Comparison

Path on vs Vector Q by Imaengine

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

Head to head
About

Path on

Add custom text to your photos with unique fonts and creative layouts. Draw text along custom paths or simple shapes, and enhance your images with filters and backdrops. Save and share your artistic creations with friends.

Highlights
  • Draw text along custom paths
  • Add text to simple shapes
  • 300+ unique fonts
  • Adjustable text size and alignment
  • Font Mix feature
  • Apply filters and backdrops
  • Save and share creations
Features
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Introduced by official App Store Facebook!!! Now your pictures can have a thousand words with Path On. Use crazy fonts to decorate your pictures with words, quotes, and lyrics, and share it with your friends. Don't worry about restrictions, type whatever and wherever you want. Draw a line with your finger and your text will appear along the line. We also provide simple shapes, like a spiral, circle, or square. Our app works great for anyone into scrapbooking, artistic photos, or even just making fun pictures to share. Path On features almost 300 different fonts--no additional cost and unlimited use, of course-- with the ability to adjust the size, alignment, letter spacing, and more. With that many fonts, we understand it's hard to choose just one. That's why we added a Font Mix feature, so you can choose up to 5 fonts that will be randomly applied to your text. You can also make your fonts stand out even more by changing the backdrop or using one of our great filters. If you want to come back to it later, no worries. Your work can be saved at any time. And of course don't forget to share with your friends! Win a spot in our gallery by adding #Pathonselection on Twitter and Facebook or @Pathonselection on Instagram. Don't know what to do? Try this: Instead of a picture of just you and your boyfriend or girlfriend, make it special by adding 'I love you' or your names in a heart-shaped outline.

About

Vector Q by Imaengine

Transform pixel images into editable vector graphics with advanced editing tools. Create custom filters for various artistic styles and manipulate paths, shapes, and text with precision. Projects are cross-platform compatible with macOS.

Highlights
  • Raster to vector conversion
  • Customizable vector filters
  • Advanced vector editor
  • Color curves tool
  • Variable weight and color strokes
  • Nested masks
  • Perspective tool
  • Text on path
Features
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Vector Q, (before known as Imaengine) is a fast and powerfull Raster to Vector translator and a complete Vector Editor. The definitive VECTOR TOOL! Turn your pixel-format pictures into fully editable vector drawings. With custom filters you can get from a standard vectorization with unlimited colors, crispy grayscale images, two-tone stencils, original Pop-Art drawings and amazing polygonal shapes. New redesigned EDITOR, probably the most powerfull vector editor for iPhone and iPad with exclusive and unique features: - COLOR CURVES, a new tool to apply color to paths and shapes. - Variable WEIGHT and COLOR strokes.  - Nested masks, everything can be a mask, a group can be a mask, even a mask can be mask! - Perspective tool with two modes, apply perspective to paths, shapes, groups, pictures.. and more - Text , text on path, colored text on path Projects are fully compatible between iOS and MacOS, There is a Vector Q version for Mac! Record video with rotoscoping-like effect. * PDF and SVG files are vectorial graphics and you can enlarge as much as necessary and edit in Inkscape, Adobe Illustrator and others. APP CRASH? please send me email with device model and iOS version to : support@vectorqueue.com

Screenshots

Path on4 screens
Vector Q by Imaengine4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Vector Q by Imaengine at Free against Path on's $1.99. Vector Q by Imaengine also leads on rating (4.2 vs 3.9) and ratings volume (1.7K vs 253). Path on's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 15.6). On review sentiment, update cadence, ads 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

Vector Q by Imaengine is free to download; Path on costs $1.99 up front. Vector Q by Imaengine sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Path on asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Vector Q by Imaengine holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Vector Q by Imaengine has 1.7K ratings behind it against 253, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 83% of Path on's written reviews are positive against 80% of Vector Q by Imaengine's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Path on ships an update every 4 weeks, Vector Q by Imaengine monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Path on versus Vector Q by Imaengine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPath onVector Q by Imaengine
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating3.9 (253 ratings)4.2 (1.7K ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.0% of reviews — better80.1% of reviews
Number of ratings2531.7K — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPeta VisionLuis Rivas

Customer experience

Path on

All ratings253 ratings
Positive69.6%
Neutral7.1%
Negative23.3%
Written reviews1,140 reviews
Positive83.0%
Neutral4.4%
Negative12.6%

Vector Q by Imaengine

All ratings1,668 ratings
Positive79.9%
Neutral4.1%
Negative16.0%
Written reviews1,004 reviews
Positive80.1%
Neutral7.8%
Negative12.2%

User reviews

Path on

From 253 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great for everyday basic wrap text needs
  • 👍 Intuitive and easy to use
  • 💡 Versatile with lots of fonts and features
  • 👍 Awesome for adding text to photos
  • 👍 Simple and fun to use

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Buggy, crashes, freezes, or doesn't load
  • 🐛 Can't save work or export to camera roll
  • 🐛 Text formatting issues like cutting words apart
  • 🐛 Lacks updates and support for newer iOS versions
  • 🐛 Glitchy and poor overall performance

Vector Q by Imaengine

From 1.7K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Powerful vectorization capabilities
  • 🎨 Variety of creative filters and effects
  • 👍 Intuitive and easy to use
  • 💡 Useful for Cricut and other crafting projects

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and performance issues
  • 🔒 Paywall to save or export images
  • 🤔 Overly complicated after recent updates
  • 🙄 Removal of popular features/presets

Bugs and requests

Path on

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Crashes on launch or during use
  • Can't save or export edited images
  • Text formatting issues like cutting off words
  • Incompatible with newer iOS versions
  • General instability and performance problems

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to edit/adjust text after placement
  • Allow multiple text areas on a single image
  • Improve text spacing and formatting controls
  • Add support for more image formats and sizes
  • Provide better instructions and documentation

Vector Q by Imaengine

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inability to save or export images
  • Freezing and crashing when using certain features
  • Inconsistent behavior when rotating or resizing images

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to customize color palettes
  • More advanced vector editing tools
  • Improved layer management
  • Export options for different vector formats

In-app purchases

None

Path on

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Vector Q by Imaengine

One-time1
  • Vector Q Upgrade$7.99

Questions

Is Path on free?
Path on costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Vector Q by Imaengine free?
Vector Q by Imaengine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Path on or Vector Q by Imaengine?
Vector Q by Imaengine is rated higher. Path on averages 3.9 out of 5 from 253 ratings, while Vector Q by Imaengine averages 4.2 from 1.7K ratings.
Do Path on or Vector Q by Imaengine have ads?
Neither Path on nor Vector Q by Imaengine shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Path on or Vector Q by Imaengine?
Path on ships an update every 4 weeks, and Vector Q by Imaengine monthly. Most recently, Path on was updated on September 30, 2026 and Vector Q by Imaengine on September 25, 2026.

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