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Jun 30, 2025

✍️ Top 10 Add Text to Image Apps in 2025 (iOS & Android)

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Adding text to photos isn't just for memes anymore. In 2025, professionals, creators, and everyday users all want to quickly annotate images for:

• Social media posts
• Business presentations
• Research and fieldwork
• Journals and memory keeping
• Tutorials and instructions

If you're looking for the best app to add text to your photos or images, here's our updated list of the Top 10 Add Text to Image Apps in 2025 — covering both iOS and Android options.

Let's dive in!

🔝 Top 10 Apps to Add Text to Images in 2025

1. Canva

Platform: iOS, Android, Web
Best for: Graphic design, social media content

Canva remains one of the easiest ways to add stylish text to images. It offers:

• Hundreds of fonts
• Drag-and-drop text placement
• Text animations
• Graphic templates

Limitations:
Fantastic for design work, but not ideal for quick field annotations.

2. Phonto

Platform: iOS, Android
Best for: Simple text overlays

Phonto (iOS) | Phonto (Android) is popular for:

• Adding text to photos
• Huge font library
• Simple text styling options

Lightweight and free, perfect for quick edits.

3. Snapseed

Platform: iOS, Android
Best for: All-in-one photo editing

Snapseed (iOS) | Snapseed (Android) by Google includes:

• Text tools for captions and watermarks
• Layer-based editing
• Advanced photo adjustments

Ideal if you want text plus robust photo editing.

4. Adobe Express

Platform: iOS, Android, Web
Best for: Professional-level designs

Adobe Express offers:

• Elegant typography
• AI-generated design suggestions
• Branded templates

Great for marketing materials, though might be overkill for simple notes.

5. Over (GoDaddy Studio)

Platform: iOS, Android
Best for: Social media graphics

GoDaddy Studio (iOS) | GoDaddy Studio (Android) specializes in:

• Beautiful typography
• Text effects and layering
• Quick designs for Instagram and TikTok

Perfect for social media creators.

6. PicsArt

Platform: iOS, Android
Best for: Creative effects

PicsArt is loaded with:

• Artistic fonts
• Animated text stickers
• Community templates

Fun and flashy but may be overwhelming for simple annotations.

7. TextArt

Platform: iOS, Android
Best for: Stylish text quotes

TextArt (iOS) | TextArt (Android) focuses on:

• Beautiful text layouts
• Calligraphy fonts
• Quick social sharing

8. Typorama

Platform: iOS
Best for: Typographic designs

Typorama auto-generates layouts for:

• Posters
• Social graphics
• Quotes

Great for design, but lacks searchable note features.

9. Markup (iOS built-in)

Platform: iOS
Best for: Quick edits

The iOS native Markup tool lets you:

• Add text boxes
• Draw or highlight
• Save changes directly in Photos

Perfect for casual users, though basic in features.

10. InShot

Platform: iOS, Android
Best for: Video and photo editing with text

InShot (iOS) | InShot (Android) provides:

• Adding text to photos and videos
• Stylish fonts and colors
• Layered editing for text and graphics

Highly popular among social media creators.

💡 A New Alternative Worth Exploring: Vionote

Besides the popular apps above, we're seeing new tools focused not just on design, but on practical, searchable photo annotations.

One example is Vionote — a product we're working on ourselves.

Unlike purely design-oriented apps, Vionote is built for:

• Quickly adding text directly onto photos and videos
• Keeping text overlays subtle and non-intrusive
• Searching your library by annotation text
• Automatically saving timestamps, author, and GPS data
• Managing and sharing annotated media via Vionote Cloud

Whether you're a researcher, auditor, or simply someone who wants to capture more than just pictures, Vionote offers a new way to keep your visuals and context together — permanently.

(Full disclosure: Vionote is developed by us.)

🧭 Which Add Text to Image App Should You Choose?

Here's a quick guide:

Find the perfect app for your text-on-image needs.
— The Vionote Lab