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title: "Phonto - Text on Photos - Reviews, Revenue and Downloads in United States | Apple App Store"
description: "Phonto is a simple app that allows you to add text to pictures.  ・ More than 400 fonts are available. ・ You can install other fonts. ・ Text size is changeable. ・ Text color is changeable. ・ Text gradi"
---

# Phonto - Text on Photos — United States
> Photo & Typography

![Phonto App Icon](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple221/v4/e1/56/9f/e1569fc6-b25a-fabb-5cd8-8b0addab4158/AppIcon-0-0-1x_U007epad-0-6-0-85-220.png/434x0w.png)

**Developer:** [Yusuke Horie](https://apptail.io/developer/yusuke-horie-Ykc) (United States)
**Category:** Photo Video
**Rating:** 4.8/5 (120,373 ratings)
**Price:** Free
**Bundle ID:** com.youthhr.Phonto
**Store:** Apple App Store
**Country:** United States
**Version:** 4.9.51 (released 2026-03-03)
**Original Release:** 2011-05-24
**Languages:** English, Chinese, Japanese

**App Store Link:** [Download on Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/app/id438429273)
**AppTail Page:** [https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/united-states](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/united-states)

## Phonto Description
Phonto is a simple app that allows you to add text to pictures.

・ More than 400 fonts are available.
・ You can install other fonts.
・ Text size is changeable.
・ Text color is changeable.
・ Text gradient is changeable.
・ Text's stroke color is changeable.
・ Text's shadow color is changeable.
・ Text's background color is changeable.
・ Text is rotatable.
・ Text kerning is changeable.
・ Line spacing is changeable.
・ Curved text.
・ Perspective text.
・ Parts of text are erasable.
・ Image theme is changeable.
・ Items (Balloon, Rectangle, Star, Heart) are available.
・ Background image is changeable.
・ You can use not only pictures, but also plain images to write text.
・ You can share photos on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
・ URL scheme: phonto://

Try Vont app, if you want to add text to videos. Vont is a free app that is available on the App Store.

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LANGUAGE
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Phonto supports only English (US), Chinese and Japanese, so when the priority of Chinese (or Japanese) in your setting was higher than English, Phonto would be launched as Chinese (or Japanese) mode.

To solve this problem…
1. Open the Settings app.
2. Choose 'English' in 'General' > 'Language & Region' > 'iPhone Language'.
3. Turn back your 'iPhone Language' to your favorite language.

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HOW TO INSTALL FONTS 
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Using iTunes, you can copy font files between your computer and Phonto on your iOS device.

1. Select your iOS device from the Devices section of iTunes.
2. Click the Apps tab and scroll down to the bottom of the page.
3. Select "Phonto" in the "File Sharing" section.
4. Drag and drop .ttf or .otf font files into "Documents".
5. Restart Phonto.

More detail about how to install fonts.


Twitter: @phontograph
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## Phonto Screenshots
- [Screenshot 1](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/5e/7f/60/5e7f60e4-d14e-ce34-e14e-7dba747b6ac2/336cfe8d-138f-4dce-ab13-f4636b797972_Simulator_Screen_Shot_-_iPhone_11_Pro_Max_-_2021-11-04_at_02.44.03.png/1242x2688.png)
- [Screenshot 2](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple211/v4/dd/22/a4/dd22a454-2918-1765-8178-936f2c0421a4/tns.fnmhkfix.png/1242x2688.png)
- [Screenshot 3](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple221/v4/8b/2f/37/8b2f3760-1f49-cb1d-4c66-e1aa9aa55160/tns.mhzkcozn.png/1242x2688.png)
- [Screenshot 4](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple221/v4/f9/85/f5/f985f519-17d5-3a03-b5c1-07d5deeebb78/pr_source.png/1242x2688.png)
- [Screenshot 5](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple211/v4/39/89/ea/3989ea7b-a28a-ca5e-d17a-af3e13dc7306/pr_source.png/1242x2688.png)
- [Screenshot 6](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple221/v4/ec/1f/80/ec1f80d6-3f8e-c804-a32e-88079334a237/tns.ivsgybux.png/1242x2688.png)
- [Screenshot 7](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple211/v4/8b/41/66/8b416667-728e-91c7-e3d5-a303c3ed4a5a/tns.egfdmvcy.png/1242x2688.png)

## Phonto Rating Breakdown in United States
- 5 stars: 107,910 (90%)
- 4 stars: 7,508 (6%)
- 3 stars: 2,096 (2%)
- 2 stars: 832 (1%)
- 1 stars: 2,027 (2%)

## Phonto Reviews in United States

### ***** "My review"
Absolutely love it, simple yet great quality results thank you for making free what others charge for , no shade on others though
-- SKJBrk, 2025-03-16

### ***-- "Easy to use, but flawed"
I’ve used this app for years because I’m most familiar with it. And I truly appreciate it. BUT why when I save is the quality so severely diminished? It’s set to save as jpeg, not high efficiency. Yet, everything is always blurry!?

Oh, and not having undo reminds me of the early 1990s when I was little: computers were new and undo was unheard of. I would’ve thought 30 years later undo was a given. Lolol 

But again, thanks for a free app that allows you to upload your own fonts. That’s a plus!
-- SareyCanary, 2025-03-15

### ****- "AMAZING APP🌸"
I have been using this app since 2021 and it is just amazing it’s not super advanced but I really think it is great. I love making wallpapers and signs and sometimes movie titles. It helps me make my book covers and I love it.
-- Extraordinary flooring, 2025-03-15

### ***** "🏆⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️"
Me ah ayudado mucho en las post de los famdons y esta aplicación la recomiendo muchísimo!! Gracias por esas lindas letras que ellos tienen acá en esta increíble aplicación!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🔝🏆🏆🥹🫶🏻🫶🏻 Great job
-- Yoissi, 2025-03-15

### ***** "Phonto is a VERY GREAT APP!"
I love movies and I like making movie logos. I’ve been using this app since 2020, and I have to say I’ve learnt a lot of good tricks using it. I know it’s not an advanced app like Adobe Photoshop where you can add more special effects but for what it’s worth, you can add your own fonts and use them and great creative with making logos and other types of art projects! I recommend this app a lot.
-- MistaFroot, 2025-03-11

### ***** "let me give it up for the OG"
been using this app since 2014, still such a perfect app
-- reaperroman, 2025-03-10

### ***** "👍🏻👍👍"
App definitely has improved. Still needs some extra stuff to it - but workable.
-- D954, 2025-03-10

### ***** "so good"
i been using this app for the longest time and i love it
-- rxxhnr, 2025-03-09

### ****- "Almost perfect"
I love this app and I use it all the time for making quick graphics. It would have 5* if it had 2 features. 1. Undo 2. Layers. 

The app gets a bit frustrating if you want to combine multiple objects and one gets lost under the other and you have to reshuffle them to get what you want.
-- Corran731, 2025-03-06

### ***** "Couldn’t recommend more"
I never write reviews for apps but this one is deserving of a good review. I’ve had this app since I got my first phone maybe 10 years ago. This is hands down the simplest and best app to add text to photos. Straightforward and no complexity about the process. You insert a photo and add your text. It’s that simple. The app includes a ton of different fonts for you to use, but you can import your own fonts into the app so the possibilities are endless. As an artist and graphic designer, I’ve used this app extensively for commissions and personal use. I recently designed a basketball pool sheet and used Phonto to add text. I also noticed that even after adding 70+ elements of text, the app wasn’t laggy or taking a long time. It’s super simple and works extremely well for any of your needs.
-- radiobound, 2025-03-01

### ***** "Known this app for a long time"
Wanted to give my thanks to you for opening my path to editing. Here’s a thanks 10 years from the past.
-- Kid Millenium, 2025-02-26

### ***** "Alwan"
The best application for writing on pictures. I just hope that it has the feature of returning to the previous step. If an error occurs, you can return to the previous step. I hope so. Thank you very much for your efforts.
-- Alwan Alhamdani, 2025-02-24

### ***** "BEST APP EVER"
I have used this app for several years and I love it! I have never had any problems or glitches. It has minimal changes which makes it so simple to use. It has amazing features that are easy to understand and implement.
-- jenjen2911, 2025-02-18

### ***** "My fav app!"
I love this app! I use it to edit and create. It’s so easy to use. It’s definitely my go to app
-- NumOne1, 2025-02-18

### **--- "Please read!"
Phonto is a great app but I feel like there should be more qualities to it, id really like to see a update where u can add a shadow to the background text, like when ur making a text and u add a background to it, i feel like that background should have a shadow feature! Please read this and please do it :)
-- ~*Pineapple~*, 2025-02-17

### ***** "Love!"
I have been using Phonto forever. I love it!  Very intuitive except you just had an update and now I cannot figure out how to compress my lines together horizontally. I search for help and the answer is from before the update. Still love the app, though.
-- YAY4TODAY, 2025-02-09

### ***** "Best Kept Secret"
This app I have had for years and years. It can truly turn a photo or a plain image into something even more best kept secret
-- Cordellaware, 2025-02-02

### ***** "Best Around"
This is by far the best lightweight app of this kind. No subscription and well priced add-ons. The only thing I want is an app like this for GIFs or add GIF support to this app or Vont.
-- RealSka, 2025-01-31

### ***** "I love this app!!"
I use this app to make everything I need for my daycare classroom. The possibilities are endless, I can do it all on my phone using this app. I suggest this app to all my coworkers.
-- Jude749, 2025-01-30

### ***** "Good app"
It works so perfectly. Since have been using it and it’s free thanks to the person behind this company
-- A$AP2364, 2025-01-30

[View all Phonto reviews and detailed analytics on AppTail](https://apptail.io/account/signup?utm_campaign=ai-crawl&utm_content=reviews)

## Phonto In-App Purchases
| Item | Price |
|------|-------|
| Phonto Image Pack | $3.99 |
| Text Style Kit | $2.99 |
| Phonto Filter Pack | $2.99 |
| Ad-Free version | $4.99 |
| Bubble Generator | $0.99 |

## Phonto Store Rankings
| Chart | Country | Category | Rank |
|-------|---------|----------|------|
| Top Free | Thailand | Photo Video | #38 |
| Top Free | Saudi Arabia | Photo Video | #58 |
| Top Free | Japan | Photo Video | #77 |
| Top Free | Indonesia | Photo Video | #93 |
| Top Free | Algeria | Photo Video | #94 |
| Top Free | Kuwait | Photo Video | #94 |
| Top Free | Singapore | Photo Video | #95 |
| Top Free | Vietnam | Photo Video | #114 |
| Top Free | India | Photo Video | #123 |
| Top Free | Kazakhstan | Photo Video | #128 |
| Top Free | Ireland | Photo Video | #148 |
| Top Free | United Arab Emirates | Photo Video | #152 |
| Top Free | Nigeria | Photo Video | #161 |
| Top Free | Azerbaijan | Photo Video | #164 |
| Top Free | Malaysia | Photo Video | #185 |
| Top Free | South Korea | Photo Video | #199 |
| Top Free | Israel | Photo Video | #211 |
| Top Free | Sweden | Photo Video | #212 |
| Top Free | Russia | Photo Video | #217 |
| Top Free | Philippines | Photo Video | #217 |
| Top Free | Egypt | Photo Video | #223 |
| Top Free | Romania | Photo Video | #235 |
| Top Free | Brazil | Photo Video | #240 |
| Top Free | United States | Photo Video | #243 |
| Top Free | Dominican Republic | Photo Video | #251 |
| Top Free | Argentina | Photo Video | #252 |
| Top Free | Mexico | Photo Video | #252 |
| Top Free | Pakistan | Photo Video | #259 |
| Top Free | Italy | Photo Video | #266 |
| Top Free | Portugal | Photo Video | #272 |
| Top Free | United Kingdom | Photo Video | #272 |
| Top Free | Ukraine | Photo Video | #277 |
| Top Free | Australia | Photo Video | #280 |
| Top Free | Switzerland | Photo Video | #285 |
| Top Free | France | Photo Video | #285 |
| Top Free | Canada | Photo Video | #290 |
| Top Free | New Zealand | Photo Video | #290 |
| Top Free | Belarus | Photo Video | #294 |
| Top Free | Greece | Photo Video | #316 |
| Top Free | Lebanon | Photo Video | #318 |
| Top Free | Türkiye | Photo Video | #323 |
| Top Free | Colombia | Photo Video | #329 |
| Top Free | South Africa | Photo Video | #329 |
| Top Free | Germany | Photo Video | #360 |
| Top Free | Poland | Photo Video | #371 |
| Top Free | Austria | Photo Video | #374 |
| Top Free | Hong Kong SAR China | Photo Video | #385 |
| Top Free | Chile | Photo Video | #392 |
| Top Free | Spain | Photo Video | #397 |
| Top Free | Norway | Photo Video | #411 |
| Top Free | China | Photo Video | #412 |
| Top Free | Ecuador | Photo Video | #413 |
| Top Free | Taiwan | Photo Video | #418 |
| Top Free | Thailand | Overall | #449 |

## Phonto Discovered Keywords
- write on pictures
- text on photo
- photo text
- fonts for pictures
- photo creator
- watermark
- words on photos
- photo editor text
- photo fonts
- write on photos

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## Phonto Available In
- [Japan](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/japan)
- [United States](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/united-states)
- [Thailand](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/thailand)
- [Saudi Arabia](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/saudi-arabia)
- [Vietnam](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/vietnam)
- [Indonesia](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/indonesia)
- [United Kingdom](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/united-kingdom)
- [China](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/china)
- [Brazil](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/brazil)
- [Canada](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/canada)
- [India](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/india)
- [Malaysia](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/malaysia)
- [Mexico](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/mexico)
- [Australia](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/australia)
- [Philippines](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/philippines)
- [United Arab Emirates](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/united-arab-emirates)
- [Italy](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/italy)
- [Kuwait](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/kuwait)
- [Hong Kong SAR China](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/hong-kong)
- [Germany](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/germany)
- [Russia](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/russia)
- [France](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/france)
- [Oman](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/oman)
- [Israel](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/israel)
- [Türkiye](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/turkey)
- [Spain](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/spain)
- [Netherlands](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/netherlands)
- [South Africa](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/south-africa)
- [Singapore](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/singapore)
- [Pakistan](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/pakistan)
- [Sweden](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/sweden)
- [Nigeria](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/nigeria)
- [Kazakhstan](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/kazakhstan)
- [Argentina](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/argentina)
- [Colombia](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/colombia)
- [Egypt](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/egypt)
- [Chile](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/chile)
- [Qatar](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/qatar)
- [Bahrain](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/bahrain)
- [South Korea](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/south-korea)
- [Belgium](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/belgium)
- [Ukraine](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/ukraine)
- [Taiwan](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/taiwan)
- [New Zealand](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/new-zealand)
- [Switzerland](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/switzerland)
- [Ghana](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/ghana)
- [Portugal](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/portugal)
- [Denmark](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/denmark)
- [Peru](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/peru)
- [Norway](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/norway)
- [Ireland](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/ireland)
- [Dominican Republic](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/dominican-republic)
- [Sri Lanka](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/sri-lanka)
- [Romania](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/romania)
- [Jordan](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/jordan)
- [Poland](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/poland)
- [Austria](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/austria)
- [Czechia](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/czechia)
- [Jamaica](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/jamaica)
- [Azerbaijan](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/azerbaijan)
- [Greece](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/greece)
- [Lebanon](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/lebanon)
- [Nepal](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/nepal)
- [Ecuador](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/ecuador)
- [Finland](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/finland)
- [Croatia](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/croatia)
- [Hungary](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/hungary)
- [Belarus](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/belarus)
- [Algeria](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/algeria)
- [Kenya](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/kenya)
- [Bulgaria](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/bulgaria)
- [Honduras](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/honduras)
- [Panama](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/panama)
- [Uruguay](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/uruguay)
- [Slovakia](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/slovakia)
- [Armenia](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/armenia)
- [Paraguay](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/paraguay)
- [Angola](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/angola)
- [Slovenia](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/slovenia)
- [Cyprus](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/cyprus)
- [Uzbekistan](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/uzbekistan)
- [Lithuania](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/lithuania)
- [Estonia](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/estonia)
- [Latvia](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/latvia)
- [Macao SAR China](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/macau)
- [Uganda](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/uganda)
- [Luxembourg](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/luxembourg)
- [Brunei](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/brunei)
- [Namibia](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/namibia)
- [Malta](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/malta)
- [Senegal](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/senegal)
- [Tunisia](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/tunisia)
- [North Macedonia](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/north-macedonia)
- [Iceland](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/iceland)
- [Suriname](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/suriname)
- [Barbados](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/barbados)
- [Belize](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/belize)
- [Mauritius](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/mauritius)
- [Cayman Islands](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/cayman-islands)
- [Mali](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/mali)
- [Bermuda](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/bermuda)
- [Madagascar](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/madagascar)
- [Grenada](https://apptail.io/app/phonto-Rpb/grenada)

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