Comparison

Speech Bubbles Photo Editor vs Comic Caption Meme Maker Lite

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

Comic Caption Meme Maker Lite

Transform your photos into professional-looking comic strips. Add word balloons, captions, stickers, and filters to create hilarious or clever visual stories. An intuitive interface makes comic creation quick and easy.

Highlights
  • Authentic comic book look
  • Multiple word balloon types
  • Professional comic book fonts
  • Over 1,000 stickers
  • Dynamic comic filters
  • Intuitive step-by-step interface
Features
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Transform your pictures into authentic looking comics! Add word balloons, captions, stickers, and filters to turn even the most mundane photo into a hilarious / clever / cute creation! Take advantage of an intuitive, step wise user interface to make professional style comics within minutes! All of the above and more is possible with Comic Caption Creator, a comic creation app which is able to stand above the competition due to its unique features which include: (SHORT DESCRIPTION) • A licensed, authentic comic book look • 11 different types of words balloons • 88 unique comic book fonts • Over 1,000 stickers (many of which change color) • Over 30 dynamic, comic filters • A step wise, intuitive user interface (LONG DESCRIPTION) • A comic book look based on the stylings of professional comic book letterers John Roshell and Richard Starkings. Expensive licensing was obtained to ensure that all word balloons, fonts, and effects added up to produce a look which resembled the comic book lettering from major publishers such as Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, etc. • 11 different types of words balloons. Insert a shout balloon to convey deep seeded rage, a thought balloon to express innermost contemplation, or a caption to narrate the happenings in your photo. Resize or rotate your balloon, or change the color of its background, border, or text. • 88 unique comic book fonts. Caption your photos with the same authentic, professional comic style lettering featured on the pages of Batman and other major comic book titles. The wide variety of unique type faces featured within the app allow you to express a full range of emotions when creating your masterpiece. • Over 1,000 stickers, many of which change color. Add a cat sticker to your photo and change the color of its fur, eyes, nose, or, ears. Sticker categories include: animals, bugs, cars, characters, dinosaurs, effects, fishes, food, glasses, hats, masks, memes, monsters, mustaches, rages, sounds. and weapons. • Over 30 dynamic, comic filters to add to your photos. Apply one of the many filters in Comic Caption Creator to transform your photo into a cartoon, sketch, painting, or poster. • A step wise, intuitive user interface that allows for the creation of comics within minutes and is fully supported with instructional alerts that appear throughout the app as well as a full set of help documents accessible from any screen. ------------------ “This app's design is very user friendly. Anyone can create an amusing comic in minutes using this app's functionality and great features.” - Apps Happens “This is another one of those apps where reviewing it takes four times as long as it should because I end up getting sucked in and wind up playing with it for ages! Comic Caption Creator Lite is incredibly easy to use and is definitely capable of producing some fantastic results.” - App Picker ------------------ Comic Caption Creator was created by Push the Edge LLC. The graphic design was done by Nevertheless (http://nevertheless.com.au). The comic font, balloon shapes, and effects were provided by Comicraft (http://www.comicraft.com).

Screenshots

Speech Bubbles Photo Editor4 screens
Comic Caption Meme Maker Lite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Comic Caption Meme Maker Lite at none against Speech Bubbles Photo Editor's shown. Comic Caption Meme Maker Lite also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.2) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). Speech Bubbles Photo Editor's advantage is review sentiment (78% vs 61%). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Speech Bubbles Photo Editor sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year and Comic Caption Meme Maker Lite sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Comic Caption Meme Maker Lite holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Comic Caption Meme Maker Lite has 4.6K ratings behind it against 178, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 78% of Speech Bubbles Photo Editor's written reviews are positive against 61% of Comic Caption Meme Maker Lite's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Speech Bubbles Photo Editor ships an update every 2 months, Comic Caption Meme Maker Lite every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Speech Bubbles Photo Editor versus Comic Caption Meme Maker Lite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpeech Bubbles Photo EditorComic Caption Meme Maker Lite
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (178 ratings)4.6 (4.6K ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.9% of reviews — better61.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1784.6K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlan CushwayPush the Edge LLC

Customer experience

Speech Bubbles Photo Editor

All ratings178 ratings
Positive78.7%
Neutral5.6%
Negative15.7%
Written reviews172 reviews
Positive77.9%
Neutral2.3%
Negative19.8%

Comic Caption Meme Maker Lite

All ratings4,611 ratings
Positive89.7%
Neutral3.3%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews362 reviews
Positive61.0%
Neutral8.0%
Negative30.9%

User reviews

Speech Bubbles Photo Editor

From 178 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

Comic Caption Meme Maker Lite

From 4.6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💯 Great
  • 👍🏼 Awesome
  • 🤩 Fun and cool
  • 🎨 Excellent for making comics
  • 🎉 Highly recommended

Room to improve

  • 🤯 Horrible trash
  • 😡 Annoying, forces payment
  • 🤬 Useless without paying
  • 🙄 Very limited free version
  • 😑 Buggy, crashes often

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

Comic Caption Meme Maker Lite

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Camera not working properly
  • Frequent crashes and data loss
  • Restore purchase feature not working
  • Inconsistent behavior across updates

Requested features

6 requests
  • More pages and help to make a book
  • Ability to draw and create custom stickers
  • Increase character limit in speech bubbles
  • Add more backgrounds and panel options
  • Improve text editing and resizing tools
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  • Ability to save and load comics

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Speech Bubbles Photo Editor

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

Comic Caption Meme Maker Lite

One-time3
  • Unlock Premium FontsFree
  • Unlock All Features2 variants$4.99
  • Unlock Premium Font Sets$4.99

Questions

Is Speech Bubbles Photo Editor free?
Speech Bubbles Photo Editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Comic Caption Meme Maker Lite free?
Comic Caption Meme Maker Lite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Speech Bubbles Photo Editor or Comic Caption Meme Maker Lite?
Comic Caption Meme Maker Lite is rated higher. Speech Bubbles Photo Editor averages 4.2 out of 5 from 178 ratings, while Comic Caption Meme Maker Lite averages 4.6 from 4.6K ratings.
Do Speech Bubbles Photo Editor or Comic Caption Meme Maker Lite have ads?
Speech Bubbles Photo Editor shows ads; Comic Caption Meme Maker Lite does not.
Which is updated more often, Speech Bubbles Photo Editor or Comic Caption Meme Maker Lite?
Speech Bubbles Photo Editor ships an update every 2 months, and Comic Caption Meme Maker Lite every 2 weeks. Most recently, Speech Bubbles Photo Editor was updated on October 3, 2026 and Comic Caption Meme Maker Lite on October 1, 2026.

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