Text on Photos vs Refbox Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Text on Photos
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Make posters and social images with text and photos in typotypo. Start from 25 ready-made text designs: bold posters, editorial serif, neon signs, sticker labels, handwritten notes, retro type and more. Each design sets its own fonts, colors, effects and layout, so your words look finished from the first tap. Put them on your own photo or on one of the built-in backgrounds. Move, resize and rotate text, then change colors, gradients and textures, and adjust spacing, shadows, outlines, frames, glow or bend effects. Save your projects to edit later and export images to Photos, Instagram or the system share sheet. Pro includes every Pro design, glow, bend and mosaic effects, and high-resolution image export. Typotypo Premium • Length: 1 month or 1 year, renewed automatically each period • Price: see in-app pricing for your region • Payment is charged to your Apple 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 • Subscriptions may be managed and auto-renewal turned off in your Account Settings on the App Store Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.pentarab.com/typotypo/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.pentarab.com/typotypo/privacy
Refbox Mobile
Organize your creative inspiration with a visual reference board. Collect and arrange images from your device or the web into project-specific "Boxes." Browse your collection fluidly and access images fullscreen for detailed review.
- Create project-specific "Boxes"
- Add images from device or web
- Fluid masonry canvas browsing
- Fullscreen image view
- Select multiple images for actions
- Organize without clutter
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Refbox is a fast, easy-to-use visual reference board for collecting and organizing images to inspire your creative work. Create Boxes for projects, moods, subjects, or styles. Add images from your device or drag and drop from the web. Browse everything on a fluid masonry canvas, open any image fullscreen for a closer look, and select multiple images to move, share, or delete them at once. Keep your references organized without getting buried in folders or clutter. Refbox is built for artists, designers, photographers, and other visual thinkers who want their reference library by their side as they work.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Refbox Mobile at none against Text on Photos's 4. Text on Photos's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 6 months). On price, ads, device support 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. Text on Photos sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Refbox Mobile asks for nothing beyond the download.
Text on Photos ships an update every 6 days, Refbox Mobile every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Text on Photos | Refbox Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pentarab | Brett Shepherd |
In-app purchases
Text on Photos
- typotypo Monthly$2.991 Month
- Weekly Premium7 Days trial$2.997 Days
- typotypo Yearly$14.991 Year
- typotypo Pro$19.99
Refbox Mobile
No in-app purchases









