Comparison

Reverse Text vs Text Tool

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

Head to head
About

Reverse Text

Easily reverse any text message to prank friends or keep your communications private. This utility allows you to quickly flip words and sentences, then share them directly to social media or copy them to your clipboard.

Highlights
  • Reverse messages
  • Correct reversed messages
  • Copy text to clipboard
  • Share to Twitter
  • Share to Facebook
Features
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Have you ever tried sending texts backwards? Maybe you want to mess with a friend or keep your message secret. Well it can be a hassle to think about typing out a long sentence in reverse. Now there is an app for that! Features: • Reverse a message or correct an already reversed message • Easily copy text to clipboard • Tweet or post to Facebook from within the app Reverse text is the perfect tool for pranking a friend or just looking at words backwards. If you have any questions or would like to report a problem, email us at appsupport@fletchercreations.com or visit us at http://fletchercreations.com/apps

About

Text Tool

Create unique and humorous messages by altering fonts, repeating text, and flipping words. This tool allows for easy text manipulation to generate eye-catching content for your communications.

Highlights
  • Change message font
  • Repeat text multiple times
  • Rotate words or text
  • Adjust letter size
  • Flip text forwards and backward
Features
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Apps for creating unusual and funny messages! It's easy to create an amazing message! You can change the font in your messages, repeat the text many times, as well as flip the text or word. The application has other features, install and try it now! Application features: - change the font in the message; - repeat the text many times; - rotate words or text; - change the size of letters with one click. How to use this application: Change font mode 1. Enter any text in the text input field; 2. You will immediately be offered text options with different fonts; 3. When you click on the text with the desired font, you can send it. Text Repeater mode 1. Enter the text you want to repeat in the text entry field; 2. Enter the number of repetitions for the text; 3. Click Redo the blue button with the round symbol. Flip Word Mode 1. Enter text in the text box 2. The text will be automatically written back to front in a special field 3. You can flip the word by pressing "Ɐ" All actions with the text are possible only when writing words in Latin letters (example "a-b-c-z"). Most functions are not available when writing words in Cyrillic!

Screenshots

Reverse Text2 screens
Text Tool4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Reverse Text at none against Text Tool's 1. Reverse Text also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). Text Tool's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.3) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). On price, review sentiment 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. Text Tool sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Reverse Text asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Text Tool holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 26 and 90 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Reverse Text's written reviews are positive against 79% of Text Tool's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Reverse Text ships an update every 3 months, Text Tool monthly. The most recent releases landed on June 8, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Reverse Text versus Text Tool: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReverse TextText Tool
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (26 ratings)4.5 (90 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews79.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2690 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB114 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperDaniel FletcherSergey Irgeshov

Customer experience

Reverse Text

All ratings26 ratings
Positive84.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative15.4%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative22.2%

Text Tool

All ratings90 ratings
Positive87.8%
Neutral3.3%
Negative8.9%
Written reviews72 reviews
Positive79.2%
Neutral11.1%
Negative9.7%

In-app purchases

None

Reverse Text

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Text Tool

One-time1
  • Disable ads$4.99

Questions

Is Reverse Text free?
Reverse Text is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Text Tool free?
Text Tool is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Reverse Text or Text Tool?
Text Tool is rated higher. Reverse Text averages 4.3 out of 5 from 26 ratings, while Text Tool averages 4.5 from 90 ratings.
Do Reverse Text or Text Tool have ads?
Text Tool shows ads; Reverse Text does not.
Which is updated more often, Reverse Text or Text Tool?
Reverse Text ships an update every 3 months, and Text Tool monthly. Most recently, Reverse Text was updated on June 8, 2026 and Text Tool on October 1, 2026.

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