Comparison

ShotText vs AIBoxcam

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

AIBoxcam

Enhance your video experience with AI-powered interactions. This application offers a fun way to engage with video content.

Highlights
  • AI-powered user interaction
  • Enhanced video experience
  • Supports iOS 8+
  • Focus on video enjoyment
Features
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通过AIBoxcam能更好的与用户进行互动,体验视频的乐趣。

Screenshots

ShotText4 screens
AIBoxcam3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: ShotText at 73% against AIBoxcam's 33%. ShotText also leads on rating (4.0 vs 3.7) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). AIBoxcam's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. ShotText sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and AIBoxcam sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ShotText holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ShotText has 19 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of ShotText's written reviews are positive against 33% of AIBoxcam's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ShotText ships an update every 2 weeks, AIBoxcam every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
ShotText versus AIBoxcam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShotTextAIBoxcam
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (19 ratings) — better3.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews72.7% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings19 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB68 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTurkdogan TasdelenChangsha Tuke Intelligent Technology Co., LTD

Customer experience

ShotText

All ratings19 ratings
Positive78.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative21.1%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive72.7%
Neutral13.6%
Negative13.6%

AIBoxcam

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral66.7%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral66.7%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

ShotText

One-time1
  • ShotText Pro$5.99
10 purchases

AIBoxcam

One-time10
  • 7D/1M/Event cloud storage$1.99
  • 30D/1M/Event cloud storage$2.99
  • 7D/1M/Allday cloud storage$2.99
Show 7 more
  • 30D/1M/Allday cloud storage$4.99
  • 7D/6M/Event cloud storage$5.99
  • 30D/6M/Event cloud storage$9.99
  • 7D/6M/Allday cloud storage$9.99
  • 7D/12M/Event cloud storage$9.99
  • 30D/12M/Event cloud storage$19.99
  • 7D/12M/Event cloud storage$19.99

Questions

Is ShotText free?
ShotText is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AIBoxcam free?
AIBoxcam is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ShotText or AIBoxcam?
ShotText is rated higher. ShotText averages 4.0 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while AIBoxcam averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do ShotText or AIBoxcam have ads?
Neither ShotText nor AIBoxcam shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ShotText or AIBoxcam?
ShotText ships an update every 2 weeks, and AIBoxcam every 2 months. Most recently, ShotText was updated on November 6, 2026 and AIBoxcam on November 1, 2026.

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