Comparison

Curved Text vs GHOSTLINE

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

Head to head
About

Curved Text

Easily add beautifully curved text to your photos. Choose from various shapes, styles, and fonts, or create custom curves with your finger. Enhance your images with effects, frames, and stickers using the integrated photo editor.

Highlights
  • Beautiful curve shapes
  • Custom curve drawing
  • Unlimited text additions
  • Artistic and custom fonts
  • Text styling and colors
  • Photo editing tools
  • Background templates
Features
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[Curved Text] helps you to add beautiful curved texts on your photo. With tons of curve shapes, text styles, artistic fonts and background templates, you can add unique texts in ways you've never imagined. You can also apply effects, frames and stickers to your photo with powerful photo editor. [Features] ● Beautiful curve shapes - Free draw - Wave - Arc - Bell - Horizontal/Vertical Line - Semi Circle - Circle - Rectangle ● Create custom curve with your finger touch ● Unlimited number of texts - not just one text! ● Tons of artistic fonts (including all iOS fonts) ● Custom Font - Add any font you want ● Beautiful text styles and colors including gradient color ● Move, resize and rotate each text ● Tons of background templates - optimized for Instagram ● Powerful photo editor - effects, frames and stickers ● Save as full resolution ● Export texts as watermark ● Upload to SNS ** Custom Font - Add any font you want 1. Using iTunes - Open iTunes - Connect your device to your PC - Go to [Devices/Your Device/Apps/File Sharing/CurvedText] - Copy your fonts to app 2. Using Email - Create email and attach your fonts in your PC - Send it to yourself - Open it in your iPhone email app - Select [Curved Text] in the list [User Reviews] - "I've been waiting for an app like this to come along and Curved Text is very well done and simple to use" - "Great set of fonts and works perfect" - "Add curved writing to your messages and photos!" - "So amazing words can't describe it!!! The point is... IT'S AMAZING!!!"

About

GHOSTLINE

This app helps tattoo artists create perfect stencils quickly and efficiently. It offers AI-driven tools to upscale, sharpen, and customize artwork, eliminating the need for manual tracing. Print stencils at any size with advanced layout technology, saving valuable time for artists.

Highlights
  • AI-driven stencil generation
  • Artwork upscaling and sharpening
  • Customizable stencil details
  • Print-scale technology for any size
  • Reference tool for visualization
  • Editing tools (pen, eraser, ruler)
Features
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Built by tattoo artists, for tattoo artists. Tattooer-owned and operated since 2023. Ghostline turns your artwork into clean, print-ready tattoo stencils in seconds. Cut out your subject, upscale and sharpen your references, generate fully customizable stencils, and print at any size with multi-page print-scale technology. Less time tracing means more time doing what you love: making tattoos you're proud of. THE FUTURE OF TATTOOING IS HERE. CUT OUT - Lift your subject off its background in one tap - The crop follows your subject, so there's nothing to clean up by hand UPSCALE - Enhance your artwork and turn photos into picture-perfect reference - Upscale small, low-res images for sharper, cleaner reference SHARPEN - Sharpen your artwork for higher-quality stencils - Sharpen your reference so you can create better tattoos CLASSIC STENCIL - Generate fully customizable stencils in seconds - Dial in detail and intensity to your liking - Create line-based stencils, 3D value-based stencils, and everything in between PRO STENCIL - The cleanest stencils yet, powered by Ghostline tech - Adjust detail level, contours, and line weight - Blend with Classic Stencil for even more detail options - Tailor output for thermal (Thermofax) or inkjet printers - Never hand-stencil again EDIT - Pen: add extra lines or thicken areas - Eraser: remove anything you don't need - Ruler: draw perfectly straight lines - Blend: combine stencils or mix in your original artwork REFERENCE - View your stencil as an adjustable layer over your artwork while you tattoo - Slide between your artwork and your stencil to find the perfect blend - Choose stencil colors for a clearer visual guide PRINT - Multi-page printing: go as big as you want, from 1 sheet up to 16 - Multi-size: print several sizes of the same stencil on one sheet - Pinch and zoom to size your stencil exactly, from micro tattoos to full back pieces - Rotate or flip to fit your print - Choose paper size and orientation - Print with AirPrint, or save as PDF or images to print later or share to another app EXPORT - Export your stencil at any stage to Photos, Files, or any app - All tools included. No credits, no pay-per-stencil Ghostline saves you hours of tracing every week, so you can put your energy into tattoos that stand the test of time. Ghostline is a subscription-based app. Terms of Use: https://www.ghostline.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.ghostline.app/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Curved Text4 screens
GHOSTLINE4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: GHOSTLINE at Free against Curved Text's $2.99. GHOSTLINE also leads on rating (4.6 vs 2.8) and ratings volume (353 vs 72). Curved Text's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). On review sentiment, update cadence, 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

GHOSTLINE is free to download; Curved Text costs $2.99 up front. Curved Text sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and GHOSTLINE sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GHOSTLINE holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 72 and 353 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Curved Text's written reviews are positive against 68% of GHOSTLINE's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Curved Text ships an update every 6 weeks, GHOSTLINE every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Curved Text versus GHOSTLINE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCurved TextGHOSTLINE
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating2.8 (72 ratings)4.6 (353 ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.2% of reviews68.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings72353 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDongwook ChoGhostline, Inc.

Customer experience

Curved Text

All ratings72 ratings
Positive41.7%
Neutral6.9%
Negative51.4%
Written reviews241 reviews
Positive62.2%
Neutral11.2%
Negative26.6%

GHOSTLINE

All ratings353 ratings
Positive89.5%
Neutral2.5%
Negative7.9%
Written reviews50 reviews
Positive68.0%
Neutral6.0%
Negative26.0%

User reviews

Curved Text

From 72 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💡 Unique curved text feature unavailable in other apps
  • 🎨 Wide variety of fonts and color options
  • 👍 User-friendly interface and intuitive design
  • 🖼️ Built-in photo editing and cropping tools
  • ✨ Multiple text effects including shadows and gradients

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes when saving photos
  • 📏 Inconsistent and uneven letter spacing
  • ❌ Cannot save with transparent backgrounds
  • 🔤 Low resolution/blurry text output
  • ⚙️ Limited customization of preset curves

GHOSTLINE

From 353 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Saves significant time on stencil creation
  • 👍 User-friendly interface and easy to learn
  • 💡 Innovative stencil conversion technology
  • 📏 Multi-page printing and sizing features
  • 🎨 Advanced editing and customization tools

Room to improve

  • 💰 Subscription model considered overpriced
  • 🚫 Paywall immediately upon app opening
  • ❌ Free alternatives available with similar features
  • 🐛 Occasional gaps in stencil output
  • 😕 Confusing stencil output for some users

Bugs and requests

Curved Text

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • App crashes when attempting to save photos to camera roll
  • Only first letter of text displays after updates
  • Text fails to appear on photos during export
  • Custom curve feature glitches and malfunctions
  • App freezes during photo editing with multiple lines
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  • Text editing selection becomes unresponsive after placement
  • Interface language switches to Asian characters unexpectedly
  • Incompatibility with iOS 10.2 and older devices
  • Black bars appear on iPod touch 5 despite bigger screen support
  • App crashes when using draw-your-own-curve feature
  • Pinch-to-zoom enlarges text but spaces letters excessively
  • Preset text styles cannot have border/shadow colors changed independently

Requested features

18 requests
  • Transparent background export option
  • Automatic text centering and balancing
  • Eraser tool for artistic effects
  • Ability to resize text boxes independently
  • Letter spacing/kerning adjustment controls
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  • Plain or no background options
  • Text rotation and angle adjustment
  • 3D text rotation capability
  • Save/autosave functionality with checkpoints
  • Support for Arabic language
  • Support for Chinese fonts and characters
  • Paragraph/multi-line text support
  • Two-finger pinch-to-resize gesture
  • Color picker for more precise color selection
  • More diverse preset shapes and templates
  • Japanese font expansion
  • Photo layering above backgrounds
  • Ability to curve special/custom fonts

GHOSTLINE

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Quarter inch gaps appearing in stencil output
  • App loses important design details in conversion
  • Emphasizes irrelevant details over important ones
  • Inconsistent stencil quality on complex designs
  • Limited customization options for stencil output

Requested features

12 requests
  • One-time purchase option instead of subscription
  • Lower subscription pricing ($6/month considered too high)
  • Lifetime subscription option under $100
  • JPEG file format export option
  • Save reference image as separate file
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  • Reference overlay in edit mode to see original design
  • Pinch zoom in/out functionality
  • Redo button for edits
  • Bookmark pen sizes for quick toggling
  • Background removal tool
  • Ruler/grid overlay option
  • Ability to remove white background from images

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Curved Text

One-time2
  • [Use All Fonts]$0.99
  • [Use All Templates]$0.99
2 purchases

GHOSTLINE

Subscriptions2
  • Ghostline Unlimited Access7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Ghostline Unlimited Access7 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Curved Text free?
Curved Text costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is GHOSTLINE free?
GHOSTLINE is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Curved Text or GHOSTLINE?
GHOSTLINE is rated higher. Curved Text averages 2.8 out of 5 from 72 ratings, while GHOSTLINE averages 4.6 from 353 ratings.
Do Curved Text or GHOSTLINE have ads?
Neither Curved Text nor GHOSTLINE shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Curved Text or GHOSTLINE?
Curved Text ships an update every 6 weeks, and GHOSTLINE every 5 weeks. Most recently, Curved Text was updated on October 12, 2026 and GHOSTLINE on October 14, 2026.

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