Comparison

ShotText vs AI Image Generator

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

Head to head
About

ShotText

Easily add text, shapes, and overlay effects to your photos. Customize colors, sizes, and rotation for a unique look. Share your creations directly to social media or save them to your device.

Highlights
  • Add text and shapes
  • Adjustable text/shape size
  • Customizable colors
  • Rotation for text/shapes
  • Overlay effects
  • Direct social sharing
Features
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ShotText is a photo editor that does everything on your iPhone. No accounts. No cloud uploads. No analytics. Your photos never leave your device. EVERYTHING IS ON-DEVICE Every filter, every AI feature, every export happens locally using Apple's Core Image, Vision, and Core ML frameworks. Edit in airplane mode if you want — it all just works. AI THAT RUNS OFFLINE • Background removal — one tap to isolate a person and drop in a new background • Auto-enhance — smart correction for exposure, color, and sharpness • Style transfer — turn any photo into Mosaic, Starry Night, Cuphead, Anime, Cartoon, or White Box style with adjustable intensity • Object erase — paint over what you want gone 38+ FILTERS IN 9 CATEGORIES Film looks (Noir, Chrome, Fade, Instant), 11 cinematic LUTs, art styles, lighting effects (Bloom, Gloom, Thermal, X-Ray), pencil sketch, tone mapping, and more — with a global intensity slider on every one. EVERYTHING ELSE YOU EXPECT • Crop with aspect ratio presets, rotation, and flip • Adjustments for brightness, contrast, saturation, warmth, and sharpness • 73 stickers across 5 packs (emoji, hearts, suns, eyes, directions) • Editable text with font, color, background, and shadow controls • 8 overlay packs (grunge, colors, nature, patterns, wood, bubbles) • 6 vignette presets with start/end controls • PencilKit drawing with pressure-sensitive brushes and eraser EXPORT YOUR WAY HEIC, JPEG, or PNG with adjustable quality. One-tap export to a 9:16 Story format with a blurred background — perfect for Instagram, TikTok, or anywhere vertical. Saved photos go to your library and a dedicated "ShotText" album. DESIGNED FOR THE LONG SESSION • 20-level undo and redo • Long-press the canvas to compare before and after • Pick up exactly where you left off — sessions persist across app restarts • Optimized for iPad with a side-by-side editing layout • Haptic feedback on every action PRIVACY ShotText collects nothing. There are no servers, no accounts, no third-party SDKs. Read the full policy at turkdogan.dev/shottext/privacy.

About

AI Image Generator

Features
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AI Photo Generator helps you turn your photos into stunning, unique artwork, apply creative effects, and generate new visuals in seconds. Whether you want a quick makeover, artistic portraits, or eye-catching content for social media, this app gives you everything in one simple studio. Key Features • AI Photo Generator • Photo Editor & Filters • AI Art & Makeover • Video Maker & Editor • Image Enhancer • Easy & Fast on iPhone From casual edits to creative projects, AI Photo Generator is always your best assistant helping you create, edit, and share stunning visuals anytime.

Screenshots

ShotText4 screens
AI Image Generator4 screens

Verdict

The call

ShotText and AI Image Generator are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. ShotText sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and AI Image Generator sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ShotText ships an update every 2 weeks, AI Image Generator fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
ShotText versus AI Image Generator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShotTextAI Image Generator
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (19 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews72.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings19 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTurkdogan TasdelenThi Quynh Nhung Cao

In-app purchases

1 purchases

ShotText

One-time1
  • ShotText Pro$5.99
3 purchases

AI Image Generator

One-time3
  • 1000 points$14.99
  • 2000 Points$24.99
  • 5000 points$34.99

Questions

Is ShotText free?
ShotText is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AI Image Generator free?
AI Image Generator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ShotText or AI Image Generator have ads?
Neither ShotText nor AI Image Generator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ShotText or AI Image Generator?
ShotText ships an update every 2 weeks, and AI Image Generator fortnightly. Most recently, ShotText was updated on October 12, 2026 and AI Image Generator on October 7, 2026.

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