# Strip Designer

> The comic book maker

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id314780738](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id314780738)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id314780738`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Vivid Apps
- **Category:** Photo & Video
- **Rating:** 4.90 / 5 (73 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.26.2
- **Last updated:** 2026-03-24
- **First published:** 2009-05-17
- **Size:** 97 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-22
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/strip-designer/id314780738)
- **Website:** [http://www.vividapps.com/Strip\_Designer/index.html](http://www.vividapps.com/Strip_Designer/index.html)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.vividapps.com/policies/sdpolicy.html](http://www.vividapps.com/policies/sdpolicy.html)

## Description

Strip Designer is a comprehensive comic creator that turns your photos into vivid stories. Choose from 100+ page templates or design custom panel layouts, add balloons, text, and stickers, and draw or mask photos for atmosphere. Enjoy 3D warped text, a rich font library, and automatic masking, with all features included—no in-app purchases. Export as PDFs or share with friends, and sync across devices with iCloud, Dropbox, or WebDAV.

Highlights include flexible layouts (1-9 photo cells per page, up to 12-cell custom panels), hundreds of stickers, multiple balloon styles, per-letter text colors, and easy sharing. The app supports drawing, layers, PDFs, and photo editing to craft professional-looking comics.

## Rankings

- #149,009 — Overall

## Review summary

Strip Designer is a long‑standing, affordable, feature‑rich app for comic creation and graphic design, praised for its panel editor, fonts, export options, and Apple Pencil support across iPad and Mac. It’s consistently updated, easy to use, and valued by educators and artists alike. Main downsides are mainly minor requests (undo, better alignment tools) and a few platform and ink‑quality caveats. Overall, it’s a versatile, well‑regarded tool with strong value for money.

### Pros

- Powerful, feature-rich tool for comics and graphic design (panel editor, speech bubbles, captions, custom page sizes, font import, stickers, layers, with PSD/PDF export).
- Easy to use and well-implemented with good ergonomics; strong Apple Pencil support.
- Longstanding app with consistent updates and responsive developer support.
- Excellent value for money; affordable and not based on a subscription.
- Versatile across education, posters, comics, and publishing; available on iPad and Mac.

### Cons

- Requests for more editing conveniences: an undo button and enhanced alignment/tools.
- Desire for more precision features like grid-snapping and additional drawing options.
- Occasional ink quality issue noted (ink lines can fade/bleed in certain cases).
- Platform limitation: no Windows desktop version; primarily iPad/Mac with many users hoping for broader platform support.

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