Comparison

Text on Photo vs FaceIn

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

Head to head
About

Text on Photo

Easily add multiple decorated text elements to your photos. Customize fonts, colors, outlines, and shadows. Resize, rotate, and position text for creative photo editing.

Highlights
  • Add multiple texts
  • Variety of fonts
  • Text outlines
  • Shadow editing
  • Resize and rotate text
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◇ Text on Photo lets you add multiple decorated texts to your photos—quickly and easily. ◇ This is the paid, ad-free version. ◇ Features - Many different fonts - Add multiple texts on one photo - Add an outline - Edit shadow ◇ How to use 1. Tap “Background” to add a photograph 2. Tap “Add Text” to add a text 3. Edit the color/style, font size, and font name 4. Add an outline to the text 5. Resize, rotate, and move the text (Repeat steps 2–5 as needed) 6. Tap “Save”

About

FaceIn

Features
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Selfie! Easy face in camera. Let's shoot pictures!

Screenshots

Text on Photo2 screens
FaceIn3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: FaceIn at Free against Text on Photo's $2.99. FaceIn also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (8.1 vs 17.0). Text on Photo's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 21 months). On ads and in-app purchases 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

FaceIn is free to download; Text on Photo costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Text on Photo ships an update every 2 months, FaceIn every 21 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Text on Photo versus FaceIn: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterText on PhotoFaceIn
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (711 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews84.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings711 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 21 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.08.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB64 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperhandyCloset Inc.Y. MOCHIDUKI

In-app purchases

None

Text on Photo

No in-app purchases

None

FaceIn

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Text on Photo free?
Text on Photo costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is FaceIn free?
FaceIn is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Text on Photo or FaceIn have ads?
Neither Text on Photo nor FaceIn shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Text on Photo or FaceIn?
Text on Photo ships an update every 2 months, and FaceIn every 21 months. Most recently, Text on Photo was updated on November 6, 2026 and FaceIn on November 1, 2026.

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