TypeSmith vs Random Note like a ransom note
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TypeSmith
Design graphics, edit photos, and create social media content with a vast library of fonts, stickers, and filters. Offers a free tier with essential tools and an optional Pro subscription for advanced features and unlimited access.
- Add text to photos
- Create social media posts and stories
- Design collages
- Custom graphic design
- Thousands of fonts and stickers
- Free stock images and filters
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TypeSmith: Add Text to Photos. TypeSmith lets you design anything you can imagine. You can create stories and posts for Facebook and Instagram, edit photos, design collages, and make custom graphic designs. We have 1000's of fonts, stickers, borders, filters and free stock images. Most tools and content are free to use and no sign-up is required! Want even more? Unlock everything and remove the ads with a PRO subscription: - 7-Day Free Trial - No ads - 367 Unique Fonts - 4530 Stickers - 1.6 Million Royalty Free Stock Images - 78 Filters - 1451 Collage Layouts - 304 Borders - Full Cut-Out Tool - All MEME Layouts - Sticker search tool Pro Annual - $17.99 usd/year, billed annually (that's only $2.99/month) Pro Monthly - $2.99 usd/month, billed monthly - 7-day free trial - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable Terms of use: https://www.pizap.com/privacypolicy#terms Privacy Policy: https://www.pizap.com/privacypolicy
Random Note like a ransom note
Easily create ransom note-style messages by typing your text and letting the app generate it with cut-out letters. Add unique flair to your social media posts with this creative tool.
- Generate ransom note text
- Cut-out letter style
- Social media posting
- Easy text input
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Random Note: Ransom-Note Style Messages You've seen it in the movies: the famous "ransom note." A plain sheet of paper covered in letters cut out of magazines, each one a different font, color and size. Want to make one yourself without cutting out every letter by hand? Random Note does it for you. Type your text and watch it turn into a ransom-note collage as you type. HOW IT WORKS • Type your message. Each letter becomes its own piece of torn paper with a random font, color, shape and tilt. • Tap Shuffle to give every letter a new look. • Tap Share to send your note as an image. MAKE IT YOUR OWN • Random or Uniform style. Keep the chaos, or pick one font weight, design, width and color for a cleaner look. • 14 tile colors to choose from. • Backgrounds: white, ruled paper, dark, or a colored tint. • Letter size from small to poster-sized. • Control the layout. Commas, periods and line breaks decide where new lines start. • Add your own signature. Every note gets a small © stamp with the name of your choice. SAVE AND SHARE • Save your favorite notes to History and open them again later, exactly as they looked. • Reopen a saved note to make a new version without losing the original. • Share to Photos, Messages, AirDrop, Instagram, or any app on your device. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account and no cloud. Your notes are stored only on your device. ACCESSIBLE Supports VoiceOver, Dynamic Type and Reduce Motion. Now your messages on social media can stand out with more color and style. Birthday wishes, party invitations, inside jokes or dramatic announcements all look better cut and pasted.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: TypeSmith at Free against Random Note like a ransom note's $0.99. TypeSmith also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 33 months) and ratings volume (117 vs 1). Random Note like a ransom note's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On 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
TypeSmith is free to download; Random Note like a ransom note costs $0.99 up front. TypeSmith sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Random Note like a ransom note asks for nothing beyond the download.
Random Note like a ransom note holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TypeSmith has 117 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
TypeSmith ships an update every 2 months, Random Note like a ransom note every 33 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TypeSmith | Random Note like a ransom note |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (117 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 117 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 33 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #189 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 211 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Digital Palette LLC | mysteryfiles.nl |
Customer experience
TypeSmith
Random Note like a ransom note
In-app purchases
TypeSmith
- PRO Monthly7 Days trial$5.991 Month
- AI Pro Monthly7 Days trial$11.991 Month
- PRO Annual7 Days trial$35.991 Year
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- AI Pro Annual7 Days trial$89.991 Year
Random Note like a ransom note
No in-app purchases
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