vs every 4 months). On price, ratings volume, 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. Faker 2 sells 17 one-off in-app purchases and PhotoNote sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PhotoNote holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 620 and 223 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 12% of Faker 2's written reviews are positive against 82% of PhotoNote's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Faker 2 ships an update every 4 months, PhotoNote every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Faker 2 versus PhotoNote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFaker 2PhotoNote
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (620 ratings)4.4 (223 ratings) — better
Positive reviews12.1% of reviews81.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings620 — better223
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 11 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB85 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVladislav KovalyovKiduku Hoshida

Customer experience

Faker 2

All ratings618 ratings
Positive58.3%
Neutral4.7%
Negative37.1%
Written reviews280 reviews
Positive12.1%
Neutral7.5%
Negative80.4%

PhotoNote

All ratings223 ratings
Positive88.3%
Neutral5.4%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews369 reviews
Positive81.6%
Neutral14.6%
Negative3.8%

User reviews

Faker 2

From 620 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Realistic texting experience
  • 💡 Variety of themes and customization options

Room to improve

  • 💰 Excessive in-app purchases required
  • 🔍 Limited functionality without paying
  • 📺 Frequent and intrusive advertisements
  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches

PhotoNote

From 223 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🤍 Great app for visualizing character profiles
  • 💫 Feels like a real Instagram experience
  • 🎨 Allows for creative expression
  • 🔒 No ads or distractions
  • 🧑‍💻 Helpful for reality shifting scripts

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Issues with deleting accounts
  • 🤔 Limited photo/video options
  • 📱 Cropping issues with stories
  • 🔀 Difficulty rearranging posts/accounts

Bugs and requests

Faker 2

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Chats not saving properly
  • Themes not working as expected
  • Frequent app crashes

Requested features

4 requests
  • Group chat feature
  • Ability to send photos
  • More free themes and customization options
  • Improved stability and performance

PhotoNote

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Likes and comments not displaying properly
  • Inability to select photos when posting
  • Laggy performance on certain devices

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add story highlights
  • Increase number of photos per post
  • Implement video posting capabilities
  • Add direct messaging and group chat features
  • Improve comment section functionality
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  • Introduce AI-generated comments and interactions

In-app purchases

17 purchases

Faker 2

One-time17
  • "Telegram" Theme$0.99
  • "WhatsApp" Theme$0.99
  • No Ads$0.99
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  • "Instagram" Theme$0.99
  • "Likees" Theme$0.99
  • "VK" Theme$0.99
  • "WeChat" Theme$0.99
  • "Snapchat" Theme$0.99
  • "Slack" Theme$0.99
  • "X" theme$0.99
  • "ChatGPT Pro" Theme$0.99
  • "Skype" Theme$0.99
  • "Twitter" theme$0.99
  • "TikTok" Theme$0.99
  • "Viber" Theme$0.99
  • Plus Pack$1.99
  • Total Pack$9.99
3 purchases

PhotoNote

Subscriptions2
  • Subscription (1 Monthly)$0.991 Month
  • Subscription (annual)$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Hide Ads$1.99

Questions

Is Faker 2 free?
Faker 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PhotoNote free?
PhotoNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Faker 2 or PhotoNote?
PhotoNote is rated higher. Faker 2 averages 3.4 out of 5 from 620 ratings, while PhotoNote averages 4.4 from 223 ratings.
Do Faker 2 or PhotoNote have ads?
Both Faker 2 and PhotoNote show ads.
Which is updated more often, Faker 2 or PhotoNote?
Faker 2 ships an update every 4 months, and PhotoNote every 11 days. Most recently, Faker 2 was updated on October 21, 2026 and PhotoNote on October 20, 2026.

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