Comparison

Add Text vs Write Everything

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

Head to head
About

Add Text

Easily add stylish text and captions to your photos. Customize with hundreds of fonts, colors, and formatting options to create unique visual artworks. Offers a free version with optional premium features.

Highlights
  • Unlimited text layers
  • Hundreds of free fonts
  • Customizable colors
  • Adjustable letter spacing and line height
  • 3D perspective text
  • Shadow effects
Features
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Add beautiful text layers and captions to your photos with Add Text. With hundreds of unique fonts and colors, you can turn your photos into artworks! TEXT LAYERS Add and style an unlimited number of text layers. Simply double tap on the screen to create a new text layer and use your finger to position it on the photo. FONTS Hundreds of unique fonts that will make your artworks stand out. They are all for free! COLORS Bring life to your photos by using the hand-selected colors from the color palette. FORMAT Change the letter spacing and line height of your text layers. PERSPECTIVE Give your text layers a 3D feel by changing their perspective. Rotate your text in all dimensions! SHADOW Add shadow and change the opacity of your text layers. ----------------- While Add Text is completely free to use, some additional design elements (such as premium fonts and graphics) require a paid subscription. Please see the subscriptions details below. - The subscription is automatically renewed every month or year until cancelled. - Your payment will be charged to your iTunes Account as soon as you confirm your purchase. - You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal from your Apple ID account settings after the purchase. - Your subscription will renew automatically, unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. - The cost of renewal will be charged to your account in the 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. - When canceling a subscription, your subscription will stay active until the end of the period. Auto-renewal will be disabled, but the current subscription will not be refunded. About Subscriptions - http://appostrophe.se/add-text/subscriptions.html Terms of Use - http://appostrophe.se/add-text/terms.html Privacy Policy - http://appostrophe.se/add-text/privacy.html

About

Write Everything

Easily create and edit notes with text, drawings, and photos. Customize text with various fonts and effects, and paint directly on your canvas. Save your creations or share them instantly.

Highlights
  • Create and edit notes
  • Draw with finger
  • Add text and photos
  • Text customization (fonts, effects)
  • Image manipulation
  • Painting tools
  • Save and share notes
Features
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EASY TO USE: • Create a new note or edit an existing note. • You can draw with your finger, add text or add photos from your camera or gallery. • Select any font text, and move, rotate or scale the text. You can change the text color, add border, brightness, etc. • Move, rotate or scale the added images. • Paint with your finger, you can draw, erase, change color... • Change background color. • Save your notes or share it with your mobile's social networking apps. FEATURES: • Free and easy to use. • More than 50 fonts. • Several effects to apply to the text. • Painting. • Add photos to your notes. • You can save your work to continue later.

Screenshots

Add Text4 screens
Write Everything4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Add Text at 68% against Write Everything's 0%. Add Text also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (65K vs 2). Write Everything's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Add Text sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Write Everything asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Add Text holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Add Text has 65K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Add Text's written reviews are positive against 0% of Write Everything's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Add Text versus Write Everything: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAdd TextWrite Everything
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (65K ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews67.5% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings65K — better2
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size100 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAppostrophe ABSergio Musoles Tornador

Customer experience

Add Text

All ratings65,447 ratings
Positive93.7%
Neutral2.9%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews758 reviews
Positive67.5%
Neutral4.9%
Negative27.6%

Write Everything

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Add Text

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes when trying to paste text
  • Text color changes unexpectedly when saving
  • Difficulty moving and resizing text boxes
  • Glitches with recent iOS updates

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to adjust text alignment
  • Implement zoom and layer tools
  • Allow importing custom fonts
  • Add more advanced editing features
  • Fix color changing issues when saving

Write Everything

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Add Text

Subscriptions7
  • Extra7 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Extra7 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Extra7 Days trial$5.997 Days
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  • Extra7 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Extra7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Extra7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Extra7 Days trial$39.991 Year
None

Write Everything

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Add Text free?
Add Text is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Write Everything free?
Write Everything is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Add Text or Write Everything?
Add Text is rated higher. Add Text averages 4.7 out of 5 from 65K ratings, while Write Everything averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Add Text or Write Everything have ads?
Both Add Text and Write Everything show ads.
Which is updated more often, Add Text or Write Everything?
Add Text ships an update monthly, and Write Everything monthly. Most recently, Add Text was updated on October 18, 2026 and Write Everything on September 30, 2026.

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