Best How To Text Apps

250+ iOS apps curated and reviewed

3.9 avg rating
20 free apps
Updated October 2026

From beginner-friendly picks to power-user tools, our how to text list covers 250+ iPhone apps updated through October 2026. Compare ratings, prices, and screenshots in one place.

Compare top How To Text Apps (October 2026)

#AppPriceRatingAdsIn-App PurchasesUpdated
1Grammarly: AI Keyboard & VoiceGrammarly: AI Keyboard & VoiceFree4.7★ (228K)NoYesNov 2026
2TypeLoop - Add Text to PhotoTypeLoop - Add Text to PhotoFree4.1★ (397)NoYesOct 2026
3Text BombText BombFree1.0★ (2)NoNoOct 2026
4Auto Text PasteAuto Text PasteFree4.7★ (2.8K)YesYesOct 2026
5PicTextEdit-Change Photo TextPicTextEdit-Change Photo TextFree—NoYesOct 2026
6Flip Text 2016Flip Text 2016Free—NoNoMay 2026
7Tinker TextTinker TextFree4.6★ (11)NoNoOct 2026
8Text StyleText StyleFree4.5★ (2)NoNoOct 2026

Top Picks for How To Text

Grammarly: AI Keyboard & Voice#1

Grammarly: AI Keyboard & Voice by Superhuman Platform Inc

Write, dictate, edit, improve
Editor's Choice
📊 Productivity
4.7😊(228K ratings)
FreeIn-App Purchases
#14in Productivity
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Enhance your writing across all apps with AI-powered suggestions for grammar, spelling, and clarity. Generate new versions of your text, detect tone, and improve conciseness. Also includes a document editor and Safari extension for comprehensive writing support.

What We Love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Extremely useful
  • 👍 Helps improve writing skills
  • 👍 Provides useful suggestions
  • 👍 Beneficial for non-native speakers
  • 👍 Seamless integration across devices

Room to Improve

  • 🐛 Buggy keyboard behavior
  • 🐛 Inconsistent performance across platforms
  • 🔒 Privacy concerns with 'full access' requirement
  • 💰 Expensive premium subscription
  • 🤔 Overzealous correction suggestions
TypeLoop - Add Text to Photo#2

TypeLoop - Add Text to Photo by Instasize Inc.

Animated Text on Photos &Video
Strong Contender
📷 Photo & Video
4.1😞(397 ratings)
FreeIn-App Purchases
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Easily add animated text and captions to your photos and videos. Create eye-catching content for social media with a variety of fonts, colors, and animation effects. Watermark your visuals or simply make your messages more dynamic.

What We Love

  • 🚀 Stellar company
  • 🚀 Innovative
  • 👍 Great app with lots of possibilities
  • 👍 So fun and endless possibilities!
  • 👍 Really good !!!
  • 👍 Type Loop is wonderful
  • 👍 Brilliant, fun, and a great design
  • 👍 The best app out there

Room to Improve

  • 🐛 WE NEED AN UPDATE
  • 🐛 Bad design
  • 🐛 Not free
  • 🐛 Scam
  • 🐛 High price
  • 🐛 Bogus and not worth it
  • 🐛 Meh
  • 🐛 Stop wasting our time developers
  • 🐛 Бред
  • 🐛 I see no way to change the wording and it's constantly asking for $
  • 🐛 Lame
  • 🐛 mediocre text app.
  • 🐛 Ugh
  • 🐛 Not user friendly, poorly made, confusing
  • 🐛 This app doesn't work
  • 🐛 Formatting disappointment
  • 🐛 Cannot cancel subscription.
  • 🐛 Rate
  • 🐛 Not explained
  • 🐛 No
  • 🐛 This app needs a lot of work
  • 🐛 Issue with Update
  • 🐛 Too much movement
  • 🐛 It doesn't work!
  • 🐛 App Freeze
  • 🐛 Not happy!
  • 🐛 Like it But cant use it
  • 🐛 App freezes
  • 🐛 It doesn't work!!
  • 🐛 New user
  • 🐛 Change text
Text Bomb#3

Text Bomb by James Hillman

Text Repeater Text App
Worth Considering
🔧 Utilities
1.0(2 ratings)
Free
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Instantly repeat any text multiple times with various fun styles. Add emojis and preview your creations before copying or sharing directly to your favorite messaging and social media apps.

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FAQ about How To Text

What are the best how to text apps for iPhone?
Grammarly: AI Keyboard & Voice tops our how to text apps ranking as of October 2026, with a 4.7-star average from 228K App Store ratings, and it's free to download.
Yes — 20 of the top how to text apps we rank are free to download, including Grammarly: AI Keyboard & Voice and TypeLoop - Add Text to Photo.
Grammarly: AI Keyboard & Voice has no ads and offers in-app purchases, according to its App Store listing as of October 2026.
We track 250+ how to text apps on the iOS App Store as of October 2026, ranked by rating, recency, and analysis of real user reviews.