Text2Handwriting vs Type & Ink
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Text2Handwriting
Transform typed text into realistic handwritten notes. Choose from various paper backgrounds and customize handwriting styles for a unique touch. Create authentic-looking documents with ease.
- Convert typed text to handwriting
- Select preset paper backgrounds
- Create custom paper backgrounds
- Use default handwriting styles
- Create custom handwriting styles
- Simulate natural handwriting variations
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Turn any typed text into a picture of handwritten text with the push of a button. Select from a number of preset paper backgrounds or create your own from the Photo Library. Use the default handwriting style or make your own by writing each character yourself. Write multiple instances of characters for more convincing handwriting.
Type & Ink
This app offers a suite of text manipulation tools, including converting text to realistic handwriting images and PDFs, repeating text, removing excess whitespace, and converting text case. It also generates placeholder text and creates social media-ready images from text.
- Text to handwriting converter (image/PDF)
- Text repeater
- Whitespace remover
- Case converter (sentence, title, upper, lower, mixed, inverse)
- Text to image for social media
- Lorem Ipsum generator
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Turn typed text into handwriting and create quote images with your own photos. Type & Ink combines handwriting fonts, stationery and layout controls for personal letters, poetry pages and text cards. Upgrade to Premium to export finished work as high-resolution images or complete PDFs. TEXT TO HANDWRITING Type or paste your words, choose an English or Chinese handwriting font, and preview the result on paper. Adjust the font size and ink color to create a personal letter, a thank-you note or a favorite poem—without writing each character by hand. STATIONERY AND PAGE LAYOUT Choose a built-in paper background or import an image from your photo library. Adjust line spacing and margins, or start with a letter, poetry or vintage style preset. A4 and US Letter formats help you prepare pages for printing. QUOTE IMAGES AND TEXT ON PHOTOS Pair a favorite quote, birthday message or travel memory with a meaningful photo. Customize the font, color and spacing to create text cards and images for sharing. SAVE YOUR PROGRESS Your edits are saved automatically, so you can return and keep refining your work. Start with your own words or adapt one of the included sample texts. EXPORT WITH PREMIUM Unlock finished exports through an in-app purchase: • High-resolution images to save to Photos or share. • Complete PDFs that preserve your layout across multiple pages. • Watermark-free output for a clean finished result. You can edit and view a watermarked preview before purchasing. Multi-page works preview the first page only. Saving finished images, sharing exported files and exporting complete PDFs require Premium. Pricing is shown on the purchase screen. Start with your words. Give them a page worth keeping.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Text2Handwriting at none against Type & Ink's 1. Type & Ink's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 18 months) and review sentiment (50% vs 40%). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Type & Ink sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Text2Handwriting asks for nothing beyond the download.
Text2Handwriting ships an update every 18 months, Type & Ink every 4 days. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Text2Handwriting | Type & Ink |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (56 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 56 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 18 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 143 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | David Long | 余 张 |
Customer experience
Text2Handwriting
Type & Ink
In-app purchases
Text2Handwriting
No in-app purchases
Type & Ink
- Premium Version$1.99
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