# Text on Photos & Video: Phonto

> Typography and Text Design!

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1513129405](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1513129405)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1513129405`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** LIKERY PTE. LTD.
- **Category:** Photo & Video
- **Rating:** 4.80 / 5 (162 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.1.10
- **Last updated:** 2022-10-24
- **First published:** 2020-06-07
- **Size:** 122 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-23
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/text-on-photos-video-phonto/id1513129405)
- **Website:** [https://www.bizny.app/en/](https://www.bizny.app/en/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://media.bizny.app/doc/bizny\_privacy\_policy](https://media.bizny.app/doc/bizny_privacy_policy)

## Description

Text on Photos Editor (Phonto) lets you add stylish text to photos and videos with ease. Choose from 1,000+ fonts (and install your own), apply text curves and gradients, adjust size, color, shadows, and backgrounds, and layer with 20,000+ background images. It supports text on video with trimming and multilingual support, including English, Chinese, Japanese, Thai, Vietnamese, Arabic, Cyrillic and Greek.

It also offers watermarking with custom logos, social watermarks, and text watermarks, a collage maker for up to 16 photos or 4 video collages, and 3,000+ backgrounds plus festive stickers. Create YouTube thumbnails in 16:9 and other social-ready ratios, and export high-quality 720p/1080p videos. The app includes a premium plan with auto-renewing iTunes purchases for extended features.

## Rankings

- #111,648 — Overall

## Review summary

Most reviews praise Phonto for being easy to use with numerous free fonts and for delivering high-quality text overlays that enhance photos and videos, useful for YouTube intros, TikTok, and various social projects. A minority report iPad stability problems and unfinished projects, and some wish for more free sharing options. Overall, the app is highly regarded and widely recommended.

### Pros

- Easy to use / user-friendly interface
- Free, plentiful font options
- High-quality text overlays for photos and videos (great for YouTube intros, TikTok, etc.)
- Versatile for a variety of projects (cards, edits, social content)
- Strong overall satisfaction and quick learning curve

### Cons

- Stability issues on iPad (freezing/frizzing) that can cause loss of work
- Reliability problems preventing completion of projects for some users
- Desire for more free sharing options or features (e.g., Facebook/Instagram integration)

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1513129405)