TextCool vs Random Note like a ransom note
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TextCool
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Convert short text, word, letters to image with amazing effects, combine various customized effects which including color, overlapping, rotation, font, size, scale, shadow, radius, perspective effect and more. It has never been easier to create unique short message photos, make a creative text pictures for project or artwork! *Text with creative effects can be saved as image with JPEG or PNG format.
Random Note like a ransom note
Easily create ransom note-style messages by typing your text and letting the app generate it with cut-out letters. Add unique flair to your social media posts with this creative tool.
- Generate ransom note text
- Cut-out letter style
- Social media posting
- Easy text input
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Random Note: Ransom-Note Style Messages You've seen it in the movies: the famous "ransom note." A plain sheet of paper covered in letters cut out of magazines, each one a different font, color and size. Want to make one yourself without cutting out every letter by hand? Random Note does it for you. Type your text and watch it turn into a ransom-note collage as you type. HOW IT WORKS • Type your message. Each letter becomes its own piece of torn paper with a random font, color, shape and tilt. • Tap Shuffle to give every letter a new look. • Tap Share to send your note as an image. MAKE IT YOUR OWN • Random or Uniform style. Keep the chaos, or pick one font weight, design, width and color for a cleaner look. • 14 tile colors to choose from. • Backgrounds: white, ruled paper, dark, or a colored tint. • Letter size from small to poster-sized. • Control the layout. Commas, periods and line breaks decide where new lines start. • Add your own signature. Every note gets a small © stamp with the name of your choice. SAVE AND SHARE • Save your favorite notes to History and open them again later, exactly as they looked. • Reopen a saved note to make a new version without losing the original. • Share to Photos, Messages, AirDrop, Instagram, or any app on your device. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account and no cloud. Your notes are stored only on your device. ACCESSIBLE Supports VoiceOver, Dynamic Type and Reduce Motion. Now your messages on social media can stand out with more color and style. Birthday wishes, party invitations, inside jokes or dramatic announcements all look better cut and pasted.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: TextCool at Free against Random Note like a ransom note's $0.99. TextCool also leads on update cadence (every 6 months vs every 33 months) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). Random Note like a ransom note's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and chart position (#182 vs unranked). On in-app purchases 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
TextCool is free to download; Random Note like a ransom note costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
TextCool ships an update every 6 months, Random Note like a ransom note every 33 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TextCool | Random Note like a ransom note |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months — better | Every 33 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #182 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | sekleung chang | mysteryfiles.nl |
In-app purchases
TextCool
No in-app purchases
Random Note like a ransom note
No in-app purchases
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