Comparison

TypoBox vs Nowly

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Nowly

Features
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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.

Screenshots

TypoBox4 screens
Nowly4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
TypoBox versus Nowly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTypoBoxNowly
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNORIHIKO HAYASAKAPony

In-app purchases

None

TypoBox

No in-app purchases

None

Nowly

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TypoBox free?
TypoBox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Nowly free?
Nowly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TypoBox or Nowly have ads?
Neither TypoBox nor Nowly shows ads.

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