Grungetastic vs Word Collage
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Grungetastic
Apply a variety of aggressive and "unwell" textures and tones to your photos. This app offers seven distinct grunge styles with adjustable controls for color, textures, and borders, allowing for unique artistic creations.
- Seven grunge styles
- Adjustable color, textures, and borders
- Randomize button
- Texture and border library
- Customizable presets
- High-resolution output
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Rock your Photo with Unwell Textures and Tones Grungetastic cranks your photos to 11 with seven hot and heavy looks: Classic Grunge, Bleached Grunge, Worn Pop, Worn Grunge, Gritty Grunge, Distressed and Pop Grunge. These seven fun and aggressive styles let you get down and dirty with your photos. Faster than you can say "filthy," these styles and Grungetastic's easy, hands-on interface will have you smushing delightfully unwell textures and tones with deeply satisfying contrasts, and explosively pleasurable pops for dangerously-addictive ultra-Grungy art. Grungetastic is for the Photographer that loves everything grungy! Shadows, Rubbing, Scratching, Ripping, Shredding, Stressing, Distressing, Popping, Exploding, Splatters, Smudging, Glowing, Glaring, Smoking – just some of the wildness that Grungetastic hooks you up with. GRUNGETASTIC MAKES DIRTY PHOTOS - REALLY DIRTY PHOTOS! SO DIRTY THAT THEY HAVE THEIR OWN LITTLE DIRT STORMS SWIRLING AROUND THEM—the styles are creative madness—or clearer visions of reality, whatever it is, they go to an artistic place few ever get. You can't get a cooler, hotter photo anywhere! ULTRA-GRUNGE STYLES Classic Grunge, Bleached, Pop Grunge, Pop Worn, Worn, Gritty and Distressed Grunge FEATURES Adjustable control over all aspect of the process: Color, multiple textures and borders INCLUDES Seven grungy styles: Classic Grunge, Bleached, Pop Grunge, Pop Worn, Worn, Gritty and Distressed Grunge "Randomize" button to quickly show off the power of the app A full library of textures and borders Quick, efficient, and very user-friendly interface Support for full-size images Presets with the ability to create custom presets Preview mode for quick workflow (Larger image rendered on save or when emailed) UNIVERSAL FEATURES All JixiPix Apps come with: Superior Customer Service, Support for High-Resolution Images & Output, Undo, Randomize Button, Quick Presets, the ability to create Custom Presets and Quick Preview. Our mobile version can Email and post directly to Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Tumblr. ‘Like us on facebook’ for tips & tricks, quick announcements and interaction with the Jixi team! https://www.facebook.com/pages/JixiPixcom/338304329530235?ref=hl *************** “JixiPix turns any photo into a masterpiece. The only requirement is art appreciation — we will take care of the rest!” JixiPix.com “Creative Tools for Creative Types” Photography | Artistic | Graphic Apps Mac • iPad • iPhone
Word Collage
Create visually appealing word clouds from your text. Customize layouts, color themes, and fonts to generate high-resolution images. Save, share, or use these descriptive pictures for education, learning, or visualization.
- Customizable layouts
- Extensive color themes
- Variety of fonts
- Pan and zoom functionality
- High-resolution image saving
- Sharing options
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Select color theme, font and layout for making of stunning word clouds that can be used for various purposes. The most common words in the input text are showing bigger size to distinct it among other words. In the result you receive a high-resolution image that can be saved or shared. You can use it for teaching, learning, visualization and many other ways. It's the ultimate tool for turning words into a descriptive picture. FEATURES: ● 6 Layouts: Horizontal, Vertical, Half and Half, Mostly Horizontal, Mostly Vertical and Any ● 80 Color Themes ● 45 Fonts ● Pan and zoom ● Save the collage to your photo library, send it by email or share it with your friends ● Universal app. Collages work on iPhone and iPad FEEDBACK: I love hearing your ideas and feedback. If you have any comments or suggestions, email me at alexey.tataurov@gmail.com. USING OF YOUR COLLAGES: You can use your collages for personal and commercial purposes freely.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Grungetastic at 81% against Word Collage's 41%. Grungetastic also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.3). Word Collage's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 6 months) and price ($0.99 vs $2.99). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Grungetastic costs $2.99 and Word Collage $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Grungetastic holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 188 and 147 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Grungetastic's written reviews are positive against 41% of Word Collage's.
Grungetastic ships an update every 6 months, Word Collage monthly. Both last shipped on October 20, 2026.
| Parameter | Grungetastic | Word Collage |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (188 ratings) — better | 4.3 (147 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 81.4% of reviews — better | 41.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 188 — better | 147 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | JixiPix, LLC | Alexey Tataurov |
Customer experience
Grungetastic
Word Collage
User reviews
Grungetastic
From 188 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Lots of creative options
- 🎨 Customizable effects
- 🎲 Fun randomize feature
- 💡 Unique grunge styles
- 👍 Easy to use
Room to improve
- 🐛 Slow rendering/processing
- 💰 In-app purchases for more effects
- 🔒 Locked effects behind paywall
- 🔒 Lack of free access to all features
Word Collage
From 147 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ✨ Inspiring creativity with words
- 👍 Good for intended purpose
- 🚀 Works as designed (sometimes)
- 🤩 Love this app!
- 👍 Nice selection of colors
Room to improve
- 🐛 Words not showing up
- 🐛 Limited word count
- 🐛 Customization not applied
- 🐛 App is buggy/broken
- 🐛 Low resolution/blurry saves
Bugs and requests
Grungetastic
Reported bugs
3 issues- Unable to upload/load photos
- Presets not applying correctly
- Crashes or freezes on certain devices
Requested features
6 requests- Undo button
- More color/hue options
- Color swapping
- Higher resolution exports
- Native iPad support
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- Ability to stack multiple borders
Word Collage
Reported bugs
13 issues- Words not appearing
- Customization settings not applied
- App not working on newer iOS versions
- Low resolution saves
- Blurry output
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- Colors are locked
- Words are cut off
- App crashes or quits unexpectedly
- No library to save/view creations
- Special characters not recognized
- Underscores not handled correctly
- Slow loading times
- Output is blurry or low resolution
Requested features
11 requests- Allow transparent background (.png)
- More shape options (images, hearts, etc.)
- Ability to select specific words to highlight
- Customizable color combinations
- Option to choose own colors
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- Adjust font size
- More fonts
- Alternative page sizes (A4, A5, etc.)
- Save as PDF
- Allow special characters and underscores
- Enlarge words based on usage frequency
In-app purchases
Grungetastic
No in-app purchases
Word Collage
No in-app purchases
Questions
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