# Speech Bubble vs Live Comic Book

The clearest difference is price: Speech Bubble at Free against Live Comic Book's $1.99. Speech Bubble also leads on rating (3.8 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (990 vs 2). Live Comic Book's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On review sentiment, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Speech Bubble is free to download; Live Comic Book costs $1.99 up front. Speech Bubble sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Live Comic Book sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Speech Bubble holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Speech Bubble has 990 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 50% and 50% positive.

Speech Bubble ships an update every 4 months, Live Comic Book every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Speech Bubble | Live Comic Book |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | **Free** | $1.99 |
| Rating | **[3.8 (990 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/speech-bubble-photo-captions/id630851451/reviews)** | [3.0 (2 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/live-comic-book/id657203922/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **990** | 2 |
| Positive reviews | **50.3% of reviews** | 50.0% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | **Every 2 months** |
| Monetization | **Free with in-app purchases** | Paid |
| Size | 54 MB | 23 MB |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | **11.0** |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Toto Ventures Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/570129172) | [Tomasz Zablocki](https://appshunter.io/developer/561325881) |

## What reviewers say

### Speech Bubble

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/speech-bubble-photo-captions/id630851451)

Add comic-style speech and thought bubbles to your photos. Customize text, fonts, colors, and bubble shapes. Easily share your creations with friends and family.

**Highlights:** Add speech and thought bubbles to photos, Customize text, fonts, and colors, Multiple bubble styles (thought, cloud, block, shock), Pinch, drag, and rotate bubbles, Add multiple bubbles to group photos, Share to social media and messaging apps, Edit photos from gallery

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (9)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Bubble: Make Photo Captions | $4.99 | per 7 days |
| Bubble Comic Captions on Photo | $8.99 | per month |
| Speech Bubble Text Captions | $39.99 | per year |
| Unlock All Fonts | $1.99 | one-time |
| Unlock All Text Colors | $1.99 | one-time |
| Unlock All Bubble Styles | $1.99 | one-time |
| Remove All Ads | $1.99 | one-time |
| Unlimited Bubbles | $2.99 | one-time |
| Everything | $4.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Quick and simple
- 💡 Helpful for adding captions
- 🤩 Fun and creative

**What reviewers complain about**

- 💰 Limited free features, requires paid subscription
- 🙄 Aggressive ads and pop-ups
- 🔒 Difficult to cancel subscription
- 🐛 Bugs and technical issues

**Reported bugs**

- App crashes or freezes
- Subscription issues and billing problems
- Inability to save or edit photos
- Compatibility problems on some devices

**Requested features**

- More customization options for bubbles
- Ability to resize and position bubbles
- Free version with no limitations
- Improved sharing and exporting capabilities


### Live Comic Book

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/live-comic-book/id657203922)

Design and create your own comic books with a variety of tools. Add custom speech bubbles, stickers, and effects to bring your stories to life. Easily export your creations as images or print them in high resolution.

**Highlights:** Customizable speech bubbles, Over 140 stickers, 30 predefined layouts, Video and photo effects, Extract pictures from videos, High-resolution printing

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (7)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Environment pack | $0.99 | one-time |
| Face elements pack | $0.99 | one-time |
| Faces pack | $0.99 | one-time |
| Flowers pack | $0.99 | one-time |
| Hats pack | $0.99 | one-time |
| Smileys pack | $0.99 | one-time |
| Ads & Watermark | $2.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Speech Bubble free?

Speech Bubble is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Live Comic Book free?

Live Comic Book costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Speech Bubble or Live Comic Book?

Speech Bubble is rated higher. Speech Bubble averages 3.8 out of 5 from 990 ratings, while Live Comic Book averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.

### Do Speech Bubble or Live Comic Book have ads?

Neither Speech Bubble nor Live Comic Book shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Speech Bubble or Live Comic Book?

Speech Bubble ships an update every 4 months, and Live Comic Book every 2 months. Most recently, Speech Bubble was updated on November 10, 2026 and Live Comic Book on November 6, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*