Comparison

TextCool vs ALPHABETICON

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

Head to head
About

TextCool

Features
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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.

About

ALPHABETICON

Transform your text into visually appealing animations with a variety of handcrafted typesets. Easily create and share unique text messages directly from your favorite messengers or iMessage. Explore romantic, aesthetic, creative, cool, funny, and viral styles.

Highlights
  • Animated text creations
  • Handcrafted typesets
  • Multiple style options
  • Direct sharing via messengers
  • iMessage integration
  • In-app purchases for premium content
Features
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Sometimes your text deserves better. Make your text stand out of the bubbles - leave boring text messages to others. With ALPHABETICON you can turn your text into visually appealing little animations. Plenty of carefully curated typesets are available for you to choose from. Romantic? Aesthetic? Creative? Cool? Funny? Viral? Just as the fancy takes you. We have animated each typeset with all our heart. By hand, not with AI. And we are adding constantly new pieces. Most of them are free of charge, some of them can be baught as InApp-purchases. It's as quick and easy, as inserting an emoji and sharing a photo. With three clicks simply type your text, choose your typeset and share your beautiful creations. You can use the app on its own. Soon to come: directly from iMessage or your favorite messenger. No subscription, no advertisement, no hidden costs. Pay once and share as many messages as you like. This app was made possible by a team of genious brains, fast fingers and endless endurance. Idea, concept, design, fontdesign 2d and 3d: Ben Schmuecking (Switzerland) Frontend programming: Dwayne Smith (Gemany) Backend programming: Philip Mancarella @ voltadigitale.de (Germany) Thank you for your perseverance with ALPHABETICON and me over such a long period! 3d artists: Ben Schmuecking (Switzerland) Ahmed Mifrah (Maldives) Dino Pham (Vientam) Raakesh Manoharan Ram @ x-band pixels (India) Ye Pai (Myanmar) This project would not have been possible without the mental and physical support, unwavering backing, patience and understanding of the spouses and children of all the team members (you know who we mean). A huge thank you for that!

Screenshots

TextCool4 screens
ALPHABETICON4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: TextCool at Free against ALPHABETICON's $4.99. TextCool also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). On update cadence, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

TextCool is free to download; ALPHABETICON costs $4.99 up front. ALPHABETICON sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. TextCool asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TextCool ships an update every 6 months, ALPHABETICON every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
TextCool versus ALPHABETICON: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTextCoolALPHABETICON
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 months — betterEvery 9 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developersekleung changAlphabeticon GmbH

In-app purchases

None

TextCool

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

ALPHABETICON

One-time1
  • Unlock Full Version$1.99

Questions

Is TextCool free?
TextCool is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ALPHABETICON free?
ALPHABETICON costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Do TextCool or ALPHABETICON have ads?
Both TextCool and ALPHABETICON show ads.
Which is updated more often, TextCool or ALPHABETICON?
TextCool ships an update every 6 months, and ALPHABETICON every 9 months. Most recently, TextCool was updated on September 19, 2026 and ALPHABETICON on November 4, 2026.

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