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24 alternatives to Text Shade

A new way of thinking about pictures and text, opinions pls?

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Text Shade launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Liquid Text 2.0▲157

   A better way to understand text - across multiple documents

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2TT
   Tiled Text – a Different Approach to Editing Text▲332

   2013 · tiledtext.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Curator▲95

   A visual notes app for iPad

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Fragment▲115

   Prismatic Photos

   2013 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Sparks▲128

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

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Cool Fonts▲77

   Funky Keyboards for iOS

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7KA
   Kubist, a little web app to make cubism-like images▲231

   2015 · williamngan.github.io · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Color▲131

   A minimal swatch picker

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Shade▲131

   Gradient explorer

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Blink▲259

    Supercharge your screenshots!

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Context▲67

    fast visual texting

    2013 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    WordsEye▲156

    Type a picture

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13CA
    Colores – A simple app I built to find color palettes based on words▲157

    2014 · colores.manugarri.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Enlight▲148

    An addictive and creative photo app for iOS

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Silk▲92

    An Interactive web canvas for "Light Painting"

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Portrayal▲67

    Turn photos into pencil/charcoal sketches and comic panels

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Bold▲114

    Turn your text and photos into engaging social media images

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Riffsy GIF Keyboard▲180

    Sometimes emojis just don’t cut it.

    2014 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Dehaze▲149

    NOW FOCALMARK! :)

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Redacted Font▲104

    Keep your wireframes free of distracting Lorem Ipsum

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Subjective-C▲114

    A study of innovative iOS interfaces.

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    Mextures▲111

    An iOS photo editor with textures, light effects & more

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23HD
    Haiku Deck - A Simple iPad App for Making Beautiful Presentations▲81

    2012 · haikudeck.com · its alternatives →

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    Over™ ▲100

    Add text & artwork to photos.

    2015 · 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 →