Comparison

Font Candy Photo & Text Editor vs WriteFrame

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

Head to head
About

Font Candy Photo & Text Editor

Easily add custom text, artwork, and filters to your photos. Create unique designs with a variety of fonts, text effects, and layering options. Design and order custom merchandise directly from the app.

Highlights
  • Custom text overlays with advanced editing
  • Curated font collection and custom font support
  • Artwork, quotes, and emoji integration
  • Layering of multiple images and text
  • Color and filter adjustments
  • Design and order custom merchandise
  • Social media-ready sizing options
Features
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Font Candy puts you in the creator's chair and allows you to produce custom designs in seconds. Add quotes, artwork, filters, colors, and even layer multiple images! You choose from a curated collection of fonts or add your own to overlay beautiful text on your photos. Get creative and add intricate designs using shapes, symbols, or emojis. Whether you are looking to create some amazing artwork, celebrate a special occasion, make the next #trending meme, or design a custom iPhone case Font Candy is for you! Font Candy offers the following powerful text editing tools: • Over 45 artistic, hand-picked fonts. • Powerful text editing capabilities including text curving, opacity controls, and shadow. • Add multiple captions and manipulate each one separately to make your edits truly unique. • Built-in custom Artwork and Quotes we’ve designed for you. • Colors and filters you can apply over the background image or the text. • The ability to design and order custom iPhone cases, Posters, T-shirts, Magnets and more! • Save your designs and watermarks to the app to edit photos in seconds. • Fun animations you can add to your text. • Scale and Crop options with preloaded sizing for different social media platforms. • Share your work with friends on social media. SUBSCRIPTION INFO: Subscribe to take advantage of the features described above. • Subscription length: weekly • Your payment will be charged to your iTunes Account as soon as you confirm your purchase. • You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal from your Account Settings after the purchase. • Your subscription will renew automatically, unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • The cost of renewal will be charged to your account in the 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. • When canceling a subscription, your subscription will stay active until the end of the period. Auto-renewal will be disabled, but the current subscription will not be refunded. • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when purchasing a subscription. Terms of service: https://support.bendingspoons.com/tos?app=661971496 Privacy policy: https://bendingspoons.com/privacy.html?app=661971496 Have a feature request you would like to see in a future version of the app? Do not hesitate to contact us at fontcandy@bendingspoons.com Disclaimer: You will be required to sign up for an auto-renewable In-App Purchase before you are able to access the app.

About

WriteFrame

Easily create visually appealing text graphics for social media without design experience. This app offers pre-designed templates and a streamlined editing process, allowing you to focus on your message and share it quickly.

Highlights
  • Designer templates
  • WYSIWYG editing
  • Smart typography
  • Multiple text regions
  • Platform-optimized exports
  • Customizable color palettes
Features
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WriteFrame eliminates the friction between writing and sharing beautiful text-based content on social media. Unlike design tools that require learning curves, WriteFrame lets you focus on your words while it handles the aesthetics. == Designer Templates, Zero Design Skills == • 8 professionally crafted templates including Tweet, Instagram Story, Blog Post, and Browser Window styles • True WYSIWYG editing - write directly on the final design • Smart typography that automatically scales and flows == Write Where It Matters == • No preview mode switching - edit text exactly as it appears • Multiple text regions per template (title, handle, body) • Rich text formatting with inline toolbar • Automatic text preservation when switching templates == Platform-Perfect Exports == • One-tap export optimized for each social platform • Instagram Feed (1080x1080) & Story (1080x1920) • Twitter/X and LinkedIn dimensions • High-resolution image quality == Premium Customization == • 8 color palettes from Classic to Vibrant • Custom profile image integration • Freemium model with 2 free templates and palettes • Premium templates include Instagram Split, Tweet, and more == Lightning Fast Workflow == • Three taps from idea to shareable image • Direct share to social apps • Zero lag typing experience Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Font Candy Photo & Text Editor4 screens
WriteFrame4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: WriteFrame at 100% against Font Candy Photo & Text Editor's 36%. WriteFrame also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and monetization model (freemium vs subscription). Font Candy Photo & Text Editor's advantage is ratings volume (4.6K vs 1) and chart position (#186 vs unranked). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Font Candy Photo & Text Editor sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and WriteFrame sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

WriteFrame holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Font Candy Photo & Text Editor has 4.6K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of Font Candy Photo & Text Editor's written reviews are positive against 100% of WriteFrame's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Font Candy Photo & Text Editor versus WriteFrame: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFont Candy Photo & Text EditorWriteFrame
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (4.6K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews36.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4.6K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFreemium — better
Best chart rank#186 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size119 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFonts ApSEarlyworm, LLC

Customer experience

Font Candy Photo & Text Editor

All ratings4,595 ratings
Positive75.4%
Neutral6.3%
Negative18.3%
Written reviews493 reviews
Positive36.3%
Neutral6.9%
Negative56.8%

WriteFrame

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

Bugs and requests

Font Candy Photo & Text Editor

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes when adding artwork
  • Text formatting issues and loss of work
  • Inability to load photos or fonts

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add undo/redo functionality
  • Allow custom font uploads
  • Improve text editing and positioning tools
  • Offer one-time purchase option

WriteFrame

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Font Candy Photo & Text Editor

Subscriptions6
  • Pro Subscription7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Subscription14 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Pro Subscription3 Days trial$2.997 Days
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  • Pro Subscription7 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Weekly Premium3 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Bundle Subscription7 Days trial$3.997 Days
One-time4
  • Love PackFree
  • Remove Watermark$0.99
  • All Fonts$1.99
Show 1 more
  • Unlock Everything$2.99
2 purchases

WriteFrame

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Annual$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Font Candy Photo & Text Editor free?
Font Candy Photo & Text Editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is WriteFrame free?
WriteFrame is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Font Candy Photo & Text Editor or WriteFrame?
WriteFrame is rated higher. Font Candy Photo & Text Editor averages 4.0 out of 5 from 4.6K ratings, while WriteFrame averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Font Candy Photo & Text Editor or WriteFrame have ads?
Neither Font Candy Photo & Text Editor nor WriteFrame shows ads.

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