Madd | مَدّ vs iiStudio Creator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Madd | مَدّ
Create visually striking Arabic text designs for social media. This app offers smart auto-elongation of letters, a variety of fonts and effects, and the ability to place text behind subjects in photos. Export designs as high-quality transparent PNGs for seamless integration into stories.
- Smart auto-elongation of Arabic letters
- Curated and importable Arabic fonts
- 20+ visual effects (glow, gold, chrome)
- Text-behind-subject feature
- Colored cards and mention stickers
- High-quality transparent PNG export
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Madd — Arabic typography like you've never seen. Stretch Arabic letters with a single touch (kashida/madd), and turn your words into stunning designs ready for Snapchat and Instagram stories. • Smart auto-elongation that understands Arabic calligraphy rules — or manual control per word • Curated Arabic fonts + import your own • 20+ effects: glow, gold, chrome, glass, gradients and more • Text-behind-subject: your words wrap behind the person in your photo • Colored cards and mention stickers, Snap-style • High-quality transparent PNG export — paste over any story • Shadows, gradients, line justification, multi-step undo • Everything stays on your device — no accounts, no sign-in Try Madd and make your words look beautiful. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://a7.ae/app/madd/privacy
iiStudio Creator
Create stunning Instagram Stories and Posts with this Arabic-first design and video editing studio. Features include a professional montage editor, automatic Arabic captions, and ready-to-use templates. Your work remains private on your device.
- Design editor with templates and fonts
- Professional multi-track video montage editor
- Automatic Arabic transcription for captions
- Ready grid templates for quick content creation
- Device mockups for professional presentation
- Direct sharing to Instagram
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iiStudio — design and edit, right on your iPhone. Turn your photos and videos into posts, stories and reels that look professionally made — no computer, no learning curve. Built Arabic-first, with full right-to-left support. DESIGN - Place your photos and videos inside realistic device frames - Ready-made templates for stories and posts - Add text, images and video as separate layers - Filters, plus fine control over exposure, contrast, saturation, warmth and more EDIT - Multi-track timeline: video, overlays, text and audio - Trim, split, duplicate and reorder in a tap - Transitions, speed, opacity and keyframes - Chroma key, background removal and face blur SOUND - Large, clear waveforms — see every beat - Beat markers on the ruler, so your cuts land on the music - Extract audio from any clip and remove silent gaps automatically - Volume fades and keyframes FINISH - Export in high quality - Saved straight into an iiStudio album in your Photos - Share to Instagram and anywhere else Available in 10 languages.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Madd | مَدّ at 5.0 against iiStudio Creator's 4.5. Madd | مَدّ also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). iiStudio Creator's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (21 vs 4). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Madd | مَدّ sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and iiStudio Creator sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Madd | مَدّ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iiStudio Creator has 21 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Madd | مَدّ ships an update weekly, iiStudio Creator every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Madd | مَدّ | iiStudio Creator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | 4.5 (21 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 21 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 9 days |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 105 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mohamed Alhammadi | Ali Al Muqarshi |
Customer experience
Madd | مَدّ
iiStudio Creator
In-app purchases
Madd | مَدّ
- Monthly$4.991 Month
- Lifetime$19.99
iiStudio Creator
- iiStudio Pro7 Days trial$3.991 Month
- iiStudio Pro$25.991 Year
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