5 iPhone Apps to Write on Pictures

So yesterday I took a photo of my daughter that I thought was very funny, but I needed to add some text to the photo to really make it funny for other people. I started searching around for some good iPhone apps that I could use to add text to photos before I sent it off to family and friends.
Now I buy iPhone and iPad apps all the time, so I don’t mind spending a buck or two for good apps. The list here will include free and paid apps, so for those of you who hate spending a dime on an app, you’ll have some choices too! Not all paid apps are worth it, but a lot of times the extra 99 cents adds a lot of value.

InstaFrame

This is a cool app and probably my favorite. There is a free version that was all I needed for what I wanted to do. They also have a pro version for 99 cents that basically adds more frames and borders and effects. I didn’t care about all that fancy stuff, mostly just wanted some nice text on the picture, so the free one is good.

The main features include the ability to add text to images quickly, change the text size, font and color, resize/rotate the text, over 80 different fonts choices, and lots more. I really like this app because you can really customize the text. Some other apps let you add text, but you don’t get a lot of options. With this app, you can really go crazy. On top of that, they have a lot of cool frames and effects too, which I ended up using on the picture of my daughter.
Download InstaFrame

FX Photo Studio

Another cool app is FX Photo Studio, which costs $2. The advantage of this app over InstaFrame is that it has a lot of effects and filters, over 190 of them. On top of that, you can mix and customize each effect, so you have a lot more control. In addition, you don’t have to apply the effect to the entire image, you can paint an effect onto any part of an image, which is really neat.

Of course, you can add text and even though they don’t have as many fonts as InstaFrame, you still have quite a few choices that makes the text look really nice.
Download FX Photo Studio

TypeDrawing

TypeDrawing is $2, but it’s pretty awesome. It’s a typographic drawing app, which I didn’t even know existed until I found this little gem of an app. You can create some really artistic looking text on your photos using your finger and the various controls that are in the app.

They have a lot of controls and settings for managing color, outlines, shadows, symbols, text and lot of other stuff. You can really get creative with adding text to your photos using this app.
Download TypeDrawing

Photo Notes

This is another app that I like quite a bit. They also have a free and pro version, but the free one does a pretty good job. You can add thought bubbles, speech bubbles and text shapes to pictures and also create interesting photo collages, which is one of it’s unique features. You can also add smileys and clipart to your photos.

If you want to simply add plain text, you can do that too. It also has a nice interface and a lot of controls for color, rotation, effects, etc.
Download Photo Notes

I’d Cap That

This is one app where you choose a caption from a bank and add it to your photos instead of writing your own. It’s basically a bunch of ridiculous and crude captions that you can add to your photos. I personally don’t use it much, but a lot of people I know like it, so I threw it into the list.

Of course, it’s nice that the app is free, so even if you don’t find a caption you like, you won’t be wasting any money.
Download I’d Cap That
Is there an iPhone app that you use to write on pictures that you like better than the ones I mentioned? If so, post a comment and let us know! Enjoy!