Comparison

Speech Bubbles Photo Editor vs PIP Magic

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

Head to head
About

Speech Bubbles Photo Editor

Easily add captions, speech bubbles, and thought bubbles to your photos. Customize text with various styles, fonts, and frames. Share your creations directly to social media or save them to your device.

Highlights
  • Add and style text easily
  • Speech and thought bubbles
  • Multiple caption styles
  • 25 creative fonts
  • 6 free frame styles
  • Share to social networks
Features
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Text on Pics is the fast, fun way to add captions, speech bubbles, and eye-catching text to your photos. A full photo-text studio that's still simple enough to make a great pic in seconds. SAY IT WITH YOUR PHOTOS Drop text straight onto your picture, bend it along a curve, wrap it in a speech bubble, or frame it like a comic panel. Move, resize, and rotate anything with your fingers. Everything is a layer, so you can stack, reorder, and tweak until it's exactly right. WHY YOU'LL LOVE TEXT ON PICS: - Speech & Thought Bubbles: Point them at anyone (or anything) in your photo. - Gorgeous Text Styles: One-tap looks with colors, gradients, outlines, and shadows — or design your own and save it for next time. - Curved Text: Bend your words along arcs, waves, and circles. - Fonts for Every Mood: A big collection, neatly organized by category. - Frames & Captions: Classic caption styles and frames for meme-ready pics. - Emoji Stickers: Drop in any emoji and make it as big as you like. - Draw on Your Photos: Doodle right over your picture in any color. - Real Photo Editing: Apply filters, then fine-tune brightness, contrast, warmth, and more. - Total Control: Reorder layers anytime, and undo/redo every single step. - High-Resolution Export: Your photos come out sharp, ready for anywhere. FROM SNAP TO SHARE IN SECONDS 1. Pick: Choose a photo from your library or snap a new one. 2. Caption: Add text, bubbles, emoji, or a frame. 3. Style: Choose fonts and colors, or apply a whole look with one tap. 4. Share: Save your creation or send it straight to your favorite apps. Make your photos talk. Download Text on Pics and start captioning. PREMIUM SUBSCRIPTION INFO: - You can subscribe for unlimited access to all premium features, with no ads - The subscription is billed yearly - Payment will be charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period - Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period - You can manage subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Account Settings after purchase - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription PRIVACY POLICY: http://cushwayapps.com/app-privacy/textapic/privacy.html TERMS OF USE: http://cushwayapps.com/app-privacy/textapic/terms.html Have you found a bug, got a suggestion, or want a new feature? Email us at: support@honkhonkpunch.com

About

PIP Magic

Create stunning photo collages and edit selfies with unique picture-in-picture effects. Choose from a vast library of frames and apply live filters directly from the camera or edit existing photos from your gallery. Share your creations instantly.

Highlights
  • Picture-in-picture (PIP) frame effects
  • Live camera filters
  • Gallery photo editing
  • Separate foreground/background filters
  • Save and share to social media
  • Front and rear camera support
Features
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PIP magic with absolutely free application with no in-app purchases for the content unlocking. You can access and use complete content for FREE. PIP Magic is a best selfie photo editing app. It allows you to create beautiful PIP images by letting you to select different PIP frames from huge collection of our PIP library. It is best companion for selfie photo lovers. it lets you use both front camera as well as rear camera while taking your PIP. It also allows you to take the pic with PIP frame on the preview, so that you can get accurate output. In camera mode it lets you to take the pic directly on the frame, it all flows you to directly apply the live filters on the camera preview In gallery mode it lets you to design your PIP by letting you to select individual or single image for both background and foreground. It also allows you to apply the photo filters on foreground and background separately. once PIP image is generated to your choice it will allow you to save and share the image to multiple social networks in a matter of button click more than anything it is completely free, all the effects that you see and all the frames that you see are absolutely free in this application.

Screenshots

Speech Bubbles Photo Editor4 screens
PIP Magic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: PIP Magic at 1.8K against Speech Bubbles Photo Editor's 204. PIP Magic also leads on review sentiment (86% vs 77%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.6). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Speech Bubbles Photo Editor sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year and PIP Magic sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PIP Magic holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PIP Magic has 1.8K ratings behind it against 204, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of Speech Bubbles Photo Editor's written reviews are positive against 86% of PIP Magic's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Speech Bubbles Photo Editor versus PIP Magic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpeech Bubbles Photo EditorPIP Magic
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (204 ratings)4.5 (1.8K ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.8% of reviews85.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2041.8K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.611.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB82 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlan Cushwaypixel force private limited

Customer experience

Speech Bubbles Photo Editor

All ratings192 ratings
Positive79.7%
Neutral5.2%
Negative15.1%
Written reviews181 reviews
Positive76.8%
Neutral2.2%
Negative21.0%

PIP Magic

All ratings1,804 ratings
Positive86.8%
Neutral9.1%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews388 reviews
Positive85.6%
Neutral9.0%
Negative5.4%

User reviews

Speech Bubbles Photo Editor

From 204 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use and intuitive interface
  • 🎨 Wide variety of fonts and colors
  • 💰 Free app with minimal ads
  • ⚡ Fast and smooth performance
  • 🎭 Multiple text bubble and speech bubble options

Room to improve

  • 🐛 iPad app has missing buttons and UI elements
  • ❓ Confusing navigation for finding speech bubbles
  • 📢 Excessive ads in free version
  • 🔄 Text sometimes appears blurry after saving
  • ⚠️ App crashes on some devices

PIP Magic

From 1.8K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🎨 Lots of creative effects
  • 💡 Unique photo editing features
  • 🎉 Fun and enjoyable experience
  • 🖼️ Brings photos to life

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Limited free features, requires paid subscription
  • 🔍 Difficulty seeing all frames on smaller devices
  • 💸 Watermark placement interferes with photos
  • 🔍 Excessive ads and pop-ups

Bugs and requests

Speech Bubbles Photo Editor

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • Missing buttons on iPad (dome button in share section)
  • Bottom buttons disappearing on iPad after update
  • Text rendering blurry when saved to photos
  • Frame option not working on iPhone 11 Pro
  • App crashes on iOS 10.3.3
Show 4 more
  • App won't open - stuck on logo screen
  • Performance slowdown after new update
  • Ad close button not registering properly
  • Occasional crashes on iPhone 5s

Requested features

9 requests
  • Ability to flip or rotate speech bubbles
  • More bubble design styles and shapes
  • More color options for bubbles
  • Arrow drawing tool
  • Better integration with camera roll editor
Show 4 more
  • Additional font options (LOT font mentioned)
  • Desktop/iMac version support
  • Clearer user instructions or tutorial
  • Frame feature improvements

PIP Magic

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • App crashes or freezes occasionally
  • Paid features not always working as expected

Requested features

4 requests
  • More bottle and frame styles
  • Ability to adjust background image clarity
  • Option to remove watermark without subscription
  • Improved compatibility across devices

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Speech Bubbles Photo Editor

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Yearly3 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Upgrade$49.99
1 purchases

PIP Magic

One-time1
  • All Upgrades + Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is Speech Bubbles Photo Editor free?
Speech Bubbles Photo Editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PIP Magic free?
PIP Magic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Speech Bubbles Photo Editor or PIP Magic?
PIP Magic is rated higher. Speech Bubbles Photo Editor averages 4.3 out of 5 from 204 ratings, while PIP Magic averages 4.5 from 1.8K ratings.
Do Speech Bubbles Photo Editor or PIP Magic have ads?
Both Speech Bubbles Photo Editor and PIP Magic show ads.
Which is updated more often, Speech Bubbles Photo Editor or PIP Magic?
Speech Bubbles Photo Editor ships an update every 2 months, and PIP Magic every 2 months. Most recently, Speech Bubbles Photo Editor was updated on October 29, 2026 and PIP Magic on October 26, 2026.

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