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24 alternatives to Taku

A social app that turns your words into images

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Taku launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Typorama▲231

   Turn your words into artistic designs for social media

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   WordsEye▲156

   Type a picture

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   imoji▲345

   Turn selfies or any photo into stickers you can text

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   PicBoard▲100

   Search & share pictures, right from your chat screen

   2018 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   HaikuJAM▲113

   Create collaborative poetry with friends or strangers

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Words U▲200

   An iOS app that makes you sound smart

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   A Beautiful Mess▲70

   Mobile app to create cute social media images on the go

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8HD
   Haiku Deck - A Simple iPad App for Making Beautiful Presentations▲81

   2012 · haikudeck.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Rando▲96

   Send a random photo, GIF, or quote. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Word Vault▲96

    A simple iOS app to learn new words

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Bold▲114

    Turn your text and photos into engaging social media images

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    GiemTori▲90

    No words. Just emojis.

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    AI Photo▲201

    Run Stable Diffusion offline on macOS and iOS

    2023 · appahead.studio · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Teeny Tokyo▲162

    A surprisingly-powerful bulk image resizing app

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Haiku Deck▲113

    Presentation software that inspires

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    drippi▲143

    Social app to transform your friends outfits for new fits

    2024 · drippi.io · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Text Mess▲112

    Turn your text messages into art

    2017 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Daycap▲103

    Your day in a GIF

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Tokkingheads by Rosebud▲159

    Instantly animate a portrait photo w/ text, speech, or video

    2020 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Quo - Moment Poetry▲86

    A simple and minimal app to share poems

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Bewo▲67

    The power of words with pictures to help you communicate

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Enlight▲148

    An addictive and creative photo app for iOS

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Sparks▲128

    The best way to express what you really think (w/ GIFs)

    2014 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Hiboo▲97

    See what your friends type while they're typing 😋⚡️

    2016 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →