GradientMaker vs Text on Photo Lite
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GradientMaker
Create stunning color gradients and blur effects for photos and wallpapers. Customize colors with an advanced picker and import images to apply unique effects. Save creations in wallpaper or full image sizes.
- Customizable color gradients
- Adjustable blur effects
- Import photos for customization
- Wallpaper creation mode
- Random gradient generation
- Dual sizing modes
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GradientMaker - Gradient Blur FX Pro Image Effects and Wallpaper Background Maker Create spectacular color gradients! • Fully customizable color gradient and blur effects • Custom color picker allows endless color combinations • Import photos to customize with color gradients and blur effects • "Dock Mode" creates a gradient background for a great dock color effect when used for device wallpaper • Shuffle mode to load randomized custom gradients • Add gentle blur to soften a photo, or add maximum blur for a unique and colorful iPhone/iPad wallpaper background • Two sizing modes - Wallpaper: Save image/gradient as the size of your iPhone or iPad Image: Save image/gradient as the full size of your imported image.
Text on Photo Lite
Easily add decorated text to your photos. Customize fonts, colors, shadows, and outlines. Add multiple text elements to a single image and resize, rotate, or move them as needed.
- Add multiple texts
- Variety of fonts
- Text outlines
- Shadow editing
- Resize and rotate text
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◇ Text on Photo lets you add multiple decorated texts to your photos—quickly and easily. ◇ Features - Many different fonts - Add multiple texts on one photo - Add an outline - Edit shadow ◇ How to use 1. Tap “Background” to add a photograph 2. Tap “Add Text” to add a text 3. Edit the color/style, font size, and font name 4. Add an outline to the text 5. Resize, rotate, and move the text (Repeat steps 2–5 as needed) 6. Tap “Save”
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Text on Photo Lite at 4.8 against GradientMaker's 3.7. Text on Photo Lite also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 32 months). GradientMaker's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 72%) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and ads 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. GradientMaker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Text on Photo Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.
Text on Photo Lite holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Text on Photo Lite has 6.9K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of GradientMaker's written reviews are positive against 72% of Text on Photo Lite's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
GradientMaker ships an update every 32 months, Text on Photo Lite every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GradientMaker | Text on Photo Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (9 ratings) | 4.8 (6.9K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 72.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 6.9K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 32 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 8.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | orbosphere | handyCloset Inc. |
Customer experience
GradientMaker
Text on Photo Lite
Bugs and requests
GradientMaker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Text on Photo Lite
Reported bugs
3 issues- Inability to exit ads or return to app
- Text quality degradation when saving images
- Compatibility issues with older devices
Requested features
4 requests- More font and text style options
- Ability to adjust text size and positioning
- Option to remove ads or purchase ad-free version
- Improved stability and performance
In-app purchases
GradientMaker
- Remove Ads$0.99
Text on Photo Lite
No in-app purchases
Questions
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