Best Overlay Text Apps

248+ iOS apps curated and reviewed

3.7 avg rating
19 free apps
Updated August 2026

With an average user rating of 3.7★, the overlay text category is one of the App Store's strongest. Browse all 248+ apps we track, sorted so the most loved ones surface first.

Compare top Overlay Text Apps (August 2026)

#AppPriceRatingAdsIn-App PurchasesUpdated
1Phonto - Text on PhotosPhonto - Text on PhotosFree4.8★ (122K)YesYesSep 2026
2Typorama: Text on Photo EditorTyporama: Text on Photo EditorFree4.8★ (116K)NoYesSep 2026
3Text on Photo LiteText on Photo LiteFree4.8★ (6.9K)YesNoSep 2026
4TextSwag - Overlay TypographyTextSwag - Overlay TypographyFree5.0★ (1)YesNoMay 2026
5Text Overlay-Add Text to ImageText Overlay-Add Text to ImageFreeYesYesMay 2026
6Overlay photos: map text emojiOverlay photos: map text emojiFreeNoNoAug 2026
7Overlay AI: Text Behind PhotoOverlay AI: Text Behind PhotoFreeNoYesAug 2026
8ShotText: Filter/Overlay/TextShotText: Filter/Overlay/TextFree4.0★ (19)NoYesJul 2026

Top Picks for Overlay Text

Phonto - Text on Photos#1

Phonto - Text on Photos by youthhr

Photo & Typography
Editor's Choice
📷 Photo & Video
4.8😊(122K ratings)
FreeAdsIn-App Purchases
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Easily add custom text to your photos with a vast library of fonts and extensive editing options. Enhance your images with creative typography, including curved and perspective text, and share your creations on social media.

What We Love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 💡 Variety of fonts and customization options
  • 🚀 Quick and efficient editing
  • 👍 Helpful for creating thumbnails and graphics
  • 🚀 Seamless integration with other apps
  • 👍 Intuitive interface

Room to Improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes or freezing issues
  • 🐛 Difficulty aligning or centering text
  • 🐛 Saving projects can be unreliable
  • 🐛 Watermarking issues or loss of image quality
  • 🔋 Ads can be disruptive during use
Typorama: Text on Photo Editor#2

Typorama: Text on Photo Editor by App Business Ventures LLC

Typography Art & Poster Maker
Strong Contender
📷 Photo & Video
4.8😊(116K ratings)
FreeIn-App Purchases
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Create stunning typographic designs and posters from your text and photos without needing design skills. The app automatically generates unique layouts with various fonts and styles, saving you hours of work. Perfect for social media posts, flyers, and branding.

What We Love

  • 🚀 Incredibly fun to use
  • 👍 User-friendly interface
  • 👍 Graphics Junkie
  • 👍 Top class designs
  • 👍 Awesome app
  • 👍 Superb app
  • 👍 Great app
  • 👍 Beautiful app
  • 👍 Typorama
  • 👍 No graphic designer needed ever
  • 👍 Highly recommended
  • 👍 Very useful app
  • 👍 Amazing
  • 👍 Helpful app
  • 👍 Great for social media
  • 👍 Awesome for content marketing
  • 👍 Easy to use

Room to Improve

  • 🐛 Typorama review
  • 🐛 REMOVED ACCESS TO PRO FEATURES I PAID FOR AFTER I UPGRADED iPHONE
  • 🐛 Keep crashing
  • 🐛 Charging again for watermark removal
  • 🐛 It's not free
  • 🐛 Unsatisfied, can't control formatting
  • 🐛 Why the randomised options?
  • 🐛 Used to be better
  • 🐛 Already paid for
  • 🐛 Not recognizing my subscription
  • 🐛 Paid but could not access Pro service
  • 🐛 Frustrating subscription issues
  • 🐛 It's not free
  • 🐛 App no longer free
  • 🐛 App quality poor, too many glitches
  • 🐛 App stopped working for no reason after months of perfection
  • 🐛 Pro is Buggy, You don't get what you pay for
Text on Photo Lite#3

Text on Photo Lite by handyCloset Inc.

Decorated texts on a photo !
Worth Considering
📷 Photo & Video
4.8😊(6.9K ratings)
FreeAds
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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.

What We Love

  • 👍 Simple and easy to use
  • 💡 Flexible and versatile
  • 🚀 Quick and efficient
  • 😊 Great app overall

Room to Improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and freezes
  • 💸 Excessive ads and in-app purchases
  • 🔍 Lack of customization options
  • 🤔 Confusing interface at times

More Overlay Text apps to explore

FAQ about Overlay Text

What are the best overlay text apps for iPhone?
Phonto - Text on Photos tops our overlay text apps ranking as of August 2026, with a 4.8-star average from 122K App Store ratings, and it's free to download.
Yes — 19 of the top overlay text apps we rank are free to download, including Phonto - Text on Photos and Typorama: Text on Photo Editor.
Phonto - Text on Photos shows ads and offers in-app purchases, according to its App Store listing as of August 2026.
We track 248+ overlay text apps on the iOS App Store as of August 2026, ranked by rating, recency, and analysis of real user reviews.
Phonto is an application designed to allow users to add text to their photos. It offers a wide range of customization options for text, including over 400 fonts, adjustable sizes, colors, gradients, and the ability to create curved or perspective text. Users can also add decorative items and share their edited photos directly to social media platforms.
You can install custom fonts in Phonto by using iTunes. Connect your iOS device to your computer, select it in iTunes, go to the Apps tab, and find Phonto in the File Sharing section. Drag and drop your .ttf or .otf font files into the 'Documents' folder, then restart Phonto to use them.