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24 alternatives to Hype Type

Animate text & typography on your story

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Hype Type launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Hype Type▲5

   Animate text & typography on your story

   2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Type Loop▲140

   Animated text on your photos, from your phone

   2019 · typeloop.app · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Hype 3.0▲263

   Create beautiful HTML5 web content with no coding required

   2015 · tumult.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Customize Video by Type Studio▲354

   Customize your video by adding text overlays online

   2021 · streamlabs.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Typomotion▲260

   Just add text and get kinetic typography video in minutes

   2021 · tyle.io · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Type Anything▲605

   Test & create the perfect typography setup for your website

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7OA
   OverType – A Markdown WYSIWYG editor that's just a textarea▲471

   Hi HN! I got so frustrated with modern WYSIWYG editors that I started to play around with building my own. The problem I had was simple: I wanted a low-tech way to type styled text, but I didn't want to load a complex 500KB library, especially if I was going to initialize it dozens of times on the same page. Markdown in a plain was the best alternative to a full WYSIWYG, but its main drawback is how ugly it looks without any formatting. I can handle it, but my clients certainly can't. I went down the ContentEditable rabbit hole for a few years, but always came to realize others had solved it…

   2025 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Type Studio▲414

   Online text-based video editor

   2020 · streamlabs.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   HypeQ▲403

   Build & grow a pre-launch user base.

   2015 · geleza.africa · its alternatives →

10. 10
    type-hype▲1

    Find fonts by vibe—not typography jargon.

    Aug 2026 · type-hype.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Type to Design▲233

    An Instagram-generated font

    2015 · typetodesign.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Type Studio 2.0▲277

    The easiest way to edit your content focused videos

    2022 · streamlabs.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Instagram Story Templates by Kapwing▲251

    Create simple, beautiful Instagram Stories from templates

    2018 · kapwing.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Templates by Typito▲210

    200+ high quality text animations & effects on video

    2018 · typito.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Tome 1.0 + iOS app▲345

    The new storytelling format for work and important ideas

    2022 · tome.app · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Retrotype▲218

    Feels like a real typewriter

    2025 · retrotype.ink · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Chroma Stories▲198

    Create stunning and engaging stories with easy to use tools

    2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Visuify▲92

    Transforming files into visual stories

    2024 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    HiFive - Video Story Creator▲113

    Create your video stories like never before!

    2017 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Unfold▲267

    Create beautiful stories for Instagram

    2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Typito▲139

    Create stunning videos fast, easy and online

    2017 · typito.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    TextPhoto▲88

    Turn your pictures into unique typography artworks

    2023 · textphoto.app · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Font Generator▲158

    Visually preview fonts for IG and Twitter

    2020 · metatags.io · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Hype▲88

    A social media app for Gen Z

    2021 · its alternatives →

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