Comparison

Comic Caption Meme Maker 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

Comic Caption Meme Maker

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

Highlights
  • Authentic comic book look
  • 11 types of word balloons
  • 88 unique comic book fonts
  • Over 1,000 stickers
  • Over 30 comic filters
  • Intuitive step-by-step interface
Features
Read full description

Transform your pictures into authentic looking comics! Add word balloons, 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 (http://tinyurl.com/n3qlo8v) “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 (http://tinyurl.com/mzxjsc5) ------------------ 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).

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
Read full description

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

Comic Caption Meme Maker4 screens
Comic Caption Meme Maker Lite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Comic Caption Meme Maker Lite at Free against Comic Caption Meme Maker's $4.99. Comic Caption Meme Maker Lite also leads on ratings volume (4.6K vs 448). Comic Caption Meme Maker's advantage is review sentiment (82% vs 61%) and rating (4.8 vs 4.6). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Comic Caption Meme Maker Lite is free to download; Comic Caption Meme Maker costs $4.99 up front. Comic Caption Meme Maker sells 2 one-off in-app purchases 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 holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Comic Caption Meme Maker Lite has 4.6K ratings behind it against 448, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of Comic Caption Meme Maker's written reviews are positive against 61% of Comic Caption Meme Maker Lite's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Comic Caption Meme Maker versus Comic Caption Meme Maker Lite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterComic Caption Meme MakerComic Caption Meme Maker Lite
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (448 ratings) — better4.6 (4.6K ratings)
Positive reviews81.7% of reviews — better61.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4484.6K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#189 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.014.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPush the Edge LLCPush the Edge LLC

Customer experience

Comic Caption Meme Maker

All ratings448 ratings
Positive96.4%
Neutral1.1%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews142 reviews
Positive81.7%
Neutral4.9%
Negative13.4%

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

Comic Caption Meme Maker

From 448 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and easy to use
  • 🤩 Lots of fun features
  • 💯 Great for creating comics and memes
  • 🎨 Flexible customization options
  • 🚀 Works well and reliable

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
  • 📦 Limited control over text and bubble sizing
  • 💰 Some features locked behind paywall
  • 🔄 Inconsistent rotation and layout issues
  • 🔍 Difficult to navigate and find certain tools

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

Comic Caption Meme Maker

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Inability to save edited photos
  • Fonts disappearing after updates
  • Cropping tool not working as expected
  • Stickers and filters not loading properly

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to copy and paste text
  • Improve text wrapping and bubble resizing
  • Provide more font and sticker options
  • Implement cloud sync and project management
  • Add support for multiple images per panel

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

Comic Caption Meme Maker

One-time2
  • Unlock Premium Font Sets$4.99
  • Unlock Premium Fonts$4.99
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 Comic Caption Meme Maker free?
Comic Caption Meme Maker costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
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, Comic Caption Meme Maker or Comic Caption Meme Maker Lite?
Comic Caption Meme Maker is rated higher. Comic Caption Meme Maker averages 4.8 out of 5 from 448 ratings, while Comic Caption Meme Maker Lite averages 4.6 from 4.6K ratings.
Do Comic Caption Meme Maker or Comic Caption Meme Maker Lite have ads?
Neither Comic Caption Meme Maker nor Comic Caption Meme Maker Lite shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Comic Caption Meme Maker or Comic Caption Meme Maker Lite?
Comic Caption Meme Maker ships an update every 2 weeks, and Comic Caption Meme Maker Lite every 2 weeks. Most recently, Comic Caption Meme Maker was updated on September 22, 2026 and Comic Caption Meme Maker Lite on September 25, 2026.

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