TextPort vs ImageShield
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TextPort
Easily download and export text messages from your iPhone and other messaging apps. Preserve important conversations, memories, or legal documentation in various formats like PDF and CSV.
- Export SMS, iMessage, WhatsApp, Messenger, Telegram, and more
- Export to PDF, CSV, or plain text
- Desktop app for bulk export
- Transcribe chat screenshots to data
- No export limits
- Step-by-step guidance
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TextPort turns any text conversation on your iPhone into a print-ready, timestamped PDF, a searchable CSV spreadsheet, or a plain text transcript. Pick a conversation and TextPort pulls it straight out of iMessage, right on your iPhone. It works with iMessage, SMS, WhatsApp, Messenger, Instagram DMs, Telegram, Signal, Viber, Snapchat, WeChat, LINE, and more. No cable, no Mac, and no Apple backup needed. When you want your complete iMessage history, the companion TextPort desktop app for Mac and Windows exports full conversations from your computer. HOW IT WORKS 1. Open TextPort and tap Import 2. Choose the Messages conversation you want to export 3. Pick the date range you need, from a few days to the whole history 4. TextPort imports every message with its sender, wording, date, and time, in order. Export to PDF, CSV, or text, then print, save, or share FOR COURT AND LEGAL EVIDENCE TextPort produces clean, paginated PDFs with per-message timestamps and sender names. This is the format people file in family law, housing court, and civil disputes. People use it to prepare text messages for court, custody cases, divorce, small claims, HR complaints, and protective orders. No app makes a court-certified export; courts authenticate text messages through testimony that the export came from your own device and was not altered. The original conversation stays on your phone as a verifiable record that the export was not manipulated. TextPort leaves it untouched, so both the source and the export live on the same device, ready for lawyers, mediators, or insurance claims. THE STATE OF TEXTING AS EVIDENCE 2026 TextPort surveyed 1,081 U.S. adults about how people save, lose, and use text messages in disputes. 81% have screenshotted a text because they might need it as proof. 38% have had texts or DMs used in a legal, workplace, or other formal proceeding they were part of. 78% have deleted or lost messages they later wished they had kept. 32% of those who tried to save a full conversation found it hard or could not do it at all. The full report is free to read and cite on the TextPort website. WORKS WITH YOUR MESSAGING APPS TextPort works with messaging apps across your iPhone or iPad, including iMessage, SMS, WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Instagram DMs, Telegram, Signal, Viber, Snapchat, WeChat, and LINE. WhatsApp chats export to PDF with sender names, dates, and times. You never touch WhatsApp's chat-export file, dig through a backup, or email a chat to yourself. EXPORT FORMATS • PDF: save an entire text thread as a multi-page, timestamped, print-ready document • CSV: searchable spreadsheets for Excel, Numbers, or Sheets • Plain text: transcripts you can paste anywhere MORE WAYS PEOPLE USE TEXTPORT • Save text messages on iPhone permanently and archive years of conversations • Download text messages from iPhone before switching phones or a factory reset • Save a loved one's messages as a keepsake • Print WhatsApp chats as relationship evidence for USCIS applications • Document harassment for HR or the police • Keep business conversations for compliance and record-keeping WHY TEXTPORT • Works directly on your iPhone: most exporters are desktop software, but with TextPort you import, convert, and print text messages from iPhone, no computer needed • One app to export text messages from iPhone: an iMessage exporter that also handles the other chat apps on your phone • Desktop app included: extract text messages from iPhone backups and export your full iMessage and SMS history as a text message backup on Mac and Windows • A person answers your support questions, not a bot SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS TextPort is free to download; a subscription is required to export. A subscription unlocks unlimited message exporting, all file formats including PDF export, and premium customer support. Terms of Use: https://textport.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://textport.com/privacy
ImageShield
This app uses AI and facial recognition to monitor the web for unauthorized use of your photos and likeness. It helps protect against identity theft, deepfakes, and scams by alerting you to potential misuse of your images online.
- AI-powered image monitoring
- Facial recognition technology
- Deepfake and scam detection
- Real-time alerts for likeness use
- Privacy-first design
- Simple setup for families and professionals
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ImageShield® protects you from deepfakes, scams, impersonation, and likeness identity theft by monitoring how your likeness, photos, videos, and personal images are used online. As your personal photo shield, ImageShield helps users find matching images across the social platforms and websites, eliminating the need to search each site. Your likeness, photos and videos you share are a key part of your digital identity and footprint. This visual content is a treasure trove of personal data for malicious actors. Once they’re online, they can be manipulated or abused in ways you never intended. As identity theft evolves beyond stolen passwords, credit cards, your likeness has become a prime target for identity theft and fraud. ImageShield is an essential facial security app that acts as an antivirus for you and your family’s visual and digital identity. ImageShield helps protect you and your family from AI driven fraud, deepfakes, fake accounts, scams, online impersonation, and photo-based identity theft. Using patented, AI powered likeness monitoring technology, ImageShield helps you stay informed, protected, and in control of your digital image across websites, social platforms, messaging apps, and more. WHY YOU NEED IMAGESHIELD Every photo or video you share on social media, dating apps, professional platforms, or in private messages can be stolen or repurposed. Bad actors can use your likeness to: - Create deepfake content or fake social profiles - Impersonate you in scams or catfishing attempts - Trick others into sending money or sensitive information - Harass, bully, or damage your reputation ImageShield is built to detect, alert, and help you respond quickly before likeness abuse spreads across platforms and becomes real damage. FREE LIKENESS HEALTH REPORTSM What are the odds that your likeness will be abused? Take ImageShield’s free quiz to find out and receive a personalized Likeness Health Report, including your initial Likeness Health Score. SM. Your Likeness Health Score estimates your risk of likeness misuse. Improve your score by following the personalized safety recommendations included in your Likeness Health Report. LIKENESS MONITORING ImageShield continuously monitors for the use of your likeness, photos, and personal images. Our patented, AI-powered facial detection technology helps identify If someone posts, edits, or misuses your image. ImageShield alerts you on where it appeared and how it’s being used. - Patented Verified Facial Search to monitor for the use of your likeness - Monitors the worst parts of the web and social media for deep fakes and other content - 24/7 security for your visual identity online INSTANT ALERTS FOR IDENTITY THREATS Get notified when ImageShield detects a potential threat involving the use of your likeness, so you can review the activity and decide what action to take. PRIVACY-FIRST, ALWAYS Your privacy and security are our highest priorities. All scans and alerts are encrypted, and your personal data stays protected within ImageShield’s secure system. You stay in control of what you protect and what you share. BUILT FOR EVERYDAY DIGITAL PROTECTION - Simple setup, start protecting your digital identity and likeness in under a minute - Clear dashboard showing your likeness-protection status - Likeness protection and digital security made simple for everyone - Designed for families, professionals, influencers, and anyone who values online safety PROACTIVE IDENTITY THEFT PROTECTION Think of ImageShield as identity protection and security for your face and visual identity. By monitoring how your face, photos, and personal images are used online, ImageShield helps you prevent fraud, harassment, and reputational harm before they spread. Take control of your digital identity with ImageShield and find out who may be using your likeness online. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ImageShield at 5.0 against TextPort's 4.4. ImageShield also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 60%). TextPort's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs monthly) and ratings volume (1.5K vs 3). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. TextPort sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and ImageShield sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
ImageShield holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TextPort has 1.5K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of TextPort's written reviews are positive against 100% of ImageShield's.
TextPort ships an update every 2 days, ImageShield monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TextPort | ImageShield |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (1.5K ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.5K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #41 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 16.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | TSUBASA TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY | IMAGESHIELD LLC |
Customer experience
TextPort
ImageShield
Bugs and requests
TextPort
Reported bugs
2 issues- Incorrect message formatting
- Inability to edit or delete messages
Requested features
3 requests- Improved accuracy in text capture
- Batch processing of messages
- Free trial or better pricing
ImageShield
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
TextPort
- Weekly$4.997 Days
- Weekly2 variants$6.997 Days
- Monthly$6.997 Days
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- Weekly3 Days trial$6.997 Days
- Weekly2 variants$7.997 Days
- Weekly3 variants$8.997 Days
- Weekly$9.997 Days
- Discounted Monthly$13.991 Month
- Monthly$14.991 Month
- Annual$39.991 Year
- Annual$49.991 Year
- Annual1 Month trial$59.991 Year
- Annual$59.991 Year
- Annual1 Month trial$69.991 Year
- Annual8 variants$69.991 Year
ImageShield
- Single Monthly$4.991 Month
- Household Monthly$7.991 Month
- Single Yearly$49.991 Year
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- Household Yearly$79.991 Year









