Comparison

Comic Caption Meme Maker Lite vs Bubbled

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 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
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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).

About

Bubbled

Add speech bubbles and captions to your photos to create fun and expressive images. Choose from various bubble styles, colors, and fonts, or use the online gallery. Easily create photo collages for a comic book look and share your creations.

Highlights
  • Add speech bubbles and captions
  • 15 bubble styles
  • Customizable colors and fonts
  • Online photo gallery
  • Photo collage creation
  • Drag, rotate, and pinch controls
  • Share to social media
Features
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Add speech bubbles to any photo, video, or GIF. Bubbled is a caption editor built for speech bubbles, comics, and visual storytelling. Style them with hand-crafted templates, place them behind the subject, then layer on text styles, filters, stickers, and comic panel layouts to create something worth sharing. ◆ SPEECH BUBBLES Bubble templates for social replies, thought clouds, comic shouts, narration boxes, and more. Rich text editing with dozens of fonts, a curated color palette, bold, italic, underline, and alignment. Drag, rotate, and scale. Reshape tails to point exactly where you want. ◆ AUTO CAPTIONS Turn the speech in your videos into timed captions, made on your device. Pick a look and watch each word light up as it is spoken, then adjust pacing, size, and position or fix any line. Requires iOS or iPadOS 26 or later. ◆ PAGES Tell a story across several photos. Each page gets its own bubbles, text, and filter, and all pages share one aspect ratio so the series lines up. Reorder, duplicate, and export the set in order. ◆ DEPTH Bubbled finds the subject of your shot, so bubbles, text, and stickers can sit behind people and pets instead of covering them. Works on photos, videos, and GIFs. ◆ BACKDROP Replace everything behind your subject with a color or a pattern, or treat the real background with blur, fade, and black and white. Your subject stays sharp and in color. ◆ TEXT STYLES Text presets spanning meme impact, clean sans, handwritten, script, and playful. Neon glows, outlines, shadows, gradients, and bold design treatments. Curve and warp text, or stack it in vertical columns. Layer styled typography directly onto your photos and videos. ◆ TEMPLATES One-tap compositions that apply a complete look (filter, frame, stickers, and text) to your photo or video. From moody noir and floral collages to arcade fighting screens and magazine covers. Just add your photo and caption. ◆ FILTERS & ADJUSTMENTS Handcrafted color grades with adjustable intensity, from vintage fades and noir to cinematic teal, cool tones, and portrait looks. Fine-tune brightness, contrast, shadows, saturation, sharpen, soften, and blur. Non-destructive: your original is always preserved. ◆ STICKERS & EMOJI Illustrated comic effects (BAM! POW! BOOM!), floral art, decorative frames, and arcade graphics. Full emoji library with skin-tone variants. Drag, scale, and rotate freely on the canvas. ◆ ANIMATIONS Give a bubble entrance and exit animations, a persistent glow, an aura pulse, or a particle burst, each with adjustable intensity and speed. Animate a still photo and it exports as a video. ◆ COLLAGE LAYOUTS, FRAMES & BORDERS Panel layouts for photo collages and comic pages, from classic grids to diagonal comic cuts. Decorative frames you can move and resize, plus solid-color borders in any width and color. ◆ SAVE & SHARE Unlimited drafts to pick up anytime. Send photos in from Files or any share sheet, then export photos, videos, and GIFs to your camera roll or any app. ----- Bubbled Pro is available as an auto-renewable subscription. Plans are billed weekly, monthly, or yearly at the rate shown in the app. The yearly plan includes a 7-day free trial. While subscribed, all Pro features are unlocked: premium bubbles, text styles, filters, comic page layouts, frames, backdrops, behind-subject placement, animations, auto captions, longer video, more pages, and ad-free editing. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription renews automatically unless you turn off auto-renewal in your Account Settings at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Any unused portion of a free trial will be forfeited upon purchasing a subscription. Terms of Service: https://getbubbled.app/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://getbubbled.app/privacy/

Screenshots

Comic Caption Meme Maker Lite4 screens
Bubbled4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Comic Caption Meme Maker Lite at none against Bubbled's shown. Comic Caption Meme Maker Lite also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.2) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). Bubbled's advantage is review sentiment (79% vs 60%). On price, ratings volume, 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

Both are free to download. Comic Caption Meme Maker Lite sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Bubbled sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Comic Caption Meme Maker Lite holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4.7K and 3.3K respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 60% of Comic Caption Meme Maker Lite's written reviews are positive against 79% of Bubbled's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Comic Caption Meme Maker Lite ships an update every 2 weeks, Bubbled monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Comic Caption Meme Maker Lite versus Bubbled: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterComic Caption Meme Maker LiteBubbled
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (4.7K ratings) — better4.2 (3.3K ratings)
Positive reviews60.4% of reviews78.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4.7K — better3.3K
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB150 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperPush the Edge LLCJose Sanchez

Customer experience

Comic Caption Meme Maker Lite

All ratings4,665 ratings
Positive89.8%
Neutral3.2%
Negative7.0%
Written reviews384 reviews
Positive60.4%
Neutral8.3%
Negative31.3%

Bubbled

All ratings3,285 ratings
Positive79.7%
Neutral13.7%
Negative6.6%
Written reviews420 reviews
Positive78.6%
Neutral14.3%
Negative7.1%

User reviews

Comic Caption Meme Maker Lite

From 4.7K 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

Bubbled

From 3.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 User-friendly
  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 💡 Customizable speech bubbles
  • 🎨 Variety of options
  • 💰 Free to use

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Limited bubble options
  • 🔒 Ads can be intrusive
  • 🐛 Occasional crashes or freezes
  • ⚠️ Forced reviews to unlock features

Bugs and requests

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

Bubbled

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Ads preventing app usage
  • Inability to save or edit bubbles

Requested features

4 requests
  • More bubble shapes and styles
  • Ability to flip or rotate bubbles
  • Option to remove ads
  • Improved performance and stability

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Comic Caption Meme Maker Lite

One-time4
  • Unlock Premium FontsFree
  • Unlock All Features$4.99
  • Unlock Premium Font Sets$4.99
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  • Unlock All Features$5.99
8 purchases

Bubbled

Subscriptions4
  • Bubbled Pro Weekly$3.997 Days
  • Bubbled Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Bubbled Pro Yearly7 Days trial$34.991 Year
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  • Bubbled Pro Yearly$34.991 Year
One-time4
  • Buy me a coffee$0.99
  • Remove Ads$2.99
  • Buy me a beer$2.99
Show 1 more
  • Big support$4.99

Questions

Is Comic Caption Meme Maker Lite free?
Comic Caption Meme Maker Lite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bubbled free?
Bubbled is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Comic Caption Meme Maker Lite or Bubbled?
Comic Caption Meme Maker Lite is rated higher. Comic Caption Meme Maker Lite averages 4.6 out of 5 from 4.7K ratings, while Bubbled averages 4.2 from 3.3K ratings.
Do Comic Caption Meme Maker Lite or Bubbled have ads?
Bubbled shows ads; Comic Caption Meme Maker Lite does not.
Which is updated more often, Comic Caption Meme Maker Lite or Bubbled?
Comic Caption Meme Maker Lite ships an update every 2 weeks, and Bubbled monthly. Most recently, Comic Caption Meme Maker Lite was updated on October 29, 2026 and Bubbled on October 24, 2026.

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