Speech Bubbles Photo Editor vs Newspaper Comic Effect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Add and style text easily
- Speech and thought bubbles
- Multiple caption styles
- 25 creative fonts
- 6 free frame styles
- Share to social networks
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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
Newspaper Comic Effect
Transform your photos into newspaper comic drawings with this app. Add speech bubbles and text, and crop images into various shapes. No internet connection needed.
- Convert photos to newspaper comic style
- Add speech bubbles
- Add text to photos
- Crop photos into shapes
- Offline functionality
- Share to social media
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The newspaper comic effect app lets you turn your photo into a newspaper comic drawing. No internet connection is required! Step 1: To convert your image to a newspaper comic, simply tap the "Add a Photo". You will be presented with the option of choosing a photo from your photo library or taking a picture with your camera! Step 2: Tap the "Apply Comic Effect" button. Save your newspaper comic to your photo library or share it to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, Google+, VK or any other social network, forum or site and set the picture as a profile picture, cover photo etc. As of version 2.2, Newspaper Comic Effect allows you to do a lot more with your photos! The effects are endless because you can mix and combine the features and effects. You can now add speech bubbles to your photos before or after turning them into comic! This means you can also turn the speech bubbles into comics for a more realistic effect! You can also add text to your photos before or after applying the newspaper comic effect! Add the text before applying the comic effect if you want the text to turn into a comic as well! You can also crop your photos into various shapes. Choose from a circle, flag, heart, star, square or rectangle.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Newspaper Comic Effect at none against Speech Bubbles Photo Editor's shown. Newspaper Comic Effect also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.2) and review sentiment (94% vs 78%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Speech Bubbles Photo Editor sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year and Newspaper Comic Effect sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Newspaper Comic Effect holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 192 and 236 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Speech Bubbles Photo Editor's written reviews are positive against 94% of Newspaper Comic Effect's.
Speech Bubbles Photo Editor ships an update every 2 months, Newspaper Comic Effect every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Speech Bubbles Photo Editor | Newspaper Comic Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (192 ratings) | 4.6 (236 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 78.0% of reviews | 93.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 192 | 236 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alan Cushway | Danny Pajevic |
Customer experience
Speech Bubbles Photo Editor
Newspaper Comic Effect
User reviews
Speech Bubbles Photo Editor
From 192 App Store ratingsWhat 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
Newspaper Comic Effect
From 236 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Simple and efficient
- 💡 Lots of customization options
- 🎨 Great comic/cartoon effects
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes or freezing
- 🔍 Limited font/text options
- 🔋 Possible performance issues on older devices
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
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- 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
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- Additional font options (LOT font mentioned)
- Desktop/iMac version support
- Clearer user instructions or tutorial
- Frame feature improvements
Newspaper Comic Effect
Reported bugs
2 issues- Alignment issues with exported images
- Spinning wheel or unresponsiveness on some devices
Requested features
3 requests- More font and text customization options
- Improved image quality for exported photos
- Additional color/filter effects
In-app purchases
Speech Bubbles Photo Editor
- Premium Yearly3 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Pro Upgrade$49.99
Newspaper Comic Effect
- Remove Ads$1.99
Questions
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