TypoBox vs Nowly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TypoBox
Easily add text and comments to your photos with over 160 font options. Customize text color, size, position, and add outlines or transparency. Save your edited images or share them directly to social media.
- Over 160 font styles
- Handwriting font support
- Emoji integration
- Customizable text color (RGB)
- Adjustable text size and position
- Text outlines and transparency
- Save to Camera Roll
- Direct Twitter sharing
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"TypoBox" is an application for support to more than 160 fonts, easy to put a comment in the image. In the image on the album or a photo that was taken with the camera, you can easily add characters on your iPhone. - Support more than 160 fonts (including non-Japanese show) - Also supports handwriting font wind - Emoji support (type 28) - Character color in RGB values can be freely specified (corresponding 16.77 million colors) - Scalable in the pinch and pinch out the text size - Swipe the display position can be changed by operation - Can be specified (no, black, white) to take the edge of the character - Can the rotation of the characters (only horizontal) - You can specify the transparency of the character - You can specify the vertical (line breaks, punctuation marks are not supported) - Can be saved to the Camera Roll - Can tweets to Twitter - Choice of (low-resolution, high resolution, original) from three types of storage size, IPod touch also not equipped with a camera, can be used by loading the image from the album.
Nowly
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Nowly is the ad-free way to timestamp your moments. Every shot is stamped in real time with the date, time, and place it was taken — no editing afterward, no watermarks from someone else, no ads. What you can do: • Shoot photos and 4:5 videos with a live timestamp overlay — the preview matches the saved file exactly • Choose from a range of stamp styles, including clean Korean date/time designs • Move and resize any stamp; your last placement is kept for the next shot • Long-press the shutter to jump straight into video recording • Swipe to your gallery to add a stamp to existing photos • Browse, share, and manage everything in a built-in library Nowly Premium unlocks every stamp, custom text, and unlimited-length video — one-time purchase, yours forever.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: TypoBox at 8.0 against Nowly's 15.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | TypoBox | Nowly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NORIHIKO HAYASAKA | Pony |
In-app purchases
TypoBox
No in-app purchases
Nowly
No in-app purchases









