# Text Box vs KinTerm

The clearest difference is ads: KinTerm at none against Text Box's shown. Text Box's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Text Box sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and KinTerm sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Text Box ships an update every 4 days, KinTerm fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Text Box | KinTerm |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | Yes | **No** |
| Update frequency | **Every 4 days** | Fortnightly |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Size | 148 MB | 38 MB |
| Requires iOS | **14.0** | 15.0 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac** | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [余 张](https://appshunter.io/developer/1544645313) | [KUN WEI TU](https://appshunter.io/developer/1696571795) |

## What reviewers say

### Text Box

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/text-box-handwriting-convert/id6443773689)

This app offers a suite of text manipulation tools, including converting text to realistic handwriting images and PDFs, repeating text, removing excess whitespace, and converting text case. It also generates placeholder text and creates social media-ready images from text.

**Highlights:** Text to handwriting converter (image/PDF), Text repeater, Whitespace remover, Case converter (sentence, title, upper, lower, mixed, inverse), Text to image for social media, Lorem Ipsum generator

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Premium Version | $1.99 | one-time |


### KinTerm

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/kinterm/id6764761902)

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

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| KinTerm Pro | $1.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Text Box free?

Text Box is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is KinTerm free?

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

### Do Text Box or KinTerm have ads?

Text Box shows ads; KinTerm does not.

### Which is updated more often, Text Box or KinTerm?

Text Box ships an update every 4 days, and KinTerm fortnightly. Most recently, Text Box was updated on September 30, 2026 and KinTerm on October 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.*