Comparison

Add Watermark to Photo & Video vs Simple Thumbnail Maker

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

Head to head
About

Add Watermark to Photo & Video

Easily add custom text watermarks to your photos and videos. Customize font, size, transparency, and placement for a unique look. Features AI anti-removal fonts for enhanced protection.

Highlights
  • Add text watermarks to photos and videos
  • Adjustable size, density, and transparency
  • Over 500 font selections
  • AI anti-removal font technology
  • Place text as wallpaper
Features
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WaterStamp lets you add watermarks to videos, illustrations, photos, and other images. You can add copyright text, credit text, and brand logos to clearly show ownership of your content. Completely free with no registration or login required. — Features — • Single text watermark • Wallpaper style watermark • Adjust text color, size, spacing, and transparency • Outline text effect for natural blending • Over 500 fonts • Freely customizable colors • Add your own logos and images as watermarks • Image format conversion (JPEG, PNG, HEIC, WEBP) • Image compression • Automatic removal of Exif metadata • Batch processing for multiple photos • Animated watermarks for videos — New Features — ■ Video Pre-Trimming (v5.8.0) Trim unwanted sections from the beginning and end of a video and change its aspect ratio. As with images, you can set a size limit based on the video’s longest side to easily lower the resolution, resize the video, and reduce its file size. ■ Custom Fonts (v5.6.0) Add custom fonts from .ttf, .otf, or .zip files. Fonts are saved in the app, so you can delete the original files after importing. ■ Pre-Cropping (v5.5.0) Set an image’s aspect ratio before editing. Quickly prepare images for social media, marketplace listings, and other size-specific uses. ■ Watermark Studio (v4.0.0) Create original watermark images in the app. Ideal for multi-line messages like "Do Not Repost" and "No AI Training." ■ Free Positioning Mode Press and hold in Single Style mode to freely resize and reposition your watermark. ■ Special Fonts for AI Watermark Removal Resistance Dot patterns and random rainbow colors help make AI detection more difficult. — About Image Handling — All processing is done entirely on your device. Your content is never uploaded or shared.

About

Simple Thumbnail Maker

Create eye-catching social media thumbnails quickly and easily. Offers a powerful editor with text, image, and shape tools, plus platform-specific aspect ratios and professional templates. A beginner-friendly wizard mode is also available.

Highlights
  • Powerful canvas editor
  • Platform-ready aspect ratios
  • Customizable text effects
  • Shapes and stickers library
  • Professional templates
  • Wizard mode for beginners
  • High-quality export
Features
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ThumbnailMaker is the fastest way to create scroll-stopping thumbnails for YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and Pinterest — right from your iPhone or iPad. POWERFUL CANVAS EDITOR Drop text, images, shapes, and stickers onto a flexible canvas. Move, scale, rotate, flip, and layer elements with precision. Undo and redo every action. Lock and hide layers to stay organized. PLATFORM-READY ASPECT RATIOS Choose from five presets — 16:9 (YouTube), 9:16 (TikTok/Reels), 1:1 (Instagram), 4:3, and 3:4 — so your thumbnail is pixel-perfect for every platform. TEXT THAT POPS Pick from 20+ fonts. Add bold stroke outlines, drop shadows, glow effects, letter spacing, and line height controls. Set text background highlights for maximum readability. SHAPES & STICKERS Insert rectangles, circles, triangles, stars, arrows, and more. Fill with solid colors or gradients. Add emoji stickers for personality. PROFESSIONAL TEMPLATES Start from professionally designed templates covering gaming, vlogs, tutorials, reactions, and more. Customize every element to match your brand. WIZARD MODE FOR BEGINNERS New to design? The guided wizard walks you through choosing a template, adding text, customizing, and exporting — step by step. PREMIUM FEATURES (one-time $4.99 purchase) - Unlimited elements and layers - AI-powered background removal - Text effects: shadows, stroke, glow, spacing - 20+ professional templates - All image filters - Unlimited asset imports - Batch generation (up to 100 thumbnails) - Project save and load - YouTube video import FREE TIER Get started at no cost with 3 asset imports per day, basic templates, and core editing tools. HIGH-QUALITY EXPORT Save at 3x resolution directly to your photo library. Every thumbnail is crisp and ready to upload. Privacy Policy: https://williamjiamin.github.io/ThumbnailMaker-docs/privacy-policy.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Add Watermark to Photo & Video4 screens
Simple Thumbnail Maker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Simple Thumbnail Maker at none against Add Watermark to Photo & Video's shown. Simple Thumbnail Maker also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and review sentiment (100% vs 72%). Add Watermark to Photo & Video's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (250 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Add Watermark to Photo & Video sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month and Simple Thumbnail Maker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Simple Thumbnail Maker holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Add Watermark to Photo & Video has 250 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of Add Watermark to Photo & Video's written reviews are positive against 100% of Simple Thumbnail Maker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Add Watermark to Photo & Video ships an update weekly, Simple Thumbnail Maker every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Add Watermark to Photo & Video versus Simple Thumbnail Maker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAdd Watermark to Photo & VideoSimple Thumbnail Maker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (250 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews72.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings250 — better1
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.1
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB55 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMotoki Takahashi立派 汪

Customer experience

Add Watermark to Photo & Video

All ratings250 ratings
Positive88.0%
Neutral2.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews112 reviews
Positive72.3%
Neutral4.5%
Negative23.2%

Simple Thumbnail Maker

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Add Watermark to Photo & Video

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • App stuck on blank/purple screen on startup
  • App freezes and becomes unusable after updates
  • Save button doesn't work for paid version
  • Watermark only appears on default background, not on selected images
  • App fails to load completely
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  • Incompatibility issues after Apple iOS updates

Requested features

6 requests
  • Opacity adjustment for premade watermarks
  • Grid placement feature for precise alignment
  • Batch processing with preview before saving
  • Ability to move and adjust watermarks in batch mode
  • Photo/logo watermark with movement capability
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  • Watermark application directly on selected images

Simple Thumbnail Maker

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Add Watermark to Photo & Video

Subscriptions1
  • Pro Plan - Monthly1 Month trial$1.991 Month
3 purchases

Simple Thumbnail Maker

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Weekly$0.997 Days
  • Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
One-time1
  • Simple Thumbnail Maker Premium$9.99

Questions

Is Add Watermark to Photo & Video free?
Add Watermark to Photo & Video is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Simple Thumbnail Maker free?
Simple Thumbnail Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Add Watermark to Photo & Video or Simple Thumbnail Maker?
Simple Thumbnail Maker is rated higher. Add Watermark to Photo & Video averages 4.5 out of 5 from 250 ratings, while Simple Thumbnail Maker averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Add Watermark to Photo & Video or Simple Thumbnail Maker have ads?
Add Watermark to Photo & Video shows ads; Simple Thumbnail Maker does not.
Which is updated more often, Add Watermark to Photo & Video or Simple Thumbnail Maker?
Add Watermark to Photo & Video ships an update weekly, and Simple Thumbnail Maker every 3 months. Most recently, Add Watermark to Photo & Video was updated on October 27, 2026 and Simple Thumbnail Maker on October 8, 2026.

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