Comparison

Phonto vs Imprint

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

Head to head
About

Phonto

Easily add custom text to your photos with a vast library of fonts and extensive editing options. Enhance your images with creative typography, including curved and perspective text, and share your creations on social media.

Highlights
  • Over 400 fonts available
  • Install custom fonts
  • Adjustable text size, color, and gradient
  • Rotatable and curved text
  • Erasable text parts
  • Add decorative items
  • Share to social media
Features
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Phonto is a simple app that allows you to add text to pictures. ・ More than 400 fonts are available. ・ You can install other fonts. ・ Text size is changeable. ・ Text color is changeable. ・ Text gradient is changeable. ・ Text's stroke color is changeable. ・ Text's shadow color is changeable. ・ Text's background color is changeable. ・ Text is rotatable. ・ Text kerning is changeable. ・ Line spacing is changeable. ・ Curved text. ・ Perspective text. ・ Parts of text are erasable. ・ Image theme is changeable. ・ Items (Balloon, Rectangle, Star, Heart) are available. ・ Background image is changeable. ・ You can use not only pictures, but also plain images to write text. ・ You can share photos on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. ・ URL scheme: phonto:// Try Vont app, if you want to add text to videos. Vont is a free app that is available on the App Store. -------------------------------- LANGUAGE -------------------------------- Phonto supports only English (US), Chinese and Japanese, so when the priority of Chinese (or Japanese) in your setting was higher than English, Phonto would be launched as Chinese (or Japanese) mode. To solve this problem… 1. Open the Settings app. 2. Choose 'English' in 'General' > 'Language & Region' > 'iPhone Language'. 3. Turn back your 'iPhone Language' to your favorite language. -------------------------------- HOW TO INSTALL FONTS -------------------------------- Using iTunes, you can copy font files between your computer and Phonto on your iOS device. 1. Select your iOS device from the Devices section of iTunes. 2. Click the Apps tab and scroll down to the bottom of the page. 3. Select "Phonto" in the "File Sharing" section. 4. Drag and drop .ttf or .otf font files into "Documents". 5. Restart Phonto. More detail about how to install fonts. https://phon.to/install_fonts Twitter: @phontograph Tumblr: http://phontogra.ph https://phon.to We obtained new URL which links to Phonto on the App Store. We appreciate if you introduce Phonto to your friends.

About

Imprint

Easily add text, captions, and quotes to your photos. Customize text color, size, and font to create personalized images for social media, documentation, or memes. Your original photos remain untouched.

Highlights
  • Add unlimited text
  • Customizable text color, size, and font
  • Easy sharing to social media
  • Original photos unmodified
  • No subscriptions or ads
Features
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Imprint is an easy-to-use image editor that allows you to add text and captions to your photos. - Add cute captions to pet pics - Create perfect photos to post - Write meaningful quotes on your own background - Name people in group pictures - Document your vacation - Make personalized memes - Watermark or sign your photos - Annotate important documents - And much more! Features • NO subscriptions, in-app purchases, or advertisements • Add as much text as you want • Color your text with millions of colors using hue, saturation, and brightness sliders • Make text tiny, huge, and every size in-between • Font Quick-Select lets you easily find the best font for your picture, and the detail menu lets you browse all font options • Easily send to Photos, Messages, Email, Instagram, Facebook, and any other social network or app • Share photos with family and friends • Your original photos are unmodified How to Use: 1. Pick photo from library 2. Add, move, and edit text, color, font and size 3. Profit! We are just getting started with Imprint so please leave a review with what you like or email us at help@imprintphotos.com with what you think could be improved!

Screenshots

Phonto4 screens
Imprint4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Imprint at none against Phonto's 5. Imprint also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 80%). Phonto's advantage is ratings volume (122K vs 5). On price 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. Phonto sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Imprint asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Imprint holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Phonto has 122K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Phonto's written reviews are positive against 100% of Imprint's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Phonto versus Imprint: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhontoImprint
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (122K ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews79.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings122K — better5
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.012.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperyouthhrTim Gostony

Customer experience

Phonto

All ratings122,021 ratings
Positive95.8%
Neutral1.8%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews771 reviews
Positive79.9%
Neutral4.8%
Negative15.3%

Imprint

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Phonto

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inability to access photo library on some devices
  • Text input box disappearing or becoming unresponsive
  • Inconsistent behavior when adding multiple images

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to save and restore projects
  • Improve text alignment and layout options
  • Implement a grid or guidelines feature
  • Add support for video editing
  • Expand color and gradient options

Imprint

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Phonto

One-time5
  • Bubble Generator$0.99
  • Phonto Filter Pack$2.99
  • Text Style Kit$2.99
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  • Phonto Image Pack$3.99
  • Ad-Free version$4.99
None

Imprint

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Phonto free?
Phonto is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Imprint free?
Imprint is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Phonto or Imprint?
Imprint is rated higher. Phonto averages 4.8 out of 5 from 122K ratings, while Imprint averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Phonto or Imprint have ads?
Phonto shows ads; Imprint does not.

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